High School Sports

How to follow the 2023 Kentucky Boys’ Sweet 16 basketball state tournament

The 2023 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.

2023 TOURNAMENT BRACKET

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Game 1: Woodford County 60, Jeffersontown 57 (OT) | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 2: Elizabethtown 48, McCracken County 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 3: Warren Central 80, Pulaski County 55 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 4: Ashland Blazer 66, Owensboro 65 | Box score | Recap.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Game 5: Male 94, Breathitt County 59 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 6: Lyon County 61, Newport 46 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 7: Frederick Douglass 73, Martin County 53 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 8: George Rogers Clark 62, North Laurel 54 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Game 9: Woodford County 59, Elizabethtown 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 10: Warren Central 64, Ashland Blazer 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 11: Frederick Douglass 58, Male 54 | Box score | Recap

Game 12: George Rogers Clark 60, Lyon County 56 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Game 13: Semifinals: Warren Central 56, Woodford County 48 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 14: Semifinals: George Rogers Clark 51, Frederick Douglass 44 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Game 15: Championship: Warren Central 64, George Rogers Clark 60 | Box score | Recap | Slideshow.

Makhi Smith (1) and Woodford County, representing the 8th Region, were to face Jeffersontown, representing the 6th, in the opening game of the 2023 boys’ high school basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena on Wednesday morning.
Makhi Smith (1) and Woodford County, representing the 8th Region, were to face Jeffersontown, representing the 6th, in the opening game of the 2023 boys’ high school basketball state tournament in Rupp Arena on Wednesday morning. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com

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), Silas Walker (@sigh_las) and our freelancers.

PREVIEW: A glance at every team and predictions for who could win it all

PREVIEW: Sixteen things to get you ready for the 2023 Boys’ Sweet 16

FEATURE: Once out of the game, Douglass coach now in the Boys’ Sweet 16

MARK STORY: How Breathitt County’s football coach led hoops team to Sweet 16

PODCAST: Columnist John Clay and high school sports writer Jared Peck preview the Boys’ Sweet 16

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 $13.95 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 freely 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 Sixteen game will be provided freely 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-$21 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

Rupp Arena parking diagram

▪ Official tournament program (includes complete rosters and team photos)

Rupp Arena seating chart

Home Team Pep Section seating chart

Visiting Team Pep Section seating chart

List of KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16 state champions and tournament scores

List of KHSAA Boys’ Sweet 16 state tournament records

This story was originally published March 14, 2023 at 1:49 PM.

Jared Peck
Lexington Herald-Leader
Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription
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