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]
Class AA
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:
Participating teams
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
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
- Shamorie Ponds, Thomas Jefferson Campus
All-Tournament Team
- Rasheem Dunn, Thomas Jefferson Campus
- Devonte Green, Long Island Lutheran
- Jalen Pickett, Aquinas Institute
- Curtis Smith, Thomas Jefferson Campus
- Nyontay Wisseh, Xaverian
Sportsmanship Award
- Earnest Edwards, Aquinas Institute
Class A
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:
Participating teams
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHSAA | Canisius (Buffalo) | 26-2 | 5 | 2015 | Defeated Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island), 44-41[9] |
NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 16-4 | 4 | 2015 | Only Class A school in association[10] |
NYSPHSAA | Elmont Memorial | 23-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Troy, 57-43[11] |
PSAL | Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) | 27-3 | 1 | (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
- Hameir Wright, Albany Academy
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
Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHSAA | Salesian (New Rochelle) | 15-12 | 5 | 2011 | Defeated Nichols (Buffalo), 71-54[15] |
NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 24-5 | 8 | 2011 | Defeated Poly Prep (Brooklyn), 66-31[16] |
NYSPHSAA | Olean | 27-0 | 2 | 2008 | Defeated Marlboro, 56-45[17] |
PSAL | KIPP NYC (Bronx) | 27-2 | 1 | (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
External links
References
- ↑ "Thomas Jefferson tops Aquinas", Times Union, Albany, 19 March 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Aquinas stopped in Federation final", Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, 20 March 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Xaverian wins CHSAA city championship, beats Loughlin, 59-56, in title game", Daily News, New York, 14 March 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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- ↑ "Thomas Jefferson beats Lincoln, 90-61, to win first PSAL boys basketball championship since 1954", Daily News, New York, 12 March 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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- ↑ "Telecom holds off Lions’s rallies for crown", Brooklyn Daily, 16 March 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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- ↑ "Leaders of the pack: Packer’s Pelicans win private-school Class-C crown", Brooklyn Daily, 2 March 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Class B Final: Schmidt, Olean top Marlboro for 2nd crown", Post-Star, Glens Falls, 9 March 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Aquinas completes football-basketball double". www.newyorksportswriters.org. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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