Wheelersburg Pirates: 2026–2027 Boys Basketball Team Preview
Updated: 15 hours ago
Good luck to the Wheelersburg Pirates, their coaches, and every player as they prepare for the 2026–2027 boys basketball season.
Team Details
Division: 5
School colors: Confirm current school colors — ☐ obtain school confirmation.
Conference: Southern Ohio Conference — Division III.
Head coach: Alex Prater (current public staff listing; reconfirm with school).
Last season (2025–26): 15–7, 7–3 league in public history; tournament coverage reports a March 7 district-final loss to Ironton, 63–47. Reconcile complete postseason totals before publication. 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.
Production notes: Departing seniors Braylon Rucker (16.9 ppg, special mention) and Landon McGraw (11.6 ppg, honorable mention) appear in the Division V All-Ohio release. Returning-player averages remain unconfirmed. OHSAA-hosted awards release.
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/wheelersburg/wheelersburg-pirates/basketball/schedule/ (rechecked September 30, 2026). November–December are 2026; January–February are 2027. Latest retrieved public listing; school confirmation remains open.
12/11 — Notre Dame — 7:15 p.m.
12/15 — at Western — 7:30 p.m.
12/18 — Northwest — 7:15 p.m.
12/23 — at Portsmouth — 7:30 p.m.
12/28 — at Ironton — 7:30 p.m.
1/2 — Gallia Academy — 7:15 p.m.
1/5 — at Waverly — 7:15 p.m.
1/8 — Valley — 7:15 p.m.
1/9 — at Hillsboro — 6:00 p.m.
1/12 — Jackson — 7:15 p.m.
1/15 — Minford — 7:15 p.m.
1/16 — Harvest Prep — 5:45 p.m.
1/19 — Trimble — 7:15 p.m.
1/22 — at Portsmouth West — 7:15 p.m.
1/26 — at South Webster — 7:15 p.m.
1/29 — Waverly — 7:15 p.m.
1/30 — South Gallia — 7:15 p.m.
2/2 — at Valley — 7:15 p.m.
2/5 — at Minford — 7:15 p.m.
2/6 — at North Adams — 7:30 p.m.
2/9 — Portsmouth West — 7:15 p.m.
2/12 — South Webster — 7:15 p.m.
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