Mike Cretens enters his second season as Graduate Assistant for the men’s basketball program.
Prior joining the Owls coaching staff, Cretens spent two years as a coach for the Great Northern AAU basketball program. He also served one year as the Gladstone High School Head Freshman/Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach before joining Mississippi State men’s basketball as an intern in 2018.
He graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelors in Exercise Science. Prior to NMU, Cretens played two years of collegiate basketball.
Cretens is currently pursuing his Masters of Education in athletic administration.