Struthers Wildcats: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Struthers Wildcats, 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: Northeast 8 Athletic Conference
Head coach: DJ Aldish (current school athletics directory) (staff listing; confirm with school).
Staff: Assistants not confirmed.
Last season (2025–26): 3–20 (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.
Roster watch: Jimmy Shaffer, Talyzik Lowery, Draven DeSalvo, Micah Neider, Jacob Patti, Gionni Stewart, Michael Wernicki and other grade-confirmed nonseniors on the prior 22-player listing. Source: current roster and prior roster. Prior names are 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/struthers/struthers-wildcats/basketball/schedule/ (checked September 29, 2026; subject to change).
Saturday, December 5 — at Columbiana — 5:30 p.m.
Friday, December 11 — at Hubbard — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, December 15 — at Girard — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, December 18 — at South Range — 7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 21 — at Lakeview — 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23 — John F. Kennedy Catholic — 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 2 — Memorial — 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, January 5 — McKinley — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8 — at Poland Seminary — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 12 — at Cardinal Mooney — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 15 — Hubbard — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 22 — South Range — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 26 — at Lakeview — 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 29 — at McKinley — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 2 — Poland Seminary — 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 9 — at Boardman — 7:00 p.m.
Schedule verification: ☐ Lakeview appears twice as an away game (December 21 and January 26); verify dates and venues. Identify Memorial and McKinley, confirm early tips, and obtain remaining games.
Team Links
School basketball website: https://struthersathletics.org/
Good Luck This Season
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