High school basketball: Start dates for all 50 states

Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi tip off the hoops season during the first week of November.

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Oct 12, 2026, 1:00pm
The 2026-27 high school basketball season will be underway in less than a month.

Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi all tip off in the first week of November.

MaxPreps begins its preseason coverage later this month with a look at the the top teams and players as well as the biggest tournaments and events.

Read on for a look at when the season begins in your state.
Nov. 3
Mississippi

Nov. 5
Alabama

Nov. 6
Georgia

Nov. 9
Arkansas, Hawaii

Nov. 11
North Carolina

Nov. 13
Texas

Nov. 16
California, Florida

Nov. 17
Utah

Nov. 18
Arizona

Nov. 19
Missouri, Oklahoma

Nov. 20
South Carolina

Nov. 21
New Mexico, New York

Nov. 23
Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee

Nov. 24
Washington, Wisconsin

Nov. 26
Nevada

Nov. 28
Idaho

Nov. 30
Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia

Dec. 2
District of Columbia, Oregon

Dec. 3
Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska

Dec. 4
Maryland, Pennsylvania

Dec. 7
New Jersey

Dec. 8
West Virginia

Dec. 10
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Wyoming

Dec. 11
New Hampshire, North Dakota

Dec. 12
Vermont

Dec. 15
Connecticut

Dec. 17
Alaska