No Shot Clock

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.

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. 168: Overlooked star players and successful teams

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. 167: Listener questions mailbag

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

This episode is all questions and answers. Mike and Joe dive into a big mailbag full of questions from No Shot Clock listeners.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 166: The stock report

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 then it is time for the Stock Report, where they decide to buy, sell or hold the stock of each team in the Super 25.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 165: Discussing the area's top five conferences

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 rank the top five conferences in the Chicago area so far this season. 

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

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. 163: This season’s surprises

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. 

No Shot Clock, Ep. 162: Reviewing the holiday tournaments

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. 

No Shot Clock, Ep. 161: 2023 Holiday Tournament preview

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. 

No Shot Clock, Ep. 160: Listener mailbag

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.