UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament Information
Media Contact: Kim Rogers
Phone: 512-471-5883
Fax: 512-471-6589
Email:
Date: Mar 11, 2009
Category: Athletics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2009 UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament
March 12-14, 2009
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, TX)
Thursday, March 12
Conference 1A Division I Semifinals
8:30 a.m. Plains (31-1) vs. San Antonio Stacey (26-5)
10:00 a.m. Tenaha (29-5) vs. Roscoe (26-4)
Conference 3A Semifinals
2:00 p.m. Lubbock Estacado (33-2) vs. Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson (37-6)
3:30 p.m. Dallas Madison (31-4) vs. Stafford (30-5)
Conference 4A Semifinals
7:00 p.m. Houston Yates (32-1) vs. Mansfield Timberview (27-10)
8:30 p.m. Dallas Kimball (30-9) vs. Austin Johnson (28-7)
Friday, March 13
Conference 2A Semifinals
8:30 a.m. Ponder (38-1) vs. Santa Rosa (30-6)
10:00 a.m. New Waverly (31-3) vs. Shallowater (27-5)
Conference 1A Division II Semifinals
2:00 p.m. Leggett (28-6) vs. Nazareth (23-12)
7:00 p.m. Lipan (28-8) vs. Elkhart Slocum (27-8)
Conference 5A Semifinals
3:30 p.m. Houston Strake Jesuit (37-0) vs. DeSoto (31-8)
8:30 p.m. Cedar Hill (34-3) vs. San Antonio Wagner (32-7)
Saturday, March 14
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 11. 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 http://www.texasboxoffice.com <http://www.texasboxoffice.com> All-tournament tickets will be available for purchase through TEXAS BOXOFFICE until 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. All-tournament tickets are $80 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.
Tournament Web-Cast
The 2009 UIL Boys State Basketball Tournament will be web-cast live through TSRN Sports. To view the games, log on to http://www.tsrnsports.com. Games will be available to watch live or on demand.
Conference 5A Championship Game Televised
The Conference 5A State Championship game will be televised live on FSN Southwest Saturday, March 14, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
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