Section 9 boys basketball recently opened the 2025-26 season.

There are 43 teams competing in six divisions of the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association and four divisions in the Mid-Hudson Athletic League, all based on enrollment.

The defending sectional class champions are Newburgh Free Academy (Class AAA); Our Lady of Lourdes (AA), New Paltz (A), John S. Burke Catholic (B), Mount Academy (C ) and Eldred (D).

In the 2025 state tournament, Newburgh beat Rochelle in the quarterfinals and bowed to Shaker in the semifinals; Lourdes lost to Binghamton in the quarters; New Paltz lost to Byram Hills in the first round; Burke fell to Woodlands in the first round; Mount Academy lost to Tuckahoe in the first round; and, Eldred beat Greenburgh-North Castle before bowing to Bridgeham

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