Defiance Bulldogs: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the Defiance Bulldogs, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 3
School colors: Blue and gold — ☐ Confirm against school branding.
Conference: Western Buckeye League
Head coach: ☐ Verify current head coach.
Last season (2025–26): 16-7 overall; 4-5 in conference (6th).
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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.
Returning-player watch (2025–26 grades; 2026–27 participation to confirm): Peyton Mseis, Josiah Schlatter, Jackson Becker and Trey Bibler (2025–26 juniors); Owen Frey (sophomore). Past roster/source. ☐ Confirm varsity participation and player statistics.
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.
Tuesday, December 1 — Napoleon — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 4 — at Paulding — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 — Anthony Wayne — 5:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — at Ottawa-Glandorf (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 12 — at Bryan — 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — Wapakoneta (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 — Findlay — 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — St. Francis de Sales — 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — at Ross — 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, January 2 — at Bowling Green — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — at Memorial (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 — Wauseon — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — Van Wert (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — at Archbold — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — Shawnee (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at Kenton (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Elida (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — Bath (conference) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — at Celina (conference) — 7:15 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ Nineteen games posted; verify remainder and whether December 5 Anthony Wayne is a varsity 5 p.m. tip.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://defiancebulldogs.org/main/team/id/2467409/sportid/2/gender/1
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