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KOT845 basketball program · 2026-27

James I. O'Neill Boys basketball

Class B · Division 4 OCIAA

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0–02026–27 overall
13–62025–26 regular season
Class B2026–27 classification
9Indexed Section IX titles

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Program overview

The season behind the program

James I. O'Neill reached the 2026 Class B sectional final, finishing runner-up to Onteora 53–56. Follow the 2026–27 schedule, team coverage and program archive below.

2025–26 BCANY Mid-Hudson honors

Sean Larkens

Class B player of the year · Senior in 2025–26

Historical recognition; current roster participation has not been established.

The recent record

Regular-season snapshots

Historical regular-season records for James I. O'Neill
SeasonRecordWin %Source
2025-2613–668.4%Source
2024-258–1142.1%Source
2023-244–1620.0%Source
2022-2313–765.0%Source
2021-2217–385.0%Source
2020-217–463.6%Source
2019-2016–480.0%Source
2018-1915–575.0%Source

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

On the sideline

Coaching

Pete DeLeo

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

BCANY’s 2025 Section IX boys awards document identifies Pete DeLeo as James I. O’Neill’s coach for 2024–25. He is retained as the latest coach documented in the school’s sourced profile while newer district appointments are checked. Reviewed October 22, 2026.

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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.

17 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
Dec 2, 2026Eldred 0–0 · C at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BWed, Dec 2 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Dec 7, 2026James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Chester Academy 0–0 · BMon, Dec 7 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Dec 22, 2026James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at John S. Burke Catholic 0–0 · ATue, Dec 22 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 4, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Sullivan West 0–0 · BMon, Jan 4 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 7, 2027Fallsburg 0–0 · B at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BThu, Jan 7 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 11, 2027Cornwall 0–0 · AA at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BMon, Jan 11 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 12, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Tri-Valley 0–0 · CTue, Jan 12 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 14, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Fallsburg 0–0 · BThu, Jan 14 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 16, 2027Monticello 0–0 · AA at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BSat, Jan 16 · 11:00 AMGame Center
Jan 19, 2027Chapel Field 0–0 · D at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BTue, Jan 19 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 22, 2027Chester Academy 0–0 · B at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BFri, Jan 22 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Jan 29, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at S.S. Seward 0–0 · CFri, Jan 29 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Feb 2, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Beacon 0–0 · ATue, Feb 2 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Feb 5, 2027James I. O'Neill 0–0 · B at Port Jervis 0–0 · AFri, Feb 5 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Feb 8, 2027Liberty 0–0 · A at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BMon, Feb 8 · 6:30 PMGame Center
Feb 13, 2027Park Ridge at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BSat, Feb 13 · 1:00 PMGame Center
Feb 19, 2027Sullivan West 0–0 · B at James I. O'Neill 0–0 · BFri, Feb 19 · 6:30 PMGame Center

Tournaments & opponent-TBA entries

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The program archive

Championship history

School archive

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

1999Class C1998Class C1995Class C1994Class C1992Class C1991Class C1986Class C1985Class C1981Class B

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

2026 sectional postseason · Class B

Finalist

James I. O'Neill 53 · Onteora 56

Historical standings tables Archived postseason scores

81 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
2026-03-04B · Semi FinalJames O'NeillEllenville54–45PDF p. 3
2026-03-05B · FinalOnteoraJames O'Neill56–53PDF p. 3
2025-03-06B · FinalBurke CatholicJames O'Neill56–44PDF p. 4
2025-03-01B · QuarterfinalJames O'NeillRhinebeck65–42PDF p. 4
2023-03-04B · FinalBurke CatholicJames O'Neill56–42PDF p. 3
2023-03-02B · Semi FinalJames O'NeillRed Hook68–53PDF p. 3
2023-03-01B · QuarterfinalJames O'NeillDover68–43PDF p. 3
2022-02-28B · QuarterfinalJames I. O'NeillSpackenkill67–31PDF p. 3
2022-03-02B · Semi FinalBurke CatholicJames I. O'Neill66–61PDF p. 3
2020-03-03B · Semi FinalMarlboroJames O'Neill67–54PDF p. 3
2020-02-29B · QuarterfinalJames O'NeillSpackenkill71–38PDF p. 3
2019-02-26B · QuarterfinalHighlandJames O'Neill60–59PDF p. 3

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Jerry Kaplan: 560 career wins listed in the state coaching archive headed through 2026. Historical coaching reference

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Roster and player statistics

The school’s 2026–27 roster has not been published here yet. Previous-season all-stars above are historical entries.

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Reporting sources and season notes

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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