No Shot Clock

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.

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No Shot Clock
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.
It’s time for the annual Stock Report in which Mike and Joe decide to buy, sell or hold the stock of each team in the Super 25, 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.
Mike and Joe give their takes on the busy week of hoops, then take a look at some of the talented freshmen making an impact across the state.
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.
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.
In this episode we focus on breaking down and previewing the top holiday tournaments in the state.
In this episode, we highlight five teams that have made it to mid-December unbeaten: Geneva, Hersey, Wheaton Academy, McHenry and Downers Grove North.
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.
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien go in-depth on the top teams and discuss each of the 25 that earned a spot.
Mike and Joe break down the state championship games, discuss the format, the crowds and take a look ahead at next season.
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen focus on the Class 4A bracket, going through each of the sectionals and talking about the best regional matchups.
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen 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.
Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen give their Two Takes on the busy week of basketball and rank the top five conferences in the Chicago area so far this season.