No Shot Clock

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.