# 2020–21 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team represented Michigan Tech in the 2020–21 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by 27th-year head coach Kevin Luke and played their home games at Sherman Stadium in Houghton, Michigan as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

## Previous season
### Regular season

The Huskies finished 20-8, 14-6 in the GLIAC, in the 2020-21 season prior to the start of the GLIAC tournament

### Postseason

Despite the NCAA Tournament getting cancelled for all teams, from DI through DIII, the Huskies were able to participate in the GLIAC tournament and won all three games that they participated in.
Their opponents in the Tournament were Saginaw Valley, Grand Valley State, and Northwood
The Huskies were number three in the GLIAC, when the season ended, pairing them with 6-seed Saginaw Valley

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On December 21, 2020, Josh Buettner was promoted to the Associate head coach position for the Michigan Tech men's basketball program.

### Departures

Three players for the Michigan Tech that were on the 2019-20 roster for the Huskies weren't on the 2020-21 roster, including Senior Ryan Schuller who graduated from the University. The former of the pair of articles doesn't state directly that Schuller graduated, but appears as though he did given the phrases expressed in the article.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Elisha Coleman | 2 | G | 6'2" | 177 | So | Minneapolis, MN | Removed from Roster |
| Tommy Lucca | 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Jr | Kingston, Ill. | Removed from roster |
| Ryan Schuller | 40 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Sr | Sturgis, MI | Graduated |

## Preseason
### Preseason rankings

The Huskies weren't ranked in the Preseason Top 25

### COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all sports related to the GLIAC, have been postponed to January 1, 2021. This comes after a unanimous decision by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors on August 12, 2020.

## Schedule and results

On Thursday, November 12, 2020, the GLIAC announced the games that would be played throughout the regular season for each of the participating members of the conference. Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan are travel partners for this season, meaning they don't play their games back-to-back, unlike the rest of their games. This goes for the rest of the conference as well. After ending the season with a 3-game win streak (1 against Grand Valley State and Parkside), the Huskies got a 3-seed in the GLIAC Tournament, meaning they would go against six-seed Purdue Northwest, who they went against the first weekend in the regular season. They beat Purdue Northwest and Grand Valley State to make the GLIAC Championship Game. In the Championship, Michigan Tech went up against 5-seed Ashland, who won the matchup 85-77. On March 6 or 7, The DII 48-team bracket was released, and Michigan Tech was placed as a 2-seed, giving them a one-game bye. The Huskies' first game of the bracket will be played on Sunday, March 14, 2021 against three-seed Southern Indiana, following their win over fifth-seed Lewis on Saturday, March 13. Following the Huskies' win over 3-seed Southern Indiana, and 1-seed Truman's win over 5-seed Ashland, Truman beat Michigan Tech 65-62. The Huskies were outscored 26-16 in the first half, and outscored Truman 44-37 in the second half.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| GLIAC regular season |||||||||
| January 9, 2021 1:00 pm | | Purdue Northwest | W 68-59 | 1-0 (1-0) | 24 – Biliski | 5 – Tied | 8 – Bell | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 pm | | Purdue Northwest | L 52-76 | 1-1 (1-1) | 14 – Carl | 11 – Bell | 4 – Tied | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 pm | | at Northwood | W 62-49 | 2-1 (2-1) | 26 – White | 8 – Bell | 5 – Johnston | Riepma Arena (0) Midland, Michigan |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Northwood | W 68-63 | 3-1 (3-1) | 23 – White | 11 – White | 6 – White | Riepma Arena (0) Midland, Michigan |
| January 22, 2021 3:00 pm | | at Lake Superior State | W 79-74 | 4-1 (4-1) | 29 – White | 10 – Bell | 7 – Johnston | Bud Cooper Gymnasium (0) Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Lake Superior State | W 83-70 | 5-1 (5-1) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Bell | 7 – Johnston | Bud Cooper Gymnasium (0) Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| January 26, 2021 7:30 pm | | at Northern Michigan | W 61-52 | 6-1 (6-1) | 18 – White | 8 – Bell | 2 – Tied | Superior Dome (0) Marquette, MI |
| January 29, 2021 5:00 pm | | Ferris State | L 57-60 | 6-2 (6-2) | 24 – Bilski | 10 – Tied | 5 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| January 30, 2021 3:00 pm | | Ferris State | L 54-56 | 6-3 (6-3) | 17 – Bell | 8 – White | 3 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 5, 2021 3:00 pm | | Saginaw Valley State | W 76-57 | 7-3 (7-3) | 24 – Carl | 11 – Bell | 5 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm | | Saginaw Valley State | W 65-62 | 8-3 (8-3) | 18 – White | 10 – White | 6 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 12, 2021 5:00 pm | | at Davenport | L 58-73 | 8-4 (8-4) | 22 – White | 7 – Johnston | 9 – Johnston | Main Arena (50) Midland, MI |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Davenport | L 70-77 | 8-5 (8-5) | 20 – White | 9 – Bell | 10 – Johnston | Main Arena (50) Midland, MI |
| February 16, 2021 5:30 pm | | Northern Michigan | W 73-51 | 9-5 (9-5) | 22 – White | 6 – White | 10 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 pm | | Grand Valley State | L 62-70 | 9-6 (9-6) | 20 – White | 10 – Bell | 10 – Tied | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 21, 2021 1:00 pm | | Grand Valley State | W 75-62 | 10-6 (10-6) | 30 – White | 9 – White | 8 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| February 26, 2021 4:00 pm, TBA | | Parkside | W 70-65 | 11-6 (11-6) | 21 – White | 7 – White | 6 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, MI |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm | | Parkside | W 69-47 | 12-6 (12-6) | 20 – White | 7 – Bell | 4 – Bell | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, MI |
| GLIAC tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2021 9:45 pm | (3) | (6) Purdue Northwest GLIAC Quarterfinals | W 74-63 | 13-6 | 26 – Bilski | 13 – Bell | 5 – Johnston | Sherman Stadium (0) Houghton, Michigan |
| March 5, 2021 8:30 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Grand Valley St GLIAC Semi-Finals | W 65-59 | 14-6 | 17 – Tied | 11 – Bell | 7 – Johnston | John Friend Court (0) Hammond, Indiana |
| March 7, 2021 8:30 pm | (3) | vs. (5) Ashland GLIAC Championship | L 77-85 | 14-7 | 33 – White | 11 – Bell | 5 – Johnston | John Friend Court (0) Hammond, Indiana |
| NCAA DII Men's Tournament 2021 |||||||||
| March 14, 2021 9:30 pm | (2) | vs. (3) Southern Indiana Second Round | W 81-69 | 15-7 | 24 – White | 10 – Bell | 7 – Johnston | Ford Center (785) Evansville, Indiana |
| March 16, 2021 8:00 pm | (2) | vs. (1) Truman Midwest Regional Championship | L 62-65 | 15-8 | 19 – White | 7 – Bell | 4 – Tied | Ford Center (286) Evansville, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from d2sida. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Player statistics

Individual player statistics (through January 7, 2021) :
| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | |
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk | TO |
| Hobson, Adam | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ? |
| Waterman, Jason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Appleby, Isaac | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ? |
| Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 11 | | 2200 | | 858 | 78.0 | 310 | 686 | .452 | 90 | 255 | .353 | .148 | 193 | .767 | 122 | 340 | 432 | 39.3 | 218 | 54 | 52 | 150 |
| Opponents | 11 | | 2200 | | 807 | 72.8 | 28 | 0659 | .425 | 81 | 23.1 | .351 | 160 | 215 | .744 | 92 | 269 | 361 | 32.8 | 154 | 81 | 28 | 126 |
Source

## Rankings

The Huskies' ranks are taken from the D2SIDA Poll, and the Coaches Poll from NABC Coaches
Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| D2SIDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| Coaches | — | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Regular season awards
#### Owen White

* GLIAC North Player of the Week

### Post-season awards
#### Owen White

* Third Team Academic All-American
* Academic All-District