Dennis Hutter is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team.

Coaching career

On March 29, 2024, Hutter was hired as the associate head coach of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball team. Hutter became head coach the following season after Mallory Bernhard stepped down on March 25, 2025.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Mayville State Comets (Dakota Athletic Conference) (2005–2011)
2005–06Mayville State12–15–
2006–07Mayville State16–13–
2007–08Mayville State16–12–
2008–09Mayville State3–24–
2009–10Mayville State5–21–
2010–11Mayville State4–202–12
Mayville State Comets (NAIA Independent) (2011–2013)
2011–12Mayville State14–122–6
2012–13Mayville State20–61–0NAIA DII First Round
Mayville State Comets (North Star Athletic Association) (2013–2024)
2013–14Mayville State25–47–1T–1stNAIA DII Second Round
2014–15Mayville State18–86–43rd
2015–16Mayville State16–136–7T–4th
2016–17Mayville State17–129–7T–4th
2017–18Mayville State20–910–64th
2018–19Mayville State19–811–3T–1st
2019–20Mayville State25–611–3T–1stNAIA DII First Round
2020–21Mayville State14–88–6T–4th
2021–22Mayville State20–711–32nd
2022–23Mayville State24–612–22ndNAIA Second Round
2023–24Mayville State26–311–1T–1stNAIA Round of 16
Mayville State:314–207 (.603)107–61 (.637)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (Summit League) (2025–present)
2025–26North Dakota7–243–13T–8th
North Dakota:7–24 (.226)3–13 (.188)
Total:321–231 (.582)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Hutter that became NCAA, NAIA, or NBA head coaches