2016 New York state high school boys basketball championships

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The 2016 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on March 18, 19 and 20. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Thomas Jefferson Campus in Brooklyn won the Class AA championship. [1] Shamorie Ponds of Thomas Jefferson Campus was named the Class AA 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 Xaverian (Brooklyn) 18-1142005Defeated Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn), 59-56 [3]
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 22-3282015Only Class AA school in association [4]
NYSPHSAA Aquinas Institute (Rochester) 24-31(first)Defeated Middletown, 68-50 [5]
PSAL Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) 23-91(first)Defeated Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn), 90-61 [6]

Results

Semifinals
March 18 		Championship Game
March 19
      
NYSPHSAA Aquinas Institute (Rochester) 54
CHSAA Xaverian (Brooklyn) 43
NYSPHSAA Aquinas Institute (Rochester) 65
PSAL Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) 72
PSAL Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) 69
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 62

Thomas Jefferson Campus finished the season with a 25-9 record. [7]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [8]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

Sportsmanship Award

  • Earnest Edwards, Aquinas Institute

Class A

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

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Canisius (Buffalo) 26-252015Defeated Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island), 44-41 [9]
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 16-442015Only Class A school in association [10]
NYSPHSAA Elmont Memorial 23-31(first)Defeated Troy, 57-43 [11]
PSALTelecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn)27-31(first)Defeated Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC), 54-51 [12]

Results

Semifinals
March 18 		Championship Game
March 19
      
NYSPHSAA Elmont Memorial 61
PSAL Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) 44
NYSPHSAA Elmont Memorial 51
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 67
CHSAA Canisius (Buffalo) 51
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 63

Albany Academy finished the season with an 18-4 record. [13]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [14]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

  • Sal Arena, Albany Academy
  • Devin Ballour, Telecommunication Arts and Technology
  • Will Bennett, Albany Academy
  • Jalen Burgess, Elmont Memorial
  • Stafford Trueheart, Canisius

Sportsmanship Award

  • Travis Robinson-Morgan, Elmont Memorial

Class B

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

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Salesian (New Rochelle) 15-1252011Defeated Nichols (Buffalo), 71-54 [15]
NYSAISAA Collegiate (NYC) 24-582011Defeated Poly Prep (Brooklyn), 66-31 [16]
NYSPHSAA Olean 27-022008Defeated Marlboro, 56-45 [17]
PSAL KIPP NYC (Bronx) 27-21(first)Defeated Jane Addams (Bronx), 95-82 [18]

Results

Semifinals
March 19 		Championship Game
March 20
      
NYSPHSAA Olean 66
PSAL KIPP NYC (Bronx) 65
NYSPHSAA Olean 45
NYSAISAA Collegiate (NYC) 49
CHSAA Salesian (New Rochelle) 45
NYSAISAA Collegiate (NYC) 63

Collegiate finished the season with a 26-5 record. [19] The title was Collegiate's sixth, tied for second-most in state history.

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [20]

Most Valuable Player

  • Everett Witt, Collegiate

All-Tournament Team

  • Jason Cam, Collegiate
  • Davis Franks, Collegiate
  • Elijah Ramadhan, Olean
  • Xavier Tellez, Salesian
  • Jason Valera Munoz, KIPP NYC

Sportsmanship Award

  • Ben Eckstrom, Olean

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