2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team
| 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 6–3 (3–1 GLIAC) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferris State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † winner As of December 22, 2021; Rankings from Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021–22 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team represents Michigan Tech in the . The Huskies are led by a 1st-year head coach Josh Buettner and will play their home games at in Houghton, Michigan as members of the GLIAC.
Previous Season[]
Regular Season[]
The Huskies finished 12–6 in the GLIAC and overall in the 2020–21 season[1] prior to the GLIAC Tournament
Post Season[]
The Huskies ended the regular were the 3-seed in the GLIAC Tournament. They defeated then 6-seed Purdue Northwest[2] in the first round and Grand Valley State in the second round.[3] During the GLIAC championship, the huskies trailed Ashland University 44–42 at halftime, and was outscored 41–35 in the second half. This made Ashland University the champions of the GLIAC 2020–21 season.[4] Michigan Tech got into the NCAA (DII) Tournament as a 2-seed, in the field of 48, meaning they got a one-game bye.[5] The Huskies got to go against Southern Indiana, and won 81–69.[6] They went on to lose to then 1-seed Truman St in the next round, ending their run in the NCAA Tournament.[7]
Offseason[]
Coaching Changes[]
, who has been head coach for Michigan Tech's men's basketball team for 27 seasons and has been part of the Huskies program for another 7 years, has retired on April 15, 2021.[8] On April 16, 2021, Associate Coach Josh Buettner had been promoted to become the new head coach of the Huskies program. Buettner has been Associate Head Coach for 13 seasons leading up to the promotion.[9] On June 23rd, Michigan Tech alum Ben Stelzer was hired as an assistant coach under head coach Josh Buettner after playing professionally overseas.[10]
Departures[]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Dawson Bilski | 14 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sr | Powers, MI | Graduated |
| Isaac Appleby | 5 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sr | Eau Claire, WI | Graduated |
2021 Recruiting Class[]
Around March 30, 2021, Dawson Nordgaard, a Forward from De Pere, Wisconsin signed his letter of intent to attend the Michigan Tech program in the 2021-22 season. Nordgaard's parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents all were college athletes.[11]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Dawson Nordgaard F |
De Pere, WI | West De Pere High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | March 30, 2021 (signed) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason[]
Preseason GLIAC Poll[]
In the Pre-season rankings for the GLIAC North, Michigan Tech was narrowly projected to finish first, just ahead of Ferris State.[12]
Preseason Rankings[]
While the Huskies didn't receive any votes in the primary D2SIDA poll for the Top 25, The Huskies are number 7 in the Midwest rankings.[13]
Exhibition[]
On November 3rd, Michigan Tech visited Division I opponent Ball State.
The game was tied at 31 at the end of the first half. The Huskies outscored the Cardinals 31-14 over the next 13 minutes and 27 seconds to make it a 62-45 lead. In the ensuing 15 minutes and 43 seconds, Ball State's crew managed to tie the game at 69 a piece. Following a shooting foul on Ball State's T. Cochran, Owen White would make 1 of 2 free throws. Ball State would end up missing their next two 2-point attempts, giving the Huskies a 70-69 victory against Ball State.
Tech scoring was lead by Trent Bell with 17 points and Eric Carl with 13. Rebounding was lead by Owen White with 8 and Carter Johnston with 7.[14]
Regular Season[]
McKendree[]
On November 12th, the Huskies travelled to Romeoville, Illinois to play McKendree in Day 1 of the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. The Huskies weren't able to keep the game super close in the first half, trailing by as much as 11 with 7:29 left in the first half, and ending the first half behind 27-37. Despite the Huskies' best attempts to cut into McKendree's second-half lead, McKendree wound up winning by 15, outscoring Tech 37-32 in the second half. Hobson and White lead the Huskies in scoring, getting a combined 33 points of Tech's 59 points. White also recorded 7 rebounds and tied with three other players in assists, recording 2 of the Huskies' eight assists. They fell to 0-1 in the season.[15][16]
Lewis[]
The day after losing to McKendree, the Huskies participated in Day 2 of the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge, playing against Lewis.[12] Shooting 48% from the field, the Huskies trailed by as much as 8 to Lewis, as Lewis scored 8 of the first 10 points of the game. Tech eventually cut into the deficit to trail 28-30 at the half. The Huskies continued this trend to outscore Lewis 36-26 in the second half, winning 64-56. White and Carl led the Huskies with 22 points each, shooting a combined 15-of-26 from the field, and 8-of-18 from beyond the arc. Bell led rebounding for the Huskies with 12. Johnston lead with 5 assists. The Huskies are now 1-1 under their new head coach.[17][18]
Minnesota Crookston[]
There was a 1-week interval between playing against Lewis at a neutral site and playing Minnesota Crookston. The Huskies had control of the score since the first basket was made 42 seconds into the game, starting the game on a 10-0 run through 16:47, when Crookston got their first pair of points. Led by Owen White and Trent Bell, Michigan Tech would outscore Minnesota Crookston 54-31 in the first half, which was their biggest lead of the half. Over the first 11 minutes and 23 seconds of the second half, Crookston outscored Michigan Tech 29-13. Led by a varying group of players, Michigan Tech weren't able to grow that 9-point lead by much over the remaining eight minutes, eventually winning by 11, 83-72. Owen White led scoring with 24 points, with Eric Carl providing an additional 20 points. Trent Bell led rebounding, getting seven throughout the game. 10 of the 17 assists were split between Johnston and Carl, with both getting 5 assists.[19]
Minnesota Duluth[]
Minnesota-Duluth visited Michigan Tech and found their way to a 34-point victory through Drew Blair's first career Double-Double with 15 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-13 shooting. The Huskies were limited to a 29.6% shooting percentage during the game as no Tech player reached double digits in points, Owen White being the closest at a team-high nine points. The team had several issues they hope to fix when St. Cloud State visits on November 28th.[20][21]
St. Cloud State[]
The Huskies hoped to rebound a day after their 34-point loss to Minnesota Duluth,[22] and were able to do so against St. Cloud State, winning 90-76, despite being down 46-39 at the half, with Trent Bell's double-double, his first of the season. Bell had 19 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, a block and a steal. Owen White led the Huskies in scoring with 25 points. The team shot 52.5% from the field and went 13-for-14 from the Free Throw Line, while limiting St. Cloud State to 48.1% from the field and 5-for-19 from beyond the arc.[23]
Northwood[]
In hopes to continue their win streak, Michigan Tech visited Northwood to try and get a win; the Huskies did just that and more. After the game was tied at 15-all early in the first half, the Huskies found their way to a 16-point, 51-35 lead at the half. En route to extending their win streak, and starting conference play on a good note, Owen White lead the Huskies with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 2 steals. Tech went 54.5% from beyond the arc and 39-65 (60%) overall, besting Northwood in every category, except for Free Throw Percentage (66%-78%) and blocks, both teams blocking one goal.[24]
Northern Michigan[]
During rivalry games, the away team always want to try and keep the game close, and that's what Northern Michigan were able to do during the second-half of this game's matchup. Tech shot 49.1% from the field, with three players in double-digits, in a game that they one by one point. After leading 36-29 at the half, the Huskies were outscored 47-41 in the second half to narrowly beat the Wildcats 77-76, thanks to a made free throw made between a pair of Wildcat three-pointers in the last couple seconds of the game. Adam Hobson lead all players with a career-high 22 points, along with 4 rebounds and a block.[25]
Roster[]
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Schedule and Results[]
On July 12, 2021, the Michigan Tech basketball program released their 2021-22 basketball schedule, featuring 27 games, 14 of which at SDC Gymnasium, and 18-22 conference matchups.[26][27]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 3, 2021* 7:00 PM |
at | W 70–69 | 17 – Bell | 8 – White | 8 – Johnston | Worthen Arena (1,721) Muncie, IN | |||||
| November 12, 2021* 6:00 PM |
vs. Lewis Tournament |
L 59–74 | 0–1 |
17 – Hobson | 7 – White | 4 – Tied | (312) Romeoville, IL | ||||
| November 13, 2021* 3:00 PM |
vs. Lewis Tournament |
W 64–56 | 1–1 |
22 – Tied | 12 – Bell | 5 – Johnston | Neil Carey Arena (317) Romeoville, IL | ||||
| November 20, 2021* 3:00 PM |
at | W 83–72 | 2–1 |
24 – White | 7 – Bell | 5 – Tied | (287) Crookston, MN | ||||
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 PM |
L 42–76 | 2–2 |
9 – White | 8 – Bell | 2 – Tied | (645) Houghton, MI | |||||
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 PM |
W 90–76 | 3–2 |
25 – White | 13 – Bell | 9 – Johnston | SDC Gymnasium (558) Houghton, MI | |||||
| December 4, 2021 3:00 PM |
at | W 98–75 | 4–2 (1–0) |
22 – White | 7 – White | 8 – White | (388) Midland, MI | ||||
| December 6, 2021 7:30 PM |
Northern Michigan Rivalry |
W 77–76 | 5–2 (2–0) |
22 – Hobson | 6 – Carl | 7 – White | SDC Gymnasium (674) Houghton, MI | ||||
| December 9, 2021 7:30 PM |
W 70–64 | 6–2 (3–0) |
17 – White | 10 – Bell | 7 – Bell | SDC Gymnasium (551) Houghton, MI | |||||
| December 11, 2021 2:00 PM |
Ferris State | L 48–71 | 6–3 (3–1) |
16 – Hobson | 8 – Bell | 3 – Carl | SDC Gymnasium (948) Houghton, MI | ||||
| December 15, 2021 6:00 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| December 20, 2021* 1:00 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| January 6, 2022 7:30 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| January 8, 2022 3:00 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:30 PM |
at | Wayne State Fieldhouse Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| January 15, 2022 3:00 PM |
at | University Center, MI | |||||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:30 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| January 22, 2022 2:00 PM |
SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | ||||||||||
| January 27, 2022 7:30 PM |
Northwood | SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | |||||||||
| January 31, 2022 7:45 PM |
Northern Michigan Rivalry |
Berry Events Center Marquette, MI | |||||||||
| February 3, 2022 TBA |
at Purdue Northwest | Hammond, IN | |||||||||
| February 5, 2022 4:00 PM |
at Parkside | Kenosha, WI | |||||||||
| February 10, 2022 8:00 PM |
at Davenport | Grand Rapids, MI | |||||||||
| February 12, 2022 TBA |
at Grand Valley State | Allendale, MI | |||||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:30 PM |
Saginaw Valley State | SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | |||||||||
| February 19, 2022 2:00 PM |
Wayne State | SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI | |||||||||
| February 24, 2022 TBA |
at Ferris State | Big Rapids, MI | |||||||||
| February 26, 2022 3:00 PM |
at Lake Superior State | Sault Ste Marie, MI | |||||||||
| March 1, 2022 TBD |
vs. TBD GLIAC Quarterfinals |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings[]
The Huskies' ranks are taken from the D2SIDA Poll,[28] and the Coaches Poll from NABC Coaches[29] The top two rows are from the D2SIDA rankings; the top row is national, and the middle row is for the regional rankings, specifically the Midwest ranks, made up of the GLIAC, GLVC, and G-MAC.
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | |||||
| NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| NR | NR^ | NR | |||||||||||||||||||
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.
References[]
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- ^ "Purdue Northwest vs. Michigan Tech - Box Score - 03/05/2021". GLIAC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan Tech vs. Grand Valley St. - Box Score - 03/06/2021". GLIAC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Ashland vs. Michigan Tech - Box Score - 03/07/2021". GLIAC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "TBD vs Michigan Tech DII Men's Basketball Game Summary - March 14th, 2021 | NCAA". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Michigan Tech vs Truman DII Men's Basketball Game Summary - | NCAA". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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- ^ "Tech men's basketball inks recruit Dawson Nordgaard". Michigan Tech. March 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Huskies tip off Friday, voted #1 in GLIAC Preseason Coaches' Poll". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 D2SIDA Men's Basketball Division II Media Poll" (PDF). Wilmington University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/files/MBB_vs_MichiganTech.pdf
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- ^ "McKendree Upends Michigan Tech 74-59". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Rinne, Luke. "Lewis Men's Hoops Falls To Michigan Tech 64-56 on Saturday". Lewis University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "Huskies ground Flyers 64-56". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "Substantial first half propels Huskies over Minnesota Crookston". Michigan Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Blairs First Career Double-Double Leads Bulldogs to Road win to Stay Undefeated". Minnesota-Duluth Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Bulldogs Knock Down Huskies 76-42". Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20211124ciehks
- ^ "Michigan Tech answers with Bell". Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Tech tramples Timberwolves 98-75". Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Hobson helps Huskies hold on at home". Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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