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No Shot Clock, Ep. 60: State Finals preview

By  Michael O’Brien
   
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Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Chicago area high school basketball. It is state finals week! We take a look back at sectional and supersectional action, answer listener questions and then dive into a big state finals preview.

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