KOT845 basketball program · 2026-27

New Paltz Boys basketball

Class A · Division 2 MHAL

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0–02026–27 overall
12–52025–26 regular season
Class A2026–27 classification
6Indexed Section IX titles

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Program overview

Inside New Paltz basketball

New Paltz finished the 2025–26 regular season 12-5. The new season brings a Class A schedule in Division 2 MHAL. Find game dates, coaching information and program history here.

2025–26 BCANY Mid-Hudson honors

Rohan Kenny

Class A all-star · Junior in 2025–26

Historical recognition; current roster participation has not been established.

The recent record

Regular-season snapshots

Historical regular-season records for New Paltz
SeasonRecordWin %Source
2025-2612–570.6%Source
2024-2518–290.0%Source
2023-2415–478.9%Source
2022-2315–478.9%Source
2021-226–940.0%Source
2020-212–340.0%Source
2019-2014–670.0%Source
2018-1916–384.2%Source

Final regular-season standings, before postseason games. These are not full-season final records.

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Coaching

Dan Diklich

Latest documented coach; retained until a change is established. See the dated source below.

New Paltz’s 2025–26 winter coaching directory lists Dan Diklich as varsity boys head coach, James Smith as JV head coach and Raynard Rutland as modified head coach. The directory is dated November 19, 2025. These historical appointments do not confirm the 2026–27 staff.

Staff listings and prior appointments

Documented program staff

  • Dan Diklich2025-26 | Varsity | Head coach
  • James Smith2025-26 | Junior varsity | Head coach
  • Raynard Rutland2025-26 | Modified | Head coach

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Full coaching profile

2026–27 season desk

The season ahead

JV and varsity winter practices begin November 16. Tryout times, registration and athletic clearance come from the school.

15 school-listed fixtures are currently on this page. Scrimmages are labeled and excluded from the varsity record.

Section IX standings · Postseason desk

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2026-27 schedule and results

Weekly schedule
Complete listed season schedule
DateMatchupTime / resultGame Center
Nov 24, 2026Onteora 0–0 · B at New Paltz 0–0 · A ScrimmageTue, Nov 24 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Dec 8, 2026Marlboro 0–0 · A at New Paltz 0–0 · ATue, Dec 8 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Dec 11, 2026New Paltz 0–0 · A at Spackenkill 0–0 · AFri, Dec 11 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Dec 15, 2026Red Hook 0–0 · A at New Paltz 0–0 · ATue, Dec 15 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Jan 5, 2027Franklin D. Roosevelt 0–0 · AA at New Paltz 0–0 · ATue, Jan 5 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Jan 8, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Saugerties 0–0 · AFri, Jan 8 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Jan 9, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Middletown 0–0 · AAASat, Jan 9 · 4:30 PMGame Center
Jan 15, 2027Wallkill 0–0 · AA at New Paltz 0–0 · AFri, Jan 15 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Jan 22, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Poughkeepsie 0–0 · AAFri, Jan 22 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Jan 26, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Cornwall 0–0 · AATue, Jan 26 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 29, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Marlboro 0–0 · AFri, Jan 29 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Feb 2, 2027Washingtonville 0–0 · AA at New Paltz 0–0 · ATue, Feb 2 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Feb 5, 2027Spackenkill 0–0 · A at New Paltz 0–0 · AFri, Feb 5 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Feb 9, 2027New Paltz 0–0 · A at Red Hook 0–0 · ATue, Feb 9 · 5:45 PMGame Center
Feb 10, 2027Pine Bush 0–0 · AAA at New Paltz 0–0 · AWed, Feb 10 · 5:45 PMGame Center

The program archive

Championship history

School archive

Section IX championship entries from the 1945–2026 source index. Categories reflect the year won.

Source-index entries, not a certified all-time total. Intersectional representatives and unresolved classifications are excluded. No sectional champions were crowned in 2021.

53 source-derived sectional game results

Latest 12 available entries from the historical bracket archive. Coverage is incomplete; these are not an all-time program record.

Source-derived sectional matchups · latest available entries
Year / dateCategory / roundWinnerOpponentFinalSource
2026-03-04A · Semi FinalBeaconNew Paltz58–48PDF p. 2
2026-03-02A · QuarterfinalNew PaltzSpackenkill51–48PDF p. 2
2025-03-07A · FinalNew PaltzSaugerties64–43PDF p. 3
2025-03-05A · Semi FinalNew PaltzRed Hook82–46PDF p. 3
2025-03-03A · QuarterfinalNew PaltzHighland75–54PDF p. 3
2023A · QuarterfinalPort JervisNew Paltz87–65PDF p. 2
2022-02-28B · QuarterfinalBurke CatholicNew Paltz63–61PDF p. 3
2020-03-04A · Semi FinalNew PaltzMinisink Valley62–53PDF p. 2
2020-03-02A · QuarterfinalNew PaltzRed Hook57–55PDF p. 2
2019-02-27A · Semi FinalNew PaltzRed Hook71–55PDF p. 2
2019-03-01A · FinalNew PaltzMinisink Valley58–44PDF p. 2
2018-03-03A · Semi FinalNew PaltzRed Hook70–56PDF p. 2

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Historical players and scoring

Archive-reported averages; these are historical seasons, not current player statistics.

  • Cayden Dones · 2024-25 · 24.8 PPG · Source

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Program research checked October 19, 2026. Historical awards, player grades and records retain their original season; they do not establish the current roster or a current coaching appointment.

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