Montana Tech Orediggers

Montana Tech's Stepan named Frontier Conference AD of the Year
Montana Tech's Stepan named Frontier Conference AD of the Year
Montana Tech's Stepan named Frontier Conference AD of the Year
The Montana Tech Orediggers have been reaching heights not seen before in practically every aspect of their athletic programs. From basketball, football and volleyball to their recently added track and field and cross country programs, the Orediggers continue to win as individual teams and to collectively grow as a program well. These types of achievements are not done without solid leadership at the very top and again this year, Montana Tech's Matt Stepan has been named the Frontier Conference Athletic Director of the Year.
Kelvin Sampson's Impact On NCAA Basketball And Local Legacy
Kelvin Sampson's Impact On NCAA Basketball And Local Legacy
Kelvin Sampson's Impact On NCAA Basketball And Local Legacy
Monday night, the University of Houston Cougars, under the tutelage of Coach Kelvin Sampson, will meet the University of Florida Gators for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. As you have probably heard several times by now, Coach Sampson is also the former head coach of the Montana Tech Orediggers, a school he led to then-unseen success and a school where he left a lasting legacy. Coach Kelvin is a member of the Digger Athletics Hall of Fame. Sampson is a mentor to current Oredigger Head Coach Adam Hiatt. Hiatt's present-day Orediggers proudly play on Kelvin Sampson Court. But even as Sampson has moved on, you can tell there is a lot of Butte left in him.
Montana Tech Orediggers: Hayden Diekhans' Journey To Stardom
Montana Tech Orediggers: Hayden Diekhans' Journey To Stardom
Montana Tech Orediggers: Hayden Diekhans' Journey To Stardom
The 2024-25 season was a coming-of-age season for Hayden Diekhans of the Montana Tech Orediggers. Diekhans, by the start of last season, had gained a reputation as a relentless defender with a nice jump shot and unusual speed, but still more or less a role player for the then 3-time defending Frontier Conference regular season and tournament champions. By the end of the season, the Orediggers were the 4-time defending Frontier Conference regular season and tournament champions, a first for any team in Frontier history, and Diekhans had emerged as a superstar, although one with a very blue-collar manner of business and was named the Frontier Conference Defensive Player of the Year as well as the league's Player of the Year awards. On Monday, he was named to the NAIA's All America Second Team.
Join The Celebration: Montana Tech Basketball Teams Gear Up For National Tournaments
Join The Celebration: Montana Tech Basketball Teams Gear Up For National Tournaments
Join The Celebration: Montana Tech Basketball Teams Gear Up For National Tournaments
It has truly been a historic season for Montana Tech Basketball. On the men's side of things, the Diggers are Frontier Conference regular season and tournament champions for the fourth year in a row and the women have been chosen as an at-large selection for the NAIA National Tournament which begins Thursday. Both teams will be headed to 4-team pods, the men to Santa Clarita, California where they will face first-round opponent Southern Oregon University, and the women to Madison, South Dakota where they will meet Dakota State. The winners of the pods will advance to the tournament's final site which is Kansas City, Missouri for the men and Sioux City, Iowa for the women.
Montana Tech Secures 4th Consecutive Frontier Tournament Title
Montana Tech Secures 4th Consecutive Frontier Tournament Title
Montana Tech Secures 4th Consecutive Frontier Tournament Title
Hayden Diekhans had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the top-seeded Montana Tech Mens Basketball Team turned a 4-point halftime lead into a 19-point blowout of the second-seeded University of Providence Argos in the championship game of the 2025 Frontier Conference Basketball Tournament which wrapped up at the Pacific Steel and Recycling Four Seasons Arena on Tuesday evening.

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