Nearly two-thirds of the District 2 boys basketball teams will open their schedules on Dec. 2, the first legal date for games in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The rest will spread out their openers from Dec. 3 through Dec. 8.
A look at the scheduled opener for each District 2 team:
Dec. 2 games
| Time | Matchup | Notes |
| 5:30 p.m. | Mid Valley vs. Bethlehem Freedom | Opener of Wilkes-Barre Area Tip-Off Tournament |
| 6:00 p.m. | Sayre at Susquehanna | Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge |
| 6:45 p.m. | Carbondale at Elk Lake | Red Wallace Memorial Scholarship Game |
| 6:45 p.m. | Tunkhannock at Scranton Prep | |
| 6:45 p.m. | Wyoming Seminary at Lackawanna Trail | |
| 6:45 p.m. | Lake-Lehman at Montrose | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Holy Redeemer at Wilkes-Barre Area | Wilkes-Barre Area Tip-Off Tournament |
| 7:00 p.m. | Hazleton Area at Allentown Dieruff | |
| 7:15 p.m. | Riverside at Wyoming Valley West | |
| 7:15 p.m. | Scranton at Crestwood | |
| 7:15 p.m. | North Pocono at Nanticoke | |
| 7:30 p.m. | North Penn-Mansfield at Berwick | Joe Nespoli Memorial Tournament |
| 7:30 p.m. | Blue Ridge vs. Wyalusing | Susquehanna-Bradford County Challenge at Susquehanna |
| 7:30 p.m. | MMI Prep at Mountain View | Second game of girls-boys doubleheader |
| 8:30 p.m. | Monticello (N.Y.) at Wallenpaupack | Hawley Tip-Off Tournament |
Later openers
NOTE: Team(s) making season debut are in bold.
| Date | Time | Matchup | Notes |
| Dec. 3 | 2:15 p.m. | Forest City at Valley View | |
| Dec. 3 | 6:45 p.m. | Nanticoke at Delaware Valley | |
| Dec. 3 | 7:00 p.m. | East Stroudsburg North at Dallas | |
| Dec. 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Hanover Area at Crestwood | |
| Dec. 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Wyoming Area at Pittston Area | Eugene DeMinico II Memorial Game |
| Dec. 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Dunmore at West Scranton | Played at Scranton High School |
| Dec. 5 | 6:30 p.m. | Honesdale vs. West Scranton | Finan Memorial Tournament at Carbondale |
| Dec. 5 | 7:15 p.m. | Lackawanna Trail at Old Forge | |
| Dec. 6 | 7:15 p.m. | Abington Heights at Wyoming Seminary | |
| Dec. 6 | 7:15 p.m. | Western Wayne at Tunkhannock | |
| Dec. 7 | 6:45 p.m. | Wallenpaupack at Lakeland | |
| Dec. 8 | 6:45 p.m. | Holy Cross at Valley View |
MORE COVERAGE
Girls openers: Girls basketball season openers – NEPA Sports Nation.
