SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team has released its 2024-25 schedule, as announced by Head Coach Steve Hettinga on Thursday. The Lakers will open their 2024-25 campaign in the Sunshine State where they will face off against Carson-Newman and Gannon at the Small College […]
Men’s Basketball
Lakers’ Men’s BB Season Comes to an End in Regional Championship Game
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (23-9) fell to the Ferris State Bulldogs (28-7) in the closing moments of the Midwest Regional Championship in a hard-fought game by a final score of 86-81 on Tuesday. “The finality of it always hurts no matter what time of the […]
Lakers Bring Down Upper Iowa to Advance to Midwest Regional Final
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (23-8) are dancing their way to the Midwest Regional Championship game after a thrilling 88-80 victory over the Upper Iowa Peacocks (22-10) on Sunday. “Hard fought game both ways,” said LSSU Head Coach Steve Hettinga. “Upper Iowa is a great team, […]
Lakers Men’s Basketball Come Back to Stun Walsh in Regional Quarterfinals
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (22-8) came back in the second half to upset the No. 3 seeded Walsh Cavaliers (24-6) by a final score of 74-72 in the NCAA Midwest Regional Quarterfinals on Saturday. “I couldn’t be prouder of our team,” said LSSU Head Coach […]
Lakers Men’s Basketball Set for NCAA Opening Round Against Walsh
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) basketball program (21-8) has been selected for the big dance for the first time since 2018 where they will face the No. 3 seeded Walsh Cavaliers (24-5) in the opening round on Saturday, March 16 with tipoff scheduled for 12 p.m. […]
Nwoke’s Buzzer Beater Lifts Lakers Past Warriors in Double Overtime Thriller
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team (17-6, 9-4 GLIAC) fought back to take down the visiting Wayne State Warriors (10-14, 4-10 GLIAC) at the buzzer in double overtime by a final score of 92-90 on Thursday. Devin Womack (Ypsilanti, Mich.) opened up the game with […]
Perkins’ Career-High 29 Points Propel Lakers Past the Huskies
HOUGHTON, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball program (10-5, 2-3 GLIAC) came away with a dominant victory on the road against the Michigan Tech Huskies (5-10, 2-4 GLIAC) by a final score of 78-55 behind a career-high 29 points from Kingsley Perkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) on Saturday. Tyson Edmondson (Ypsilanti, Mich.) opened […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Take Down UIndy to Move to 3-0
INDIANAPOLIS – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team (3-0) closed out a 64-62 road victory over the Indianapolis (UIndy) Greyhounds (1-3), who had finished last season as the top seed in the region, on Saturday. Xander Okerlund (Empire, Mich.) opened up the scoring for the Lakers, but the Greyhounds were […]
Laker Men’s Basketball Win Season Opener at Lake Erie
PAINESVILLE, Ohio. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team (1-0) completed the comeback in the second half to open their season with a victory on the road against the Lake Erie Storm (0-1) by a final score of 67-63 as part of the G-MAC/GLIAC Challenge on Friday. LSSU got […]
Six Lakers Named to NABC Honors Court
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Six Lake Superior State men’s basketball student-athletes have been named to the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, as announced by the NABC on Thursday. Andy Soma (Traverse City, Mich.), Ben Patrick (Oklahoma City, OK), Blake Cassidy (Pellston, Mich.), Caden Ebeling (Shelby Twp., Mich), C.J. Robinson (Clarkston, Mich.), and Xander Okerlund (Empire, Mich.) all […]