Why Are Conference Tournaments Important? | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E7)

Recapping the State Championship & Season Overall | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E10)

Welcome back to the final episode of Courtside with GametimeCT Season 2! How great were the CIAC Championship games at Mohegan Sun? We had a game go to triple overtime [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/staples-west-haven-ciac-d1-championship-score-22087421.php], nail-biting finishes [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/girls-basketball/article/rocky-hill-bristol-central-ciac-result-d2-22087331.php], and big-time scoring performances [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/hartford-public-stafford-ciac-d5-final-score-22087639.php]. We’ll be recapping each game from Mohegan Sun and hearing from players and coaches. We’ll also give our thoughts on the season overall and share our biggest takeaways from the tournament and final results. Plus, we’ll go over the final GametimeCT Top 10 polls for boys [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/ciac-top-10-hs-basketball-west-haven-march-24-2026-22092970.php] and girls [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/girls-basketball/article/ciac-top-10-hs-basketball-greenwich-march-24-2026-22093373.php] and answer a mailbag question from a fan. Of course, we couldn’t forget, guess the All-State Team! Join us one last time this season, won’t you? Rundown: 0:00 - Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 of Courtside of GametimeCT 4:15 - West Haven outlasts Staples in 3OT 8:05 - Windsor rolls Bunnell for D2 title 11:55 - SMSA wins first state title in D3 14:10 - Windham Tech stops Woodland's unbeaten run 19:50 - Stafford top Harford Public to make history 22:30 - Greenwich spoils NWC's four-peat hopes 26:25 - Riemer shines in OT for Bristol Central 29:45 - Coventry goes back-to-back 33:35 - Stonington stuns Morgan in D4 36:55 - North Branford beats Innovation in D5 41:34 - West Haven wins unified championship 44:26 - How'd we do on our Tournament/Championship picks? 46:43 - Final Girls Top 10 poll 47:55 - Final Boys Top 10 poll 53:55 - Overall thoughts on the season 56:01 - Guess the All-State Team 1:00:28 - Courtside Mailbag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

It's Our State Championship Preview Show! | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E9)

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Who's ready for the CIAC boys and girls basketball championships?  It's been a wild ride to Mohegan Sun, with buzzer-beaters, upsets, and stellar individual performances across the board leading up to it. We'll be recapping all the action that led to the final pairings, as well as giving our previews and predictions for each division matchup. Join us, won’t you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

It's Our State Tournament Preview Show! | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E8)

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! It’s that time of year already! The CIAC tournaments start Friday, and we’ll be LIVE to break it all down, going over every matchup, giving our Final Four predictions and dark horses, as well as picking a winner for each division. But first, we’ll recap all the conference tournament action. Join us, won’t you? 0:00 - Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT 2:00 - Boys conference tournament recap 9:40 - Girls conference tournament recap 17:05 - State Tournament Preview/Predictions 17:36 - Division V boys breakdown 20:20 - Division V girls breakdown 23:23 - Division IV boys breakdown 26:40 - Division IV girls breakdown 30:37 - Division III boys breakdown 35:22 - Division III girls breakdown 40:20 - Division II boys breakdown 44:50 - Division II girls breakdown 49:24 - Division I girls breakdown 52:20 - Division I boys breakdown 59:45 - Courtside Mailbag  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Are Conference Tournaments Important? | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E7)

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! There wasn’t a ton of action this past week, although Ellington’s 46-game winning streak came to an end at the hands of Old Lyme [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/ct-ciac-ellington-old-lyme-win-streak-21369612.php]. Plus, there was some NVL conference tournament action we need to recap. We’ll also be talking about why conference tournaments matter — and whether we even keep having them. How do they impact teams, schedules and the state tournaments? Of course, we'll review the girls [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/girls-basketball/article/ct-high-school-girls-basketball-rankings-2-23-2026-21758804.php] and boys [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/ct-high-school-boys-basketball-rankings-2-23-2026-21767419.php] Top 10 polls and answer a fan question from last week. Plus, we’re continuing our new segment where we’ll quiz Joe on his historical knowledge of a past GametimeCT All-State Team! Join us, won’t you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

It's our conference tournament preview show! | Courtside with GametimeCT (S2, E6)

Welcome back to another episode of Courtside with GametimeCT! Joe and Scott will break down the thrilling ranked matchups in CIAC basketball from last week that lived up to the hype. They’ll dive into East Catholic’s [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/ct-ciac-windsor-east-catholic-21352797.php] stunning win over Windsor, Woodland’s [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/woodland-north-haven-unbeatens-ciac-score-21347937.php] statement performance over North Haven and Northwest Catholic [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/girls-basketball/article/northwest-catholic-bristol-central-ciac-21352001.php] extending its impressive in-state winning streak, along with several other results. Then, they’ll shift their focus to all 24 conference tournaments, giving their predictions for each bracket while naming potential dark horses that could make some noise. Of course, they'll review the girls [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/girls-basketball/article/ct-high-school-girls-basketball-rankings-2-16-2026-21356352.php] and boys [https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/boys-basketball/article/ct-high-school-boys-basketball-rankings-2-16-2026-21354744.php] Top 10 polls and answer a fan question from last week. Plus, we’re continuing our new segment where we’ll quiz Joe on his historical knowledge of a past GametimeCT All-State Team! Join us, won’t you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]