Christopher Mallette, who took over the resurrected football program at Whitney Young last season, has resigned and will head to Hope Academy.

Marquise Walker spent the first 17 years of his life under his father’s thumb. Basketball was everything. Chikosi Walker was obsessed with turning his son, who he called “the best kindergarten prospect in the nation” into an NBA player.

Michael O'Brien and Joe Henricksen answer a bunch of listener questions, give their Two Takes and discuss the state finals this past weekend in Peoria.

Curie narrowly edges out Evanston for the top spot. The Wildkits finished the season stronger but the Condors won the city and Pontiac.

The names are immediately familiar to any basketball fan: Derrick Rose, Jabari Parker, Shaun Livingston. It’s time to add EJ Liddell.

The Southwestern Conference hammered the Public League this weekend in Peoria. It would be great to see the two basketball hotbeds matchup more often.

Terrence Hargrove was too much for the Bengals to handle. The 6-7 Saint Louis recruit scored 32 points to lead East St. Louis to a 68-63 win in overtime.

Defending Class 4A champion Belleville West was just too big and too strong. The Maroons walloped the Condors 70-48 in the state semifinals Friday at Carver Arena.

Blake Peters’ shot is beautiful. It’s almost a shock when it doesn’t swish through the basket.

Tom Kleinschmidt, a legendary player at Gordon Tech and the coach since 2012, has already put DePaul Prep on the map in the state's basketball scene.