Texas UIL Basketball Regional Semifinals Start March 3

The 2026 Texas University Interscholastic League high school basketball playoffs advanced to the regional semifinal stage on March 3, featuring intense matchups across all classifications for both boys and girls divisions statewide. These games, hosted at various neutral sites throughout the state, determine which teams will advance to the state semifinals beginning March 9 for boys and March 6-7 for girls, culminating in championships at the Alamodome in San Antonio later in the month.

For boys basketball, the regional semifinals spanned Classes 1A through 6A, divided into Divisions 1 and 2, with games tipping off throughout the day on March 3. In Class 6A Division 1, notable contests included North Crowley facing Coppell at 7:30 p.m. at Mansfield Timberview High School and Haslet Eaton taking on Allen at 7 p.m. at Coppell High School. Division 2 featured Mansfield against Little Elm at 7 p.m. at Hebron High School and Crowley versus Grand Prairie at 7 p.m. at Davis Field House in Dallas. Lower classifications saw matchups such as Boys Ranch versus Crosbyton in Class 1A Division 1 and Gruver against Plains in Class 2A Division 2, all scheduled for March 3. In Class 4A Division...