California (CIF) high school basketball playoffs 2024: Start, finish dates in every section

The California Interscholastic Federation section playoffs begin in February.
The CIF State regionals Begin Feb. 27, regional finals are March 5 and state finals March 8-9 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
The following are start and end boys and girls basketball playoff dates for all 10 sections of the California Interscholastic Federation:
Central (CS)
Boys basketball: 2/13-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/14-2/24
Central Coast (CCS)
Boys basketball: 2/16-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/16-2/24
LA City (LAS)
Boys basketball: 2/7-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/8-2/24
North Coast (NCS)
Boys basketball: 2/16-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/15-2/24
Northern (NS)
Boys basketball: 2/16-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/15-2/24
Oakland (OS)
Boys basketball: 2/18-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/18-2/24
Sac-Joaquin (SJS)
Boys basketball: 2/12-2/23
Girls basketball: 2/12-2/23
San Diego (SDS)
Boys basketball: 2/17-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/16-2/24
San Francisco (SFS)
Boys basketball: 2/18-2/23
Girls basketball: 2/18-2/23
Southern (SS)
Boys basketball: 2/6-2/24
Girls basketball: 2/6-2/24

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.
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