MICHAEL ERTEL - POINT GUARD - TORUN (POLAND)

Born: January 22, 1999

Passport: American

Position: Point Guard

Height: 188 cm / 6’2″

Team: TORUN (POLAND)

Michael Ertel is a crafty and feisty point guard who else plays the shooting guard position equally well. He is an exceptional shooter who can score in various ways: off the dribble, spotting up, one-on-one, and pick and roll. Michael uses his body incredibly well to draw fouls, plays off two feet in the lane, and uses various fakes in his offensive repertoire. His pick and roll skills, passing, mid-range pull ups, step-backs, and shooting from behind the 3-point line are his go-to offensive moves. Defensively, he uses his body well to avoid getting screened by bigger players and moves his feet well to keep quick guards in the front of him and out of the paint. Because of his balance, toughness, high IQ, anticipation, and discipline, he is a solid defender. During his 5-year college career at UAB and ULM, Michael scored over 2000 points.

During 2024/2025 season, Michael is playing for Torun in Poland. He is averaging 17 points, 4.7 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game, and shooting 55% from the field, 40% from the 3-point line, and 91% from the free throw line.

During 2023/2024 season, Michael played for Vichy in French Pro B League. They won Pro B Leaders Cup, and in 9 cup games he averaged 12 points per game. On the season in 20 minutes per game, he averaged 11 points per game in 52 games. He shot 48% from the field, 39% from the 3-point line, and 90% from the free throw line. Vichy made it to the semi-finals. Below are his 2023/2024 season highlights.

https://youtu.be/T4fD_pi5Sv4?feature=shared

In his rookie season for Lahti in Finland, Michael averaged 20 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Michael shot 50% from the field, 40% from the 3-point line, and 85% from the free throw line. Below are his rookie season highlights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZlSQpxVapU

During his last two seasons in college, Michael averaged 12 points per game at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), won Conference USA title, was named Conference USA All-Tournament Team, and played in NCAA Tournament. His senior season, he averaged 18 points per game during the last 6 games of the season and was the major contributor in helping UAB win the conference title. During 2020-2021 season, Michael led UAB in scoring (13.2ppg) points per game.

During his sophomore and junior seasons at The University of Louisiana at Monroe, he was selected to All-Sun Belt Conference Team. At The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Michael averaged 16.2 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds per game. His freshman year at ULM, he was named Sun Belt Conference Rookie of the Year. Below are highlights from one of his games at ULM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN0yQANJaOQ