Podcast: Arkansas basketball season preview

A rack of basketballs is shown during halftime of an exhibition game between Arkansas and Missouri Western on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017, in Fayetteville.

— On the inaugural episode of The Basketball Podcast of Mid-America, Blake Sutton and Scottie Bordelon preview the 2018-19 season, answer questions from the readers on the WholeHogSports.com Basketball Insider forum and look ahead to Friday night's Red-White game.

Topics include:

– Brief recap of what Mike Anderson said at SEC Media Day in Birmingham

– Who will emerge to play crunch-time minutes at the power forward spot?

– Is Isaiah Joe ready to provide starter minutes and at least 10 points per game?

– Is Mason Jones going to make an instant impact the way Jaylen Barford and Daryl Macon did, or is it more likely it will take a year before he gets going?

– Who are the perimeter threats this season?

– What to expect from forward Gabe Osabuohien