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LISTEN: Holiday tournament preview | No Shot Clock, Episode 87

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No Shot Clock, the Chicago high school basketball podcast.

No Shot Clock, Ep. 87: Holiday tournament preview

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien break down the top holiday tournaments in the state and take listener questions.

-Small school title game preview in Bloomington

-llini recruiting/Brad Underwood discussion

-Previewing the loaded Pontiac Holiday Tournament

-Proviso West memories, Hinsdale Central hopes for the future

-Big Dipper breakdown

-The pros and cons of 32-team holiday tournaments

-Looks at York, Wheeling and Centralia

That and more…

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