Badger Braves: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the Badger Braves, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 7
School colors: Red and White — OHSAA nickname/colors directory; ☐ reconfirm current palette with school.
Conference: Northeastern Athletic Conference (NAC).
Head coach: Joshua/Josh Upshire — prior public staff and roster listings; ☐ confirm current appointment.
Last season (2025–26): 13–11 overall, 9–7 in conference in the season-specific 2025–26 results. Lost to McDonald 83–59 March 2. The older staff snapshot showed 5–3 and 4–1; do not use those partial totals. ☐ Confirm final school ledger and tournament round. Season history; results.
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Returning-Player Notes
Player notes reflect dated records in the master team page. Final 2026–2027 participation and pending details remain subject to program confirmation.
2026–2027 Schedule
Available entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games and bold entries are conference games. TBA and flagged details remain unconfirmed.
Source: https://www.maxpreps.com/oh/kinsman/badger-braves/basketball/schedule/ (checked October 1, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Home/away follows the public listing; times and event venues remain subject to school confirmation.
11/14 — at Edgewood — 10:00 a.m.
11/19 — Jackson-Milton — contest type unconfirmed — TBA
12/1 — at Garfield — 7:00 p.m.
12/4 — Windham — 7:00 p.m.
12/8 — at Leetonia — 7:00 p.m.
12/9 — Jefferson Area — 7:00 p.m.
12/11 — at Lordstown — 7:00 p.m.
12/15 — at Bristol — 7:00 p.m.
12/18 — at Chalker — 7:00 p.m.
12/22 — Cardinal — 7:00 p.m.
12/28 — Mineral Ridge — 6:30 p.m.
12/30 — Brookfield — 7:00 p.m.
1/5 — Pymatuning Valley — 7:00 p.m.
1/8 — at Grand Valley — 7:00 p.m.
1/9 — at Berkshire — 3:00 p.m.
1/12 — at St. John — 7:00 p.m.
1/15 — Maplewood — 7:00 p.m.
1/19 — at Mathews — 7:00 p.m.
1/22 — at Windham — 7:00 p.m.
1/26 — Leetonia — 7:00 p.m.
1/29 — Lordstown — 7:00 p.m.
2/2 — Bristol — 7:00 p.m.
2/5 — Chalker — 7:00 p.m.
2/16 — at Maplewood — 7:00 p.m.
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Good Luck This Season
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October 24 Roster and Schedule Update
Early schedule entries require event classification confirmation with the school: 2026-11-14 — Edgewood; 2026-11-19 — Jackson-Milton — contest type unconfirmed.
