UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament Information
Media Contact: Chris Schmidt
Phone: 512-471-5883
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Date: Mar 08, 2016
Category: Athletics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2016 UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament
March 10-12, 2016
Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
Thursday, March 10
Conference 1A Semifinals
8:30 a.m. Avinger (32-2) vs. Happy (28-5)
10:00 a.m. Lenorah Grady (29-4) vs. Coolidge (30-4)
Conference 3A Semifinals
1:30 p.m. Winnie East Chambers (33-6) vs. Van Alstyne (29-7)
3:00 p.m. Brownfield (30-3) vs. Aransas Pass (30-9)
Conference 5A Semifinals
7:00 p.m. Edinburg Vela (35-2) vs. Lancaster (34-2)
8:30 p.m. Fort Bend Elkins (35-2) vs. Fort Worth Dunbar (23-11)
Friday, March 11
Conference 2A Semifinals
8:30 a.m. Dallardsville Big Sandy (38-2) vs. Muenster (33-3)
10:00 a.m. Thorndale (34-2) vs. Canadian (16-6)
Conference 4A Semifinals
1:30 p.m. Silsbee (30-5) vs. Levelland (25-11)
3:00 p.m. La Marque (33-8) vs. Dallas Lincoln (22-14)
Conference 6A Semifinals
7:00 p.m. DeSoto (34-2) vs. Cibolo Steele (32-3)
8:30 p.m. Humble Atascocita (37-0) vs. Houston Math and Science Tech (34-4)
Saturday, March 12
8:30 a.m. Conference 1A FINAL
10:00 a.m. Conference 3A FINAL
1:30 p.m. Conference 2A FINAL
3:00 p.m. Conference 5A FINAL
7:00 p.m. Conference 4A FINAL
8:30 p.m. Conference 6A FINAL
Media Credentials
Interested media outlets planning to cover the Boys Basketball State Tournament must submit an online media credential request by 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 9. The Boys Basketball Media Credential Request form can be found online at: https://www.uiltexas.org/form/media-credentials/request.php?sport=basketball-boys. Requests should include the school(s) your media outlet will be covering and the names of each person covering the teams. Please refer to the UIL Basketball Media Information on the UIL website for media credential guidelines. Credentials may be picked up at the Southwest Ticket Office near parking lot A one hour prior to game time.
Parking
Parking information for the State Basketball Tournaments can be found on the UIL web site on the basketball state tournament page at http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-boys/boys-basketball-state-tournament-spectator-information.
Tickets
Tickets may be purchased through TicketMaster online or by calling 1-800-745-3000, or at the Alamodome ticket office. Session tickets will be available for $15 per session beginning Thursday. The box office will open one hour prior to game time each day of the tournament. Information about hotels and visiting San Antonio can be found at http://visitsanantonio.com/2016UIL.
Tournament Broadcast Information
FOX Sports Southwest, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel and NFHS Network will combine to televise and webcast the UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament games. Complete broadcast information can be found on the UIL website at http://www.uiltexas.org/basketball/state-boys/boys-basketball-state-tournament-broadcast-information.
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