Athletics
Lawrence Tech teams, nicknamed athletically as the Blue Devils, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). Men's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, lacrosse, soccer and volleyball.
The men's ice hockey team is a member of the participates in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) at the Division III level as a member of the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC).
Lawrence Tech re-instated athletic programs in 2011 and joined the NAIA. Men’s soccer and bowling, along with women’s volley joined the already established men's ice hockey team for the university's athletic offerings during the 2011-12 academic year. During its second season in the NAIA the university will begin competition in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men's lacrosse, and women’s soccer.
Lawrence Tech fielded athletic teams throughout its history from 1930 to 1962. The 1950-51 men’s basketball team played the 1951 National Invitation Tournament, held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Lawrence Tech was defeated by Dayton, 71-77 in the opening round of the tournament. Blaine Denning, an alumni from the 1951 team went on to play professional basketball with the Baltimore Bullets of the NBA.
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