The New York state high school boys basketball championships are won in the Federation Tournament of Champions, which is conducted annually by the New York State Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations (NYSFSSAA). The tournament comprises the winners of the various high school athletic associations in New York:
New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) (public schools outside of New York City) (which qualifies in the NYSPHSAA Tournament) Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) (public schools in New York City) Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) (Catholic schools primarily in Buffalo, New York City, Long Island, and Westchester) New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association (NYSAISAA)
For geographic reasons, some Catholic and independent schools in upstate New York and Long Island compete in the NYSPHSAA.
The championship games are held each March. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
History Following a 45-year ban on high school basketball state championship tournaments in New York State, the State Education Department granted approval in 1978 for the first boys Federation tournament to be conducted on an experimental basis. The original boys tournament was named the Super Sixteen tournament, as the four associations (NYSPHSAA, PSAL, CHSAA and NYSAISAA) competed in four classes, based primarily on student-body size. The four classes were called AAA, AA, A and B in 1979. From 1981 through 2003, the four classes were called A, B, C and D. In September 2000, the tournament became known as the Federation Tournament of Champions. Beginning with the 2004 tournament, competition has been held in three classes (AA, A and B).
Following a three-year hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic, the Federation tournament returned in 2023, albeit on a smaller scale with games held at school sites around the Capital District. The tournament was put on indefinite pause after the 2023 edition: schools cited a decrease in interest from fans and media, plus a desire for athletes to start their spring sporting seasons earlier.
Venues
After the first two tournaments were held in Syracuse and Rochester in 1979 and 1980, the competition moved to Glens Falls through 2010 and then to Albany. In 2015, because the Times Union Center was used for the NCAA Women's Basketball Albany Regional, the Federation tournament was held at SEFCU Arena, the home court of the University at Albany, SUNY basketball teams. The tournament moved back to Glens Falls in 2017.
Year(s)CityArena 1979SyracuseOnondaga War Memorial Arena 1980RochesterRochester Community War Memorial 1981–2010Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center 2011–14AlbanyTimes Union Center 2015SEFCU Arena 2016Times Union Center 2017–19Glens FallsGlens Falls Civic Center/Cool Insuring Arena
Classifications
For 2015, the NYSPHSAA classification enrollment cutoffs were as follows, counting the number of 9th, 10th and 11th grade students in the previous scholastic year (enrollment is doubled for all-boys schools):
Class AA: 910 and more Class A: 480-909 Class B: 280-479
PSAL, CHSAA and NYSAISAA have their own classification systems, not tied directly to student enrollments.
A school may elect to play in a higher classification, but may not elect to play in a lower classification.
Winners and runners up
Results through 2020: YearClassWinnerAss'nRunner UpAss'nW ScoreRU ScoreOTs 1979AAASt. Anthony's (South Huntington)CHSAAMount VernonNYSPHSAA3634AANazareth (Brooklyn)Norman Thomas (NYC)PSAL7669ASt. Agnes (NYC)CubaNYSPHSAA10662BBishop Neumann (Williamsville)Bridgehampton68651 1980AHoly Trinity (Hicksville)Ward Melville (East Setauket)5348BTolentine (Bronx)Bellport7467CSt. Dominic (Oyster Bay)Lyons6145DBridgehamptonNYSPHSAAOur Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)NYSAISAA7773 1981AXaverian (Brooklyn)CHSAAMount VernonNYSPHSAA6766BMalverneNYSPHSAATolentine (Bronx)CHSAA5554CLong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAWyandanchNYSPHSAA6059DOur Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)Tuckahoe8454 1982ABenjamin Franklin (NYC)PSALSpring Valley5655BNottingham (Syracuse)NYSPHSAASt. Agnes (NYC)CHSAA7469CLong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAWyandanchNYSPHSAA6843DNew York MillsNYSPHSAAMcBurney (NYC)NYSAISAA6463 1983ANorth BabylonSpringfield GardensPSAL8773BBishop Loughlin (Brooklyn)CHSAABennett (Buffalo)NYSPHSAA9668CCharlotte (Rochester)NYSPHSAAWyandanch8857DOur Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)NYSAISAABrookfield8554 1984AHarry S. Truman (Bronx)PSALSweet Home (Amherst)67651BBennett (Buffalo)NYSPHSAAHoly Cross (Flushing)CHSAA6557CCharlotte (Rochester)Dalton (NYC)NYSAISAA4746 1985AAll Hallows (Bronx)CHSAABinghamtonNYSPHSAA66631BSamuel Gompers (Bronx)PSALWestbury (Old Westbury)7254CNichols (Buffalo)NYSAISAAWheatley (Old Westbury)7455 1986ABinghamtonNYSPHSAAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSAL7961BXaverian (Brooklyn)CHSAAManhassetNYSPHSAA7170CNichols (Buffalo)NYSAISAAWilson Magnet (Rochester)6359 1987AOur Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)Archbishop Molloy (Briarwood)CHSAA7161BNottingham (Syracuse)NYSPHSAAChrist the King (Middle Village)7270CTrott Vocational (Niagara Falls)Regis (NYC)5786 1988ATolentine (Bronx)CHSAAOur Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)NYSAISAA9569BLa Salle (Niagara Falls)NYSPHSAASamuel Gompers (Bronx)PSAL8067CTurner-Carroll (Buffalo)CHSAAStillwaterNYSPHSAA8687 1989AChrist the King (Middle Village)Adlai Stevenson (Bronx)PSAL8057BNazareth (Brooklyn)East HamptonNYSPHSAA5436CLyonsNYSPHSAANichols (Buffalo)NYSAISAA7770 1990AWilliam Grady (Brooklyn)PSALHempsteadNYSPHSAA7867BJamesville-DeWittNYSPHSAAJames Monroe (Bronx)PSAL7257CNichols (Buffalo)NYSAISAARensselaerNYSPHSAA6789 1991AMount VernonNYSPHSAAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSAL5949BNottingham (Syracuse)Julia Richman (NYC)6549CWatervlietTurner-Carroll (Buffalo)CHSAA8263 1992ABishop Loughlin (Brooklyn)CHSAAGreece Athena (Rochester)NYSPHSAA6857BGeorge Fowler (Syracuse)NYSPHSAASt. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Tonawanda)CHSAA6059CMynderse Academy (Seneca Falls)Regis (NYC)8491 1993ASt. Raymond (Bronx)CHSAAWalton (Bronx)PSAL9681BNorwichNYSPHSAASt. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Tonawanda)CHSAA7569CRegis (NYC)CHSAAWhitney PointNYSPHSAA4341 1994ARice (NYC)White Plains8254BLong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAANorwich7153CCardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda)CHSAABishop Ludden (Syracuse)7772 1995AAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSALChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAA5552BMount St. Michael (Bronx)CHSAAFrancis Lewis (Fresh Meadows)PSAL6439CNichols (Buffalo)NYSAISAASacred Heart (Yonkers)CHSAA7444 1996ARice (NYC)CHSAALa Salle (Niagara Falls)NYSPHSAA8465BPeekskillNYSPHSAASt. Dominic (Oyster Bay)CHSAA62571CBuffalo TraditionalCollegiate (NYC)NYSAISAA9271 1997ALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAPaul Robeson (Brooklyn)PSAL5350BSt. Dominic (Oyster Bay)CHSAAWesthill (Geddes)NYSPHSAA5350CSalesian (New Rochelle)Christian Brothers Academy (DeWitt)6562 1998ARice (NYC)Long Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAA8065BWesthampton BeachNYSPHSAAWadleigh (NYC)PSAL6251CTurner-Carroll (Buffalo)CHSAASidneyNYSPHSAA6855 1999ARice (NYC)Cardozo (Bayside)PSAL9365BTurner-Carroll (Buffalo)SouthamptonNYSPHSAA6663CLawrence Woodmere AcademyNYSAISAASalesian (New Rochelle)CHSAA6343 2000AMount VernonNYSPHSAAJohn F. Kennedy (Bronx)PSAL6058BSt. Mary's (Manhasset)CHSAAAmityvilleNYSPHSAA5549CPoly Prep (Brooklyn)NYSAISAABuffalo Traditional5150 2001ASt. Raymond (Bronx)CHSAASchenectady6249BAmityville MemorialNYSPHSAABenjamin Banneker Academy (Brooklyn)PSAL9173CBuffalo TraditionalCanisius (Buffalo)CHSAA6553 2002ARice (NYC)CHSAAHenninger (Syracuse)NYSPHSAA6153BSt. Mary's (Manhasset)Amityville Memorial65611CLawrence Woodmere AcademyNYSAISAABlind Brook (Rye Brook)4439 2003AAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSALChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAA75731BAmityville MemorialNYSPHSAAChaminade (Mineola)6557CBrooklyn FriendsNYSAISAACity Honors (Buffalo)NYSPHSAA69681 2004AAMount VernonNYSPHSAAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSAL6652AJamesville-DeWittSt. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Tonawanda)CHSAA77731BJohn F. Kennedy Catholic (Somers)McKinley Arts (Brooklyn)PSAL8161DBlind Brook (Rye Brook)Tully (Tully, NY)5243 2005AANiagara FallsXaverian (Brooklyn)CHSAA6865ASt. Anthony's (South Huntington)CHSAAPeekskillNYSPHSAA6150BRegis (NYC)Palmyra-Macedon6448 2006AAMount VernonNYSPHSAAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSAL6260APeekskillLawrence Woodmere AcademyNYSAISAA8175BGlobal Studies (Brooklyn)PSALBlessed Sacrament (New Rochelle)CHSAA7873 2007AAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)Rice (NYC)6862APeekskillNYSPHSAACardinal Hayes (Bronx)4442BMalverneBlessed Sacrament (New Rochelle)9081 2008AAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSALHoly Cross (Flushing)8667AJamesville-DeWittNYSPHSAALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAA7066BCollegiate (NYC)NYSAISAASt. Agnes (NYC)CHSAA5744 2009AARice (NYC)CHSAANewburgh Free AcademyNYSPHSAA70681ALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAJamesville-DeWitt6851BCollegiate (NYC)Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit)5755 2010AAChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAABoys and Girls (Brooklyn)PSAL5249ANichols (Buffalo)Jamesville-DeWittNYSPHSAA6543BCollegiate (NYC)NYSAISAAQueens H.S. of TeachingPSAL6141 2011AAMount VernonNYSPHSAAChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAA84781ALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAASt. Mary's (Manhasset)7851BCollegiate (NYC)Salesian (New Rochelle)4846 2012AABoys and Girls (Brooklyn)PSALMount VernonNYSPHSAA6660ALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAHarborfields (Greenlawn)6261BCollegiate (NYC)Bishop Ludden (Syracuse)6252 2013AAChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAA7364AAlbany AcademyNYSAISAAJohn Adams (Ozone Park)PSAL5034BMonsignor Scanlan (Bronx)CHSAAFannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx)5250 2014AAChrist the King (Middle Village)Long Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAA5852AScotia-GlenvilleNYSPHSAAHoly Trinity (Hicksville)CHSAA6852BWesthill (Geddes)Regis (NYC)6546 2015AAWings Academy (Bronx)PSALChrist the King (Middle Village)7973ACanisius (Buffalo)CHSAAAlbany AcademyNYSAISAA4844BPark (Amherst)MaspethPSAL7051 2016AAThomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn)PSALAquinas Institute (Rochester)NYSPHSAA7265AAlbany AcademyNYSAISAAElmont Memorial6751BCollegiate (NYC)Olean4945 2017AAAbraham Lincoln (Brooklyn)PSALLong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAA8063AAlbany AcademyNYSAISAAWalton Campus (Bronx)NYSPHSAA7646BLa Salle Academy (NYC)CHSAAWesthill (Geddes)8067 2018AAArchbishop Stepinac (White Plains)South Shore Campus (Brooklyn)PSAL8876APark (Amherst)Albany AcademyNYSAISAA5957BFannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx)PSALMekeel Christian Academy (Scotia)NYSPHSAA7462 2019AALong Island Lutheran (Brookville)NYSAISAAChrist the King (Middle Village)CHSAA5131AAlbany AcademyFrederick Douglass Academy (NYC)PSAL7549BGlens FallsCardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda)CHSAA8879 2020Cancelled, due to coronavirus pandemic
Championships by school
Results through 2020: RankSchoolWinsYears1Mount Vernon 91991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011,2012, 2017, 20222Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) 81981, 1982, 1994, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, 20193Collegiate (NYC) 62008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016Rice (NYC)1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 20095Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) 51995, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2017Nichols (Buffalo)1985, 1986, 1990, 1995, 20107Albany Academy 42013, 2016, 2017, 2019Christ the King (Middle Village)1989, 2010, 2013, 20149Jamesville-DeWitt 31990, 2004, 2008Nottingham (Syracuse)1982, 1987, 1991Our Saviour Lutheran (Bronx)1981, 1983, 1987Peekskill1996, 2006, 2007Turner-Carroll (Buffalo)1988, 1998, 1999
Championships by association
Results through 2020: RankAssociationWins1CHSAA 452NYSPHSAA 403NYSAISAA 294PSAL 14
See also List of New York state high school league conferences
References
External links http://www.nysbasketballbrackets.com/