Boys’ Basketball

The Suffield Academy boys’ basketball program is one of the strongest independent school sports traditions in New England, making the NEPSAC Class A playoffs five out of the six seasons since making the leap from Class B in 2014.

Our program is rooted in the concept of Arete – the act of living up to one’s full potential, constantly seeking to become the best version of oneself. We apply this to our lives on the court, in the classroom, and within our community and we ground ourselves in our core values of communication, accountability, and selflessness. Our student-athletes are leaders on campus and many also compete at the varsity level in the fall and/or spring, standing out on the field, tennis court, track, golf course, and in the pool.

Many previous Tigers have continued their playing careers at the collegiate level, using basketball as a tool to help them earn admission to some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the world: Amherst, Babson, Bentley, Bucknell, Chicago, Colby, Columbia, Connecticut College, Franklin & Marshall, Georgetown, Hamilton, Lafayette, Lehigh, Middlebury, Northeastern, Rochester, UCLA, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Yale. Suffield Academy has placed 19 college basketball players in the last five years alone. 

2019-2020 Record: 10-12
2018-2019 Record: 14-8 (NEPSAC Class A Quarterfinals)
2017-2018 Record: 13-7 (NEPSAC Class A Quarterfinals)
2016-2017 Record: 20-4 (NEPSAC Class A FINALS)
2015-2016 Record: 19-7 (NEPSAC Class A Semifinals)
2014-2015 Record: 17-8 (NEPSAC Class A FINALS)
2013-2014 Record: 11-5 (NEPSAC Class B Quarterfinals)
2012-2013 Record: 20-4 (NEPSAC Class B CHAMPIONS)
2011-2012 Record: 18-8 (NEPSAC Class B Semifinals)
2010-2011 Record: 13-13 (NEPSAC Class B Semifinals)
2009-2010 Record: 19-6 (NESAC Class B Semifinals)
2008-2009 Record 18-8 (NEPSAC Class B Quarterfinals)

Miye Oni ’16 was a one-year post graduate at Suffield and helped lead the Tigers to the NEPSAC semifinals. He went on to play collegiate basketball at Yale University where he was named the 2019 Ivy League Player-of-the-Year, and led Yale to the Ivy League Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. He was taken 58th overall in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz.

Vinny Del Negro ’84 played 12 seasons in the NBA with five different teams. Del Negro later served as head coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, leading them to the NBA playoffs in both of his seasons at the helm. From 2010 to 2013, Del Negro coached the Los Angeles Clippers, helping them improve their win total each season, setting a franchise record for single season wins in his final season, and guiding them to two playoff appearances.

Christian Wilkins ’15 scored over 1,000 points in his four-year basketball career at Suffield, but made his mark on the grid iron and led our football program to the 2015 New England Championship. He went on to be named an NCAA All-American at Clemson University, leading the Tigers to the 2019 National Championship and being drafted 13th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.