Matt Majkrzak
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northern Illinois |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 35–36) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2012 | Green Bay (SA) |
| 2012–2014 | Chadron State (GA) |
| 2014–2018 | Bemidji State (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Bryant & Stratton |
| 2019–2026 | Northern Michigan |
| 2026–present | Northern Illinois |
Matt Majkrzak (born 1990 or 1991) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball team. He previously coached for the Green Bay Phoenix, Chadron State Eagles, Bemidji State Beavers, Bryant & Stratton Bobcats and Northern Michigan Wildcats.
Biography
Majkrzak is from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School where he played golf.[2] He then attended the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in business management.[3] Majkrzak later earned a master's degree in organizational management from Chadron State College in Nebraska.[3]
While attending Green Bay, Majkrzak worked as a student assistant for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team.[4] He served four years in that role.[5] While at Green Bay, Majkrzak also established an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball team known as the Wisconsin Jets and coached them for several seasons.[6] In 2012, he became a graduate assistant with the Chadron State Eagles, serving two years in that role.[1][5] He joined the Bemidji State Beavers in 2014 as an assistant coach and was promoted to top assistant in 2016.[1][7] In 2018, Majkrzak was hired by Bryant & Stratton College as head basketball coach.[8]
Majkrzak was hired as head coach of the NCAA Division II-level Northern Michigan Wildcats in 2019.[9] He posted his first winning record in his third season there, with a record of 18–12, and then had 22 or more wins in each of the next four seasons, with NCAA Division II Tournament appearances each year and a best mark of 28–7 in 2025–26.[9] He helped Northern Michigan win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament in 2023 and 2025, while winning the league's regular season title in 2024 and 2026.[1] Majkrzak was selected the conference coach of the year in 2024 and 2026.[1] In seven seasons at Northern Michigan, Majkrzak led the team to a record of 136–73.[9]
In March 2026, Majkrzak was named head coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Matt Majkrzak Named NIU Men's Basketball Head Coach". Northern Illinois Huskies. March 17, 2026.
- ^ "North tennis team tops South". The Sheboygan Press. May 16, 2006. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Matt Majkrzak". Northern Michigan Wildcats.
- ^ Kane, Colleen (March 17, 2026). "Northern Illinois hires former Northern Michigan men's basketball coach Matt Majkrzak". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b Kisellus, Skyler (March 17, 2026). "NIU tabs Northern Michigan's Matt Majkrzak as new men's basketball head coach". Northern Star.
- ^ "Bemidji State names Majkrzak assistant". HoopDirt.com. July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Beavers shuffle coaching staff". The Bemidji Pioneer. August 24, 2016. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BSU". The Bemidji Pioneer. March 28, 2018. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Brownlee, Steve (March 17, 2026). "The search will begin: Successful NMU men's hoops coach Majkrzak resigns for D-I job". The Mining Journal.