Ep. 1164 - Kyle Tausk on strengths & flaws of Illini hoops' offseason; Illini golf coach Mike Small on postseason play
Illini Inquirer Podcast: An Illinois Fighting Illini athletics podcast
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4.9 • 574 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2026
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Kyle Tausk break down the Illini basketball offseason, the strengths and potential flaws of the roster, individual player expectations and how Illinois stacks up nationally. Werner then chats with Illinois men's golf coach Mike Small about the end of the regular season and start of postseason play this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Oregon.
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| 0:48.5 | We got a full show for you today. |
| 0:51.5 | Kyle Toss is going to join me to give his thoughts on Illinois basketball's offseason. |
| 0:56.7 | What he thinks he did well? |
| 0:58.2 | His lingering concerns. |
| 1:00.4 | We'll talk about some NBA draft decisions or draft stock for some of the players as well. |
| 1:04.9 | We'll dive into everything Illinois basketball offseason with Kyle Tosk here coming up. |
| 1:09.7 | We're also going to chat with Mike Small, |
| 1:11.9 | a line of golf coach. |
| 1:13.4 | The postseason is here. |
| 1:15.3 | We haven't had a lot of time to think about and talk about the spring sports here. |
| 1:19.2 | Of course, Illinois golf, always a national contender. |
| 1:22.6 | Talk to Mike a little bit about what it was like for him to see the basketball team on that stage. |
| 1:27.4 | His dad was a great basketball player at Illinois a while back. a little bit about what it was like for him to see the basketball team on that stage. |
| 1:31.5 | His dad was a great basketball player at Illinois a while back. |
| 1:35.0 | And just kind of there's some parallels between the two teams, especially with their overseas recruiting. |
| 1:36.4 | But then we dive into his team, which is currently ranked number 12 in the country, |
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