How to follow the 2024 Kentucky Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament
The 2024 UK HealthCare Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday at Rupp Arena in Lexington.
This guide will help you stay on top of the action for the duration of the tournament. Below you’ll find schedules, broadcast links, rosters, stats, details about the Herald-Leader’s coverage plans and a whole lot more.
WEDNESDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES
Game 1: Magoffin County 54, Perry County Central 47 | Recap | Box score | Slideshow.
Game 2: Lyon County 45, Ashland Blazer 43 | Recap to come | Box score | Slideshow.
Game 3: Adair County (28-7) vs. Marshall County (25-7) 6 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 4: Spencer County (25-9) vs. Great Crossing (34-1) 8:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
THURSDAY’S FIRST-ROUND GAMES
Game 5: Harlan County (31-4) vs. Warren Central (17-11) 11 a.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 6: Butler County (22-8) vs. Evangel Christian (29-6) 1:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 7: Louisville Trinity (26-7) vs. Pulaski County (23-10) 6 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 8: Newport (32-3) vs. Campbell County (26-6) 8:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS
Game 9: Magoffin County (22-13) vs. Spencer County-Great Crossing winner, 11 a.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 10: Lyon County (33-3) vs. Adair County-Marshall County winner, 1:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 11: Harlan County-Warren Central winner vs. Newport-Campbell County winner, 6 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 12: Louisville Trinity-Pulaski County winner vs. Butler County-Evangel Christian winner, 8:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Game 13: Semifinal 1: Winners of Friday’s afternoon session, 11 a.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 14: Semifinal 2: Winners of Friday’s evening session, 1:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
Game 15: Championship game, 7:30 p.m. | Live stats | Recap to come | Box score to come | Slideshow to come.
TOURNAMENT ROSTERS
Click here for the KHSAA rosters for all 16 teams.
TEAM STATISTICS
Click here for the KHSAA statistics for all 16 teams.
OUR LIVE COVERAGE
Jared Peck (@HLpreps on Twitter), Caroline Makauskas (@cmakauskas) and Josh Moore (@JoshMooreHL) will be providing updates, highlights, analysis and more from Rupp Arena throughout the tournament. And check out photos from this week by Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) and our freelancers.
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VIDEO BROADCASTS
There are two options to watch the video stream of this week’s games:
▪ Subscription service: Video coverage of every Boys’ Sweet 16 game will be available through KHSAA.tv as part of the NFHS Network, which requires a subscription. The NFHS Network currently offers two subscription options — a monthly pass for $11.99 that will renew automatically, but can be canceled anytime and a $79.99 annual subscription that will renew automatically until canceled. A subscription also grants users access to games aired by the NFHS Network from other states. Click here to purchase an NFHS Network subscription.
▪ Pay per view: PrepSpin.com will also be offering HD streaming of individual games at a cost of $14.95 per game on its streaming website go.prepspin.com and its app, available in most app stores, including Roku, FireTV and AppleTV.
AUDIO BROADCASTS
▪ Radio: List of Boys’ Sweet 16 radio affiliates.
▪ Streaming audio: Audio coverage of every Boys’ Sweet 16 game also will be provided for free by the KHSAA through mixlr.com/khsaa/events/. The Mixlr app is available in most app stores.
LIVE STATS
Live statistical updates of every Boys’ Sweet 16 game will be provided for free by the KHSAA through Stat Broadcast.
TICKETS
Purchase tickets online at khsaatickets.org: Per-game general admission tickets are available for supporter sections. There are also two-game packages. Prices range from $15-$22 plus fees depending on the package. A discount for supporter sections is offered for a short time immediately following the conclusion of each game for the winning team’s fans.
MORE INFO
Here are some helpful links provided by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association:
▪ Rupp Arena fan entry procedures and clear bag policy
▪ Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)
▪ Home Team Pep Section seating chart
