April 24, 2027
Registration opens January 15 at 8:00am
Registration closes April 11 at 11:59pm
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Step 1: Team Registration
The team point of contact must complete the initial registration.
- Create a DSE Account
- The team point of contact must create an account through the DSE Registration Portal.
- Need help creating an account? Follow the DSE Account Creation Instructions.
- NOTE: The point of contact must be 18 years of age or older. A parent of a youth team will need to register the youth team.
- Register Your Team
- Once the account has been created, the point of contact can register the team through the Doghouse Classic webpage or the DSE Registration Portal.
- Important: When entering player information, you must provide each player's individual email address and phone number. For minors, use the parent's email address and phone number. Registrations will not be approved if the same email address and phone number are entered for every player.
- Notify Individual Players
- After the team registration is submitted, each individual player will receive an email with instructions for completing their registration.
Step 2: Individual Player Registration
Once the team point of contact has completed the team registration, each participant must complete their individual registration. The process differs for adult and youth participants.
Adults: Individual Registration
- Check Your Email
- Players will receive registration instructions after the team point of contact completes the team registration.
- Create a DSE Account
- Complete Individual Registration
- Once the account has been created, log in and complete the individual registration form.
- Troubleshooting Tip: If you cannot complete your registration, make sure you have checked the box acknowledging and approving the concussion awareness forms.
Youth: Parent or Guardian Registration
- Check Your Email
- Parents or guardians will receive registration instructions after the team point of contact completes the team registration.
- Create a DSE Account
- Create Your Child's Affiliate Profile
- Act on Behalf of Your Child
- Before beginning the registration process, make sure you are acting on behalf of your child.???????
- Important: Check the top-right corner of the DSE webpage. Your child's name should appear instead of your own.
- For instructions on how to act on behalf of your child, refer to the last two pages of the DSE Affiliate Account Instructions.
- Complete Your Child's Registration
- Once you are acting on behalf of your child, complete the individual registration form.
- Troubleshooting Tip: If you cannot complete the registration, make sure you have checked the box acknowledging and approving the concussion awareness forms.
Registration Confirmation
Once all team members have completed their individual registrations, the team will receive an email confirming that registration is complete.
Please ensure that every player completes their individual registration to finalize the team's registration.
Registration and payment can be completed
online or in person at the
SDC Ticket Office.
MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy
Email
sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Cost
$125*/team (4 players/team)
Tournament Overview
Tournament check-in Saturday morning at the front counter across from the SDC main entrance. All teams must check in prior to their first game. Each participant will receive tournament swag!
The tournament will take place in the Multipurpose Room on eight competition courts.
Division formats, schedules, and teams will be posted on boards outside the Multipurpose Room and updated with scores throughout the day. Trophies for division champions will be handed out at the SDC main front counter upon completion of each division.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own water bottles. Coaches Corner, located in the SDC adjacent to the Multipurpose Room, will be open during the tournament. No food is allowed in the Multipurpose Room.
This tournament is an excellent opportunity to have some fun playing 3-on-3 basketball in a friendly yet competitive environment. Prizes for division champs and event swag for all participants!
History
The Doghouse Classic is an original Michigan Tech event that saw its beginnings over 30 years ago under the direction of Kevin Borseth, head women’s basketball coach at the time. The Doghouse Classic was a long-standing tradition in the Houghton and Hancock area up until the last tournament took place in 2007. In 2016, the tradition was reestablished. Michigan Tech Recreation is excited about the opportunity to host the tournament and bring the Doghouse back to its former glory!
Location
SDC Multipurpose Room
Days/Times
Saturday, April 24, 2027
Check-In Time: Saturday, April 24, time TBD, this will take place at the SDC main entrance front counter. All participants MUST check in prior to their first game.
Tournament Format
The number of teams registered will determine the number of divisions and the tournament format for each division. The preferred format will be a double-elimination bracket. Tournament brackets will not be available until the day of the tournament.
Divisions
The goal is to host a boys’ and girls’ division for grade levels 4 through 8, JV, and Varsity. There will also be men’s and women’s open divisions available to all ages. Teams will be placed in a division according to the highest level played by any team member. Any athlete is welcome to play up a division level. However, athletes cannot play down a level.
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Josh Buettner, 906-487-2594, jjbuettn@mtu.edu.
Parking
QUICK LINKS : SDC Lot 22 and Gates Lot 23
The two-hour free parking window for MTU students, members and community patrons using SDC and Gates Tennis Center facilities is now administered through the ParkMobile app.
Parking sessions beyond two hours will be charged $1.50 per hour for the additional time, plus a 45-cent ParkMobile transaction fee.
To start a ParkMobile session, scan the QR code posted on signage in the lot, visit the ParkMobile website, or download the ParkMobile app from the App Store or Google Play. Don’t have a smartphone? You can still start a session by calling 1-800-280-4149 or texting “Park” to 77223.
Have Questions?
Contact Michigan Tech Transportation Services by visiting us on campus in Room 100 of the University’s Administration Building, calling 906-487-1441 or emailing parking@mtu.edu. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. After-hours support is available through Michigan Tech Public Safety at 906-487-2216.
Tournament Coordinators
Josh Buettner was named head men’s basketball coach on April 16, 2021. Buettner earned his second GLIAC Coach of the Year distinction at his alma mater in 2024-25 leading the Huskies to an outright GLIAC regular season championship after finishing 17-3 in GLIAC play. Buettner saw junior guard Marcus Tomashek earn accolades of GLIAC Player of the Year, Midwest Region Player of the Year, D2CCA First Team All-American and NABC All-American while being on the Bevo Francis Top-25 Watch List. Michigan Tech made it to the NCAA Second Round after defeating rival Northern Michigan in the opening round of the Midwest Region Tournament. Tomashek also earned All-GLIAC First Team accolades as Dawson Nordgaard was named All-GLIAC Second Team and Josh Terrian earned GLIAC All-Defensive team honors for the second-straight season. The Huskies went 24-8 overall and had a record of 13-1 inside the SDC Gymnasium for the year.
In 2024-25, Buettner led the Huskies to an 11-17 record overall and 8-10 in the GLIAC. Sophomore standout Marcus Tomashek earned D2CCCA All-Region Second Team honors also earning All-GLIAC first team honors. Sophomore Josh Terrian was named to the GLIAC All-Defensive team.
In 2022-23, Buettner’s Huskies upset the No. 1 seed Wisconsin Parkside in the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinals, then defeated Grand Valley State in the semifinals to reach the GLIAC Championship with three freshmen in the starting lineup. The Huskies were tournament runners up, falling to NMU 79-66 in Big Rapids. Freshman Dan Gherezgher was named All-GLIAC Second Team as Tech finished 10-20 overall, 5-13 in GLIAC contests.
In his first season at the helm, Buettner was named GLIAC Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskies to a 21-7 record and a GLIAC Regular Season Championship with a record of 16-4. MTU defeated Wisconsin-Parkside in the 2021-22 GLIAC quarterfinals before falling in the semifinals. Buettner helped senior Owen White earn First Team All-District Recognition as well as First Team All-Region honors.
As associate head coach in 2020-21, Buettner helped the Huskies qualify for the NCAA Midwest Region Championship game. The Huskies finished 15-8 overall as 12-6 in the GLIAC North Division. Prior to his promotion to Associate Head Coach, Buettner served 13 seasons as assistant coach after taking the position in July, 2008. He has recruited four All-Americans and numerous All-GLIAC First Team selections since his appointment.
“Coach Buettner has the playing, coaching, and recruiting experience to lead our men’s basketball program,” Michigan Tech Athletic Director Suzanne Sanregret said. “Over the past 13 years, he has demonstrated the core values that we look for in coaches at Michigan Tech with loyalty, passion, integrity, tradition, teamwork, and a commitment to academic and athletic success. I am very excited to work with Josh and confident that he will continue the tradition of excellence.”
“I am honored to be named the Head Coach of the Michigan Tech men’s basketball program,” Buettner said. “I would like to thank Dr. Sanregret for giving me the opportunity to lead this team that I care so deeply about. I’m excited to work to continue the standards and success that Coach Luke has built. We have a terrific group of young men, and we will work to have a team that will make the university, alumni, and community proud.”
Buettner was appointed Associate Head Coach prior to the start of the 2020-21 season and served the last 13 seasons as Assistant Coach after taking the position in July 2008. He has been the chief recruiter for the Huskies, responsible for bringing in top talent, which has included five All-Americans and seven All-GLIAC First Team selections.
A Shawano, Wisconsin native, Buettner began as a star student-athlete at Michigan Tech, playing for the Huskies from 2001-05 as a power forward/center. He is a two-time All-American and earned GLIAC Player of the Year honors his junior and senior seasons. Buettner finished his collegiate career third on Tech’s all-time scoring chart with 2,061 points.
Kevin Luke added, “I’m very excited for Coach Buettner. He will be an excellent head coach. I’m looking forward to him continuing and building on the program’s successes!”
Following graduation, Buettner played professionally in Europe for three years in leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, and Iceland, and was named the Danish Elite League Player of the Year in his second pro campaign. He also spent a year coaching high school-aged players on skill development in Svendborg, Denmark.
As the Assistant Coach, Buettner has helped the Huskies to four GLIAC North Division conference titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. The Huskies have had seven All-GLIAC First-Team honorees, five GLIAC Players of the Year, five All-Americans, and two Academic All-Americans.
Zach Flener returns for his fourth year as assistant men’s basketball coach in 2025-26 following a 2024-25 GLIAC outright regular season championships where the Huskies season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He assisted the squad to an upset victory over No. 1 seed Wisconsin Parkside in the GLIAC quarterfinals and Tech reached the Championship game before falling the NMU to end the season.
Prior to the Huskies, Flener served as basketball operations associate with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G-League in 2021-22. In 2020-21, Flener was a player development coordinator at Lipscomb University. One year prior, he interned with the Dallas Mavericks for one season.
Flener played college basketball for Lipscomb University where he earned his undergraduate degree in Communications. He lists Lexington, Kentucky as his hometown.
