Michigan Technological University

1400 Towsend Drive - Houghton, MI - 49931
Team Office: Tel: (906) 487-2988 Fax: (906) 487-3062
Team website: www.athletics.mtu.edu/

Founded in 1885, Michigan Tech was originally founded as a mining school to train engineers for local copper mining. The university received its current name in 1964 and is now one of the state's four nationally recognized research universities. Tech offers nearly 40 Bachelor degrees and over 20 Master's and PhD's. Nearly 70% of its student body claims engineering as their major and over three-quarters of those enrolled are male. The school offers a variety of majors including Forestry, Public Policy Analysis, and Ecology.US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Tech #124 among national institutions.

The campus is located in Houghton (pop.7k) which is located in the very northern part of the state on the Keweenaw Peninsula, about 150 miles from Duluth. With an annual average of 180 inches of snowfall, this area is a focal point for winter sport enthusiasts.

School website
www.mtu.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Engineering (62%) - Business - Biological

Misc. Information

Head coach Kevin Luke enters his 14th season at Michigan Tech in 2007-08. Luke, a Michigan native, is MTU's all-time winningest coach after having served as the program's top assistant and chief recruiter for seven seasons before being handed the reins in 1994-95. Luke inherited a perrenial cellar-dweller and has turned the program into one of the best in the Midwest. Prior to his coming to MTU, Luke served as an assistant coach at his high school alma mater Westwood High. Luke also played ball at MTU from 1977-80. Over the last 13 seasons, Luke has averaged 19 wins per season, never had a losing season, and has made five NCAA appearances. On the heels of a 14-14 record in 2005-06, Luke was unable to turn the tide in 2006-07 going 13-15. It was Luke' s first losing season.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	Kevin Luke
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Michigan Tech	1994-95
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	247-131 (.653)
Record at Michigan Tech	247-131 (.653)
Coaching Awards	NABC Region COTY, Basketball Times Nat'l COTY, GLI
Asst. Coaches	Luke Kiss, Mike Augustine, Rae Drake

Recruiting Coordinator

Luke Kiss, (906) 487-2594, lgkiss@mtu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Tech plays in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.gliac.org), the premier D2 conference in the midwest. The GLIAC is comprised of 13 schools from Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The conference is divided into two divisions, north and south. Tech plays in the North. Tech will play each team in the north division twice, and once in the south, for a total of 18 games. Conference play can start in early December but the schedule includes non-conference opponents until January. Conference games are often played on Thursdays and Saturdays and piggybacked with the women's. The farthest conference away game is at Gannon some 800 miles from campus. The season concludes with the GLIAC conference which takes the top four teams from each division with crossover play beginning with the semi-finals. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

North: Northwood, Lake Superior St., Grand Valley St., Northern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and Ferris St. South: Gannon, Findlay, Hillsdale, Ashland, Wayne St., and Mercyhurst.

Facilities

SDC Gym
Capacity 3,400 Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Michigan Tech was ranked #6 in defense, limiting opponents to 59.4 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #13 at 61.9 ppg.