State-by-state breakdown: Tennessee isn't only one trying to hold its basketball and spring sports state tournaments
Tom KreagerThe Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association has a plan in place to resume its girls and boys basketball state tournaments while also holding out hope that it will be able to hold an abbreviated spring sports season.
The plan is based on students returning to school on April 27, but TSSAA executive director Bernard Childress said that isn't the final date when postseason play is still possible.
Tennessee is not alone in trying to hold state tournaments in basketball and spring sports. It is one of nine states that have suspended their high school basketball state tournaments. Fifteen states completed their postseasons. The rest have canceled their tournaments.
The state is also one of 37 that are holding out hope it will be able to play some semblance of a spring sports season. The rest have canceled spring sports seasons.
Here is a breakdown by state:
Alabama: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports canceled
Alaska: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Arizona: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports canceled
Arkansas: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
California: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Colorado: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Connecticut: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Delaware: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Florida: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Georgia: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports canceled
Hawaii: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Idaho: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Illinois: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Indiana: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Iowa: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Kansas: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Kentucky: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Louisiana: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Maine: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Maryland: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Massachusetts: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Michigan: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Minnesota: Basketball state tournaments canceled and spring sports suspended
Mississippi: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Missouri: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Montana: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Nebraska: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports canceled
Nevada: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
New Hampshire: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
New Jersey: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
New Mexico: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports canceled
New York: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
North Carolina: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
North Dakota: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Ohio: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Oklahoma: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Oregon: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Pennsylvania: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Rhode Island: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
South Carolina: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
South Dakota: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Tennessee: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Texas: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Utah: Basketball state tournaments completed; spring sports suspended
Vermont: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Virginia: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports canceled
Washington: Basketball state tournaments competed; spring sports canceled
West Virginia: Basketball state tournaments and spring sports suspended
Wisconsin: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Wyoming: Basketball state tournaments canceled; spring sports suspended
Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennessean.com and on Twitter @Kreager.