2017 New York state high school boys basketball championships

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The 2017 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls on March 24, 25 and 26. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn won the Class AA championship. [1] Donald Cannon-Flores of Abraham Lincoln 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 Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) 21-832007Defeated Archbishop Molloy (Briarwood), 64-62 [3]
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 22-3292016Only Class AA school in association [4]
NYSPHSAA Mount Vernon 23-4112012Defeated Fairport, 59-48 [5]
PSAL Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) 29-3122013Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 82-64 [6] [7]

Results

Semifinals
March 24
Championship Game
March 25
      
NYSPHSAA Mount Vernon 57
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 67
NYSAISAA Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 63
PSAL Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) 80
PSAL Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) 56
CHSAA Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) 47

Abraham Lincoln finished the season with a 31-3 record. [8] [9] It was Abraham Lincoln's fifth state title, the most of any PSAL team.

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [10]

Most Valuable Player

  • Donald Cannon-Flores, Abraham Lincoln

All-Tournament Team

Class A

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

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) 21-61(first)Defeated Chaminade (Mineola), 55-47 [11] [12]
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 15-552016Only Class A school in association [13]
NYSPHSAA Irondequoit 25-11(first)Defeated Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie), 54-43 [14]
PSAL Walton Campus (Bronx) 27-421993Defeated Brooklyn Law and Technology, 58-57 [15]

Results

Semifinals
March 25
Championship Game
March 26
      
NYSPHSAA Irondequoit 45
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 54
NYSAISAA Albany Academy 76
PSAL Walton Campus (Bronx) 46
PSAL Walton Campus (Bronx) 46
CHSAA Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) 42

Albany Academy finished the season with a 17-5 record. [16] [17]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [18]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

Sportsmanship Award

  • C.J. Mulvey, Albany Academy

Class B

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

Participating teams

AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualified
CHSAA La Salle Academy (NYC) 25-221997Defeated St. Mary’s (Lancaster), 80-52 [19]
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 20-442015Defeated Packer Collegiate Institute (Brooklyn), 43-40 [20]
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 25-152015Defeated Canton, 80-62 [21]
PSALFannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx)28-122013Defeated South Bronx Prep, 61-55 [22]

Results

Semifinals
March 24
Championship Game
March 25
      
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 72
NYSAISAA Dwight (NYC) 58
NYSPHSAA Westhill (Geddes) 67
CHSAA La Salle Academy (NYC) 80
PSAL Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) 47
CHSAA La Salle Academy (NYC) 61

La Salle Academy finished the season with a 27-2 record. [23] [24]

Individual honors

The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament: [25]

Most Valuable Player

All-Tournament Team

  • Isaiah Allen-Smith, La Salle Academy
  • Zechariah Brown, Westhill
  • Sean Dadey, Westhill
  • Tyree Morris, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom
  • Dajuan Piper, Dwight

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