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North Carolina (NCHSAA) high school boys basketball playoff brackets updates, matchups (2/25/2025)

Three-week, four-division, 128-team tournament ends March 10-15 on the campus of Wake Forest University

Mitch Stephens

Trinity Christian's Logan Stafford (3) led his team to a 23-8 record during the regular season in NCHSAA play
Trinity Christian's Logan Stafford (3) led his team to a 23-8 record during the regular season in NCHSAA play / Photo: Anthony Wooten

The 2025 North Carolina High School Athletic Association brackets are in and for the next three weeks the four 32-team tournaments will entertain high school boys basketball fans throughout the Tar Heel State.

The tournament starts Feb. 25 and concludes March 10-15 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on the campus of Wake Forest University.

Top seeds are New Hanover and Lake Norman (4A), Swansboro and Ashbrook (3A), Farmville Central and Reidsville (2A) and Washington County and Bishop McGuinness (1A).

Defending champions are North Mecklenburg (4A), Central Cabarrus (3A), Reidsville (2A) And Wilson Prep (1A).

Check back throughout the coming weeks for updated scores and bracket updates.

Also play along with Pick 'Em, a fun and free interactive game to test your knowledge of North Carolina High School basketball.

2025 NCHSAA BOYS BASKETBALL BRACKETS

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Mitch Stephens
MITCH STEPHENS

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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