IHSA Basketball Coverage Begins Thursday At 10A!
The first complete IHSA Girls and Boys Basketball Tournament since 2019 is right around the corner, so be sure to tune in and watch them on The U, the only local broadcast station airing all 32 IHSA Boys and Girls State Basketball Games. If you are itching for more info on the tournament, we've got you covered!
Beginning Thursday at 10A, the first of the Girls IHSA Tournament games tip off! The U will carry all divisions of the tournament games (1A-4A) with the 1A and 2A matchups on Thursday, the 3A and 4A matchups on Friday and coverage of the finals on Saturday.
The broadcast team for the girls 1A and 3A games will be: Lee Hall, play-by-play; Patricia Babcock-McGraw, analyst; Sara Palczewski, sidelines and Tony Cornish Jr., halftime. The team for the girls 2A and 4A games will be: Dave Bernhard, play-by-play; Mark Lindo, analyst; Sara Palczewski, sidelines and Tony Cornish Jr., halftime.
The Girls IHSA Basektball Tournament Schedule
DATE | TIME | GAME |
Thursday, March 3 | 10:00AM; 11:45AM | Brimfield vs. Neoga; Galena vs. Serena |
Thursday, March 3 | 2:30PM; 4:15PM | Notre Dame (Quincy) vs. Pana; Winnebago vs. Fieldcrest (Minonk) |
Thursday, March 3 | 7:00PM | Class 1A – Third Place Game |
Thursday, March 3 | 8:45PM | Class 2A – Third Place Game |
Friday, March 4 | 10:00AM; 11:45AM | Civic Memorial (Bethalto) vs. Carmel (Mundelein); Morton vs. Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) |
Friday, March 4 | 2:30PM; 4:15PM | Stevenson (Lincolnshire) vs. Benet Academy (Lisle); Bolingbrook vs. Barrington |
Friday, March 4 | 7:00PM | Class 3A – Third Place Game |
Friday, March 4 | 8:45PM | Class 4A – Third Place Game |
Saturday, March 5 | 11:00AM | Class 1A Championship |
Saturday, March 5 | 1:00PM | Class 2A Championship |
Saturday, March 5 | 5:30PM | Class 3A Championship |
Saturday, March 5 | 7:15PM | Class 4A Championship |
We hope you are keeping up because we are just getting started! Thursday, March 10 the Boys IHSA Tournament games begin!
The Boys IHSA Basketball Tournament Schedule
DATE | TIME | GAME |
Thursday, March 10 | 10:00AM; 11:45AM | Class 1A Semifinals |
Thursday, March 10 | 2:30PM; 4:15PM | Class 2A Semifinals |
Thursday, March 10 | 7:00PM | Class 1A – Third Place Game |
Thursday, March 10 | 8:45PM | Class 2A – Third Place Game |
Friday, March 11 | 10:00AM; 11:45AM | Class 3A Semifinals |
Friday, March 11 | 2:30PM; 4:15PM | Class 4A Semifinals |
Friday, March 11 | 7:00PM | Class 3A – Third Place Game |
Friday, March 11 | 8:45PM | Class 4A – Third Place Game |
Saturday, March 12 | 11:00AM | Class 1A Championship |
Saturday, March 12 | 1:00PM | Class 2A Championship |
Saturday, March 12 | 5:30PM | Class 3A Championship |
Saturday, March 12 | 7:15PM | Class 4A Championship |
There is a lot of big talent from the Chicagoland area in all four classes competing for a spot for the Boys IHSA Semi-Final games. Here is a look at some of the top-seeded teams in all 4 classes:
1A
Yorkville Christian
Fenger (Chicago)
Rochelle Zell (Deerfield)
Chicago Hope Academy
2A
Northridge Prep (Niles)
Dunbar (Chicago)
Leo (Chicago)
DePaul College Prep (Chicago)
Clark (Chicago)
3A
St. Ignatius (Chicago)
Lake Forest
Hillcrest (Country Club Hills)
Wauconda
Simeon (Chicago)
4A
Whitney Young (Chicago)
Kenwood (Chicago)
Glenbrook South (Glenview)
Oswego East
Larkin (Elgin )
Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (Chicago Sun-Times #1 area team)
For the next two weeks on The U, we will be bringing you some of the best local basketball of the year with the IHSA Girls and Boys State Tournament Games. The IHSA Championship Games can be seen on The U, WMEU, Channel 48.1 and WCIU, Channel 26.2, XFINITY 230|360, RCN 610, WOW 170, Dish 48, Spectrum Charter 191 and U-Verse 24.
