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Posted May 2, 2023 2:46 p.m. EDT
By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor
Chapel Hill, N.C. — The N.C. High School Athletic Association Sports Committee will make a motion on Wednesday morning to create a Final Four format for the basketball state playoffs.
Initially, the future of the basketball state playoffs was just a discussion item for the NCHSAA Board of Directors, but the Sports Committee decided to place the proposal for a Final Four format before the board for a vote.
The vote will take place on Wednesday morning in Chapel Hill. You can watch it live on HighSchoolOT.com beginning at 9 a.m.
Under the motion, the NCHSAA will hold all state semifinals and state championships at a single location over the course of six days. Semifinal games will be played Monday-Thursday, with state championships on Friday and Saturday.
Based on a possible model released by the NCHSAA, semifinals for the East and West in boys and girls basketball would be held for a single classification on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with games being played at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. State championship games would be played on Friday and Saturday at 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
The NCHSAA has noted they’ve had issues finding facilities large enough to hold basketball playoff events, particularly in the state semifinals. This past year, crowds were too big for the venues and in at least one situation, fans who purchased tickets to a game were unable to gain entry.
NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker said at the basketball state championship press conference that it was “not the NCHSAA’s finest hour.”
Since that time, the NCHSAA has been researching how other state associations hold their basketball championships. NCHSAA staff has reviewed the formats of several other states including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
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