The way kids 6’4 and taller are officiated in high school is ridiculous. Just cause you’re bigger doesn’t mean you’re fouling. Then we wonder why they struggle to defend and rebound when they get to college. Also pretty sure I tweet this once a year. 🙈
Some D1 is going to get a hell of a player. Freshman of the year. Player of the year. 2 straight D2 NCAA tournaments.
Held my breath for a whole summer hoping no d1 would realize how good he is. Luckily they didn’t then, but will now.
I hate the portal. lol. But love this dude!
Absolutely thrilled to get to work as head coach
@NMUMensBBALL
!
Literal dream come true, and I can’t wait to compete with this group of great young men.
NMU & Marquette are special and I can’t wait to continue meeting people who care about Wildcat 🏀.
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Proud of you and happy for you! Don’t know what I’m “supposed to feel” and frankly don’t care. You did more for us in two years than most do in four.
You will always will be family!
Finished 3rd in the North, after being picked last. Really proud of this group for battling all year. Excited to compete in the conference tournament!
#GoCats
Man… I LOVE THIS TEAM
Read a book (Beartown) over break and it said why sports matter. “All life really is, is moments, and sports give us moments.”
And man did this group give so many people some damn moments. I’m so proud of everyone of them. They are winners and CHAMPIONS
NMU's season ends in the Round of 32. We finish 25-8, the most wins in program history. Thanks for following along on a historic and memorable season.
We will be back.
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
Officially a home owner! Been a whirlwind last 5 weeks, but great. Added 4 top notch recruits, an assistant coach, oh and a house. Finally a yooper!
#GoCats
#ComeUP
Last aau game of the summer. Got a new asst.
She’s had hot takes.
Openly cheering / clapping for guys that I’ve talked about all summer.
Guess that’s why we are getting married in 3 weeks.
#GoCats
Champions. So proud of this team. I love these guys!
This group will be linked together for the rest of our lives and no one I’d rather win a title with.
#GoCats
𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙂𝙇𝙄𝘼𝘾 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙍 𝙎𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙄𝙏𝙇𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙏𝙊 𝙉𝙊𝙍𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙉 𝙈𝙄𝘾𝙃𝙄𝙂𝘼𝙉!
The Wildcats defeat Davenport 83-64 to win the conference title outright! The first since 1992-93!
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
Arrive back to campus and greeted by
@BrockTessman
and our administration. Don’t know how many school presidents are greeting a team at midnight but it’s awesome. The present and future at Northern is special!!!
#GoCats
This year we have 11 players in Mayfair Reserve Apartments.
Feel bad that they have to suffer through “the grind” that is JUCO 😂
Great time to be in Milwaukee; live at these, play for nationally ranked team, and if check out Bucks / Brewers in downtime.
#Different
#ComeToBSC
Thank you everyone for a great season. Can’t wait to see what’s next. Still a lot of goals out there as we open a new arena, and continue to add great players and people to the family!
#GoCats
Last trip to Milwaukee, this time to pack up my apartment. Will officially be a Michigan resident on Wednesday! Excited to settle down in the Maquette community! This place is big time and I’m thrilled to call It home! 🏡🏀💯
The 8 previous NCAA tournament teams at Northern. Put this up in locker room last year before the season. The major goal was to become number 9. Going to be cool to add another picture! Got some more pressing things to do this week though. 😂
#GoCats
These two are the day 1 guys. Both are graduating from Northern in May. Plan has been to graduate and find a new spot for year 5. Love you guys! Thank you. Excited to see what your future holds!
#GoCats
Guess this is what happens when you recruit a team full of awesome kids from awesome families who all love each other and put winning ahead of everything else.
I love these guys. They have became family.
#GoCats
Becoming the HC
@BSCBobcatsWI
fulfills a life long dream of becoming a head coach. Doing so in Wisconsin only makes it more special. More importantly we have a chance to help kids throughout the area reach their dreams. I can’t wait to get rolling!
#GoCats
Really proud of our guys! They have been so TOUGH and RESILIENT all year!
Had injuries and heartbreaking losses and kept fighting.
Mostly I’m just happy to get a chance to keep coaching them! Onto the final four of the GLIAC tournament!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Finish Strong. That's exactly what
@NMUMensBBALL
did as they topped No. 11 & top-seeded Ferris State in the GLIAC Quarterfinals, 70-69, Tuesday night.
STORY:
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
Absolutely awesome getting our championship rings last night. We had every player off last years team in attendance. 3 graduates and 12 guys that chose to come back to Northern. This isn’t something I take for granted in the current basketball climate. Special group of people!
Max Bjorklund.
40 in a half. On the road against conference champion and best defense in the league.
Needed every single one to finish 3rd in the league and get a home game in tournament.
Best basketball performance I’ve ever seen. Was lucky to be clapping on the sideline.
Guys brought It today mentally + physically. Thankful for the way our guys bought into new coach/system. Can’t ask for much more than beating a pre-season top 25 team for win
#1
Best/worst part of college 🏀, is it’s over and onto a very good McKendree team.
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
So proud of this team.
- 1st conference championship game since 1999-00 after a 9 game win streak
- 18 wins (tied most since 99-00)
- 3rd place in GLIAC (tied highest finish since 99-00)
- went 15-5 2nd semester
- finished 43rd in nation according to Massey ratings
#GoCats
I love these guys. So grateful. All guys that believed in a vision for NMU 🏀 and committed to (at the time) the youngest coach in the country. Then they made It happen. Been a joy.
I’ve coached great players, had great assistants, and worked for and with great people!
#GoCats
Big time overtime win to start 1-0 against a tough and well coached Parkside team.
Felt like nothing was going our way most of the game. Down 10 late in 2nd half. Only 9 practices in.
BUT no quit. Guys stepped up.
#FindAWay
mentality at its finest.
Another 👆in 21 hrs.
#GoCats
Loved coaching this team! Couldn’t ask for anymore in year 1 than what these guys gave. I’ll miss
@STaylor_3
@matelski32
&
@Milo_Howard33
so much! Love you guys! Can’t wait to build on this yr success and build Northern Michigan back to one of the premier 🏀 programs in Midwest!
Caitlin Clark seems to have changed women’s basketball. At men’s final four an entire group of people with no affiliation to Iowa are actively cheering for them. That was special.
#WinnersWin
𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧 😼
Tested time and time again in the second half, NMU never relinquished the lead and has now tied the longest winning streak in program history at 13!
All six scoring 'Cats reach double figures, led by Max with 21.
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
My first time seeing this set up in person. Wow. Just wow.
Been to a lot of d2 basketball facilities, and haven’t seen anything like this.
#ComeUP
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Forever grateful that I got to spend my first year coaching
@NMUMensBBALL
alongside my best friend! Thank you for everything
@Keil_ganz
and im excited for your next adventure, and thankful you’ll be right down the road!
Just got done fixing a cabinet at my house and I don’t know if I’ve ever been more fulfilled. I used tools and everything.
I used to be told I look like Al Borland so here we are...
Thank you
@BSCBobcatsWI
! BSC will always be an extremely special place for me! Gave me my 1st head coaching job. We were truly able to build the definition of
#BeDifferent
. I ♥️’d being your coach. I’m also thrilled for BSC 🏀’s future!
#GoCats
Heading to Wisconsin, 20 miles from my hometown, to coach my first “game”
@NMUMensBBALL
.
4 months in and I couldn’t be more proud or thankful for the guys we have on the bus. Excited to see them PERFORM today.
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
So many emotions... that was hardest sporting event of my life. I’m going to miss the hell out of our guys. In April we had 1 player on our roster and I was hoping to be competitive. What these guys have done for me, our program, and most importantly themselves is beyond special!
Thrilled to welcome
@Keil_ganz
to Marquette and Wildcat Nation. This was one of my hardest recruiting battles, but no one I trust more! He’s been a huge part of any of my successes up to this point and I can’t wait to get rolling!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
#ComeUP
Enjoyed being picked 12/12 (dead last) in our league. I know nothing about the league, so excited to see how we can compete night in and night out.
Really happy for Myles (
@Milo_Howard33
) being named pre-season all league. Best leader I’ve coached.
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Next year we will have 9 Wisconsin guys on scholarship!
Being from Wisconsin and coaching AAU and JUCO nothing made me more irritated than the lack of recruiting for WI kids.
Been one of the most fun things about coaching, try to fix the things that make you mad!
#GoCats
Really excited about being at Northern Michigan! Feel very fortunate to be the HC at one of the premier NCAA D2 athletic programs in the Midwest.
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
#ComeUP
COACH SPOTLIGHT💡
- Matt Majkrzak
- Northern Michigan Univ
- NCAA D2 (GLIAC)
• Hired as HC at NMU in June 2019
• Lead NJCAA Bryant & Stratton College to a 25-8 record his lone season there
• Lead BSCW to their first NJCAA D2 Region IV Championship
Handle:
@MattMajkrzak
FINAL | Wildcats 75, Sawyers 73
Undefeated on their court no more!
@NMUMensBBALL
takes down GVSU, 75-73, behind a 48.1 percent finish from the field and 14 three's to snap 10 straight wins at home for the Sawyers this season!
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
Let's go!!! The best part is it’s a family. We are going to enjoy every day we get to spend with each other and try to keep creating moments and memories. ❤️🕺🏀
#GoCats
PS : the rotation is still 3 JR, 4 SO, and 2 FR who came to NMU out of HS
One thing I promised myself when I took this job. Playing time will be determined by class attendance, being a great human being on/off the floor, how hard you work. Luckily we have crazy depth. Some guys may be in for a rude awakening and they can change or sit on bench! :)
Just to double down on this. Not much that’s happened since we’ve gotten here has surprised us.
That crowd yesterday blew me away. Loud. Passionate. A bunch of student athletes from other teams. Just awesome and It was a complete joy to coach/play in that environment.
Kudos to
@NMU_WBBall
(12-6, 6-3) &
@NMUMensBBALL
(16-5, 9-0) on building a winning basketball culture. The fan base really showed up at the Berry yesterday!
Attendance:
Women - 2014
Men - 2535
Let’s see this support the rest of the season!
#GoCats
@MattMajkrzak
@CoachThousand
Cal was the perfect last piece to add to this class. He has the NMU guard DNA that we love, starting with being an elite passer. Add in 3 level scoring, playing with flair, and being a relentless competitor. He checks all the boxes.
#GoCats
Lots of exciting news to share soon!
Been a great last two weeks for the ‘Cats.
Portal Combat is near complete. Excited about the 24-25 version of NMU 🏀. Time to defeat the “final boss”
#GoCats
Unreal.
On the road against a great team in a back to back after 16 hours of travel. Two starters who haven’t practiced all pre season. Another starter who was incredibly sick.
Found a way to get It done!
Learned a bunch this weekend and we will keep getting better!
#GoCats
Coming home with a 𝗪!
Weisbrod leads the way with 21 points, Schultz adds another double-double, and Kuehl and Parzych also eclipse double figures!
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
Can I really make the cliche “Great day to be a Wildcat” tweet on 1st day... 🤷♂️
Got some good news, rather quickly. Excited to start attacking the recruiting trail!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Wildcats WIN!
NMU takes the lead late and defeats SVSuU to move onto the Semifinals! Bjorklund, D. Kuehl, and Weisbrod combine for 56 points!
#NMUwildcats
#ShareNMU
First win as a head coach. Two years ago. Crazy how quick life changes. What hasn’t changed is having the best people around me
@BSCBobcatsWI
for life!
#GoCats
Pretty special!
@BjorklundMax
a complete stud and 3 time all conference performer.
@DylanKuehl1
1st team all conference as a freshman 🤯🤯🤯
@Weisbrod_3
Freshman of Year and 2nd team all conference as true freshman.
Lucky to coach this group! Don’t want to be done!
#GoCats
Official first day of practice in the books.
Going to be a really fun journey with these guys. We have a lot of work to do, but great people to do it with!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Remember telling a certain PG after he committed I want to see him go out and win HS games at same clip he does AAU.
Seems like mission accomplished. So proud of you
@Bparzych24
!
#GoCats
Big time win for our guys! They were so tough and gritty this weekend.
@Weisbrod_3
with some incredible shots. Absolutely deserves It. No one who works harder or cares more.
9 in a row. 13-5 (6-0).
No rest for the wicked. Tough road trip next weekend.
#GoCats
RIP to Ritchie Davis. Just terrible news last night. Was very kind to a 20 year old starting an aau team and has been very kind since. No one worked harder for his players, regardless of level. I’ll really miss our conversations.
Really proud of this team. 10-3 (3-1) is a great start to the year. Especially with how tough our schedule has been. Been dealt a couple major blows, but guys have stayed together and believe.
#GoCats
So proud of this team! At Ferris is not an easy place to win. To do It in the biggest moment of the year with all the adversity is just big time!!!
Excited to play in finals for the 2nd straight year.
#GoCats
Crowd yesterday carried us! Just awesome. Close out the year 13-1 at home! Best part was It was full of other
@NMU_Wildcats
athletes! The athletic department wide culture right now is amazing and fun to be part of! Cats supporting Cats at a different level. THANK YOU!!!
#GoCats
Off for the rest of the weekend. Officially start the season next week. Year 5 of being the HC at
@NMU_Wildcats
, and man had time gone fast.
We got a lot of work to do, but right guys in the gym to do some special things together.
#GoCats
Knocked off the defending national champions today! 9-2. 8-0 in region! Couldn’t be more proud of our team! Big time effort from multiple guys. Doesn’t get any easier tomorrow!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
Thank you to the players, colleagues, friends who made the last four years
@BSUBeaversMBB
so special.
@mboschee10
has taught me so much and became not only a mentor but a lifelong friend. Bemidji will always be a very special place for me.
#GoBeavs
So many talented players want to be part of this program. Here’s what causes me to offer / not offer:
-love basketball?
-play hard?
-chip on shoulder?
-show up + be on time?
-do I like them personally?
-loyal?
-treat people/teammates w/ respect?
-stay out of trouble off court?
Down 17. Guys stuck together. Never played great but then made all the big plays down the stretch. So proud of these guys. 17-6 (9-4) and 10-1 at home.
#GoCats
Ever wonder why PJ Tucker has a 32 million dollar contract and is playing for Team USA? Here you go. Want to instantly be a better player/team? Just TALK
One week until official practice starts. My favorite thing about our Fall is how the guys have bought into new coaching / new system and the growth we have made. If we can grow as much over the next 20+ weeks as we have the previous 5 we will have success!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
What an absolutely fantastic day to be a Wildcat!!!
That doesn’t even account for being in Indy for the NCAA tournament, practicing at Butler, or this nice steak we are all about to have.
#GoCats
3-0 road trip!!! 13-3 (5-1).
Down our two leading scorers. 5 freshman in top 8. This team is tough and gritty.
First half was great, second half not so much but wins are wins. Have so so much to get better at.
#GoCats
I loved coaching this weekend. We were so selfless about playing time, cheering on teammates, etc. With all going on in college 🏀, not something I take for granted.
Also the NMU cheering section was unreal! So glad we got to play in front of friends and families again!
Been an absolute joy to coach Max. He’s the best for a reason. No one works harder. No one cares more about winning. No ones tougher. Imagine having all of that to go along with the best player in the league. Makes my job pretty easy!
#GoCats
It’s been the best / fastest 132 days of my life since I became the coach
@NMUMensBBALL
. Tips off tonight against
#20
Lewis. Couldn’t ask for a better group of people do it with!
#GoCats
#BeDifferent
We were so tough and gritty. Had the lead wire to wire. Overcame 0-8 3 pt shooting the 2nd half.
20 Wins for the 2nd straight year. Got closer to our others goals.
Another huge one on Saturday!
#GoCats
Two weeks until our 1st workout…
Absolutely love the dudes on this team. Return a great core group from last year, and the new guys feel like we’ve known them for years, or in some cases we literally have.
Never know what the season brings but man I’m excited about the journey
🐱 at 🐕
#17
at
#18
in the Nation.
#1
at
#2
in GLIAC.
#1
at
#2
in Midwest Region.
Will be a great atmosphere against a great team. We will need to be tremendous tonight to give ourselves a chance. Excited to see our guys compete!
#GoCats