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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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.  

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.

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. 

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.   

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.

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen comb through the brackets and preview the most enticing sectional matchups of the Illinois High School Association state basketball playoffs.  We also look back at some of the biggest regional final games. 

The playoffs are here. Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien go in-depth on the Class 4A regionals, discussing some underdogs and some of the best matchups around the state this week. The episode wraps up with a quick look at some Class 3A regionals.  

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly discussion of high school basketball.  This episode starts off with Two Takes, hitting on a variety of topics.  Then Mike and Joe go through some of the "winners" from the regular season, some tournaments, teams and rules that can consider 2022-23 a success. 

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen's weekly discussion of high school basketball.  This episode starts off with Two Takes, hitting on a variety of topics, from Hinsdale Central to the Public League.  Then Mike and Joe take part in a multiple choice test, picking their favorite answers to a variety of questions on the season so far.  Which team is the biggest surprise this season? Who are the breakout underclassmen? Which unranked team should be getting more attention? All those questions and many more.  

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly discussion of high school basketball.  This episode begins with a look back at the When Sides Collide shootout and then we dive into a big listener mailbag full of questions.   

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien’s weekly discussion of high school basketball.    This episode begins with a look back at the big Simeon vs. Kenwood game. Then we do our regular Two Takes segment, which includes a look at state tournament attendance in Champaign. There's also a look ahead to this weekend's big When Sides Collide Shootout and some talk about Camden, NJ and the country's No. 1 player, DJ Wagner, who is in town on Friday.

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien's weekly discussion of high school basketball.  This episode begins with the regular Two Takes segment and then we dive into the annual stock report, declaring if we would buy or sell stock in a team based on the rest of the season.   

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen look back at the busy holiday tournament week.  We go in-depth on Proviso West, York, Pontiac and the Big Dipper. Other tournaments mentioned include DeKalb, Bloomington, Pekin, Centralia, Maine East, IC Catholic, Hinsdale Central and Effingham/Teutopolis, Wheeling, Jacobs and Centralia. 

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen sit down and preview the state's biggest holiday basketball tournaments in this episode.  We go in-depth on Pontiac, Bloomington, York, Proviso West and the Big Dipper and take a look at a handful of other tournaments around the state as well. 

Joe Henricksen and Michael O'Brien take on a big mailbag, answering questions from the listeners. They also give their Two Takes.  Topics include which teams still have something to prove, what the future holds for several prominent holiday tournaments, which schools have potential to be basketball powers, Jeremiah Fears and Jordan vs. Plumbers.