Thursday Through Saturday, Turn to The U & CW26 for Live Coverage of the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals!

This week, Thursday March 9 through Saturday March 11, the high-intensity IHSA State Finals continue, with the boys taking the court! Watch our coverage of the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals LIVE from State Farm Arena in Champaign, IL beginning with the 1A-4A Semifinals Thursday and Friday on The U.

Don’t miss the competitive matchups and local teams in the Semifinals fighting for a spot in the Championships. In class 2A, local powerhouse, DePaul College Prep takes on Teutopolis. Competing on Friday for a spot in the 3A Championship are two city teams, the St. Ignatius Wolfpack and the Simeon Academy Wolverines. And in the class 4A Semifinals, it’s the north suburbs taking on the west suburbs, with New Trier facing off against Benet Academy, followed by Downers Grove North, in their first trip to the State Finals, vs. Moline.

After the Semifinals, you’ll want to turn in to see your next IHSA State Champions are crowned, Saturday in the 1A-4A Championship games on CW26.

From our experienced team of broadcasters to our consistent, live TV coverage, turn to The U and CW26 for the full IHSA Boys Basketball experience.

The U is found on WMEU, Channel 48.1 and WCIU, Channel 26.2, XFINITY 230|360, Astound TV 35, Dish 48, Spectrum Charter 191 and U-Verse 24. On YouTube TV: The U.

CW26 is broadcast on WCIU, Channel 26.1, XFINITY 183/1026, Astound TV 6, Dish 26, Direct TV 26, Spectrum Charter 22/616 and U-Verse 10/1010. On YouTube TV: CW26.


Check out the full schedule!