Tennessee's TSSAA boys basketball championships continue Saturday with the Bartlett [TN] Panthers set to take on the Walker Valley [Cleveland, TN] Mustangs, The game will decide the Volunteer State's top-level Division I Class 4A state championship.

The 2026 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) boys basketball quarterfinals tip off on March 18 and 19 at Middle Tennessee State University. Sixteen Elite Eight matchups are on tap across four classifications and two days at Murphy Center.

Tennessee's TSSAA Division I boys basketball state championship game features Chattanooga Prep against Westview.

Here's how Mr. Basketball winner Will McCrary and Jackson County boys joined a storied girls program as TSSAA basketball state champs.

Mason Tidwell, Loretto: Tidwell kicked off the tournament with a monster performance, scoring 27 points and pulling down 19 rebounds (13 defensive) in a 44-38 quarterfinal win over East Nashville. Jamarcus Haynes, Peabody: Haynes had 16 points and six rebounds in an 83-66 quarterfinal loss to Chattanooga Prep.

Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson suffered a left ankle injury in the first half against Tennessee State in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Nolan Smith made a big statement about his future at Tennessee State following the team's loss to Iowa State in March Madness.