Oregon’s 2023-24 high school basketball season is getting underway, and the season is looking like it could be another great one.
Reigning Class 6A state champions Tualatin (boys) and Clackamas (girls) are both the early favorites to repeat — and in Tualatin’s case, three-peat — but that doesn’t mean the wins will be easy.
Both teams will have to navigate tough competition, meaning that this season’s week spent in the Chiles Center will be electric.
Here is The Oregonian/OregonLive’s complete previews of the Class 6A districts:
Tualatin's Jayden Fortier cuts down the net after the OSAA Class 6A boys basketball state championship game between Tualatin and West Linn on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at the Chiles Center in Portland.Tim Healy for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Boys basketball previews
Southridge, Beaverton, Mountainside and Jesuit all look to compete in a deep Metro League
Sherwood and Liberty the early favorites in the Pacific Conference
Central Catholic and Barlow stand as the early favorites for the Mt. Hood Conference
2-time reigning state champ Tualatin remains the favorite in the Three Rivers League
West Salem and its returning cast look to be the early favorites in the Central Valley Conference
South Medford remains the team to beat in the Southwest Conference
The Mountainside Mavericks host the Tualatin Timberwolves in a non-league Oregon high school boys basketball game on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at Mountainside High School.Linus Brush-Mindell for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Boys basketball players to watch
Returning player of the year Jackson Leach leads the Central Valley Conference players to watch
The Cleveland Warriors and the Roosevelt Roughriders competed in a boys basketball contest on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at Roosevelt High School.Howard Lao for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Boys basketball power rankings
A too-early look at the top programs in the state, where multiple teams look to contend
Clackamas coach Korey Landolt cuts down the net after the Cavaliers beat the South Medford Panthers in the Oregon Class 6A girls basketball championship game on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Chiles Center in Portland. Clackamas won 56-46.Timothy Healy for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Girls basketball previews
After graduating a star-studded senior class last spring, it’s a new day in the Metro League
With Ava Heiden healthy, Sherwood is the early favorite in the Pacific Conference
West Salem again looks like the favorite in the Central Valley Conference
South Medford and Willamette set for monster matchups with the Southwest Conference on the line
The Jesuit Crusaders take on the Willamette Wolverines in the OSAA Class 6A girls basketball state quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Chiles Center in Portland. Jesuit won 58-55.Howard Lao for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Girls basketball players to watch
Jesuit’s Kendra Hicks leads the early list of players to watch in the Metro League
Sherwood’s Ava Heiden highlights the Pacific Conference’s girls basketball players to watch
The Benson Techsters and the Jefferson Democrats compete in a girls basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at Jefferson High School in Portland.Howard Lao for The Oregonian/OregonLive
Girls basketball power rankings
Reigning champ Clackamas remains the heavy favorite in another loaded field
-- Nik Streng, nstreng@oregonian.com, @NikStreng