Informações:
Sinopse
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.
Episódios
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 202: Breaking down the 3A and 4A state championship contenders
17/02/2026 Duração: 45minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 201: Conference quick takes
10/02/2026 Duração: 35minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 200: The Stock Report
03/02/2026 Duração: 36minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 199: Answering listener questions
27/01/2026 Duração: 35minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock Ep. 198: Previewing When Sides Collide
20/01/2026 Duração: 44minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 197: A look at the area's top freshmen
13/01/2026 Duração: 37minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 196: Reviewing the holiday tournaments
06/01/2026 Duração: 35minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 195: Previewing the holiday tournaments
22/12/2025 Duração: 33minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 194: Six surprises from the first month of the season
16/12/2025 Duração: 37minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 193: First impressions of the season
09/12/2025 Duração: 36minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 192: Unheralded teams off to great starts
02/12/2025 Duração: 37minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 191: Five storylines to watch this season.
24/11/2025 Duração: 35minMichael 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
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 190: Breaking down the 2025-26 preseason Super 25 rankings
19/11/2025 Duração: 35minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 189: Reviewing the 2025 IHSA basketball state finals
17/03/2025 Duração: 38minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 188: Previewing the 2025 IHSA basketball State Finals
12/03/2025 Duração: 37minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 187: Sectionals preview
04/03/2025 Duração: 39minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 186: Regionals preview
26/02/2025 Duração: 39minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 185: Listener questions
18/02/2025 Duração: 38minMichael 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 184: Questions and answers heading into the stretch run of the season
11/02/2025 Duração: 39minJoe 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.
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No Shot Clock, Ep. 183: The Stock Report
04/02/2025 Duração: 39minJoe 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.