North Canton Hoover Vikings: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the North Canton Hoover Vikings, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 2
School colors: Black and orange
Conference: Federal League
Head coach: Mike Bluey
Last season (2025–26): 17–8 overall; 9–3 Federal League, second.
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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): Cole O’Lear and Caden O’Lear (juniors in 2025–26), and Travis Pinkey and Braiden Latimer (sophomores) appear on the 2025–26 roster. ☐ Confirm 2026–27 participation and season 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 — Garfield Heights — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8 — Alliance — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — Massillon Washington — 6:45 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — at Jackson (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, December 22 — at Green (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 — Whitmer — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — McKinley (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — at Perry (Massillon) (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — GlenOak (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, January 17 — Warren G. Harding — 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 23 — at Lima Senior — 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at McKinley (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Green (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — Perry (Massillon) (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — at Louisville — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — at Garfield Heights — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — Jackson (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — at GlenOak (Federal) — 6:45 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — at Archbishop Hoban — 7:00 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ Two different away games are posted for February 9 (Louisville and Garfield Heights). Confirm which is correct; both are shown here pending clarification. Verify the December 1 abbreviated Garfield listing is Garfield Heights.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://hoovervikings.com/teams/boys-basketball
Good Luck This Season
Wolfe Sports wishes every North Canton Hoover Vikings player, coach, staff member, and family a great 2026–2027 season.
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October 24 Roster and Schedule Update
The master lists multiple opponents on 2027-02-09: Louisville / Garfield Heights. Confirm the correct event and opponent with the program.
