Will Saulsbery and H.T. Sims are back with more St. Louis area basketball coverage. This week they are joined by Brian Barnhart, the voice of Illinois Men’s Basketball. Brian gives you everything you need to know to prep for this year’s team, and creates his all-time 21st Century Illini team! Deron Williams leads the 5, who else makes the squad?

Later, Will and H.T. break down the first week of the NBA season and go deep on the gambling scandal that has rocked the league. What on Earth were Chauncey Billups, Scary Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones thinking and doing?

Born and raised in St. Louis, Will Saulsbery is a multitalented writer and musician. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Saulsbery has established himself as a prominent ghostwriter, with his work appearing in top-tier publications like Newsweek, Time, Forbes, Fast Company, Tech Crunch, Entrepreneur, The Observer, and The Hill.

His collection of short stories, Death in the Midwest, A Collection Of Nine Stories Of Death In The Midwestern United States... And One In London, is now available for sale and download. He is also the host of the podcast Hoops on Scoops for the Scoops Sports Network.