Lake Catholic Cougars: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Lake Catholic Cougars, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 4
School colors: Green and gray
Conference: North Coast Conference
Head coach: Matt Moran (school basketball page) (staff listing; confirm with school)
Staff: Steve Eppich, Marty Hyland, Brett Nalepa and Vince Urankar (school basketball page).
Last season (2025–26): 6–17 (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; participation unconfirmed): Michael Barnes, Brady Moran, Colin Kleppel, Landyn Muzzin, Tyson Brickman, Joe Locker, Keegan Toth, Malachi Cunningham, Brady Zak and Brandon Webb. Listed as nonseniors on the prior roster; not a confirmed 2026–27 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/mentor/lake-catholic-cougars/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Tuesday, December 1 — North — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, December 4 — Cornerstone Christian — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — Benedictine — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — Holy Name — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — at Elyria Catholic — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — Harding — 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 30 — South — 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — Padua Franciscan — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Villa Angela-St. Joseph — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 — Harvey — 3:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — at NDCL — 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, January 19 — CVCA — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — at Benedictine — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at Holy Name — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — at Padua Franciscan — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Cornerstone Christian — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — at Andrews Osborne Academy — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — at CVCA — 7:00 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ The source also displays November 19 Beachwood before the November 30 boys season start; excluded pending scrimmage clarification. Identify Harding and South; confirm 4:00 p.m. Harding and 3:00 p.m. Harvey listings. School basketball page still shows 2025–26 schedule, so use its staff listing with current-season confirmation.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://www.lakecatholic.org/athletics/basketball-boys.cfm
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