North Royalton Bears: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 12 hours ago
Good luck to the North Royalton Bears, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 2
School colors: Purple and gold
Conference: Suburban League, National Conference
Head coach: Nick Lapsevich
Last season (2025–26): 22–6 overall; 10–4 Suburban League National Conference, 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): Lincoln Lee and Michael Discenza (juniors in 2025–26), Daniel Piper and Ameen Suleiman (sophomores), and Luke Robaugh (freshman) 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.
Friday, December 4 — at Elyria — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 8 — at Strongsville — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — at Hudson (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — Wadsworth (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 19 — Maple Heights — 7:15 p.m.
Monday, December 28 — Aurora — 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 30 — Lakewood — 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — Highland — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — at Medina — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — at Solon (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Monday, January 18 — at Olentangy Liberty — 5:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — at Stow-Munroe Falls (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — John Hay — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — Hudson (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 5 — at Wadsworth (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 12 — at Highland — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 16 — Medina — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 19 — Solon (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 26 — Stow-Munroe Falls (Suburban National) — 7:30 p.m.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://www.northroyaltonsd.org/o/nrcs/page/athletics
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