No Shot Clock, Ep. 159: The case for No. 1, breaking down the top teams

In this week’s episode, we each give our two takes and then we break down the eight teams that have a case to make to be ranked No. 1 so far this season.

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Curie’s Christian Brockett (5) reacts against Phillips.

Curie’s Christian Brockett (5) reacts against Phillips.

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Michael O’Brien and Joe Henricksen’s weekly look at Illinois high school basketball.

In this week’s episode, we each give our two takes and then we break down the eight teams that have a case to make to be ranked No. 1 so far this season. It’s been an interesting three weeks and things are wide open right now.

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