The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced Wednesday that the boys basketball state championships will return to Glens Falls in 2028.
The decision was approved during the association’s Executive Committee meeting in Saratoga Springs, with Harding Mazzotti Arena selected to host the state semifinals and finals from 2028 through 2030.
Glens Falls previously hosted the tournament from 1981 through 2016 before the championships moved to Binghamton in 2017. Following cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament returned to Glens Falls from 2022 through 2024. Binghamton regained hosting duties in 2025 and will remain the site through 2027.
The committee also approved Hudson Valley Community College in Troy as the girls basketball championship venue from 2028 through 2030. The selections will bring the boys and girls tournaments within an hour of each other beginning in 2028.
Four other championship locations were approved for the same three-year period. LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo will host boys ice hockey, while Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park in Binghamton will host softball. Wild Wood Country Club in Rush was selected for girls golf, and SUNY Cortland will host girls lacrosse.
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