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Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. The season is complete. Mike and Joe discuss the IHSA state finals weekend in Champaign, talking about the games, the crowds and more.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode is all about the IHSA basketball state finals. Mike and Joe preview the matchups in all four classes. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode opens with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe break down the Class 4A sectionals.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode opens with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe break down some of the best regionals in the IHSA Class 4A and Class 3A state tournaments.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode opens with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe run take a look at the favorites to win the IHSA state basketball tournament in Class 4A and Class 3A.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode opens with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe run through about a dozen conferences, giving their thoughts on surprise teams and players and notable performances this season. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week is the annual Stock Report episode. Mike and Joe decide if they want to buy, sell or hold the stock of every team in the Super 25. We also make decisions on some unranked Class 3A, 2A and 1A teams.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode opens with Two Takes and then we open the mailbag and answer questions from the listeners. Some of the topics explored include prep schools, Bolingbrook, Pontiac, the current state of the Public League, Glenbrook North, recruiting and much more. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode starts off with Two Takes, then takes a look at the Public League conference races heading into the final week of the conference season. Up next is a look at the When Sides Collide shootout at Benet, which features Warren vs. Benet, DePaul Prep vs. Marist, Bolingbrook vs. Neuqua Valley and New Trier vs. Oswego East. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. It's time to talk about the large group of freshmen producing all over the area. This week's episode opens with Two Takes and then dives into the freshmen, highlighting players from Phillips, Bloom, Jacobs, Young, Mount Carmel, Leo, Lincoln Park, New Trier, Geneva, Thornton, St. Laurence, Notre Dame and Simeon.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes and then dive in to the biggest holiday happenings. From Pontiac and the Big Dipper to Elgin, Hinsdale Central, York, Kankakee and Centralia.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe break down the brackets at Pontiac, York, the Big Dipper, Centralia, Pekin, Hinsdale Central, Wheeling, Elgin, Plano, DeKalb and more.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week’s episode begins with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe each pick three surprising things from the first month of the season. From unexpected Super 25 happenings to strange team schedules and much more.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode begins with our Two Takes and then Mike and Joe break down some first impressions this season, talking about teams, players and trends that have caught their eye over the first few weeks.

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode opens with Two Takes and then Mike and Joe dive into some teams off to nice starts to the season that were not discussed in the preseason. Several teams included (hello, Vernon Hills) that may never have been discussed before on the show.

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this week’s episode we dive into five storylines for the upcoming season: -Jaxson Davis stays home - Will a team emerge from the south suburbs? - DePaul Preps's move to Class 4A - It's the last year without the shot clock  - Holiday tournament updates and excitement  - A look at Class 3A and some of the best teams all around the state

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball is back for a 12th season. This episode is all about the preseason Super 25 rankings. We go in-depth on the top teams and discuss each of the 25 that earned a spot. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien take a look back at the weekend in Champaign, discussing the games, the format, the crowds and the future of the event.

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. The IHSA state tournament wraps up this week with the State Finals. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes, discuss the Kaneland news and preview this weekend's action in Class 3A and 4A. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. The IHSA state tournament is in full swing. This week Mike and Joe give their Two Takes and then break down some of the top sectionals across the area. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. The IHSA state tournament is underway. This week Mike and Joe give their Two Takes and then break down some of the top regionals across the area. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. It’s time for some listener questions as we hit the final week of the regular season. Joe and Mike dive into a big mailbag and answer questions on all sorts of topics.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This episode begins with Mike and Joe's Two Takes on the the past week of hoops and then they ask each other some questions on the season. Topics include which player means the most to his team, the biggest surprise team, the unranked team most likely to make a postseason run, the best team no one is talking about, the most underrated player and more. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. It's time for the annual Stock Report, where Mike and Joe decide to buy, sell or hold the stock of each team in the Super 25 and then pick three teams outside the rankings they'd like to buy stock in.    

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. In this episode Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of hoops and then take a look at the sectional assignments and supersectional matchups in Class 4A. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. In this episode Mike and Joe give their two takes on the busy week of hoops and then take a look at some of the talented freshmen making an impact across the state.   

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. It's time for some listener questions as we hit the midpoint of the regular season. Joe and Mike dive into a big mailbag and answer questions on all sorts of topics.     

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. This episode is all about the holiday tournaments. Mike and Joe look back at a super busy stretch of the season and discuss Pontiac, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Pekin, the Big Dipper, Plano, Jacobs, Bloomington-Normal and the Jack Tosh. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this episode we focus on breaking down and previewing the top holiday tournaments in the state. We go in-depth on Pontiac, York, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central and the Big Dipper and take a look at several others. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this episode we highlight five teams that have made it to mid-December unbeaten: Geneva, Hersey, Wheaton Academy, McHenry and Downers Grove North.  We also give our Two Takes and discuss all the latest news in high school basketball. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.  In this episode Mike and Joe give their two takes on the busy week of hoops, take a look back at the Chicago Elite Classic and preview some of this week's big games.  

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this episode we take a look back at some of the major developments in the first week of the season, including breakouts from seniors Phoenix Gill and Nick Allen and the debut of freshman Cole Kelly.  Then we take a look ahead at the upcoming Chicago Elite Classic.

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball. In this week’s episode we dive into five storylines for the upcoming season: -Will the Public League be shut out at state again?  -What are the best teams outside the Chicago area? -Which team will be this season's Palatine? -Will Cole Kelly make as big an impact as last season's freshmen? -Will a senior step up to win Player of the Year?

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball is back for its 11th season. This episode is all about the preseason Super 25 rankings. We go in-depth on the top teams and discuss each of the 25 that earned a spot. And there is even room at the end to talk about the teams that just missed out.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode is a look back at all the action in Champaign this weekend. Mike and Joe break down the state championship games, discuss the format, the crowds and then take a look ahead at next season.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode is all about the 2024 IHSA State Finals in Champaign. We break down the Class 4A and 3A games and take a quick look at the smaller classes. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode opens with a discussion about the Kenwood news and then Mike and Joe dive into sectional previews, taking a look at each of the matchups in Class 4A and some of the Class 3A brackets.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This week's episode is all about the regionals. Mike and Joe focus on the Class 4A bracket, going through each of the sectionals and talking about the best regional matchups. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes and then take a look at several teams and players putting up big numbers and big win totals that haven't received much attention so far this season. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This episode is all questions and answers. Mike and Joe dive into a big mailbag full of questions from No Shot Clock listeners.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and then it is time for the Stock Report, where they decide to buy, sell or hold the stock of each team in the Super 25.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and rank the top five conferences in the Chicago area so far this season. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and preview this weekend's When Sides Collide Shootout at Benet: Normal vs. DePaul Prep, Downers Grove North vs. H-F, Young vs. Yorkville, Kenwood vs. Mount Carmel and Benet vs. Thornton.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and break down four big surprises so far this season. New rules, conferences that have impressed and more. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. Mike and Joe give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and look back at Pontiac, Proviso West, York, the Big Dipper and Hinsdale Central. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. This is the annual holiday tournament preview episode. We dive into the fields at Pontiac, York's Jack Tosh, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Bloomington and Rich's Big Dipper. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. In this week’s episode, we each give our two takes and then we jump right into a big mailbag of questions from the listeners.  Which players are NBA bound? Is Benet for real? Will Brother Rice's hot streak continue? What's the best/deepest Class 4A sectional? All those questions and many more are answered. 

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Illinois high school basketball. In this week's episode, we each give our two takes and then we break down the eight teams that have a case to make to be ranked No. 1 so far this season. It's been an interesting three weeks and things are wide open right now. 

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.  In this week’s episode we give our first impressions of the season, our Two Takes and provide a look ahead at a busy week of basketball, including the Chicago Elite Classic.  

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.  In this week's episode we talk about six sleeper teams, six underrated players and six storylines we'll be following all season.