New Richmond Lions: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 8 hours ago
Good luck to the New Richmond Lions, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 4
School colors: Red and black
Conference: Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference
Head coach: Eric Thompson (staff listing; confirm with school)
Staff: Danny Shockley and Alex Stephen (assistants).
Last season (2025–26): 3–19 (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): Ronan Bielewicz, Brody Bock, Alex Uhlenbrock, Lucas Higgins, Dylan Wolf, Eli Taggart, Brady Young, James Vail and Hunter Holt. These names are from the prior roster, not a confirmed current 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/new-richmond/new-richmond-lions/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Monday, November 30 — at DePaul Cristo Rey — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 1 — Felicity-Franklin — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 4 — at Goshen — 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, December 5 — Norwood — 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — Wilmington — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — Batavia — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — at Western Brown — 8:00 p.m.
Monday, December 28 — Phelps — 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — at East Carter — 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 30 — East Ridge — 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 2 — SSA — 10:30 a.m.
Friday, January 8 — Clinton-Massie — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 9 — Bethel-Tate — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — Goshen — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — Western Brown — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at Batavia — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Spencer Center — 6:00 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Clinton-Massie — 7:15 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — at Wilmington — 6:00 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ 19 games posted. Confirm holiday tournament opponents, SSA identity and January 2 morning varsity time.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://www.nrlions.com/
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