D2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Michigan Tech Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

Division 2 · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Houghton, MI

Michigan Tech (D2, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) lists 16 players on the 2026–27 roster; 5 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster16 players
New this season5
Transfer additions1
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2028
Most common home stateWI (11)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2028 — 5 ahead.

2026
Gcrowded11 ahead
Fblocked7 ahead
2027
Gcrowded7 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
2028
Gopening5 ahead
Fopening4 ahead
2029
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen2 ahead
2030
Gopen0 ahead
Fopen0 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (7)
Jesse Napgezek6′4″So
Connor Cameron6′3″So
Ty Fernholz6′1″Jr
Ethan Heck6′5″Sr
Alex Calcaterra6′3″Sr
Garrett Spielman6′7″Jr
Gabe Smith6′6″Jr
Forwards in that room (5)
Luke Hazelton6′7″Sr
Justin Bliesner6′5″So
Jacob MacPhee6′6″So
Grant Warren6′10″Jr
Layne Risdon—Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Michigan Tech

How to get recruited here

For 2026 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (11 ahead), F blocked (7 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 5 arrivals, 4 came straight from high school and 1 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from WI, MI, IL.

0 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

38% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 16 players

Guards 7 of 16

Garrett Spielman6′7″Jr
Gabe Smith6′6″Jr7.8 PPG
Ethan Heck6′5″Sr · final yr0.3 PPG
Jesse Napgezek6′4″So7.3 PPG
Connor Cameron6′3″So
Alex Calcaterra6′3″Sr · final yr0.7 PPG
Ty Fernholz6′1″Jr8.7 PPG

Frontcourt 5 of 16 · forwards + centers

Grant Warren6′10″Jr · F3.1 PPG
Luke Hazelton6′7″Sr · F · final yr0.3 PPG
Jacob MacPhee6′6″So · F
Justin Bliesner6′5″So · F
Layne Risdon—Jr · F1.5 PPG
4 without a listed position:Anthony Richardson 6′6″ · FrEthan Marta 6′3″ · FrTrey Brost 6′0″ · FrAJ Chambers 6′0″ · Fr
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

38%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Ty Fernholz8.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Gabe Smith7.8 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jesse Napgezek7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 15 of 18 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

4from high school1via the portal

15 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

0 of 16

0 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Where from

WI 11 · MI 9 · IL 2 · WY 1

High schools: West De Pere ×2; Beaver Dam; Midland and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Garrett Spielman

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Drew Barrie
←Matt Schmainda
←Peyton LaCombe

How this roster compares

Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureMichigan TechConference
Average guard height6′4″6′3″+1″
Average frontcourt height6′7″6′7″
Roster size1617−1
Freshman share25%29%−4pp

Coaching staff

Josh BuettnerHead coach
Zach FlenerAssociate head coach
Ryan PetersonAssistant coach
Staff changes3 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 2 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate92%
SAT midpoint1233
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Michigan Tech rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Michigan Tech's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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