2025-26 boys basketball Season Preview
American Conference
Head Coach: Cody Calhoun
Players to watch: Josh Harrell (Sr., #3, Guard)– Gui Goedert (Jr. #1, Forward)– Johnny Trivisonno (Sr. #13, Guard)
Season outlook: We have 6 returning lettermen but also some new faces to the varsity rotation. We hope to have an exciting year in an always competitive league.
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Head Coach: Adam Cestaro
Players to watch: Carter Gowin Sr. #3, SG/SF– Jalen Owens Jr., #1, PG & Dane Wininger So. #5 PG/SG– Jesse Little Jr. #2, SF/PF
Season outlook: Copley boys enter the season with 5 returning players with varsity experience. It should be a balanced group with a potential for any of 5 players to lead us on a given night. We want to play with great pace that keeps opponents on their heels.
Head Coach: Derek Widuck
Players to watch: Hayden Johnson (SR, #1, F)– Cody Leon ( SR, #3, G)– Braylon Davis (JR, #15, G/F) and Martin Smith (SO, #5, G/F)
Season outlook: We bring back a lot of varsity experience this season with six returning letterwinners. Hayden Johnson projects to be one of the top scorers in the league after being All-Conference as a sophomore and junior. Our success this year will be determined by our physicality and effort levels on both ends.
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Head Coach: Dean Rahas
Players to watch: Uriah Pulliam, SR., #1, Guard– Michael Rahas, SO, #4, Guard– Jack Pirollo, SR., #24, Center
Season outlook: We have 3 returning varsity players. We will be young, but we have a good group of kids to work with.
Head Coach: Curtis Black
Players to watch: Gavin Peeps, Senior, Forward #4– Sevyn Jones, Junior, Guard #1– EJ Churn, Senior, Wing, #23
Season outlook: The team enters the new season with a solid mix of returning experience and emerging talent, aiming to build on last year’s growth. With a focus on playing fast offensively and staying disciplined defensively, this group looks to start games strong, sustain momentum, and finish close contests. In a competitive league, consistency and health will be key to contending.
Head Coach: Justen Little
Players to watch: Chad Rusinko. JR Guard– Robbie Reid. SR Guard– Anthony Bontempo. SR Guard/Forward
Season outlook: Should be a very competitive league. We have some decent depth with some returning varsity guys and some really good underclassmen who will compete for minutes
National Conference
Head Coach: Steve Mehalik
Players to watch: Steven Skaljac – SR – Guard– Ben Mehendale – SR – F/C– Anthony Ciocca – JR – G
Season outlook: Great group of young men. We lost a lot from last year but these guys are working. Have a long, long way to go but looking forward to watching them compete!
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Head Coach: Nick Lapsevich
Players to watch: Antonio Escano Sr. 12, Guard– Lincoln Lee Jr. 23, Guard– Omar Suleiman sr. 34, Guard
Season outlook: Very excited about upcoming year. Love the kids I coach…we went 25-2 last season and want to continue to play at a high level. Won the league and got to Final 4. New season with new challenges but will be exciting.
Head Coach: Rob Stircula
Players to watch: Jonathan Kambani Sr. Guard– Omari Braxton Sr. Guard– Aaron Booze Sr. Guard
Season outlook: We’re a small, tough, and fast group hungry to build on last year’s district finals appearance. With Jonathan Kambani, Omari Braxton, Aaron Booze, Dante Howell, and Jayshawn Mack leading the charge, we expect big seasons from our core. Andrew Monday will provide a valuable spark off the bench, adding energy and depth to an already dynamic lineup.
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Head Coach: DJ Schrock
Players to watch: Grady Hughes (Sr, G, 1)– Jimmy Galvin (Sr, F, 21)– Landon Oaks (So, F, 23)
Season outlook: We will be a team that relies on our overall team defense and offensive execution while taking care of the basketball. Our league is extremely deep and it is important to be prepared every single night. We look to improve on finishing games this year.
