2026 Northfield Mount Hermon Tip-Off Classic
The New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) has governed prep school athletics in the Northeast since 1942. Its members are accredited independent schools from across New England and neighboring states. In basketball, NEPSAC has become one of the most reliable pipelines to college rosters in the country. Every winter, its gyms draw coaches from every level, from D1 to D3.
NEPSAC basketball is organized into tiers. Classes A, B and C are set by each school's male enrollment, so schools of similar size play each other. Classes AA and AAA work differently. Schools choose to join them, and in return they get expanded rules, such as longer seasons, longer games, or both.
Northfield Mount Hermon contributes to the process with its Tip-Off Classic, a weekend built around Class AA programs at its gym in Gill, Massachusetts. Coming at the start of the season, the event gives coaches an early look at rosters that usually change significantly from one year to the next. Below are the programs taking part, with player profiles in the embedded links below.
Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
Head Coach: Mike Shelton (203) 668 4084
The Winchendon School (MA)
Head Coach: Alex Popp (617) 877 4571
St Andrew's School (RI)
Head Coach: Mike Hart (401) 578 7664
Wilbraham & Monson Academy (MA)
Head Coach: Mike Mannix (215) 510 9543