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Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball.
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Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
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 break down four big surprises so far this season. New rules, conferences that have impressed and more.
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
Tuesday Jan 02, 2024
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 look back at Pontiac, Proviso West, York, the Big Dipper and Hinsdale Central.
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
This is the annual holiday tournament preview episode. We dive into the fields at Pontiac, York's Jack Tosh, Proviso West, Hinsdale Central, Bloomington and Rich's Big Dipper.
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Tuesday Dec 19, 2023
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
In this week’s episode, we each give our two takes and then we jump right into a big mailbag of questions from the listeners.
Which players are NBA bound? Is Benet for real? Will Brother Rice's hot streak continue? What's the best/deepest Class 4A sectional? All those questions and many more are answered.
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.
In this week's episode, we each give our two takes and then we break down the eight teams that have a case to make to be ranked No. 1 so far this season. It's been an interesting three weeks and things are wide open right now.
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.
In this week’s episode we give our first impressions of the season, our Two Takes and provide a look ahead at a busy week of basketball, including the Chicago Elite Classic.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly breakdown of Illinois high school basketball.
In this week's episode we talk about six sleeper teams, six underrated players and six storylines we'll be following all season.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball is back for a tenth 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.
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
The season has wrapped up. Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien look back at the IHSA State Finals, breaking down the action in Class 4A, 3A and 2A.
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
The big week has arrived. It's state finals time. Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien preview all of this week's action in Champaign.
Mike and Joe start out with a discussion of Downers Grove North's big win against Kenwood and then break down the Class 4A state semifinals, which feature the Trojans, Moline, New Trier and Benet.
Next up is a look at the Class 3A field, which includes Simeon, East St. Louis, St. Ignatius and Metamora.
The episode wraps up with a quick look at Class 2A and 1A.