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.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 164: Previewing the When Sides Collide shootout

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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.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 172: Breaking down the 2024 IHSA basketball state finals

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.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 171: Previewing the 2024 IHSA state finals

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.

No Shot Clock high school basketball podcast, Ep. 170: Previewing the IHSA sectionals

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.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 169: Previewing the IHSA Class 4A regionals

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.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 164: Previewing the When Sides Collide shootout

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