Basketball - Prep Boys
2025 - 2026
Head Coach: John Zall
Vermont Academy competes in NEPSAC AAA; the best prep school league in the country. NEPSAC AAA is unique because they play full NCAA rules during their competitions.
VA has established themselves as one of the premier programs nationally. They finished the season ranked in the top 15 nationally for the past three seasons (#8 in 2024-25, #3 in 2023-24 and #13 in 2022-23)
Where have our alums played? (Since 2010)
Division 1: Albany, American, Arizona State, Binghamton, Boston College, Boston University, Brooklyn, Butler, Central Connecticut, Charlotte, Harvard, Jacksonville, LeMoyne, LIU, Louisville, Maine, Manhattan, Marquette, Miami, Missouri, Missouri State, Montana, NJIT, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rice, Saint Louis, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, St. John's, Syracuse, Tarleton State, Tennessee State, Texas Tech, Towson, UC Davis, UMass, UMBC, UTEP, VCU, Vermont, VMI, William and Mary, Xavier
Division 2: Bentley, Millersville, Pace, Slippery Rock, St. Anselm, Western Washington
Division 3: Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Clark, Colby, Connecticut College, Gettysburg, Hobart and William Smith, Johns Hopkins, Macalaster, Roger Williams, Skidmore, SUNY Cortland, SUNY Oswego, St. Lawrence, Springfield, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, UChicago.
Team Accomplishments:
2016 NEPSAC AA Champions
2024 NEPSAC AAA Champions
2025 National Championship Semifinalists
Individual Accomplishments:
Bruce Brown '16 - 2023 NBA Champion with the Denver Nuggets
Jordan Nwora '17 - 2021 NBA Champions with the Milwaukee Bucks
Jared Berry '23, Bangaly Berete '24 - NCAA Division III Men's Basketball
National Champions with Trinity College
Simisola Shittu '18 was named a McDonald's All American
Bruce Brown '16 was named a Jordan Brand All-American
Dion Brown '22 named 2024 First Team All-Conference America East