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Origin Story – Illinois’ Best High School Gyms
14 Dec 2021

Origin Story – Illinois’ Best High School Gyms

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Illinois H.S. Hardwood & Hoops | 0

I’ve been talking about doing a photo book on Illinois high school basketball gyms since about 2012. I figured for sure someone else would have done something like this by now, but they haven’t (unless you’re talking about Indiana). Seriously, … Continued

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