2015 New York state high school boys basketball championships

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The 2015 Federation Tournament of Champions took place in Albany at the SEFCU Arena, home court of the University at Albany, SUNY basketball teams, on March 27, 28 and 29. The usual Albany venue, the Times Union Center in downtown Albany, was unavailable because the venue instead hosted the NCAA Women's Basketball Albany Regional. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Wings Academy in the Bronx won the Class AA championship. [1] Jessie Govan of Wings Academy was named the Class AA tournament's Most Valuable Player. [2]

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Class AA

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 25-4102014Defeated Xaverian (Brooklyn), 59-56 [3]
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 19-6272014Only Class AA school in association [2]
NYSPHSAA Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) 25-021987Defeated Brentwood, 76-63 [4]
PSALWings Academy (Bronx)28-222002Defeated Cardozo (Bayside), 50-46 [5]

Results

Semifinals
March 27
Championship Game
March 28
      
NYSPHSAA Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) 35
PSAL Wings Academy (Bronx)44
PSAL Wings Academy79
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 73
CHSAA Christ the King (Middle Village) 50
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 44

Wings Academy finished the season with a 30-2 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

Sportsmanship Award

Class A

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Canisius (Buffalo) 23-542001Defeated John F. Kennedy Catholic (Somers), 65-55 [6]
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 16-332014Only Class A school in association [2]
NYSPHSAA Scotia-Glenville 26-022014Defeated Greece Athena (Rochester), 54-49 [7]
PSAL Springfield Gardens 26-431987Defeated Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC), 58-54 [8]

Results

Semifinals
March 27
Championship Game
March 28
      
NYSPHSAA Scotia-Glenville 63 (OT)
CHSAA Canisius (Buffalo) 68
CHSAA Canisius (Buffalo) 48
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 44
PSAL Springfield Gardens 50
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 61

Canisius finished the season with a 25-5 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

Sportsmanship Award

  • Rory Flaherty, Albany Academy

Class B

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Park (Amherst) 20-31(first)Defeated Regis (NYC), 48-43 [9]
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 20-832014Defeated Collegiate (NYC), 49-44 [10]
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 23-242014Defeated Woodlands (Hartsdale), 70-62 [11]
PSAL Maspeth 28-11(first)Defeated Frederick Douglass Academy III (Bronx), 57-42 [8]

Results

Semifinals
March 28
Championship Game
March 29
      
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 55 (OT)
CHSAA Park (Amherst) 56
CHSAA Park (Amherst) 70
PSAL Maspeth 51
PSAL Maspeth 51
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 50

Park finished the season with a 22-3 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

  • Jeremy Bonifacio, Dwight
  • Derek Cheatom, Park
  • Randy Golda, Park
  • Jordan Roland, Westhill
  • Pablo Tamer, Maspeth

Sportsmanship Award

  • Michael Bugaj, Maspeth

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