Date: Mar 09, 2010
Category: Athletics

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2010 UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament

March 11-13, 2010

Frank Erwin Center (Austin, TX)

Thursday, March 11

Conference 1A Division I Semifinals

8:30 a.m.            Gruver (28-5) vs. Bronte (26-5)

10:00 a.m.            Cayuga (20-2) vs. Spurger (27-5)

 

Conference 3A Semifinals

2:00 p.m.            Silsbee (30-4) vs. Dallas Madison (28-8)

3:30 p.m.            Lubbock Estacado (31-4) vs. Stafford (23-11)

 

Conference 4A Semifinals

7:00 p.m.            Lancaster (35-2) vs. Austin Lake Travis (33-5)

8:30 p.m.            Houston Yates (32-0) vs. Lewisville The Colony (30-8)

 

Friday, March 12

Conference 2A Semifinals

8:30 a.m.            New Waverly (32-3) vs. Idalou (29-6)

10:00 a.m.            Hallettsville (36-1) vs. Ponder (35-4)

 

Conference 1A Division II Semifinals

2:00 p.m.            Lenorah Grady (30-4) vs. Leggett (29-7)

7:00 p.m.            Slocum (33-5) vs. Nazareth (28-7)

 

Conference 5A Semifinals

3:30 p.m.            San Antonio Wagner (38-1) vs. Garland Lakeview Centennial (32-3)

8:30 p.m.            Lewisville Marcus (37-2) vs. Fort Bend Bush (33-4)

 

 

Saturday, March 13

8:30 a.m.            Conference 1A Division I FINAL

10:00 a.m.            Conference 3A FINAL

2:00 p.m.            Conference 2A FINAL

3:30 p.m.            Conference 4A FINAL

7:00 p.m.            Conference 1A Division II FINAL

8:30 p.m.            Conference 5A FINAL

Media Credentials

Interested media outlets planning to cover the Boys State Basketball Tournament must fax media credential requests on company letterhead to Media Director at (512) 471-6589 by noon Wednesday, March 10.  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 web site for media credential guidelines. Credentials may be picked up at the Red River Street Entrance of the Frank Erwin Center 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. http://www.uil.utexas.edu/athletics/basketball/state/boys/index.html

Tickets

Tickets may be purchased through Texas Box Office at (512) 477-6060 or www.texasboxoffice.com All-tournament tickets will be available for purchase through TEXAS BOXOFFICE until 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 10.  All-tournament tickets are $100 for arena level and $60 for mezzanine level. Session tickets are currently available for $12 per session.  For specific session on-sale times, contact the Frank Erwin Center at (512) 477-6060.  The box office will open one hour prior to game time each day of the tournament.

 UIL State Championship Games

The 2010 UIL Boys State Basketball Championship Games will be web-cast live through Fox Sports Southwest, excluding the Conference 5A State Championship Game, which will broadcast live on FSN. To view the games, log on to http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com. Games will be available to watch live or on demand.

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