Dennis Hutter

{{Infobox college coach | name = Dennis Hutter | current_title = Head coach | current_team = North Dakota | current_conference = Summit League | current_record = {{Winning percentage|7|24|record=y}} | alma_mater = Bethel<br>Southwest Minnesota State | coach_years1 = – | coach_team1 = Centennial HS | coach_years2 = 2002–2005 | coach_team2 = Southwest Minnesota State (asst.) | coach_years3 = 2005–2024 | coach_team3 = Mayville State | coach_years4 = 2024–2025 | coach_team4 = North Dakota (assoc. HC) | coach_years5 = 2025–present | coach_team5 = North Dakota | overall_record = {{winpct|321|231|record=y}} | tournament_record = 4–5 (NAIA) | championships = * AII regular season (2013) * 4 NSAA regular season (2014, 2019, 2020, 2024) * 4 NSAA tournament (2014, 2020, 2023, 2024) | awards = * 2x NSAA Coach of the Year (2014, 2019) }}

'''Dennis Hutter''' is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dennis Hutter - Head Coach - Staff Directory |url=https://fightinghawks.com/staff-directory/dennis-hutter/749 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=University of North Dakota Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

== Coaching career == On March 29, 2024, Hutter was hired as the associate head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Abby |date=2024-03-29 |title=After leading Mayville State to historic season, Dennis Hutter joins UND women's basketball staff |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/college/after-leading-mayville-state-to-historic-season-dennis-hutter-joins-und-womens-basketball-staff |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Grand Forks Herald |language=en}}</ref> Hutter became head coach the following season after Mallory Bernhard stepped down on March 25, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Tom |date=2025-03-25 |title=Mallory Bernhard steps down; Dennis Hutter takes over as UND women's basketball coach |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mallory-bernhard-steps-down-dennis-003200823.html |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Grand Forks Herald |language=en-US |via=Yahoo Sports}}</ref>

==Head coaching record== {{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = | poll = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Mayville State Comets | conference = Dakota Athletic Conference | startyear = 2005 | endyear = 2011 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2005–06 | name = Mayville State | overall = 12–15 | conference = – | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2006–07 | name = Mayville State | overall = 16–13 | conference = – | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2007–08 | name = Mayville State | overall = 16–12 | conference = – | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2008–09 | name = Mayville State | overall = 3–24 | conference = – | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2009–10 | name = Mayville State | overall = 5–21 | conference = – | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2010–11 | name = Mayville State | overall = 4–20 | conference = 2–12 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Mayville State Comets | conference = NAIA Independent | startyear = 2011 | endyear = 2013 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2011–12 | name = Mayville State | overall = 14–12 | conference = 2–6 | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2012–13 | name = Mayville State | overall = 20–6 | conference = 1–0 | confstanding = | postseason = NAIA DII First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Mayville State Comets | conference = North Star Athletic Association | startyear = 2013 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2013–14 | name = Mayville State | overall = 25–4 | conference = 7–1 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NAIA DII Second Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2014–15 | name = Mayville State | overall = 18–8 | conference = 6–4 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2015–16 | name = Mayville State | overall = 16–13 | conference = 6–7 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2016–17 | name = Mayville State | overall = 17–12 | conference = 9–7 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2017–18 | name = Mayville State | overall = 20–9 | conference = 10–6 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference | season = 2018–19 | name = Mayville State | overall = 19–8 | conference = 11–3 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2019–20 | name = Mayville State | overall = 25–6 | conference = 11–3 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NAIA DII First Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2020–21 | name = Mayville State | overall = 14–8 | conference = 8–6 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2021–22 | name = Mayville State | overall = 20–7 | conference = 11–3 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = conference tournament | season = 2022–23 | name = Mayville State | overall = 24–6 | conference = 12–2 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = NAIA Second Round }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = confboth | season = 2023–24 | name = Mayville State | overall = 26–3 | conference = 11–1 | confstanding = T–1st | postseason = NAIA Round of 16 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Mayville State | overall = {{winpct|314|207|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|107|61|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = North Dakota Fighting Hawks | conference = Summit League | startyear = 2025 | endyear = present }} {{CBB Yearly Record Entry | championship = | season = 2025–26 | name = North Dakota | overall = 7–24 | conference = 3–13 | confstanding = T–8th | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = North Dakota | overall = {{winpct|7|24|record=y}} | confrecord = {{winpct|3|13|record=y}} }} {{CBB Yearly Record End | overall = {{winpct|321|231|record=y}} }}

== Coaching tree == Assistant coaches under Hutter that became NCAA, NAIA, or NBA head coaches * David Moe – Dakota State (2017–present)

== References == <references /> {{Summit League women's basketball coach navbox}} {{North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball coach navbox}} {{North Star Athletic Association Women's Basketball Coach of the Year navbox}}

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