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The Illinois High School Boys Basketball State Tournament is an annual event featuring some of the top basketball programs in the state. The 2025 tournament took place in March and was live-streamed on the NFHS Network, with broadcasts on WEEK NBC, WEEK ABC, and WEEK CW for viewers in Peoria. The tournament games were also aired live on television and streamed on computers and mobile devices via NFHS.com and IHSA.org. The University of Illinois, the host venue, sold digital tickets for $13 per session, with all seating being general admission.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Location | State Farm Center, University of Illinois campus, Champaign |
| Dates | Thursday, March 13 to Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
| Teams | 16 Illinois High School Association boys basketball state finalists |
| Broadcast | IHSA |
| Streaming | NFHS Network, NFHS.com, IHSA.org |
| Tickets | $13 per session, available on the University of Illinois website |
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What You'll Learn
Live streaming on NFHS.com and IHSA.org
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) is a private, not-for-profit organization with over 800 member high schools and 400,000 students competing in 40 sports and activities. The IHSA's mission is to govern the equitable participation of students and promote academics, sportsmanship, safety, good citizenship, and lifelong values.
To live stream the IHSA basketball tournament, you can subscribe to the NFHS Network on a monthly or annual basis. The NFHS Network allows you to watch high school sports and events nationwide, live and on-demand, so you can stream regular-season games and playoffs online from anywhere.
The NFHS Network has been covering high school sports for over 25 years. You can easily access the live stream of the IHSA basketball tournament by visiting the NFHS Network website or the IHSA page on the network.
By subscribing to the NFHS Network, you'll be able to follow your favorite high school teams and players throughout the season and catch all the action during the IHSA basketball tournament. Don't miss the chance to show your support and catch the excitement of high school basketball in Illinois!
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Digital tickets for the state finals
The University of Illinois is selling digital tickets for the Illinois High School Association boys basketball state finals. The games will take place at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign from Thursday, March 13, through Saturday, March 15, 2025. Tickets are $13 per session, and all seating is general admission within assigned school sections.
You can purchase digital tickets online through the host venue, the University of Illinois. The university's website will have a link to view all the available tickets for the IHSA state finals.
The IHSA will also live stream all of the boys basketball state finals games on its website, IHSA.org, and on NFHS.com. The NFHS Network, which covers high school sports, will also broadcast the semifinals and championships on TV and allow streaming on computers or mobile devices. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network monthly or annually.
- Semifinal: Effingham St. Anthony vs. Chicago Hope Academy, 9:30 a.m. Thursday
- Semifinal: Peoria Christian vs. Lanark Eastland, 11:15 a.m. Thursday
- Third place: Semifinal losers, 9:30 a.m. Friday
- Championship: Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. Saturday
- Semifinal: Belleville Althoff vs. Chicago Christ the King, 2 p.m. Thursday
- Semifinal: Chicago Dyett vs. Peoria Manual, 3:45 p.m. Thursday
- Third place: Semifinal losers, 11:15 a.m. Friday
- Championship: Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Saturday
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2024-25 Geneva Vikings basketball schedule
The Geneva Vikings boys' basketball team had a successful 2024-25 season, with an overall win percentage of 0.853. Here is their schedule for the IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships in Illinois:
2024-25 Geneva Vikings Boys Basketball Schedule
Regular Season:
- The regular season schedule is unavailable, but the team's overall record was 29-5, with a conference record of 15-0 in the DuKane Conference.
- The team's home record was 17-3, away record was 11-1, and neutral record was 1-1.
IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships:
- Sectional Semifinals: Geneva Vikings vs. Wheaton Warrenville South, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 6:00 PM.
- Sectional Championships: If the Geneva Vikings win their semifinal game, they will advance to the sectional championship on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 7:00 PM.
The Geneva High School address is 416 Mckinley Ave, Geneva, IL 60134-1100.
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The Geneva Vikings girls' basketball team also competed in the 2024-25 season, with an overall record of 2-6 and a conference record of 1-1 in the DuKane Conference. Their home and away records were even at 2-2 each, while their neutral record was 0-2. The schedule and results for their conference playoffs and tournament are unavailable.
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IHSA broadcast on TV
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) was founded in 1900 and is a private, not-for-profit organisation. It governs the participation of over 400,000 high school students in nearly 40 sports and activities across more than 800 member schools in Illinois. If you want to watch IHSA sports on TV, you can do so via the NFHS Network. This allows you to live stream high school sports and events nationwide, both live and on demand. The NFHS Network gives you the ability to stream regular seasons and playoffs online from anywhere.
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State Farm Center, University of Illinois
The State Farm Center at the University of Illinois has been a host venue for the Illinois High School Boys' Basketball State Finals since 1963. Known as the "longtime home" of the tournament, the Center has also hosted the IHSA girls' basketball tournament from 1978 to 1991. The Center was designed by University of Illinois alumnus Max Abramovitz and opened in 1963 as the Assembly Hall. It is also the home court of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini men's and women's basketball teams.
The State Farm Center has undergone renovations, with the university opting to refurbish the existing structure in 2010. The arena first opened in 1890 as the Men's Gym Annex and was renamed Kenney Gym in 1905, remaining so until 1925. The Fighting Illini men's and women's basketball teams had to play their first five games of the 2015 season at alternative venues due to the construction work. The State Farm Center hosted its first game after the renovation on December 2, 2015.
The Center has a unique design, with a roof supported by 614 miles of one-quarter-inch steel wire wrapped at the base of the dome under intense pressure. It was the largest dome structure in North America from 1963 to 1965, until the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, was built.
If you're planning to attend the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals at the State Farm Center, you can purchase tickets in advance. Single-session tickets are usually made available at noon on a specified date, and all-session and partial packages by class size are often available earlier. The sessions are organised by class, with semi-finals and championship games taking place at different times. It is recommended to visit the Arena Policies page on the State Farm Center website to learn about policies such as the Clear Bag Policy and to plan your visit accordingly.
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Frequently asked questions
The tournament games will be aired live on the NFHS Network. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network monthly or annually.
All "State Series" games will take place at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign.
The tournament will take place from Thursday, March 13 to Saturday, March 15, 2025.
The teams in the tournament include Effingham (St. Anthony), Chicago (C. Hope Academy), Peoria (P. Christian), Lanark (Eastland), Belleville (Althoff Catholic), Chicago (Christ the King), Chicago (Dyett), and Peoria (Manual).
The game times vary, but the third-place game will be at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, and the championship game will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
