2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 35th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They defeated Youngstown State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky.

2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2018–19 record16–17 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coachGreg Kampe (35th season)
Associate head coachDan Hipsher
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State13–5 .722  21–14  .600
Northern Kentucky †13–5 .722  26–9  .743
Oakland11–7 .611  16–17  .485
Green Bay10–8 .556  21–17  .553
UIC10–8 .556  16–16  .500
Youngstown State8–10 .444  12–20  .375
Detroit Mercy8–10 .444  11–20  .355
IUPUI8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Cleveland State5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Milwaukee4–14 .222  9–22  .290
† 2019 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Cleveland State.

Roster
2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Braden Norris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrHilliard Bradley HS Hilliard, Ohio
G 2 Tray Maddox, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNovi HS Novi, Michigan
F 4 Stan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoWilliamsport HS Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 10 Karmari Newman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoGeorge Mason Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Brailen Neely 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)154 lb (70 kg) JrWestern HS Detroit, Michigan
C 13 Brad Brechting 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS JrCedar Springs HS Cedar Springs, Michigan
F 14 Xavier Hill-Mais 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)248 lb (112 kg) RS JrPage HS Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Jordan Nobles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrEastern Michigan Canton, Michigan
C 20 Babatunde Sowunmi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSolid Rock Academy Fayetteville, Georgia
G 21 Jaevin Cumberland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg) RS JrWilmington HS Wilmington, Ohio
G 22 James Beck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGrand Rapids Christian HS Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 24 Kenny Pittman, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSimeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2018

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 24, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Hillsdale W 67–61[1] 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,682)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Kalamazoo W 99–45[2] 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,856)
Auburn Hills, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Toledo W 87–86  0–1
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,841)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 85–77 OT 0–2
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,897)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 16, 2018*
10:00 pm, MWN		 at UNLV W 74–61  0–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,439)
Paradise, NV
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Defiance
Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge		 W 91–47  1–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,888)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 23, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 James Madison
Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge		 W 77–69  2–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,821)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 24, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 Oral Roberts
Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge		 W 87–76  3–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,610)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 25, 2018*
2:30 pm, TV20/ESPN+		 Northern Illinois
Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge		 W 92–72  3–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,093)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 1, 2018*
Noon, FS1		 at Xavier W 73–63  3–5
 Cintas Center (10,331)
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Fairfield W 87–86  4–5
 Alumni Hall (1,871)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, NESN		 at Northeastern W 92–83  4–6
 Matthews Arena (763)
Boston, MA
Dec 16, 2018*
4:30 pm		 at Hartford W 87–82  4–7
 Chase Arena (1,179)
West Hartford, CT
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Georgia W 81–69  4–8
 Stegeman Coliseum (7,518)
Athens, GA
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 10 Michigan State W 99–69  4–9
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cleveland State W 89–77  5–9
(1–0)		 Wolstein Center (1,043)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 30, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State W 76–74  6–9
(2–0)		 Beeghly Center (2,804)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Kentucky W 76–74  7–9
(3–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,281)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Wright State W 89–73  7–10
(3–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,490)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Milwaukee W 67–64  7–11
(3–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,752)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Green Bay W 90–78  8–11
(4–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,789)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 19, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Detroit Mercy W 79–73  9–11
(5–2)		 Calihan Hall (4,125)
Detroit, MI
Jan 24, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at IUPUI W 73–71  9–12
(5–3)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,285)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 26, 2019
4:15 pm, ESPN3		 at UIC W 80–67  10–12
(6–3)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (3,060)
Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Youngstown State W 75–74  10–13
(6–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,371)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cleveland State W 83–68  11–13
(7–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,705)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wright State W 76–62  11–14
(7–5)		 Nutter Center (3,498)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky W 79–64  11–15
(7–6)		 BB&T Arena (6,792)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay W 66–54  11–16
(7–7)		 Resch Center (2,239)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee W 89–73  12–16
(8–7)		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,440)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Detroit Mercy W 95–75  13–16
(9–7)		 Athletics Center O'rena (4,141)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UIC W 86–72  14–16
(10–7)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,512)
Auburn Hills, MI
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 IUPUI W 74–63  15–16
(11–7)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,699)
Auburn Hills, MI
Horizon League Tournament
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (3) (6) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals		 W 88–84  16–16
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,386)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 11, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPNU		 (3) vs. (2) Northern Kentucky
Semifinals		 L 63–64  16–17
 Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References
  1. "Hillsdale v Oakland". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. "Kazoo v Oakland". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. https://goldengrizzlies.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=60
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