2014 New York state high school boys basketball championships

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The 2014 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on March 21, 22 and 23. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Christ the King in Middle Village, Queens won the Class AA championship. [1] Andre Walker of Christ the King was named the Class AA tournament's Most Valuable Player. Scotia-Glenville in Scotia won the Class A championship. Joe Cremo was named the Class A tournament's Most Valuable Player. [2]

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Class AA

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 23-692013Defeated Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn), 72-61 [3]
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 20-4262013Only Class AA school in association [2]
NYSPHSAAGreen Tech (Albany)19-51(first)Defeated Jamestown, 54-49 [4]
PSAL Cardozo (Bayside) 30-221999Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 55-54 [5]

Results

Semifinals
March 21
Championship Game
March 22
      
NYSPHSAA Green Tech (Albany) 52
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 68
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 52
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 58
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 54
PSAL Cardozo (Bayside) 51 (OT)

Christ the King finished the season with a 25-6 record. [2]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [2]

Most Valuable Player

  • Andrew Walker, Christ the King

All-Tournament Team

Sportsmanship Award

  • Robyn Missa, Christ the King

Class A

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Holy Trinity (Hicksville) 23-621980Defeated Xavier (NYC), 61-39 [6]
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 14-422013Only Class A school in association [2]
NYSPHSAA Scotia-Glenville 25-01(first)Defeated East (Rochester), 66-44 [7]
PSALWHEELS (NYC)27-41(first)Defeated Bedford Academy (Brooklyn), 57-54 [8]

WHEELS is an acronym for Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. [9]

Results

Semifinals
March 21
Championship Game
March 22
      
NYSPHSAA Scotia-Glenville 70
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 54
NYSPHSAA Scotia-Glenville 68
CHSAA Holy Trinity (Hicksville) 52
CHSAA Holy Trinity (Hicksville) 71
PSAL WHEELS 65

Scotia-Glenville finished the season with a 27-0 record. [2]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [2]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

  • Peter Alkins, Holy Trinity
  • Ray Jerome, Albany Academy
  • Dom LeMorta, Scotia-Glenville
  • Emile Lewis, WHEELS
  • Alex Sausville, Scotia-Glenville

Sportsmanship Award

  • Jimmy Golaszewski, Holy Trinity

Class B

Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Regis (NYC) 17-1152005Defeated St. Mary's (Lancaster), 56-50 [10]
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 23-621998Defeated Riverdale (Bronx), 74-55 [11]
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 25-032010Defeated Olean, 93-55 [12]
PSALBrooklyn Community Communication, Arts and Media30-01(first)Defeated Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx), 47-44 [13]

Results

Semifinals
March 22
Championship Game
March 23
      
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 80
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 52
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 65
CHSAA Regis (NYC) 46
CHSAA Regis (NYC) 52
PSAL Brooklyn Community 44

Westhill finished the season with a 27-0 record. [2]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [2]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

  • Chris Benjamin, Brooklyn Community
  • William Billy, Westhill
  • Mike Cerone, Regis
  • Pee Wee Kirkland, Dwight
  • Tyler Reynolds, Westhill

Sportsmanship Award

  • Luke Passanannte, Regis

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