Chicago Mt. Carmel at Kankakee — High school boys basketball preview (Feb. 1, 2026)

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Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan heads to Kankakee to take on the Kankakee Kays on Sunday, Feb. 1. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. Central (3 p.m. Pacific) at Kankakee High School. Full game coverage and updates are on SBLive: Game page.

Quick facts

Date/time: Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 — 5 p.m. Central

Location: Kankakee (home team Kankakee Kays)

Home: Kankakee Kays — SBLive fans: 5

Away: Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan — SBLive fans: 13

SBLive game page: Chicago Mt. Carmel at Kankakee

Notes and flavor

No recent meeting data is listed for these teams in the SBLive game file. Both programs will use this non-league meeting as a midseason check-in before league play resumes — Kankakee hosts Crete-Monee next (Tuesday, Feb. 3) while Mt. Carmel heads to Saint Ignatius on Feb. 6. Links to those upcoming SBLive game pages are below for fans who want to track each team’s schedule.

Streaming and ticketing

Streaming: NFHS Network pages are available for both schools — Kankakee: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/kankakee-high-school-kankakee-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Mt. Carmel: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mount-carmel-high-school-chicago-chicago-il/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

No ticketing links are listed on the SBLive game file.

Fan engagement — follow and make picks

Support your team on SBLive: follow the Kankakee Kays and the Chicago Mt. Carmel Caravan to grow each program’s fan count. Picks on SBLive are for fun and currently show 0 picks for both teams; those numbers and any win_chance projections may change as fans follow teams and make picks. Make a pick for the team you want to see win and check back on the game page for live updates.

Upcoming games (SBLive links)

Kankakee next: Kankakee at Crete-Monee — Feb. 3, 4:00 p.m.

Mt. Carmel next: Chicago Mt. Carmel at Saint Ignatius College Prep — Feb. 6, 5:00 p.m.

Follow the game page and both team pages on SBLive for score updates, lineups and streaming links as tipoff approaches.