SAN ANTONIO – The University Interscholastic League Girls and Boys Basketball State Tournaments will return to the Alamodome in San Antonio in 2018 and 2019 the League announced Thursday.

The Alamodome has hosted the tournaments since 2015. San Antonio was selected as the host city partly due to competitive hotel rates and attractions. The Alamodome will also host the 2018 NCAA Men’s Final Four.

“The Alamodome and San Antonio have proven to be extremely welcoming and hospitable hosts for the UIL Basketball Tournaments,” said UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt. “We look forward to the tournaments’ continued success and growth at the Alamodome over the next two years.”

Added Alamodome general manager Nick Langella: “We are honored to host the state basketball tournaments for the next three years. We will continue to do everything possible to make tournaments successful.”

The first UIL Basketball State Tournament was played in Austin in 1921. Gregory Gym on the University of Texas at Austin campus began hosting the boys tournament beginning in 1931 and the girls tournament was added in 1951. UT’s Frank Erwin Center hosted the boys and girls state basketball tournaments from 1978 to 2014.

Tickets for the 2017 Basketball State Tournament are currently available through Ticketmaster.

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UIL Basketball State Tournament Schedule

2017 Girls: March 2-4

2017 Boys: March 9-11

2018 Girls: March 1-3

2018 Boys: March 8-10

2019 Girls: Feb 28- March 2

2019 Boys: March 7-9