East Community Learning Center Dragons: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the East Community Learning Center Dragons, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 4
School colors: Red and gray
Conference: Akron City Series
Head coach: Edward Smith (MaxPreps staff listing; confirm 2026–27)
Last season (2025–26): 2–20 (MaxPreps).
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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): The accessible roster did not establish a dependable list of returning players; request the school varsity roster. Prior roster.
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/akron/east-dragons/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Friday, December 4 — at Ellet (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8 — North (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — G Garfield — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — at Firestone (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — Buchtel (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — Hudson — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — Roosevelt — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Ellet (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — at North (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — at G Garfield — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 16 — Revere — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — Firestone (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — at Buchtel (listed as conference) — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — at Coventry — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Twinsburg — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 13 — at Lake — 6:45 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ 16 provisional listings. December 11 vs Garfield appears at both 5:30 and 7:00 p.m.; 7:00 is provisionally listed for varsity, verify. The rest of the posted schedule is incomplete. Confirm opponents, dates and tip times with school.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://eastclchigh.akronschools.com/school-athletics
Good Luck This Season
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