Girls' Basketball: Summer 2024 Huskies Team Shootout
Grades 9-12 (JV/Varsity)
Friday, June 28, 2024
Team registration opens February 26, 2024 8:00am EST
Email sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Camp Overview
This shootout is for girls' team players entering grades 9-12 as of Fall 2024. You know that when it comes to success, it’s all about teamwork. So what are you waiting for? Grab your mates and coach and head to Michigan Tech this summer for an intensive one-day shootout designed especially for teams and held in the SDC Varsity Gym and Multipurpose Room. Michigan Tech’s head basketball coach and other top staff and student-athletes will work directly with you, offering pointers and helping you perfect your game.
Commuter only. On-campus housing and meals not included. Michigan Tech is not responsible for players outside of the Student Development Complex (SDC). Team coaches must supervise their players while at the SDC and will be held accountable for their behavior.
What to Expect
- Plenty of officiated games and team competition!
- Separate divisions for Varsity A (highly competitive, experienced teams), Varsity B, and Junior Varsity (9th and 10th grade teams)
- Minimum 3 game guarantee
- Eight (8)-player minimum per team.
Schedule
| 8:00a - 8:45a | Check-In at SDC front counter. Coaches must be present to check in. Shoot-around (SDC Varsity Gym and Multipurpose Room) |
| 8:45a - 9:00a | Coaches and Players meeting in SDC Varsity Gym |
| 9:00a - 4:00p | Games (approximately 45 minutes in length). Game schedule and details will be made available online and emailed prior to June 30. |
*Schedule subject to change based on number of teams.
Location
Michigan Tech Student Development Complex
500 MacInnes Dr, Houghton MI, 49931
SDC Multipurpose Room or SDC Varsity Wood Gym
What to Bring
Please bring individual water bottles, snacks, and athletic apparel/shoes for each participant.
Registration
(Team registration opens February 26, 2024)
By May 31
Complete and submit Team Registration Form (including list of attending players and coaches to sportscamps@mtu.edu. Late entries are at the discretion of the coordinator.
By June 14
Submit team fee. $250/team, $200 for each additional team. Pay online (starting February 15) or send a check payable to Michigan Tech to:
- Michigan Tech Recreation, Attn: Paula Lahikainen, 1400 Townsend Drive, Student Development Complex Room 142, Houghton MI 49931
By June 21
Submit Individual Player Forms (may be emailed to sportscamps@mtu.edu). No individual registration is required.
Refunds
Prior to June 14: Team refunds, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be issued upon receipt of a written notice of cancellation from the coach. Email or fax is acceptable.
After June 14: Team refunds less a $50 cancellation fee will be issued for medical reasons only*. Written notice of cancellation from the coach must be accompanied by a doctor’s certificate. Email or fax is acceptable. *If a team's numbers drop below the required minimum of 8 players due to illness or injury.
No refunds are given when a participant/team is expelled for disciplinary reasons.
In the event that the camp is canceled, team fees only (we do not refund travel expenses) will be refunded in full.
Parking
Visitors may use Lots 22 or 24, located outside the main entrance of the SDC, for parking during camps. There is no overnight parking. Please do not park in the UP Health System and Rehab Servies lot (north end of the SDC).
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: 906-487-2975, sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Elisa Jurmu, 906-299-2193, emjurmu@mtu.edu
Meet the Coaches
Sam Clayton begins her fourth season at the helm in 2021-22 with an overall record of 52-28 and 42-16 against conference opponents. Clayton and the Huskies ended the 2021-22 season with an overall record of 18-11, 12-7 against conference opponents, winning the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season as well as the Conference Tournament. Clayton brings a wealth of coaching experience to Tech from both the NCAA Division I and II levels. In her most recent stop at the University of Sioux Falls as the assistant coach, she was involved in all facets of the program. She played an integral role in player development, served as the recruiting coordinator, created scouting reports, ran summer camps, and had responsibilities for film breakdown. Prior to serving as the assistant coach at USF, Clayton was an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Youngstown State University under former Tech head coach John Barnes. Clayton helped guide the Penguins to a 21-13 record during the 2015-16 campaign and a spot in the semifinals of the WBI Tournament. In addition, Youngstown State had the third-highest team GPA in NCAA Division I that season. Clayton also coached at the NCAA Division II level during the 2014-15 season as an assistant at Northwood University in Midland.
Clayton was a standout player for the Huskies, helping lead the program to the 2011 NCAA Division II National Championship game as well as garnering multiple individual awards, including All-American Honorable Mention honors. Clayton is Michigan Tech's seventh all-time leading scorer, amassing 1,434 career points during her four-year career which spanned 124 games. She owns the second-highest career free throw percentage in program history at 84.8 percent and is tied for the second-highest single-season free throw percentage at 89.5 percent. Clayton was a Team Captain, First Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, and a two-time WBCA All-America Honorable Mention honoree following her junior and senior seasons. Clayton was an excellent student in the classroom, receiving All-GLIAC Academic Excellence honors each of her four seasons. She was a Second Team Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-American as a junior and was named to the First Team at the conclusion of her senior season.
Elisa Jurmu was promoted to Assistant Head Coach for the 2022-23 season after serving four years as Assistant Coach. Jurmu spent four seasons with the Huskies as a player where she appeared in 57 games. She helped guide Tech to a 90-25 record during that span, which included three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division Championships and two appearances in the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
In her first season as a coach at Tech (2018-19), Jurmu helped Head Coach Sam Clayton guide the Huskies to a 21-9 overall record and a 16-4 mark in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Huskies claimed their 16th GLIAC North Division/Conference title and were the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. In her second season (2019-20), the Huskies made their 30th consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament appearance in program history. In 2020-21, Jurmu helped the Huskies claim the GLIAC North Division regular-season title as well as the GLIAC Tournament Championship, en route to the NCAA Midwest Region semifinals.
Last season, Jurmu helped the Huskies to an 18-11 overall record and a run to to the GLIAC Tournament semifinals, where the Huskies fell to No. 2 ranked Grand Valley State 71-57.
Meet the Team
