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After the first two tournaments were held in Syracuse and Rochester in 1979 and 1980, [3] [2] the competition moved to Glens Falls through 2010 and then to Albany. [3] 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 earliest high school boys' state championship in New York was held in 1921 as a single-class tournament. The tournament continued as a one-classification competition through 1929, then as a two-classification (A and B) competition from 1930 through 1932. After the 1932 tournament, the NYSPHSAA voted against continuing the competition. [4]
Andre Curbelo of Long Island Lutheran was named the Class AA tournament's most valuable player. [3] Joseph Girard III of Glens Falls was named the Class B tournament's most valuable player and finished his high school basketball career with a state-record 4,763 points. [4]
The state tournament gets underway Wednesday, March 20, in Rupp Arena. The field is set for the 2024 Boys’ Sweet 16. View the bracket and the complete schedule.
The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments. [2] It consists of 768 member high schools from the state divided into 11 geographic sections. [3]
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]
Neff’s Staley squad won its fifth straight Holiday Classic championship — the only school to accomplish a “five-peat” in the 44-year history of this annual tournament.
The 2018 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on March 23, 24 and 25. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains won the Class AA championship. Alan Griffin of Archbishop Stepinac was named the Class AA tournament's most ...