2006-07 Coaches

Head Coach - Mike Hultz                                                                          
Mike HuItz enters his ninth season as the head coach of MSU basketball program.  During Hultz's rookie campaign, the Beavers posted their first .500 record since 1994-95 and enjoyed the school's best conference finish since 1993-94.  After a couple of rebuilding seasons Hultz has the Beavers at the top of the Dakota Athletic Conference by winning the 2005 DAC-10 regular season and tournament titles.  The 2005 team set a school record for wins (23) and made an appearance in the NAIA II National Tournament.  For his efforts Hultz was recognized as 2005 DAC-10 Coach of the Year.  The Beavers have finished no lower than third during the past five seasons and have the best DAC record over the past three seasons compiling a conference record of 36-14.  During the 2003-04 campaign, MSU was ranked nationally in the NAIA Top 25 for the first time in the school's history and has appeared in the national poll at some point in each of the past three years. 

HuItz comes to Minot after five years at Northern State University in South Dakota.  After two seasons as a graduate assistant and a volunteer assistant, he served as NSU's head assistant basketball coach and Director of Athletic Development. During his tenure at Northern, the Wolves won four conference titles and made an appearance in the 1994 NAIA II National Championship game and the NAIA National Semifinals in 1995. Northern then moved up in division as a NCAA II school, during which time the Wolves qualified for the NCAA II National Tournament in each of his three seasons. Those final three years were highlighted by winning the North Central Regional Playoffs and advancing to the NCAA II Elite Eight. Hultz, an Idaho native, graduated from Notus High School in 1988. He then attended the College of Idaho in Caldwell. There, Hultz served as a student assistant for three seasons in which the 'Yotes made appearances in the 1989 NAlA Elite Eight and the 1991 NAIA Sweet Sixteen. After his time at the C of I, Hultz moved onto the University of Utah for one season, where he again filled the role of student assistant under head coach Rick Majerus. The Utes finished third in the post-season National Invitational Tournament (NIT).

Hultz then returned to the College of Idaho and graduated in 1993 with a major in physical education and a minor in computer science. While finishing his undergraduate degree there, he served as an assistant basketball coach at Homedale High School and head baseball coach at Marsing High School. He led the Marsing Huskies to a fourth place finish in the 1993 state tournament.

Mike and his wife, Shannon, are the parents of three boys. Sam (18), Max (14) and Oscar (3).

Assistant Coach - Steve Grabowski                                                       Steve Grabowski enters his second year as the Beavers Head Assistant Basketball coach.  Grabowski has been an instrumental part of MSU's basketball program the past six years.  After a four year playing career Grabowski entered the coaching profession last season at Minot State as a student assistant coach.  During Steve's senior season as a player, MSU complied a 19-10 record which at the time was the most wins by a Minot State team since the 1971-1972 season.  He averaged 4 points and nearly 4 assists per game.  In his junior season, Grabowski appeared in 16 contests, and shot an impressive 42% from the three-point line while earning Academic All-Conference Honors.  Coach Grabowski's court sense and basketball savvy have definitely transfered over into his coaching duties, which makes his presence on the sidelines a valuable one.  Before his time at Minot state, he attended Minot High School where he was a member of the 1999 Class A State Championship team.  Grabowski earned All-WDA honors as a senior while averaging 13 points, 3.5 assists, 3.5 rebounds, and 2 steals per game.  He also made the WDA All-Tournament team as a junior.  Coach Grabowski will be primarily in charge of recruiting efforts in addition to strength/conditioning and on-the-floor coaching.  Steve also serves as an Admissions Counselor at Minot State.  He is the son of Steve and Diane Grabowski.

Assistant Coach - Mike Woollard                                                          
Mike Woollard enters his second year as an assistant coach with Minot State.  Mike comes to the Beavers from Kamsack (Canada) where he served as head coach of the High School Spartans as well as the Zone 4 Saskatchewan games team.  A 1995 graduate of MSU and a Beaver Baseball alum, Mike has returned to pursue his Masters Degree and assist with the Beavers.  Coach Woollard will assist in strength and conditioning, on-the-floor coaching and the development of the post players.  Mike is the son of Tim and Mary Ann Woollard.

Assistant Coach - Charles Rourk                                                          
Charles Rourk enters his first year as a member of the MSU coaching staff.  Rourk played the past two seasons at Minot State in which he helped lead the Beavers to the 2005 DAC title and a trip the to NAIA II National Tournament.  In 2005-06, Rourk averaged 12 points and 4 assists per game and was named Third-Team All-Conference for his efforts.  Before coming to MSU Rourk played junior college basketball at Sante Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL.  He averaged 11.1 points during his sophomore season earning Second-Team All-Conference honors.  Charles will graduate in the spring with a degree in Corporate Fitness and plans to return home to Lakeland, FL upon graduation.  Charles is the son of Audrey Rourk.

Student Manager- Erik Bertram                                                            
Erik Bertram begins his third season serving as the Beavers Student Manager.  Bertram is from Williston, ND and is majoring in Criminal justice, Psychology with a minor in addiction studies.    Erik is the son of Joan Bertram.