{"id":13738,"date":"2026-03-14T21:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?p=13738"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:04:31","slug":"2026-diaa-girls-boys-and-unified-basketball-state-champions-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2026\/03\/14\/2026-diaa-girls-boys-and-unified-basketball-state-champions-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 DIAA Girls, Boys, and Unified Basketball State Champions Crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"line-height: 21px\"><strong>DOVER, DE \u2013 March 14, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 21px\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) proudly congratulates the champions of the 2026 DIAA Basketball State Championships. After an exciting tournament season, three teams emerged victorious, showcasing their talent, determination, and sportsmanship on the court.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #11076d;font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><strong><em>2026 DIAA Girls Basketball State Champions \u2013 St. Elizabeth Vikings<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">No. 3 St. Elizabeth School defeated top-seeded Sanford School with a 40-34 victory to claim the 2026 DIAA Girls Basketball State Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #11076d\"><strong><em>2026 DIAA Unified Basketball State Champions \u2013 Caesar Rodney Riders<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px;font-size: 12pt\">No. 2 Caesar Rodney clinched the DIAA Unified Basketball State Title with a 38-25 victory over No. 1 seed Dover High School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #11076d\"><strong><em>2026 DIAA Boys Basketball State Champions \u2013 Howard Wildcats<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px;font-size: 12pt\">No. 2 Howard High School of Technology held off No. 4 St. Georges Technical High School 60-46 to claim the 2026 DIAA Boys Basketball State Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px;color: #000000\">DIAA extends its gratitude to all participating teams, coaches, and fans for making this year\u2019s tournament season a success. A special thank you goes out to the DIAA Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, and Unified Sports\u00a0Committees for their efforts in organizing first-class tournaments for our student-athletes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\"><span style=\"line-height: 18px\">You can rewatch the action from the 2026 DIAA Basketball State Championships on The NFHS Network a<\/span>t<\/span> <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nfhsnetwork.com\/\">www.nfhsnetwork.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">The complete 2026 Basketball State Championship brackets are available on<\/span> <a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/sport_championships\/tournament-brackets\/\">DIAA\u2019s website.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">For more information about the DIAA Championships, please visit the<\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/wyntdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/wyntdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIAA website<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">and\u00a0follow DIAA on social media.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Instagram\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/crotdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/crotdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@diaa_de<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Twitter\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/sjptdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/sjptdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DIAA_Delaware<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\">Facebook\u00a0<a style=\"text-decoration: underline\" title=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/8bqtdq\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0lwyqf\/s7zp4pce\/8bqtdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About DIAA<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is committed to promoting the education, health, and sportsmanship of student-athletes through interscholastic athletics. DIAA oversees and regulates high school and middle school sports across Delaware, ensuring fair competition and upholding the highest standards of integrity and excellence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":13739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-page","category-home-page-slider","category-news"],"acf":[],"checksum":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}