The 2022–23 Michigan Tech Huskies men's basketball team represented Michigan Tech in the 2022–23 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by a second-year head coach Josh Buettner and played their home games at SDC Gymnasium in Houghton, Michigan as members of the GLIAC.
Previous season
Regular season
The Huskies finished 16–4 in the GLIAC and 20-6 overall in the 2021–22 season prior to the GLIAC tournament, sweeping rivals Northern Michigan in the process.
Post season
The Huskies were the 2-seed in the GLIAC Tournament. They defeated then 7-seed Parkside in the quarterfinals, but lost to the Wildcats of Northern Michigan in the semi-finals. Michigan Tech missed the NCAA (DII) Tournament due to their position in the GLIAC Tournament.
Offseason
Coaching changes
In the game notes for their matchup against Lewis (November 12, 2022), under the "More News and Notes" section on page six, it is brought up that now former Assistant Coach Rae Drake retired. In his place appears to be Zach Flener, which is indicated on Page 5, with his name being there put image not yet present.
Departures
2022 recruiting class
To make up for how many people would depart at the end of the 2021–2022 season, Head Coach Josh Buettner and Michigan Tech went on the lookout. They first offered to Marcus Tomashek, a Junior at Ashwaubenon High School at the time in January 2022, then Dan Gherezgher, and another three students in the class of 2022 throughout the year of 2021.
2023 Recruiting Class
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Preseason
Preseason GLIAC coaches poll
In the 2022 edition of the GLIAC Preseason Coaches Poll, Michigan Tech was selected to finish fourth place out of the ten teams participating. This years squad were one of four teams receiving a first place vote, with Lake Superior State (1), Northern Michigan (2), and Ferris State (6). The GLIAC also released unofficial awards as part of their release of the Coaches Poll. Michigan Tech's lone representative in the Preseason First and Second Team All-GLIAC was Adam Hobson, who was in the Preseason First Team.
Greece exhibition trip
The Huskies of Michigan Tech visited Greece for an Exhibition Trip in late August and scheduled three games over the course of nine days.
No one posted any articles about their progress in Greece, outside the fact that their men's basketball team travelled there. However, the official Twitter page for Michigan Tech Men's Basketball posted updates as the days went on in Greece, which is how it's known how they performed. The only score they posted was from their first game, which was won 89-80 (First tweet). The next two games were just an update on whether the squad won or lost, which can be found in order after the first tweet. More info can be found about their trip (more or less) around this period of the timeline. (Note: These may not count as super reliable for some readers, but are the only updates available for this trip)
Exhibition game
One year after beating Ball State, Michigan Tech visited Green Bay on November third, 2022. This is Michigan Tech's only exhibition before their season starts on November 12.
These two programs aren't unfamiliar with each other. They played each other ten times, with their first matchup being on January 27, 1970, which means they play an average of once per five years heading into this matchup. That matchup was an 86–67 win for the Phoenix, the first of an eight-game win streak while hosting the Huskies. The other two games were held in Houghton, Michigan, where the Phoenix are 1–1. However, their last matchup hosted by the Huskies was on February 1, 1972. Their last matchup was in 2011, where Green Bay won 79–71. History repeats itself well, because the Phoenix beat Michigan Tech 72–66. The Phoenix, led by Cade Meyer, were able to grab a 33–22 lead by halftime. Michigan Tech was able to climb within four late in the second, but that wasn't enough to swing past the Phoenix.
Michigan Tech was led by Freshman Guard Marcus Tomashek and Sophomore Dan Gherezgher, with 21 and 16 points apiece. Pete Calcaterra grabbed 11 of Michigan Tech's 25 boards. The Phoenix were led by Cade Meyer with 22 points. The Huskies were 26–61 in shooting, and Green Bay were 56-percent from the field during the contest.