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ULM Basketball Media Day Notebook: Ertel A Mainstay in Season of Change

By Paul Letlow, ULMWarhawks.com Online Columnist

MONROE, La. – Drive through the heart of ULM's campus, glance over at the front window of Schulze Cafeteria and you'll see a familiar image covering the front window.

There larger than life is Michael Ertel, one of the mainstays for the men's basketball program. Since arriving on campus three years ago from his home state of Indiana, the transplanted hoopster has found a second home as a ULM basketball player.

"I love it down here," Ertel said during ULM Basketball Media Day on Monday "I was able to come in here as a freshman and play a lot.