LISTEN: Holiday Tournament preview | No Shot Clock, Episode 104

Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen preview the state’s holiday tournaments.

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Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen preview the state’s major holiday tournaments. Full previews of Wheeling, Pontiac, Proviso West, York (Jack Tosh) and Hinsdale Central.

-Which teams have the most to prove at the holiday tournaments?

-What player in each tournament is the most underrated?

-Three players to watch at each holiday tournament

-The best first round game at each holiday tournament

-The favorites to win, a sleeper pick to win and our picks to win each holiday tournament

-Has the Pontiac title game lost steam in the last few years and would switching to Pekin’s schedule be a good move?

We also take a look at some of the other holiday tournaments around the state, including Effingham/Teutopolis, Bloomington (State Farm), Rich South (Big Dipper), Centralia, Pekin and Plano.

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