Women's Basketball

Michigan Technological University

1400 Towsend Drive - Houghton, MI - 49931
Team Office: Tel: (906) 487-2222 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

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

7,000

Getting In:

Difficult. ACT 25/75: 23-28

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$16,000
Out-of-State: ~$27,000

Most Popular Majors

Engineering (62%) - Business - Biological

Misc. Information

Head coach John Barnes enters his 5th year at Michigan Tech in 2007-08. Barnes took over a successful program in 2003-04 after serving as Michigan Tech's assistant men's basketball coach for the previous six seasons. Barnes played an integral role in building the Huskies' men's program into a national power. During his tenure as an assistant, the men compiled a 133-48 record. As head coach, Barnes has averaged 19 wins per season over his four year tenure. Following a 19-9 mark and 13th NCAA appearance in 2005-06, the Huskies went 19-9 in 2006-07 again but did not receive an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Huskies
Colors	Silver, Gold, and Black
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-9	19-9	21-8	99-45 (.688)
Conference	12-8	14-4	15-3	64-27 (.703)
Conf. Finish	4	2	3	4, 6, 6, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	n/a	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	John Barnes
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Michigan Tech	2003-04
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	75-37 (.669)
Record at Michigan Tech	75-37 (.669)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Kim Cameron

Recruiting Coordinator

Kim Cameron, (906) 487-2222, kacamero@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. Conference play can start in early December but the schedule includes non-conference opponents until January. Conference games include one or two weekday games plus a Saturday game that is often piggybacked with the men's. The farthest conference away game is at Gannon (Erie, PA) 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: ?