2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachDan Hipsher
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 14   .600
Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Green Bay 10 – 8   .556 21 – 17   .553
UIC 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355
IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2019 Horizon League tournament winner

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.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Braden Norris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hilliard Bradley HS Hilliard, Ohio
G 2 Tray Maddox, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Novi HS Novi, Michigan
F 4 Stan Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Williamsport HS Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 10 Karmari Newman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So George Mason Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Brailen Neely 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Jr Western HS Detroit, Michigan
C 13 Brad Brechting 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Cedar Springs HS Cedar Springs, Michigan
F 14 Xavier Hill-Mais 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS Jr Page HS Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Jordan Nobles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Eastern Michigan Canton, Michigan
C 20 Babatunde Sowunmi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Solid Rock Academy Fayetteville, Georgia
G 21 Jaevin Cumberland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Wilmington HS Wilmington, Ohio
G 22 James Beck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Grand Rapids Christian HS Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 24 Kenny Pittman, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Simeon 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 L 86–87  0–1
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,841)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 77–85 OT 0–2
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,897)
Auburn Hills, MI
Nov 16, 2018*
10:00 pm, MWN 		at UNLV L 61–74  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 		L 72–92  3–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,093)
Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 1, 2018*
Noon, FS1 		at Xavier L 63–73  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 L 83–92  4–6
 Matthews Arena (763)
Boston, MA
Dec 16, 2018*
4:30 pm 		at Hartford L 82–87  4–7
 Chase Arena (1,179)
West Hartford, CT
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at Georgia L 69–81  4–8
 Stegeman Coliseum (7,518)
Athens, GA
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 10 Michigan State L 69–99  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 L 73–89  7–10
(3–1) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,490)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 64–67  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 L 71–73  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 L 74–75  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 L 62–76  11–14
(7–5) 		Nutter Center (3,498)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 64–79  11–15
(7–6) 		BB&T Arena (6,792)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay L 54–66  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.

Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Hillsdale v Oakland". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kazoo v Oakland". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".