Operation Friendship Championships 2010s

2024 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

Championship: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s beat Cass Tech, 73-41 (Coach Todd Covert)

Consolation Game: Birmingham Brother Rice beat Renaissance, 83-71

2023 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

Championship: Birmingham Brother Rice beat Cass Tech, 66-65, in overtime (Coach Rick Palmer)

Consolation Game: University of Detroit-Jesuit beat King, 74-59

2022 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

Championship: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s beat King, 50-49. (Coach Todd Covert)
Consolation Game: Novi Detroit Catholic Central beat Western, 69-65

2021 No Operation Friendship due to COVID 19.

PSL Champ was Detroit King (Coach George Ward) with Detroit Pershing the PSL Runners-Up

Catholic League Champ was the University of Detroit-Jesuit (Coach Pat Donnelly) with Birmingham Brother Rice the Catholic League Runners-Up.

*Due to COVID 19, undefeated and Number One ranked in the state Orchard Lake St. Mary’s opted not to play in the Catholic League Tournament.  OLSM were the defending Operation Friendship Champions.  13-1 and number 6 ranked in Division I Cass Tech was not able to defend its PSL title, due to being quarantined by COVID 19.

2020 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

Championship: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s beat Cass Tech, 70-65 in overtime. (Coach Todd Covert)
Consolation:  U of D Jesuit beat Frederick Douglass, 57-59

2019  at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

Championship: U of D Jesuit beat Cass Tech, 79-59 (Coach Pat Donnelly)
Consolation: Renaissance beat Novi Detroit Catholic Central, 64-59

2018 at Calihan Hall (att. 300, per Tom Markowski )

  • Championship: U of D Jesuit beat Edison (charter school), 68-63 (Coach Pat Donnelly)
  • Consolation: Pershing beat Warren DeLaSalle, 71-64

2017 at Calihan Hall (att. 400, per Tom Markowski)

  • Championship: U of D Jesuit beat Cass Tech, 65-53 (Coach Pat Donnelly)
  • Consolation: King beat Warren DeLaSalle, 47-35

2016 at Matthaei Building (att. 400, per Tom Markowski)

  • Championship: U of D Jesuit beat East English Village, 92-76 (Coach Pat Donnelly)

 2015 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

  • Championship: Western beat U of D Jesuit, 58-49 (Coach Derrick McDowell)
  • Consolation: Renaissance beat Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, 43-41

2014

  • No Operation Friendship Game scheduled. PSL Champion was Pershing; Catholic League Champion was U of D Jesuit

2013 at Western International (att. n/a)

  • Championship: Pershing beat U of D Jesuit, 74-59 (Coach Coach Wydell Henry)
  • Consolation: Warren DeLaSalle beat Cass Tech, 55-52

2012 at Western International (att. n/a)

  • Championship: Novi Detroit Catholic Central beat King, 56-48 (Coach
  • Consolation: Warren DeLaSalle beat Pershing, 82-73

2011 at Calihan Hall (att. n/a)

  • Championship: Warren DeLaSalle beat Southeastern, 55-49 (Coach Greg Esler)
  • Consolation: Cody beat U of D Jesuit, 67-62

2010 at Cass Tech (att. n/a)

  • Championship: Pershing beat Warren DeLaSalle, 77-50 (Coach A.W. Canada)
  • Consolation: Cody beat Ann Arbor Richard, 50-46 (OT)

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