Van Buren Black Knights: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Van Buren Black Knights, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 6
School colors: Orange and Black — OHSAA nickname/colors directory; ☐ reconfirm current palette with school.
Conference: Blanchard Valley Conference (BVC).
Head coach: Mark Bunn — official school coaches directory.
Last season (2025–26): 20–4 overall, 9–0 in conference in refreshed history; final tournament loss to Seneca East, 39–37, March 6 at Liberty-Benton. Result listing. Older cached history showed 20–3. Season history; results.
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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.
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.vbblackknights.com/sport/basketball/boys/ (checked October 1, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Home/away follows the public listing; times and event venues remain subject to school confirmation.
12/4 — Kenton — 7:30 p.m.
12/5 — at Huron — Heidelberg University, Sieberling Gymnasium — 7:30 p.m.
12/11 — Elmwood — 7:30 p.m.
12/12 — Calvert Catholic — 6:30 p.m.
12/18 — Pandora-Gilboa — 7:30 p.m.
12/19 — at Hopewell-Loudon — 6:30 p.m.
12/28 — Patrick Henry — 7:00 p.m.
12/30 — McComb — 7:30 p.m.
1/2 — Bluffton — 6:30 p.m.
1/8 — Leipsic — 7:30 p.m.
1/9 — Hardin Northern — 6:30 p.m.
1/12 — Mohawk — 7:00 p.m.
1/15 — at Ada — 7:30 p.m.
1/16 — at Allen East — 7:30 p.m.
1/23 — at Carey — 6:30 p.m.
1/29 — at Riverdale — 7:30 p.m.
1/30 — at Old Fort — location conflict — 6:30 p.m.
2/5 — Vanlue — 7:30 p.m.
2/6 — Ottawa-Glandorf — 6:30 p.m.
2/12 — at Arcadia — 7:30 p.m.
2/13 — at Upper Scioto Valley — 6:30 p.m.
2/19 — at Arlington — 7:30 p.m.
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