Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 15 Boys Basketball Team
Joey Tomasso
Player of the Year
School: Waverly
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 23.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.6 steals …All-time leading Waverly scorer (1,782) … 177 varsity 3-pointers … Single-game high 49 points.
Brady Carr
School: Oneonta
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 21 points and 7.6 rebounds per game … All-BCANY Section 4 first-team all-star.
Andrew Erickson
School: Seton Catholic Central
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals per game … STAC Central/East All-Conference … Saints were STAC finalist.
Zubayr Griffin
School: Johnson City
Year in school: Junior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 28.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3 steals … BCANY Section 4 Class A Player of the Year for STAC champions … Scored 37 in conference final.
Luka Ioannisci
School: Maine-Endwell
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 15.5 points, 8.6 rebounds … Blocked 41 shots and converted 43 3-pointers (42.2 percent) … BCANY Section 4 All-Star.
Davian King
School: Union-Endicott
Year in school: Senior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 17.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.1 blocks per game … First-Team STAC All-West/Metro.
Riley Loomis
School: Owego
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 15.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2 assists per game … STAC Central/East All-Conference.
Felix Morales
School: Johnson City
Year in school: Junior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 15.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 4.8 steals … BCANY Section 4 All-Star … Helped Wildcats to STAC championship.
Preston Ocker
School: Maine-Endwell
Year in school: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: 16.6 points per game … 56 deflections … BCANY Section 4 All-Star … NYSPHSAA Class A Final Four All-Tournament Team … NYSPHSAA Winter Scholar Athlete.
Nolyn Proudfoot
School: Corning
Year in school: 8th grade
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 19.3 points per game with 96 rebounds, 34 assists and 28 steals … 78.2-percent free throw shooter … BCANY Section 4 first-team all-star ... 572 points in two varsity seasons.
Stephen Samsel
School: Chenango Forks
Year in school: Senior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 21 points, nine rebounds and two steals per game … STAC Central/East all-star.
Jordan Sidle
School: Lansing
Year in school: Junior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 19 points, five rebounds and six assists per game … First-team IAC North Large all-star.
Kashif Summers
School: Binghamton
Year in school: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats/accomplishments: Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists for Section 4 Class AA champions … BCANY Section 4 Class AA Player of the Year.
Xavier Watson
School: Waverly
Year in school: Junior
Position: Forward
Stats/accomplishments:
Averaged 11.4 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists … Shot 54% from the field, 38% from 3, 67% from the free-throw line … 6 double-doubles for Section 4 Class B champions.
Chris Woodard
School: Elmira
Year in school: Senior
Position: Forward/center
Stats/accomplishments:
Averaged 16.9 points, 9.9 rebounds … 51.5 percent FG .. BCANY Section 4 AAA Player of the Year … First Team All STAC West/Metro.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Meet the 2023-24 Corning/Elmira/Ithaca Elite 15 Boys Basketball Team
