Matt Majkrzak

Matt Majkrzak
Majkrzak in 2026
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern Illinois
ConferenceHorizon League
Record0–0 (–)
Annual salary$330,000
Biographical details
Born (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Playing career
Basketball
2006–q2008Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School (Elkhart Lake, WI)
PositionForward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2012Green Bay (SA)
2012–2014Chadron State (GA)
2014–2018Bemidji State (assistant)
2018–2019Bryant & Stratton
2019–2026Northern Michigan
2026–presentNorthern Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall161–81 (.665)
Tournaments
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • GLIAC Regular Season Champions (2023-24, 2025-26)
  • GLIAC Tournament Champions (2022-23, 2024-25)
Awards
  • GLIAC Coach of the year (2023-24, 2025-26)

Matt Majkrzak (born January 31, 1990) 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 basketball and 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] for a yearly salary of $330,000.[10]

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bryant & Stratton College - Wisconsin (NJCAA) (2018–2019)
2018–19 Bryant & Stratton 25–8NJCAA Region IV Finalists
Bryant & Stratton: 25–8 (.758)
Northern Michigan Wildcats (GLIAC) (2018–2026)
2019–20 Northern Michigan 13-179-11T-3rd (North Div.)
2020–21 Northern Michigan 8-88-8T–5th
2021–22 Northern Michigan 18-1212-8T–2nd
2022–23 Northern Michigan 25-813-5T-2ndNCAA Division II Round of 32
2023–24 Northern Michigan 22-1114-41stNCAA Division II Round of 64
2024–25 Northern Michigan 22-1013-74thNCAA Division II Round of 64
2025–26 Northern Michigan 28-716-41stNCAA Division II Round of 32
Northern Michigan: 136–78 (.636)85–47 (.644)
Northern Illinois Huskies (Horizon League) (2026–present)
2026–27 Northern Illinois 0–00–0
Northern Illinois: 0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:161–81 (.665)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Current through March 25, 2026

Marriage and family

Matt Majkrzak has been married to his wife, Lindsey LeMay Majkrzak (coach for NMU Women's Lacrosse), since 2022. They met each other while Lindsey's first year coaching at Northern Michigan University (2020). They both have a dog.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Matt Majkrzak Named NIU Men's Basketball Head Coach". Northern Illinois Huskies. March 17, 2026. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "North tennis team tops South". The Sheboygan Press. May 16, 2006. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Matt Majkrzak". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ Kane, Colleen (March 17, 2026). "Northern Illinois hires former Northern Michigan men's basketball coach Matt Majkrzak". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Kisellus, Skyler (March 17, 2026). "NIU tabs Northern Michigan's Matt Majkrzak as new men's basketball head coach". Northern Star. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bemidji State names Majkrzak assistant". HoopDirt.com. July 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Beavers shuffle coaching staff". The Bemidji Pioneer. August 24, 2016. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "BSU". The Bemidji Pioneer. March 28, 2018. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Brownlee, Steve (March 17, 2026). "The search will begin: Successful NMU men's hoops coach Majkrzak resigns for D-I job". The Mining Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  10. ↑ Kisellus, Skyler (March 18, 2026). "NIU to pay new men's basketball coach Matt Majkrzak $330K annually". Northern Star. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
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