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]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Xaverian (Brooklyn) | 18-11 | 4 | 2005 | Defeated Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn), 59-56 [3] |
NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 22-3 | 28 | 2015 | Only Class AA school in association [4] |
NYSPHSAA | Aquinas Institute (Rochester) | 24-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Middletown, 68-50 [5] |
PSAL | Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) | 23-9 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn), 90-61 [6] |
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]
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [7]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Canisius (Buffalo) | 26-2 | 5 | 2015 | Defeated Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island), 44-41 [8] |
NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 16-4 | 4 | 2015 | Only Class A school in association [4] |
NYSPHSAA | Elmont Memorial | 23-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Troy, 57-43 [9] |
PSAL | Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) | 27-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC), 54-51 [10] |
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. [7]
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [7]
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
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CHSAA | Salesian (New Rochelle) | 15-12 | 5 | 2011 | Defeated Nichols (Buffalo), 71-54 [11] |
NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 24-5 | 8 | 2011 | Defeated Poly Prep (Brooklyn), 66-31 [12] |
NYSPHSAA | Olean | 27-0 | 2 | 2008 | Defeated Marlboro, 56-45 [13] |
PSAL | KIPP NYC (Bronx) | 27-2 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Jane Addams (Bronx), 95-82 [14] |
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. [7] The title was Collegiate's sixth, tied for second-most in state history.
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [7]
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