2023 NYSPHSAA Boys Basketball Tourney: “The Road to Glens Falls. Where Legends Are Made”
The 2023 New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Boys Basketball Tournament is returning to Glens Falls! Everything will kick-off Thursday, March 16th, with a press conference at the Cool Insuring Arena beginning at 12:30 PM. Tournament Games start Friday morning.
The schedule for the 2023 NYSPHSAA BOYS Basketball Championships is as follows:
FRIDAY, MARCH 17 – SESSION #1
9:30 AM Class C Semifinals – Canton (Section 10) vs. Haldane (Section 1)
11:15 AM Class C Semifinals – Moravia (Section 4) vs. Randolph (Section 6)
1:00 PM Class AA Semifinals – Liverpool (Section 3) vs. North Rockland (Section 1)
2:45 PM Class AA Semifinals – Brentwood (Section 11) vs. Victor (Section 5)
FRIDAY, MARCH 17 – SESSION #2
6:00 PM Class A Semifinals – New Hartford (3) vs. Tappan Zee (1)
7:45 PM Class A Semifinals – South Side (8) vs. Irondequoit (5)
SATURDAY, 18 – SESSION #3
9:00 AM Class B Semifinals – Catholic Central (2) vs. Southampton (11)
10:45 AM Class B Semifinals – Westhill (3) vs. Newark (5)
12:30 PM Class D Semifinals – North Warren (2) vs. Chapel Field Christian (9)
2:15 PM Class D Semifinals – Hamilton (3) vs. Prattsburgh/Avoca (5)
SATURDAY, MARCH 18 – SESSION #4
5:15 PM Class C Finals
7:00 PM Class AA Finals
8:45 PM Class A Finals
SUNDAY, MARCH 19 – SESSION #5
1:00 PM Class B Finals
3:00 PM Class D Finals
“For many, the basketball court at the Cool Insuring Arena has a certain mystique,” stated Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins. “In fact, some will say our basketball court is ‘sacred.’ From Mullen to Laettner, from Marbury to Huerter, from Jimmer to JG III.”
“We may be ‘partial’ to a few of our Hometown USA favorites,” continued Collins, “but this list doesn’t even cover some of the legendary coaches or basketball programs that consistently win their Sectional Tournaments and withstand the rigors of the State Tournament to get to this weekend. It’s why we say ‘The Road to Glens Falls. Where Legends are Made’.”
“The Boys Basketball Tournament Committee and all the Volunteers make this weekend so special,” says Collins. “Bill Higgins, Tom Sullivan, and Bill Wetherbee may no longer be with us, but their spirit lives on with how memorable this weekend continues to be. And everyone who comes to Glens Falls for the Tournament can do so knowing they can check out our many restaurants, coffee shops, and attractions in one of the safest cities in the United States.”
For more information regarding this weekend’s Boys Basketball Tournament, please check out the NYSPHSAA website. For more information regarding the press conference or any other issue in the City of Glens Falls, please reach out via email at communicationsdirector@cityofglensfalls.com, or tdrawbridge@cityofglensfalls.com. If your issue is urgent or if you’re looking to speak with Mayor Collins regarding a formal comment, please call (518) 920-4884.