The 2012 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Times Union Center in downtown Albany on March 23, 24 and 25. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Boys and Girls in Brooklyn won the Class AA championship."Boys & Girls Kangaroos win first NY state Federation Class AA basketball championship, beating Mount Vernon, 66-60, in title game", Daily News, New York, 25 March 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016. Leroy Fludd of Boys and Girls was named the Class AA tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Class AA
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class AA were as follows:
Participating teams
AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualifiedCHSAASt. Raymond (Bronx)21-962004Defeated Holy Cross (Flushing), 66-58"Teammates through thick and thin, Dingle, Okoro lead St. Ray’s to title". New York Post, 12 March 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.NYSPHSAAMount Vernon 23-2102011 Defeated Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 61-57"Class AA Final - Mount Vernon 61, Aquinas Institute 57", The Post-Star, Glens Falls, 29 February 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.PSALBoys and Girls (Brooklyn)24-642011 Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 71-67"Boys & Girls Kangaroos beat Jefferson Orange Wave, 71-67, for third straight PSAL Class AA championship at Madison Square Garden", Daily News, New York, 17 March 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
Results
Boys and Girls finished the season with a 26-6 record.
Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:
Most Valuable Player
Leroy Fludd, Boys and Girls
All-Tournament Team
Joel Angus, Boys and Girls Isaiah Cousins, Mount Vernon Daniel Dingle, St. Raymond Tyliek Kimbrough, Boys and Girls Wesley Myers, Boys and Girls
Sportsmanship Award
Will Robinson, Mount Vernon
Class A
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class A were as follows:
Participating teams
AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualifiedCHSAAIona Prep (New Rochelle)25-322009Defeated St. John the Baptist (West Islip), 64-51"McCarthy, Iona continue ride, winning CHSAA ‘A’ state title", New York Post, 11 March 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.NYSAISAALong Island Lutheran (Brookville) 21-6242011 Defeated Albany Academy, 65-40"Freshman point paces LuHi past Albany Academy to book trip to Federation tourney", New York Post, 5 March 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.NYSPHSAAHarborfields 22-21(first)Defeated Tappan Zee (Orangeburg), 67-58"Class A Final - Harborfields 67, Tappan Zee 58", The Post-Star, Glens Falls, 29 February 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2016.PSALBrooklyn Collegiate26-51(first)Defeated Mott Haven (Bronx), 56-53"Davere Creighton sinks late free-throws and Brooklyn Collegiate tops Mott Haven for 1st PSAL hoops crown", Daily News, New York, 18 March 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
Results
Long Island Lutheran finished the season with a 23-6 record.
Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:
Most Valuable Player
Anthony Pate, Long Island Lutheran
All-Tournament Team
Ryan DeNicola, Long Island Lutheran Kenneth Lee, Long Island Lutheran Ervin Mitchell, Brooklyn Collegiate John Patron, Harborfields Brandon Williams, Iona Prep
Class B
Participating teams, results and individual honors in Class B were as follows:
Participating teams AssociationTeamRecordAppearanceLast appearanceHow qualifiedCHSAANazareth (Brooklyn)21-641989Defeated St. Mary's (Lancaster), 57-45"Two for one: Naz boys, girls win state titles as school fights for survival", New York Post, 11 March 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016NYSAISAACollegiate (NYC)25-372011 Defeated Poly Prep (Brooklyn), 51-45"High five: Collegiate rallies past Poly, continues NYSAISAA dominance", New York Post, 5 March 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.NYSPHSAABishop Ludden (Syracuse) 22-221994Defeated Watervliet, 43-42"Bishop Ludden survives to win state Class B boys basketball championship", The Post-Standard, Syracuse, 18 March 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.PSALPathways (St. Albans)24-422011Defeated Newcomers (Long Island City), 67-50"Jordan Washington leads Pathways to second straight PSAL “B” championship, then says it could be his last", Daily News, New York, 18 March 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
Results
Collegiate finished the season with a 27-3 record. It was Collegiate's record fifth straight state title.
Individual honors
The following players were awarded individual honors for their performances at the Federation Tournament:
Most Valuable Player
Ryan Frankel, Collegiate
All-Tournament Team
Willie Gwathmey, Collegiate Ben Hackett, Bishop Ludden Connor Huff, Collegiate Samson Usilo, Nazareth Jordan Washington, Pathways
External links
NYSPHSAA-FEDERATION Boys' Basketball Playoffs Brackets
References