# 2016 New York state high school boys basketball championships

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. Shamorie Ponds of Thomas Jefferson Campus 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

| Association | Team | Record | Appearance | Last appearance | How qualified |
| CHSAA | Xaverian (Brooklyn) | 18-11 | 4 | 2005 | Defeated Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn), 59-56 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 22-3 | 28 | 2015 | Only Class AA school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Aquinas Institute (Rochester) | 24-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Middletown, 68-50 |
| PSAL | Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) | 23-9 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn), 90-61 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship Game March 19 | Championship Game March 19 | Championship Game March 19 |
| NYSPHSAA | Aquinas Institute (Rochester) | 54 | | | |
| CHSAA | Xaverian (Brooklyn) | 43 | | | |
| CHSAA | Xaverian (Brooklyn) | 43 | NYSPHSAA | Aquinas Institute (Rochester) | 65 |
| | | | PSAL | Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) | 72 |
| PSAL | Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) | 69 | PSAL | Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn) | 72 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 62 | | | |
Thomas Jefferson Campus finished the season with a 25-9 record.

### Individual honors

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

#### 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 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 16-4 | 4 | 2015 | Only Class A school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Elmont Memorial | 23-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Troy, 57-43 |
| PSAL | Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) | 27-3 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Frederick Douglass Academy (NYC), 54-51 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Championship Game March 19 | Championship Game March 19 | Championship Game March 19 |
| NYSPHSAA | Elmont Memorial | 61 | | | |
| PSAL | Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) | 44 | | | |
| PSAL | Telecommunication Arts and Technology (Brooklyn) | 44 | NYSPHSAA | Elmont Memorial | 51 |
| | | | NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 67 |
| CHSAA | Canisius (Buffalo) | 51 | NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 67 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 63 | | | |
Albany Academy finished the season with an 18-4 record.

### Individual honors

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

#### 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 |
| NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 24-5 | 8 | 2011 | Defeated Poly Prep (Brooklyn), 66-31 |
| NYSPHSAA | Olean | 27-0 | 2 | 2008 | Defeated Marlboro, 56-45 |
| PSAL | KIPP NYC (Bronx) | 27-2 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Jane Addams (Bronx), 95-82 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Semifinals March 19 | Championship Game March 20 | Championship Game March 20 | Championship Game March 20 |
| NYSPHSAA | Olean | 66 | | | |
| PSAL | KIPP NYC (Bronx) | 65 | | | |
| PSAL | KIPP NYC (Bronx) | 65 | NYSPHSAA | Olean | 45 |
| | | | NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 49 |
| CHSAA | Salesian (New Rochelle) | 45 | NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 49 |
| NYSAISAA | Collegiate (NYC) | 63 | | | |
Collegiate finished the season with a 26-5 record. 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:

#### 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