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LISTEN: Preseason Preview Two Takes special | No Shot Clock, Ep. 124

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien continue to preview the 2021-22 high school basketball season.

By Michael O’Brien

Joe Henricksen and Michael O’Brien continue to preview the 2021-22 high school basketball season.

We dive into the following topics:

* Two surprise teams not in the rankings that could do big things.

* Two seniors set to blossom this year

* Two breakout underclassmen (juniors or sophomores) that people will get very familiar with this season.

* Two storylines we are looking forward to following this season.

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In This Stream

2021-22 Chicago high school basketball preview

The six best unranked teams

15 reasons to be excited about this season

The Chicago area’s top 50 high school basketball players

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