Alright, folks, let me tell you how finding the actual start date for the 2025 North Dakota State Boys Basketball Tournament turned into its own little adventure. Seriously, it shouldn’t be this hard, right? But it was. Here’s exactly what I went through.
It all started because my nephew asked me when he could come stay with me to watch the games next year. I mean, of course I promised I’d find out, thinking it would be a quick Google search. Boy, was I wrong.
First thing I did? Hopped onto the computer and typed “2025 North Dakota high school boys basketball tournament dates” right into Google. Simple enough. What came back was mostly stuff for last year or really vague news articles promising “dates to be announced later.” Not helpful at all. Felt like hitting a brick wall right out the gate.
Getting nowhere with the general search, I remembered there must be some association handling this. Headed over to the North Dakota High School Activities Association website. Sounds straightforward, but finding the specific page for the 2025 basketball info? Took more digging than I expected. Their site had a ton of info piled on top of other info. Had to click through “Sports,” then “Winter Sports,” then finally “Basketball.”
Even when I got to the basketball section, it wasn’t immediately obvious. Found schedules for the current season plastered everywhere, but 2025? Buried. I spotted a link buried near the bottom labeled something like “Future Tournament Planning” or something equally bureaucratic. Clicked it, crossed my fingers.
Finally! There it was, plain as day: “2025 State B Boys Basketball Tournament.” But guess what? No dates listed yet! Just a placeholder saying something like “Dates will be determined following the completion of the 2024 tournament.” My heart sank a little. This was the state association site. Where else was I supposed to look? Felt kinda defeated.
Not giving up, I went back into the trenches. This time, I tried to find archived news articles or press releases specifically about tournament date announcements from previous years. Searched things like “NDHSAA announces 2024 state basketball tournament dates.” Bingo! Found a few local news sites that had reported it. Scanned those articles, looking for clues about when they usually announce the next year’s dates. Turned out the NDHSAA tends to lock down the dates for the next year sometime in the spring after the current tournament wraps up. Okay, progress! But still not the actual 2025 dates.
That meant I needed to check back later. Marked my calendar for early May 2024 to revisit the NDHSAA site. Came back to it this week… and success! Right there on their site, finally updated, was the official information section for the 2025 tournament. Listed out clearly.
So Here Are the Key Dates All Set for Us Fans (2025 ND Boys State B Tournament)
- Regionals Week: Happening early March 2025 (specifics per region on local sites).
- The BIG One – State Tournament Week: Starts Thursday, March 13th, 2025.
- Finals Day: Wraps up with Championship games on Saturday, March 15th, 2025.
- Where At? Same place as usual – the Minot State Dome, Minot.
Crazy how much legwork this took! From vague promises to outdated articles, to finally hitting the jackpot on the association site after checking back later. Now my nephew knows exactly when to book his train tickets. Save yourself the headache I went through – mark your calendars now: March 13-15, 2025, Minot. See you there!