# Sweet Sixteen (KHSAA State Basketball Championship)

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association boys' and girls' state basketball championships are single elimination tournaments held each March featuring 16 high schools. Colloquially known as the Sweet Sixteen (the KHSAA holds a trademark on the phrase). Since 2019, both the boys' and girls' tournaments takes place over four days at downtown Lexington's Rupp Arena.

## History

The Kentucky High School Boys' Basketball State Tournament began in 1918. For fourteen years there were 18 regions that encompassed the tournament. Since 1932 there have only been 16 regions thus the term "Sweet Sixteen" was coined. Kentucky is one of only two states (Delaware is the other) that still play a state tournament without a class system that divides large and small schools into separate tournaments.
The first six tournaments were held at the University of Kentucky gymnasium in Lexington. After 1923 the tournament continued in Lexington but moved to the new Alumni Gymnasium on UK's campus which had become the new venue for the university's basketball teams, where it stayed from 1924 until 1944. In 1945 the tournament moved to the Louisville Gardens until 1950, when it moved back to Lexington and took up residence at Memorial Coliseum, again on the UK campus. Once construction was complete on Freedom Hall in Louisville, the 1957 tournament was held there and returned in odd-numbered years.
In 1965, Freedom Hall agreed to host the tournament for fourteen consecutive years until 1978. The opening of Rupp Arena in 1979 led to the tournament's return to Lexington, where it remains to the present day. However, Freedom Hall has hosted the tournament six times since then, the most recent being in 1994.
Both the boys' and girls' tournaments were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Notable participants
### Boys' Tournament

Notable participants in the Kentucky High School Boys' Basketball State Tournament :
| Player | Years | High School | College | Notes (NBA draft selections, pro rosters made, head coaching tenures, etc.) |
| Butch Beard | 1964, 1965 | Breckinridge County | Louisville | Mr. Basketball '65; 10th pick, 1969 draft; Atlanta Hawks |
| Ralph Beard | 1944, 1945 | Louisville Male | Kentucky | Indianapolis Olympians |
| Brian Brohm | 2004 | Trinity (Louisville) | Louisville (football) | Green Bay Packers (football) |
| Greg Buckner | 1992, 1994 | University Heights (Hopkinsville) | Clemson | Dallas Mavericks |
| Michael Bush | 2001 | Louisville Male | Louisville (football) | Chicago Bears (football) |
| Mike Casey | 1965, 1966 | Shelby County (Shelbyville) | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '66 |
| Rex Chapman | 1985 | Apollo (Owensboro) | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '86; 8th pick, 1988 draft; Charlotte Hornets |
| Kelly Coleman | 1956 | Wayland | Kentucky Wesleyan | Mr. Basketball '56; holds overall PPG and single-game scoring/rebound tournament records |
| Tim Couch | 1990 | Leslie County | Kentucky (football) | Cleveland Browns (football) |
| Dave Cowens | 1966 | Newport Central Catholic | Florida State | Boston Celtics |
| Johnny Cox | 1953, 1955 | Hazard | Kentucky | Chicago Packers |
| Wesley Cox | 1973 | Louisville Male | Louisville | Mr. Basketball '73; 18th pick, 1977 draft; Golden State Warriors |
| Richie Farmer | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 | Clay County (Manchester) | Kentucky | Played in '84 season as 8th grader; Mr. Basketball '88 |
| Travis Ford | 1989 | Madisonville | Kentucky | St. Louis Billikens head coach (men's basketball) |
| Jack Givens | 1972, 1974 | Lexington Bryan Station | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '74; 16th pick, 1978 draft; Atlanta Hawks |
| Darrell Griffith | 1974, 1975 | Louisville Male | Louisville | Mr. Basketball '76; 2nd pick, 1980 draft; Utah Jazz |
| Cliff Hagan | 1948, 1949 | Owensboro | Kentucky | St. Louis Hawks |
| Clem Haskins | 1963 | Taylor County | Western Kentucky | Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns |
| Dominique Hawkins | 2013 | Madison Central (Richmond) | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '13 |
| Allan Houston | 1987, 1988 | Ballard (Louisville) | Tennessee | Mr. Basketball '89; 11th pick, 1993 draft; New York Knicks |
| Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones | 1942, 1944, 1945 | Harlan | Kentucky | Indianapolis Olympians |
| Roy Kidd | 1950 | Corbin | Eastern Kentucky | Hall of Fame coach (football) |
| Jeff Lamp | 1977 | Ballard (Louisville) | Virginia | Mr. Basketball '77; 1981 NCAA All-American; 15th pick, 1981 draft |
| Dan Langhi | 1995 | Marshall County | Vanderbilt | SEC Player of the Year '00 |
| Chris Lofton | 2002, 2003, 2004 | Mason County | Tennessee | Mr. Basketball '04; SEC Player of the Year '07; NCAA All-American 2007/2008 |
| O. J. Mayo | 2003 | Rose Hill Christian (Ashland) | Southern California | 3rd pick, 2008 NBA draft; Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jim McDaniels | 1967 | Allen County (Scottsville) | Western Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '67; Seattle SuperSonics |
| Darius Miller | 2008 | Mason County | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '08; New Orleans Pelicans |
| Dirk Minniefield | 1979 | Lexington Lafayette | Kentucky | Mr. Basketball '79; Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Frank Selvy | 1950 | Corbin | Furman | Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers |
| Mike Silliman | 1962 | St. Xavier (Louisville) | Army | Mr. Basketball '62; Buffalo Braves |
| Dwight Smith | 1963 | Princeton Dotson | Western Kentucky | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Felton Spencer | 1985, 1986 | Eastern (Louisville) | Louisville | Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks |
| Wes Unseld | 1963, 1964 | Seneca MCA (Louisville) | Louisville | Mr. Basketball '64; 2nd pick, 1968 draft; Washington Wizards |
| J.R. VanHoose | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 | Paintsville | Marshall | Mr. Basketball '98 |
| Player | Years | High School | College | Notes (NBA draft selections, pro rosters made, head coaching tenures, etc.) |
| ↑ Unlike the other county schools, Harlan High was not part of 2008 consolidation that created Harlan County High School. Harlan High is instead operated by Harlan City School District. |||||

## 2025 Boys' Tournament Results

2025 UK Healthcare/KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen® State Basketball Tournament
March 26-29, 2025 — Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY)
-:Note: First round seeds indicate ordinal position by region, match-ups are determined by random draw.
| First round March 26-27 | First round March 26-27 | First round March 26-27 | | | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 |
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| 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jeffersontown | | | | | | |
| 7 | Saint Xavier | | | | | | |
| March 26 | March 26 | March 26 | March 26 | March 26 | March 26 | March 26 | March 26 |
| 8 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Danville Christian | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ashland Blazer | | | | | | |
| 1 | Calloway County | | | | | | |
| 13 | North Laurel | | | | | | |
| 14 | Breathitt County | | | | | | |
| 15 | Lawrence County | | | | | | |
| 10 | | | | | | | |
| March 27 | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 | March 27 |
| 3 | Daviees County | | | | | | |
| 11 | Great Crossing | | | | | | |
| 2 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | | | | | | | |

## Boys' Basketball State Championship
### Tournament results, by year

KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen State Champions (by year) :
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Venue | Most Valuable Player |
| 1917 | Owensboro | 12–9 | Somerset | Centre College, Danville | |
| 1918 | Lexington | 16–15 | Somerset | Centre College, Danville | |
| 1919 | Lexington | 21–17 | Somerset | UK Gymnasium, Lexington | |
| 1920 | Lexington | 56–13 | Ashland | UK Gymnasium, Lexington | |
| 1921 | DuPont Manual | 32–17 | Union Academy | UK Gymnasium, Lexington | |
| 1922 | Lexington | 52–27 | Frankfort | UK Gymnasium, Lexington | |
| 1923 | DuPont Manual | 41–17 | Clark County | UK Gymnasium, Lexington | |
| 1924 | Lexington | 15–10 | Fort Thomas | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1925 | DuPont Manual | 40–11 | Winchester | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1926 | St. Xavier | 26–13 | Danville | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1927 | Millersburg | 34–25 | London | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1928 | Ashland | 13–11 (4OT) | Carr Creek | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1929 | Heath | 21–16 | Corinth | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1930 | Corinth | 22–20 | Kavanaugh | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1931 | DuPont Manual | 34–23 | Tolu | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1932 | Hazard | 15–13 | Male | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1933 | Ashland | 33–25 | Horse Cave | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1934 | Ashland | 26–13 | Danville | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1935 | St. Xavier | 32–18 | Newport | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1936 | Corbin | 24–18 | Nebo | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1937 | Midway | 30–22 | Inez | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1938 | Sharpe | 36–27 | Maysville | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1939 | Brooksville | 42–39 | Hindman | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1940 | Hazel Green | 35–29 | Ashland | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1941 | Inez | 35–27 | St. Xavier | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1942 | Lafayette | 44–32 | Harlan | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1943 | Hindman | 29–26 | St. Xavier | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1944 | Harlan | 40–28 | Dayton | Alumni Gym, Lexington | |
| 1945 | Male | 54–42 | Central City | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1946 | Breckenridge Training | 68–36 | Dawson Springs | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1947 | Maysville | 54–50 | Brewers | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1948 | Brewers | 65–48 | Maysville | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1949 | Owensboro | 65–47 | Lafayette | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1950 | Lafayette | 55–51 | Clark County | Armory, Louisville | |
| 1951 | Clark County | 69–44 | Cuba | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1952 | Cuba | 58–52 | DuPont Manual | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1953 | Lafayette | 84–53 | Paducah Tilghman | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1954 | Inez | 63–55 | Newport | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1955 | Hazard | 74–66 | Adair County | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1956 | Carr Creek | 72–68 | Henderson | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1957 | Lafayette | 55–52 | Eastern | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1958 | St. Xavier | 60–49 | Daviess County | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1959 | North Marshall | 64–63 | DuPont Manual | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1960 | Flaget | 65–56 | Monticello | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1961 | Ashland | 69–50 | Lexington Dunbar | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1962 | St. Xavier | 62–58 | Ashland | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1963 | Seneca | 72–66 | Lexington Dunbar | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1964 | Seneca | 66–56 | Breckinridge County | Memorial Coliseum, Lexington | |
| 1965 | Breckinridge County | 95–73 | Covington Holy Cross | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1966 | Shelby County | 62–57 | Male | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1967 | Earlington | 54–53 | Covington Catholic | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1968 | Glasgow | 77–68 | Seneca | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1969 | Central | 101–72 | Ohio County | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1970 | Male | 70–69 | Richmond Madison | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1971 | Male | 83–66 | Anderson County | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1972 | Owensboro | 71–63 | Elizabethtown | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1973 | Shawnee | 81–68 | Male | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1974 | Central | 59–54 | Male | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1975 | Male | 74–59 | Henry Clay | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1976 | Edmonson County | 74–52 | Christian County | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1977 | Ballard | 68–59 | Valley | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1978 | Shelby County | 68–66 (OT) | Covington Holmes | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1979 | Lafayette | 62–52 | Christian County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | |
| 1980 | Owensboro | 57–56 | Doss | Freedom Hall, Louisville | |
| 1981 | Simon Kenton | 70–63 | Mason County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Troy McKinley (Simon Kenton) |
| 1982 | Laurel County | 53–51 | North Hardin | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Todd May (Virgie) |
| 1983 | Henry Clay | 35–33 (3OT) | Carlisle County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Steve Miller (Henry Clay) |
| 1984 | Logan County | 83–70 | Bourbon County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Fred Tisdale (Logan County) |
| 1985 | Hopkinsville | 65–64 | Clay County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Wendall Quarles (Hopkinsville) |
| 1986 | Pulaski County | 47–45 | Pleasure Ridge Park | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Reggie Hanson (Pulaski County) |
| 1987 | Clay County | 76–73 (OT) | Ballard | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Richie Farmer (Clay County) |
| 1988 | Ballard | 88–79 | Clay County | Freedom Hall, Louisville | Richie Farmer (Clay County) |
| 1989 | Pleasure Ridge Park | 75–73 | Wayne County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Andy Penick (Pleasure Ridge Park) |
| 1990 | Fairdale | 77–73 | Covington Holmes | Freedom Hall, Louisville | Jermaine Brown (Fairdale) |
| 1991 | Fairdale | 67–63 | Tates Creek | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Jermaine Brown (Fairdale) |
| 1992 | University Heights | 59–57 | Lexington Catholic | Freedom Hall, Louisville | Darren Allaway (University Heights) |
| 1993 | Marion County | 85–77 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Anthony Epps (Marion County) |
| 1994 | Fairdale | 59–56 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Freedom Hall, Louisville | Rashawn Morris (Fairdale) |
| 1995 | Breckinridge County | 70–63 | Pleasure Ridge Park | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Patrick Critchelow (Breckinridge County) |
| 1996 | Paintsville | 71–53 | Ashland Blazer | Rupp Arena, Lexington | J.R. VanHoose (Paintsville) |
| 1997 | Eastern | 71–59 | Fort Thomas Highlands | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Trent Coward (Eastern) |
| 1998 | Scott County | 89–78 | Paintsville | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Rick Jones (Scott County) |
| 1999 | Ballard | 71–47 | Scott County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Will Partin (Ballard) |
| 2000 | Elizabethtown | 79–69 | Lexington Catholic | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Antwain Barbour (Elizabethtown) |
| 2001 | Lafayette | 54–49 | Male | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Robert A Madison (Lafayette) |
| 2002 | Lexington Catholic | 83–53 | Paducah Tilghman | Rupp Arena, Lexington | DeMetrius Green (Lexington Catholic) |
| 2003 | Mason County | 86–65 | Ballard | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Chris Lofton (Mason County) |
| 2004 | Warren Central | 66–56 | Mason County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Brock Whitney (Warren Central) |
| 2005 | South Laurel | 70–59 | Warren Central | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Walt Allen (South Laurel) |
| 2006 | Jeffersontown | 61–48 | Apollo | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Ceedrick Ware (Jeffersontown) |
| 2007 | Scott County | 56–50 | Ballard | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Bud Mackey (Scott County) |
| 2008 | Mason County | 57–48 | Covington Holmes | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Darius Miller (Mason County) |
| 2009 | Covington Holmes | 67–63 (2OT) | Louisville Central | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Ricardo Johnson (Holmes) |
| 2010 | Shelby Valley | 73–61 | Ballard | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Elisha Justice (Shelby Valley) |
| 2011 | Christian County | 65–63 (2OT) | Rowan County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Anthony Hickey (Christian County) |
| 2012 | Trinity | 71–53 | Scott County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Nathan Dieudonne (Trinity) |
| 2013 | Madison Central | 65–64 | Ballard | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Dominique Hawkins (Madison Central) |
| 2014 | Covington Catholic | 59–51 (OT) | Scott County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Nick Ruthsatz (Covington Catholic) |
| 2015 | Owensboro | 74–58 | Bowling Green | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Justin Miller (Owensboro) |
| 2016 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | 61–52 | Doss | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Tavieon Hollingsworth (PLD) |
| 2017 | Bowling Green | 67–56 | Cooper | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Terry Taylor (Bowling Green) |
| 2018 | Covington Catholic | 73–55 | Scott County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | CJ Fredrick (Covington Catholic) |
| 2019 | Trinity | 50–40 | Scott County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | David Johnson (Trinity) |
| 2020 | Canceled | | | | |
| 2021 | Highlands | 79–60 | Elizabethtown | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Sam Vinson (Highlands) |
| 2022 | George Rogers Clark | 43–42 | Warren Central | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Jerome Morton (GRC) |
| 2023 | Warren Central | 64–60 | George Rogers Clark | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Chappelle Whitney (Warren Central) |
| 2024 | Lyon County | 67–58 | Harlan County | Rupp Arena, Lexington | Travis Perry (Lyon County) |

### Championships, by school

KHSAA Boys' Sweet Sixteen State Championships (by school) :
| School | Titles | Years |
| Lafayette | 6 | 1942, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1979, 2001 |
| Henry Clay | 6 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1983 |
| Owensboro | 5 | 1917, 1949, 1972, 1980, 2015 |
| Louisville Male | 4 | 1945, 1970, 1971, 1975 |
| St. Xavier | 4 | 1926, 1935, 1958, 1962 |
| Paul G. Blazer (Ashland) | 4 | 1928, 1933, 1934, 1961 |
| DuPont Manual | 4 | 1921, 1923, 1925, 1931 |
| Ballard | 3 | 1977, 1988, 1999 |
| Fairdale | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1994 |
| Warren Central | 2 | 2004, 2023 |
| Trinity | 2 | 2012, 2019 |
| Covington Catholic | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| Mason County | 2 | 2003, 2008 |
| Scott County | 2 | 1998, 2007 |
| Breckinridge County | 2 | 1965, 1995 |
| Shelby County | 2 | 1966, 1978 |
| Central | 2 | 1969, 1974 |
| Seneca MCA | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
| Hazard | 2 | 1932, 1955 |
| Inez | 2 | 1941, 1954 |
| Lyon County | 1 | 2024 |
| George Rogers Clark | 1 | 2022 |
| Highlands | 1 | 2021 |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 2017 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 1 | 2016 |
| Madison Central | 1 | 2013 |
| Christian County | 1 | 2011 |
| Shelby Valley | 1 | 2010 |
| Holmes | 1 | 2009 |
| Jeffersontown | 1 | 2006 |
| South Laurel | 1 | 2005 |
| Lexington Catholic | 1 | 2002 |
| Elizabethtown | 1 | 2000 |
| Eastern | 1 | 1997 |
| Paintsville | 1 | 1996 |
| Marion County | 1 | 1993 |
| University Heights | 1 | 1992 |
| Pleasure Ridge Park | 1 | 1989 |
| Clay County | 1 | 1987 |
| Pulaski County | 1 | 1986 |
| Hopkinsville | 1 | 1985 |
| Logan County | 1 | 1984 |
| Laurel County | 1 | 1982 |
| Simon Kenton | 1 | 1981 |
| Edmonson County | 1 | 1976 |
| Shawnee | 1 | 1973 |
| Glasgow | 1 | 1968 |
| Earlington | 1 | 1967 |
| Flaget | 1 | 1960 |
| North Marshall | 1 | 1959 |
| Carr Creek | 1 | 1956 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1952 |
| Clark County High School | 1 | 1951 |
| Brewers | 1 | 1948 |
| Maysville | 1 | 1947 |
| Breckinridge Training | 1 | 1946 |
| Harlan | 1 | 1944 |
| Hindman | 1 | 1943 |
| Hazel Green | 1 | 1940 |
| Brooksville | 1 | 1939 |
| Sharpe | 1 | 1938 |
| Midway | 1 | 1937 |
| Corbin | 1 | 1936 |
| Corinth | 1 | 1930 |
| Heath | 1 | 1929 |
| Millersburg Military Institute | 1 | 1927 |

## KHSAA Girls' Sweet Sixteen State Champions

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
| 1975 | Louisville Butler | 60–43 | Barren County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1976 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 68–55 | Louisville Butler | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1977 | Laurel County | 48–46 | Paris | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1978 | Laurel County | 63–48 | Breathitt County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1979 | Laurel County | 43–36 | Lexington Lafayette | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1980 | Louisville Butler | 65–49 | Franklin County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1981 | Pulaski County | 50–42 | Marshall County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1982 | Marshall County | 48–44 | Louisville Mercy | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1983 | Warren Central | 57–49 | Whitesburg | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1984 | Marshall County | 55–53 | Belfry | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1985 | Whitley County | 38–37 | Louisville Atherton | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1986 | Oldham County | 49–48 | Franklin-Simpson | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1987 | Laurel County | 50–48 | Louisville Doss | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1988 | Louisville Southern | 57–34 | Oldham County | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1989 | Clay County | 48–44 | George Rogers Clark | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1990 | Lexington Henry Clay | 62–50 | Louisville Southern | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1991 | Laurel County | 33–31 | George Rogers Clark | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1992 | Louisville Mercy | 44–38 | Clay County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1993 | Nicholas County | 48–46 | Warren East | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1994 | M.C. Napier | 88–56 | Fort Thomas Highlands | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1995 | Scott County | 68–45 | Pulaski County | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1996 | Union County | 44–37 | Central Hardin | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 1997 | Hazard | 54–38 | Elizabethtown | Civic Center, Frankfort |
| 1998 | Elizabethtown | 45–37 | Montgomery County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 1999 | Lexington Catholic | 57–42 | Louisville Assumption | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2000 | West Carter | 58–50 | Shelby County | McBrayer Arena, Richmond |
| 2001 | Lexington Catholic | 36–34 | Louisville Manual | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2002 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 57–46 | Jackson County | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2003 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 42–40 | Lexington Catholic | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2004 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 43–34 | Lexington Catholic | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2005 | Lexington Catholic | 59–54 | Clinton County | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2006 | Lexington Catholic | 69–52 | Rose Hill Christian | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2007 | Lexington Christian | 71–62 | Louisville Iroquois | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2008 | Louisville Butler | 58–57 | Franklin-Simpson | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2009 | Louisville Iroquois | 55–47 | Elizabethtown | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2010 | Louisville Mercy | 71–61 | Scott County | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2011 | Rockcastle County | 62–60 | Louisville Manual | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2012 | Louisville Manual | 58–54 | Marion County | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2013 | Marion County | 52–36 | Notre Dame | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2014 | Louisville Butler | 49–38 | Elizabethtown | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2015 | Covington Holy Cross | 35–32 | Allen County-Scottsville | Diddle Arena, Bowling Green |
| 2016 | Louisville Butler | 62–36 | Franklin County | BB&T Arena, Highland Heights |
| 2017 | Mercer County | 85–71 | Franklin County | BB&T Arena, Highland Heights |
| 2018 | Mercer County | 74–34 | Mercy | BB&T Arena, Highland Heights |
| 2019 | Ryle | 63–48 | Southwestern | Rupp Arena, Lexington |
| 2020 | Cancelled | | | |
| 2021 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 49–47 | Marshall County | Rupp Arena, Lexington |
| 2022 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 64–46 | Bullitt East | Rupp Arena, Lexington |
| 2023 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 68–53 | McCracken County | Rupp Arena, Lexington |
| 2024 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 60-49 | McCracken County | Rupp Arena, Lexington |
| 2025 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 65-60 | George Rogers Clark | Rupp Arena, Lexington |

## Schools with at least three boys' state championships

| Rank | School | Titles | Years Won |
| 1 | Lexington Lafayette | 6 | 1942, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1979, 2001 |
| 1 | Lexington Henry Clay | 6 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1983 |
| 3 | Owensboro | 5 | 1917, 1949, 1972, 1980, 2015 |
| 4 | Ashland | 4 | 1928, 1933, 1934, 1961 |
| 4 | Louisville Male | 4 | 1945, 1970, 1971, 1975 |
| 4 | Louisville Manual | 4 | 1921, 1923, 1925, 1931 |
| 4 | Louisville Saint Xavier | 4 | 1926, 1935, 1958, 1962 |
| 8 | Louisville Ballard | 3 | 1977, 1988, 1999 |
| 8 | Louisville Fairdale | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1994 |

## Schools with at least two girls' state championships

| Rank | School | Titles | Years Won |
| 1 | Louisville Sacred Heart | 9 | 1976, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 2 | Louisville Butler | 5 | 1975, 1980, 2008, 2014, 2016 |
| 2 | Laurel County | 5 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1991 |
| 4 | Lexington Catholic | 4 | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006 |
| 5 | Louisville Mercy | 2 | 1992, 2010 |
| 5 | Marshall County | 2 | 1982, 1984 |
| 5 | Mercer County | 2 | 2017, 2018 |