No Shot Clock

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

  1. 12/22/2025

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

    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.

    33 min

  2. 12/16/2025

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

    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.

    37 min

  3. 12/09/2025

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

    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 min

  4. 12/02/2025

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

    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.

    38 min

  5. 11/24/2025

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

    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

    36 min

  6. 11/19/2025

    No Shot Clock, Ep. 190: Breaking down the 2025-26 preseason Super 25 rankings

    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.

    35 min

  7. 03/17/2025

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

    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.

    39 min

  8. 03/12/2025

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

    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.

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

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  • Creator
    Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    No Shot Clock

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