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Michigan Technological University Recreation

Michigan Technological University Recreation

Boys Basketball High School Elite Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18)

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Registration opens Monday, March 16 at 10:00am

Registration Closes Monday, July 22 at 11:59pm

Registration Changes for Summer 2026:

  • Registration will be available online only.
  • Only one participant may be registered per transaction; a shopping cart option will not be available.
  • Siblings will need to be registered separately.
  • Registration can only be completed by the participant's parent or legal guardian.
  • All required paperwork, including the release waiver and health history, is now built directly into the registration process and must be completed before payment can be submitted and registration completed.
Thank you for your understanding as we implement these changes. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to a great camp!

New Registration System For Summer 2026!

We've upgraded to a new recreation program registration system to better support youth and adult programs!

Important for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for any summer camp, you'll need to:
    1. Create your account *Note: Due to system constraints, only current MTU students, faculty, and staff may use an MTU email. All others must use or create a different email address to create an account.
    2. Add your children as your affiliates (with their date of birth).
    3. Register your child through their affiliate profile (profile options in top right corner), not your own, for any program with an age requirement.


This ensures accurate participant info and correct age group placement. Create your accounts early to be ready!

Additional information on how to create your user account can be found here.
Additional information on how to create your child's affiliate account can be found here.


Registration and payment can only be completed online.

MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy

All program participants are required to consent to the MTU Athletics & Recreation Liability Waiver and Concussion Awareness Form at time of registration.

Email sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.


Cost

$46.50 per participant


Camp Overview

This camp is for players entering grades 9 - 12 as of Fall 2026. You’ve got the knowledge and the skills—now head to Michigan Tech’s High School Elite mens’ basketball camp to take your game to the ultimate level. Work one-on-one with Michigan Tech’s head basketball coach and other top staff and student-athletes to learn at a pro level. Highly competitive drills and games played in the SDC Varsity Gym will allow you to put your skills to the test and perfect your performance.

What to Expect

3 hours of intensive training and plenty of highly competitive play.

Schedule

12:30-1:00pm Check-In at SDC front counter
1:00-4:00pm Skills Session in Varsity Gym

Location

Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931

SDC Varsity Wood Gym

Parking

Parents and commuter campers will receive a parking permit when you check in for camp. The permit will allow you to park in SDC Lot 22 (at the main entrance to the SDC). You must display the permit on the driver-side dashboard while parked in Lot 22. The permit is valid for only the dates listed on the permit. Parking tickets will be issued to violating vehicles and will not be the responsibility of Michigan Tech Sports Camps.

Questions?

Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu

Camp Coordinator: Josh Buettner, 906-487-2594, jjbuettn@mtu.edu 


Meet the Coaches

Josh Buettner, Head Coach, Men's Basketball
Josh Buettner
 was named head men's basketball coach on April 16, 2021. Buettner helped the Huskies to the NCAA Midwest Region Championship game in his 1st season as associate head men's basketball coach in 2020-21. The team finished 15-8 overall and 12-6 in the GLIAC North Division. Prior to his promotion to Associate Head Coach, Buettner served 13 seasons as assistant coach. He has recruited four All-Americans and numerous All-GLIAC First Team selections since his appointment in 2008. The Shawano WI native starred for the Huskies from 2001-05. He was a two-time All-American and earned Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors as both a junior and senior. A 6-9 forward, Buettner finished third on Tech's all-time scoring chart with 2,061 career points. Following his graduation from Tech in 2005, Buettner played professionally in Europe for three years. He played in leagues in Denmark, Switzerland, and Iceland, and was named the Danish Elite League Player of the Year in his second pro campaign. In addition to his coaching duties, Buettner teaches classes in the kinesiology and integrated physiology department and coordinates all of Michigan Tech's boys' basketball camps, clinics, and leagues as well as the Doghouse 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.


Zach Flener, Assistant Coach, Men's Basketball
Zach Flener
 began his first year as assistant men's basketball coach in 2022-23. 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.


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