Michael Huger
FLV Athlon Ieper | |
2001–2002 | Telindus BC Oostende |
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2002–2005 | Euphony Liège |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2005–2007 | Longwood (assistant) |
2007–2011 | George Mason (assistant) |
2011–2015 | Miami (FL) (assistant) |
2015–2023 | Bowling Green |
2023–present | Temple (assoc. HC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 126–125 (.502) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Michael Anthony Huger (born June 27, 1970) is an American
Playing career
He was a star player at Bowling Green from 1989 to 1993, playing under Coach
After Bowling Green, Huger played professional basketball in Europe from 1993 to 2005, including Finland, Holland and Belgium. He was the Dutch League MVP in 1996, scoring 25.3 points and adding 5.8 assists and later was First-Team All-Belgium for 2000 and 2004—both seasons in which his teams won the Belgium Cup.[1]
Coaching career
Upon finishing his playing career, Huger began his coaching career at Longwood University with
When Larranaga moved to the
In 2012–13, Huger was the Hurricane's defensive coordinator. The team was nationally ranked No. 39 in scoring defense (60.6) and No. 48 in field goal percentage defense (40.0).[2]
Huger was hired as the head coach of the Bowling Green State University men's basketball team on April 15, 2015. After spending his first three years rebuilding the Falcon program, Huger had his best year yet as a head coach. In 2018–19, Huger guided the Falcons to a 22–12 season, including finishing 3rd in the Mid-American Conference and going to the MAC Championship Game, despite the fact that his team had been picked to finish last in the MAC in the pre-season polls. That year, they also set a new record for the most home wins in the Stroh Center era, finishing with a 14–2 record at home. The highlight of the season was the 92–88 upset win over a ranked Buffalo team on February 1 in front of a sold-out crowd on national television. It was the first truly iconic win of the Stroh Center's short history, and it set the tone for the rest of the season.
On February 25, 2020, Huger led Bowling Green to their second straight season with at least 20 wins, a first for the school since 1947–48 and 1948–49.
After three consecutive seasons posting win totals under 15, he was fired on March 5, 2023.[3][4] Huger reunited with Adam Fisher (the two coached together on the staff at Miami) and joined the Temple basketball staff on March 31, 2023.[5]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2015–2023) | |||||||||
2015–16 | Bowling Green | 16–18 | 5–13 | 6th (East) | |||||
2016–17 | Bowling Green | 13–19 | 7–11 | 5th (East) | |||||
2017–18 | Bowling Green | 16–16 | 7–11 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2018–19 | Bowling Green | 22–12 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | |||||
2019–20 | Bowling Green | 21–10 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | Canceled | ||||
2020–21 | Bowling Green | 14–12 | 10–8 | 5th | CBI First Round | ||||
2021–22 | Bowling Green | 13–18 | 6–14 | T–9th | |||||
2022–23 | Bowling Green | 11–20 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
Bowling Green: | 126–125 (.502) | 64–82 (.438) | |||||||
Total: | 126–125 (.502) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Michael Huger". eurobasket.com. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "BGSU hires former Falcon Huger as next Head Coach". toledoblade.com. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ Lambdin, Nia (2023-03-05). "BGSU fires men's basketball head coach Michael Huger". ABC 13. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ https://twitter.com/DBriggsBlade/status/1632385628737359876
- ^ "Former Bowling Green head coach Michael Huger joins Adam Fisher's staff at Temple".