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New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball Championships

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Boys Basketball Championships are held annually to determine the champions of public high schools outside of New York City, though some catholic and independent schools are members as well. The championship games are held each March. After 36 years in Glens Falls at the Glens Falls Civic Center, the championships are held in Binghamton at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena.[1]

1989 basketball championship trophy in East Hampton, New York

The winners of the Class AA, A and B tournaments then compete for the state title in a tournament, called the Federation Tournament of Champions, against the champions of the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA), the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association (NYSAISAA), and the Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) (public schools in New York City).[2] The Federation Tournament of Champions returned to Glens Falls at the Glens Falls Civic Center beginning in March 2017.[3]

Early history

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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] According to Alton Doyle, the executive director of the NYSPHSAA from 1975 to 1990, there were many violations of the rules on eligibility, with some schools using overage students, and gambling was widespread. The state tournament was believed to be a cause of such problems, leading to the decision to eliminate the tournament.[5]

Regional tournaments continued over the years without any overall state championship. From 1974 through 1977, various inter-sectional, regional and inter-class post-season tournaments were held. In 1976, the state legislature passed a bill to authorize a state tournament, which began in 1978.[4]

Sections and classifications

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Winners of each section compete in the NYSPHSAA tournament, by size classification, for the NYSPHSAA state championship. There are 11 sections, as follows:

Each section is further divided into classes, by school enrollment size. The classes are, from largest schools to smallest, AA, A, B, C, and D. For 2015, the 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):[8][9]

  • Class AA: 910 and more
  • Class A: 480-909
  • Class B: 280-479
  • Class C: 170-279
  • Class D: 169 and fewer

A school may elect to play in a higher classification, but may not elect to play in a lower classification.[10]

Winners and runners-up

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Winners and runners-up of the single-classification tournament from 1921 through 1929 were:[4]

Year Venue Winner Runner-up W score RU score
1921 Syracuse University Poughkeepsie Sherrill 29 18
1922 Syracuse University Syracuse Central East (Rochester) 25 19
1923 Syracuse University Port Chester Masten Park (Buffalo) 18 14
1924 Syracuse University Lafayette (Buffalo) Lansingburgh 29 18
1925 Syracuse University Lafayette (Buffalo) Patchogue 22 16
1926 Syracuse University Elmira Free Academy Kenmore (Tonawanda) 26 24
1927 Broadway Auditorium Yonkers Elmira Free Academy 30 16
1928 Troy Syracuse Central Fosdick-Masten Park (Buffalo) 30 16
1929 Syracuse University Albany Fosdick-Masten Park (Buffalo) 25 19

Winners and runners-up of the two-classification tournament from 1930 through 1932 were:[4]

Year Venue Class Winner Runner-Up W Score RU Score OTs
1930 Syracuse University A Little Falls Cohoes 25 9
1930 Syracuse University B Mineville Margaretville 38 28
1931 Syracuse University A Yonkers Oswego 34 18
1931 Syracuse University B Cornwall Chautauqua 38 28
1932 Syracuse University A Yonkers Johnson City 34 18 1
1932 Syracuse University B Sherrill East Islip 33 15

Venues of the current, multi-classification tournament:

Year(s) City Arena
1978–1980 Rochester Rochester Community War Memorial
1981–2016 Glens Falls Glens Falls Civic Center
2017–2019 Binghamton Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena

Results of the current, multi-classification tournament, through 2019:[4]

Year Class Winner Sec Runner-Up Sec W Score RU Score OTs
1978 AAA Mount Vernon 1 Kenmore West (Tonawanda) 6 82 52
1978 AA Niskayuna 2 Jamesville-DeWitt 3 75 55
1978 A Notre Dame (Elmira) 4 Roosevelt 8 85 67
1978 B Schuylerville 2 Bloomfield 5 70 68 3
1978 C Pierson (Sag Harbor) 11 Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 71 68 1
1978 D Bridgehampton 11 Lyme 3 73 70
1979 AAA Mount Vernon 1 Rush-Henrietta Sperry 5 63 56
1979 AA Lackawanna 6 Scarsdale 1 57 55 3
1979 A Malverne 8 Albertus Magnus (Bardonia) 1 55 52
1979 B Sidney 4 Mattituck 11 65 56
1979 C Cuba 5 Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 64 51
1979 D Bridgehampton 11 Argyle 2 59 50
1980 A Ward Melville (East Setauket) 11 Union-Endicott 4 56 51
1980 B Bellport 11 Rush-Henrietta Roth 5 63 61
1980 C Lyons 5 Hastings (Hastings-on-Hudson) 1 81 65
1980 D Bridgehampton 11 Oppenheim-Ephratah 3 71 70
1981 A Mount Vernon 1 Arcadia (Greece) 5 74 66
1981 B Malverne 8 McKinley (Buffalo) 6 62 54
1981 C Wyandanch 11 Emerson (Buffalo) 6 72 70
1981 D Tuckahoe 1 New York Mills 3 73 71
1982 A Spring Valley 9 Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) 3 85 68
1982 B Nottingham (Syracuse) 3 Catskill 2 45 43
1982 C Wyandanch 11 Lyons 5 68 65
1982 D New York Mills 3 Tuckahoe 1 82 77
1983 A North Babylon 11 Union-Endicott 4 69 43
1983 B Charlotte (Rochester) 5 Wyandanch 11 88 57
1983 C Bennett (Buffalo) 6 Burke Catholic (Goshen) 9 88 61
1983 D Brookfield Central 3 St. Patrick's (Catskill) 2 40 38
1984 A Sweet Home (Amherst) 6 Long Beach 8 51 50
1984 B Bennett (Buffalo) 6 Catskill 2 82 81 1
1984 C Charlotte (Rochester) 5 Coleman Catholic (Hurley) 9 74 60
1984 D Bridgehampton 11 Greenwood 5 49 47
1985 A Binghamton 4 Mount Vernon 1 73 59
1985 B Westbury 8 Lackawanna 6 65 60
1985 C Wheatley (Old Westbury) 8 Wilson (Rochester) 5 68 55
1985 D Bishop Cunningham (Oswego) 3 Bridgehampton 11 69 65 1
1986 A Binghamton 4 Hempstead 8 64 50
1986 B Manhasset 8 Elmira Free Academy 4 62 56
1986 C Wilson Magnet (Rochester) 5 James I. O'Neill (Highland Falls) 9 78 72
1986 D Bridgehampton 11 Newfield (Tompkins) 4 94 57
1987 A Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) 2 Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) 3 69 52
1987 B Nottingham (Syracuse) 3 South Side (Rockville Centre) 8 76 67
1987 C Trott Vocational (Niagara Falls) 6 Center Moriches 11 71 61
1987 D Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 Cuba 5 74 50
1988 A McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) 5 Liverpool 3 77 67
1988 B La Salle (Niagara Falls) 6 Nottingham (Syracuse) 3 79 75 1
1988 C Stillwater 2 Malverne 8 78 67
1988 D Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 Sugar Loaf (Chester) 9 92 83
1989 A Hempstead 8 La Salle (Niagara Falls) 6 77 63
1989 B East Hampton 11 Rye 1 57 53
1989 C Lyons 5 Whitney Point 4 61 55
1989 D Avoca 5 Sugar Loaf (Chester) 9 66 61
1990 A Hempstead 8 Mount Vernon 1 60 42
1990 B Jamesville-DeWitt 3 Newark 5 60 52
1990 C Rensselaer 2 Buffalo Traditional 6 80 68
1990 D Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 Avoca 5 57 54
1991 A Mount Vernon 1 Henninger (Syracuse) 3 80 65
1991 B Nottingham (Syracuse) 3 Nyack 1 72 70 1
1991 C Watervliet 2 Livonia 5 68 58
1991 D Prattsburgh 5 Argyle 2 80 72
1992 A Greece Athena (Rochester) 5 Liverpool 3 60 37
1992 B George Fowler (Syracuse) 3 Palmyra-Macedon 5 79 61
1992 C Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls) 5 Malverne 8 85 79
1992 D Notre Dame (Batavia) 5 Bishop Grimes (East Syracuse) 3 70 58
1993 A Hempstead 8 Mount Vernon 1 55 54
1993 B Norwich 4 Franklin (Rochester) 5 56 49
1993 C Whitney Point 4 Broadalbin-Perth 2 57 53
1993 D Clyde-Savannah 5 Tuckahoe 1 76 66
1994 A White Plains 1 West Genesee (Camillus) 3 65 60
1994 B Norwich 4 Central Square 3 49 29
1994 C Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) 3 Mynderse Academy (Seneca Falls) 5 64 54
1994 D Hamilton 3 Tuckahoe 1 59 39
1995 A La Salle (Niagara Falls) 6 Henninger (Syracuse) 3 67 57
1995 B Poughkeepsie 1 Amsterdam 2 62 53
1995 C Peekskill 1 Buffalo Traditional 6 94 85 1
1995 D Maple Grove (Bemus Point) 6 Sugar Loaf (Chester) 9 61 54
1996 A La Salle (Niagara Falls) 6 Newburgh 9 77 66
1996 B Peekskill 1 Franklin (Rochester) 5 71 62
1996 C Buffalo Traditional 6 Mechanicville 2 62 48
1996 D Bridgehampton 11 West Canada Valley (Newport) 3 51 37
1997 A McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) 5 Hempstead 8 69 55
1997 B Westhill (Geddes) 3 Walter Panas (Cortlandt Manor) 1 64 53
1997 C Christian Brothers Academy (DeWitt) 3 Lyons 5 66 54
1997 D Bridgehampton 11 Hammond 10 79 55
1998 A Schenectady 2 Hempstead 8 61 51
1998 B Westhampton Beach 11 Westhill (Geddes) 3 56 36
1998 C Sidney 4 Watervliet 2 63 47
1998 D Bridgehampton 11 Jasper-Troupsburg 5 67 33
1999 A White Plains 1 Colonie 2 46 43
1999 B Southampton 11 Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit) 5 55 42
1999 C Buffalo Traditional 6 Notre Dame (Utica) 3 61 51
1999 D Millbrook 9 Fort Ann 2 44 31
2000 A Mount Vernon 1 Longwood (Middle Island) 11 76 69 1
2000 B Amityville 11 Notre Dame (Utica) 3 66 52
2000 C Buffalo Traditional 6 Malverne 8 66 62
2000 D Hamilton 3 Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 91 86 3
2001 A Schenectady 2 Hempstead 8 69 45
2001 B Amityville 11 Williamsville East 6 87 70
2001 C Buffalo Traditional 6 Mechanicville 2 78 53
2001 D Notre Dame (Batavia) 5 Hamilton 3 62 61
2002 A Henninger (Syracuse) 3 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) 5 71 56
2002 B Amityville 11 Peekskill 1 67 57
2002 C Blind Brook (Rye Brook) 1 City Honors (Buffalo) 6 57 49
2002 D City Honors (Buffalo) 6 Harrisville 10 49 48
2003 A McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) 5 Mount Vernon 1 57 50
2003 B Amityville 11 Glens Falls 2 77 52
2003 C City Honors (Buffalo) 6 Cooperstown 3 66 59
2003 D S. S. Seward Institute (Florida) 9 Moriah 7 68 52
2004 AA Mount Vernon 1 Niagara Falls 6 56 46
2004 A Jamesville-DeWitt 3 Amityville 11 56 52
2004 B John F. Kennedy Catholic (Somers) 1 Malverne 8 53 52
2004 C Blind Brook (Rye Brook) 1 Tully 3 52 43
2004 D Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford) 1 Whitesville 5 50 44
2005 AA Niagara Falls 6 New Rochelle 1 69 58
2005 A Peekskill 1 Mexico 3 75 61
2005 B Palmyra-Macedon 5 Carle Place 8 57 47
2005 C Sodus 5 Faith Heritage (Syracuse) 3 76 65
2005 D Martin Luther King (Hastings-on-Hudson) 1 Fort Edward 2 76 57
2006 AA Mount Vernon 1 Niagara Falls 6 57 53
2006 A Peekskill 1 Sweet Home (Amherst) 6 46 39
2006 B Lackawanna 6 John F. Kennedy Catholic (Somers) 1 67 50
2006 C Campbell-Savona 5 Stillwater 2 39 35
2006 D Charles Finney (Penfield) 5 Martin Luther King (Hastings-on-Hudson) 1 60 58
2007 AA Mount Vernon 1 Bishop Maginn (Albany) 2 68 65
2007 A Peekskill 1 Glens Falls 2 58 48
2007 B Malverne 8 Ogdensburg Free Academy 10 44 42
2007 C Sidney 4 Friends Academy (Locust Valley) 8 67 49
2007 D Charles Finney (Penfield) 5 Chateaugay 10 45 27
2008 AA Bishop Maginn (Albany) 2 Niagara Falls 6 68 37
2008 A Jamesville-DeWitt 3 East Hampton 11 78 54
2008 B Olean 6 Malverne 8 63 53
2008 C Maple Grove (Bemus Point) 6 Mechanicville 2 71 46
2008 D Chateaugay 10 Northstar Christian Academy (Rochester) 5 52 41
2009 AA Newburgh Free Academy 9 Niagara Falls 6 62 42
2009 A Jamesville-DeWitt 3 Peekskill 1 77 75
2009 B Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit) 5 Seton Catholic (Binghamton) 4 65 48
2009 C Avon 5 Maple Hill (Castleton) 2 61 55
2009 D South Kortright 4 Greenport 11 47 43
2010 AA Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) 2 Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) 11 71 53
2010 A Jamesville-DeWitt 3 Newark 5 59 45
2010 B Westhill (Geddes) 3 Burke Catholic (Goshen) 9 60 51
2010 C OTC/Middle Early College (Buffalo) 6 Maple Hill (Castleton) 2 74 41
2010 D Maple Grove (Bemus Point) 6 Coleman Catholic (Hurley) 9 43 38
2011 AA Mount Vernon 1 Jamestown 6 62 51
2011 A Jamesville-DeWitt 3 Harborfields 11 66 51
2011 B Burke Catholic (Goshen) 9 Potsdam 10 62 52
2011 C Friends Academy (Locust Valley) 8 Syracuse Academy of Science 3 46 44
2011 D New York Mills 3 Coleman Catholic (Hurley) 9 47 42
2012 AA Mount Vernon 1 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) 5 61 57
2012 A Harborfields 11 Tappan Zee (Orangeburg) 1 67 58
2012 B Bishop Ludden (Syracuse) 3 Watervliet 2 43 42
2012 C Tuckahoe 1 OTC/Middle Early College (Buffalo) 6 77 66
2012 D Sackets Harbor 3 Madrid-Waddington 10 49 35
2013 AA Bishop Kearney (Irondequoit) 5 New Rochelle 1 45 39
2013 A McKinley (Buffalo) 6 Burke Catholic (Goshen) 9 76 73 1
2013 B Watervliet 2 Babylon 11 72 60 1
2013 C Lake George 2 Pine Plains 9 55 45
2013 D Argyle 2 Martin Luther King (Hastings-on-Hudson) 1 58 33
2014 AA Green Tech (Albany) 2 Jamestown 6 54 49
2014 A Scotia-Glenville 2 East (Rochester) 5 66 44
2014 B Westhill (Geddes) 3 Olean 6 93 55
2014 C Hoosic Valley (Schaghticoke) 2 OTC/Middle Early College (Buffalo) 6 67 55
2014 D New York Mills 3 Coleman Catholic (Hurley) 9 57 50 1
2015 AA Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) 2 Brentwood 11 76 63
2015 A Scotia-Glenville 2 Greece Athena (Rochester) 5 54 49
2015 B Westhill (Geddes) 3 Woodlands (Hartsdale) 1 70 62
2015 C Lake George 2 Waterville 3 53 50
2015 D Bridgehampton 11 New York Mills 3 62 49
2016 AA Aquinas Institute (Rochester) 5 Middletown 9 68 50
2016 A Elmont Memorial 8 Troy 2 57 43
2016 B Olean 6 Marlboro 9 56 45
2016 C Middle Early College (Buffalo) 6 Haldane (Cold Spring) 1 82 40
2016 D Oriskany 3 Moriah 7 79 54
2017 AA Mount Vernon 1 Fairport 5 59 48
2017 A Irondequoit 5 Our Lady of Lourdes (Poughkeepsie) 1 54 43
2017 B Westhill (Geddes) 3 Canton 10 80 62
2017 C Moravia 4 Lake George 2 54 39
2017 D Moriah 7 Newfield 4 61 52
2018 AA Liverpool 3 Half Hollow Hills East (Dix Hills) 11 71 65
2018 A Amityville 11 Ardsley 1 74 54
2018 B Mekeel Christian Academy (Scotia) 2 Seton Catholic Central (Binghamton) 4 42 37
2018 C Lake George 2 Northstar Christian Academy (Rochester) 5 66 65
2018 D East (Buffalo) 6 Moriah 7 74 61 1
2019 AA West Genesee (Camillus) 3 Brentwood 11 70 57
2019 A Poughkeepsie 1 Pittsford Mendon 5 69 59
2019 B Glens Falls 2 Lowville Academy 3 75 74 1
2019 C Cooperstown 3 Middle Early College (Buffalo) 6 71 61
2019 D Harrisville 10 Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville (St. Johnsville) 2 67 54
2020 Cancelled, due to coronavirus pandemic[11]

Championships by school

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Results through 2020:

Rank School Wins Years
1 Mount Vernon     11 1978, 1979, 1981, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017
2 Bridgehampton     9 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2015
3 Jamesville-DeWitt     6 1990, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
4 Amityville     5 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018
4 Peekskill     5 1995, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007
4 Westhill (Geddes)     5 1997, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017
7 Alexander Hamilton (Elmsford)     4 1987, 1988, 1990, 2004
7 Buffalo Traditional     4 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001

Championships by section

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Results through 2020:

Rank Section Champions Runners-up
1 Section 3     31 27
2 Section 1     30 28
3 Section 5     26 27
4 Section 6     25 21
5 Section 11     24 14
6 Section 2     22 24
7 Section 8     11 14
8 Section 4     11 8
9 Section 9     5 15
10 Section 10     2 7
11 Section 7     1 3

References

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  1. ^ Retrieved April 4, 2016
  2. ^ New York State Boys Basketball Championships – nybasketball.net. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Federation basketball tournament to return to Glens Falls". www.recordonline.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Boys' Basketball Playoffs Brackets". www.nysbasketballbrackets.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ^ Jason Molinet, "History of LI Basketball/New York State of Mind/Tourney, dormant for years, has become goal for LI teams", Newsday, March 21, 2002, http://www.newsday.com/sports/history-of-li-basketball-new-york-state-of-mind-tourney-dormant-for-years-has-become-goal-for-li-teams-1.349674. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Home". 80019.digitalsports.com.
  7. ^ "Section V Athletics". Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "NYSPHSAA > Classifications". Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/Portals/0/PDF/Handbook/2014–2015%20Handbook/12-8-2014/Membership%20-%20Classification%20-%202014-2015%20NYSPHSAA%20Handbook%2012-8-14-3.pdf [dead link]
  10. ^ "NYSPHSAA > Classifications". Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  11. ^ http://www.nysphsaa.org/News-Media/Headline-News/Article/id/3630 – Retrieved April 4, 2020
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