# 2017 New York state high school boys basketball championships

The 2017 Federation Tournament of Champions took place at the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls on March 24, 25 and 26. Federation championships were awarded in the AA, A and B classifications. Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn won the Class AA championship. Donald Cannon-Flores of Abraham Lincoln 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 | Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) | 21-8 | 3 | 2007 | Defeated Archbishop Molloy (Briarwood), 64-62 |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 22-3 | 29 | 2016 | Only Class AA school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Mount Vernon | 23-4 | 11 | 2012 | Defeated Fairport, 59-48 |
| PSAL | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) | 29-3 | 12 | 2013 | Defeated Thomas Jefferson Campus (Brooklyn), 82-64 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 |
| NYSPHSAA | Mount Vernon | 57 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 67 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 67 | NYSAISAA | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville) | 63 |
| | | | PSAL | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) | 80 |
| PSAL | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) | 56 | PSAL | Abraham Lincoln (Brooklyn) | 80 |
| CHSAA | Cardinal Hayes (Bronx) | 47 | | | |
Abraham Lincoln finished the season with a 31-3 record. It was Abraham Lincoln's fifth state title, the most of any PSAL team.

### Individual honors

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* Donald Cannon-Flores, Abraham Lincoln

#### All-Tournament Team

* Greg Calixte, Mount Vernon
* Chris Coalmon, Long Island Lutheran
* Donatas Kupšas, Long Island Lutheran
* Michael Reid, Abraham Lincoln
* Joe Toussaint, Cardinal Hayes

## 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 | Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) | 21-6 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Chaminade (Mineola), 55-47 |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 15-5 | 5 | 2016 | Only Class A school in association |
| NYSPHSAA | Irondequoit | 25-1 | 1 | (first) | Defeated Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie), 54-43 |
| PSAL | Walton Campus (Bronx) | 27-4 | 2 | 1993 | Defeated Brooklyn Law and Technology, 58-57 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 25 | Semifinals March 25 | Semifinals March 25 | Championship Game March 26 | Championship Game March 26 | Championship Game March 26 |
| NYSPHSAA | Irondequoit | 45 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 54 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 54 | NYSAISAA | Albany Academy | 76 |
| | | | PSAL | Walton Campus (Bronx) | 46 |
| PSAL | Walton Campus (Bronx) | 46 | PSAL | Walton Campus (Bronx) | 46 |
| CHSAA | Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island) | 42 | | | |
Albany Academy finished the season with a 17-5 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

* Brandon Abrams, Monsignor Farrell
* Gerald Drumgoole, Irondequoit
* Louis Florimon, Walton Campus
* August Mahoney, Albany Academy
* Derek Smith, Walton Campus

#### Sportsmanship Award

* C.J. Mulvey, Albany Academy

## 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 | La Salle Academy (NYC) | 25-2 | 2 | 1997 | Defeated St. Mary’s (Lancaster), 80-52 |
| NYSAISAA | Dwight (NYC) | 20-4 | 4 | 2015 | Defeated Packer Collegiate Institute (Brooklyn), 43-40 |
| NYSPHSAA | Westhill (Geddes) | 25-1 | 5 | 2015 | Defeated Canton, 80-62 |
| PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 28-1 | 2 | 2013 | Defeated South Bronx Prep, 61-55 |

### Results

| Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Semifinals March 24 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 | Championship Game March 25 |
| NYSPHSAA | Westhill (Geddes) | 72 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Dwight (NYC) | 58 | | | |
| NYSAISAA | Dwight (NYC) | 58 | NYSPHSAA | Westhill (Geddes) | 67 |
| | | | CHSAA | La Salle Academy (NYC) | 80 |
| PSAL | Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom (Bronx) | 47 | CHSAA | La Salle Academy (NYC) | 80 |
| CHSAA | La Salle Academy (NYC) | 61 | | | |
La Salle Academy finished the season with a 27-2 record.

### Individual honors

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

#### Most Valuable Player

* James Bouknight, La Salle Academy

#### All-Tournament Team

* Isaiah Allen-Smith, La Salle Academy
* Zechariah Brown, Westhill
* Sean Dadey, Westhill
* Tyree Morris, Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom
* Dajuan Piper, Dwight