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No Shot Clock

Michael O"Brien and Joe Henricksen

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

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37:07

No Shot Clock, Ep. 197: A look at the area's top...

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2026/01/13

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.

35:00

No Shot Clock, Ep. 196: Reviewing the holiday...

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2026/01/06

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.

33:14

No Shot Clock, Ep. 195: Previewing the holiday...

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2025/12/22

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.

37:23

No Shot Clock, Ep. 194: Six surprises from the first...

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2025/12/16

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.

36:40

No Shot Clock, Ep. 193: First impressions of the season

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2025/12/09

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.

37:34

No Shot Clock, Ep. 192: Unheralded teams off to great...

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2025/12/02

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.

35:39

No Shot Clock, Ep. 191: Five storylines to watch this...

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2025/11/24

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

35:24

No Shot Clock, Ep. 190: Breaking down the 2025-26...

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2025/11/19

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.

38:55

No Shot Clock, Ep. 189: Reviewing the 2025 IHSA...

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2025/03/17

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.

37:47

No Shot Clock, Ep. 188: Previewing the 2025 IHSA...

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2025/03/12

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.

39:06

No Shot Clock, Ep. 187: Sectionals preview

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2025/03/04

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.

39:17

No Shot Clock, Ep. 186: Regionals preview

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2025/02/26

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.

38:26

No Shot Clock, Ep. 185: Listener questions

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2025/02/18

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.

39:44

No Shot Clock, Ep. 184: Questions and answers heading...

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2025/02/11

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.

39:34

No Shot Clock, Ep. 183: The Stock Report

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2025/02/04

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.

39:41

No Shot Clock, Ep. 182: Analyzing the paths to state...

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2025/01/22

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.

37:35

No Shot Clock, Ep. 181: A look at the state's...

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2025/01/14

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.

39:24

No Shot Clock, Ep. 180: Listener questions

No Shot Clock ·

2025/01/07

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.

38:38

No Shot Clock, Ep. 179: Reviewing the holiday...

No Shot Clock ·

2025/01/02

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.

30:39

No Shot Clock, Ep. 178: The 2024 Holiday Tournament...

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2024/12/23

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.

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