Mentor Cardinals: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview

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Good luck to the Mentor Cardinals, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.

Team Details

Division: 1

School mascot: Cardinals

School colors: Scarlet and gray

Conference: Greater Cleveland Conference

Head coach: Robert Krizancic

Last season (2025-2026): 16-9 overall; tied 3rd of 8 (8-6 conference)

School address: 6477 Center Street, Mentor, OH 44060

City / County / Ohio region: Mentor / Lake County / Northeast Ohio

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Returning-Player Notes

Player notes below reflect the dated records in the team preview. Final 2026–2027 participation and any pending details remain subject to program confirmation.

Jack Kennedy (2028): third team All Ohio; OHSAA reports 18.7 points per game, while MaxPreps' recorded 24 game set shows 17.3 points, 8.3 assists and 3.6 steals per game. These are different reporting sets and should not be merged. OHSAA · MaxPreps player stats · Roster

Logan Lynch (2028): 9.0 points per game across 20 MaxPreps recorded games. Division I scoring · Roster

Tommy Pavicic (2028) and Bernard Gnjatic (2027): listed on the 2025-2026 varsity roster; verify complete season averages before publication. Roster

Departing players: Mentor Cardinals lost Class of 2026 All Ohio honoree Tony Katava, leaving recognized production for the next group to replace.

2026–2027 Schedule

Available schedule entries from the master team page; this may be a partial schedule. Highlighted entries are home games, bold entries are conference games, and TBA or flagged details remain unconfirmed.

1. Friday, December 11: Lorain (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

2. Tuesday, December 15: at Brunswick (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

3. Friday, December 18: at Shaker Heights (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

4. Friday, January 8: at Cleveland Heights (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

5. Tuesday, January 12: Strongsville (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

6. Friday, January 15: at Riverside: 7:30 p.m.

7. Tuesday, January 19: at Lorain (GCC): 7:00 p.m.

8. Friday, January 22: Brunswick (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

9. Friday, January 29: Shaker Heights (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

10. Saturday, January 30: Villa Angela St. Joseph: 7:00 p.m.

11. Friday, February 5: at Euclid (GCC): 7:30 p.m.

12. Friday, February 12: at Strongsville (GCC): 7:30 p.m.