Trumbull's Grace Lesko (23) drives the ball to the basket between Ridgefied's Kelly Chittenden (3), left, and Harley Zins (11) during girls basketball action in Trumbull, Conn., on Wednesday Feb.10, 2021.
Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaThe FCIAC boys and girls basketball postseason tournaments will tip off with four games on Saturday, March 13, and will wrap up with the finals on March 26 and 27.
All 18 teams will play in the tournaments and games in each round will be hosted by the higher seeds. Parent attendance will be determined at a later date.
Seeding will be determined by awarding two points for every win. FCIAC commissioner Dave Schulz has said this method is being used as teams may play an unequal number of games due to COVID-related cancellations.
The March 13 start date will feature boys and girls games for the 18 vs. 15 and 17 vs. 16 seeds. The date will also be used for possible makeup games for the top 14 seeds.
For the boys, the schedule has the round of 16 on March 16, quarterfinals on March 19, semifinals on March 23, and the championship game on March 26.
For the girls, the schedule has the round of 16 on March 17, quarterfinals on March 20, semifinals on March 24, and the championship game on March 27.
FCIAC Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament
All games played at higher seeds
Sat., Mar 13: Boys and girls: No. 18 at No. 15, and No. 17 at No. 16
Tues., March 16: Boys round of 16
Wed., March 17: Girls round of 16
Fri., March 19: Boys quarterfinals
Sat., March 20: Girls quarterfinals
Tues., March 23: Boys semifinals
Wed., March 24: Girls semifinals
Fri., March 26: Boys final
Sat., March 27: Girls final
david.stewart@hearstmediact.com; @dstewartsports