Dates for the KHSAA Girls’ and Boy’s Sweet Sixteen State Basketball Tournament were announced by the KHSAA on Tuesday, Jan. 19. The boys’ tournament will take place Mar. 31 – Apr. 3 and the girls’ tournament will be played Apr. 7-10.
Each tournament will span four days and will be played at Rupp Arena with the semi-finals and championship games to be played on the same day due to events scheduled around Easter Sunday.
According to the release: The four-day format was standard for the state basketball tournament for several years prior to the 2013 Boys’ Sweet 16® when a statewide legislatively-initiated panel recommended separating the prior semifinal/championship Saturday schedule into two days.
As of now, attendance will be limited to 15 percent capacity within the areas of the arena in use. The release stated: Details will be announced in February regarding the ticketing process, but all-session tickets will be limited for 2021 in order to properly maintain social distancing and allow for the fans of competing teams to have an opportunity to attend. All prior ticket holders will retain their ticket records and priority, and have the ability to renew into the same seats from 2020 in future years.