2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
The Summit League regular season champions
The Summit League tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference The Summit League
2010–11 record 25–10 (17–1 Summit)
Head coach Greg Kampe
Assistant coach Jeff Tungate
Assistant coach Darren Sorenson
Assistant coach Saddi Washington
Home arena Athletics Center O'Rena
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
x-Oakland† 17   1   .944     25   10   .714
x-Oral Roberts 13   5   .722     19   16   .543
x-IUPUI 12   6   .667     19   14   .576
x-IPFW 11   7   .611     18   12   .600
x-South Dakota State 10   8   .556     19   12   .613
x-UMKC 9   9   .500     16   14   .533
x-North Dakota State 8   10   .444     14   15   .483
x-Southern Utah 7   11   .389     11   19   .367
Western Illinois 2   16   .111     7   23   .233
Centenary * 1   17   .056     1   29   .033
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 18, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
x-Clinched berth in conference tournament

The 2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University. OU won the conference regular season and conference tournament title for the second consecutive year. Oakland received The Summit League's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #13 seed against #4 seeded Texas. The Golden Grizzlies lost the game 85–81.

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Preseason

Oakland was picked to win The Summit League championship.[1] They received 29 of 34 first place votes.[2] Center Keith Benson was picked as the Preseason Conference Player of the Year and named to the All-League First Team. Guard Larry Wright was named to the Second Team.[2]

Joining the team for the 2010–11 season were guards Reggie Hamilton and Travis Bader. Hamilton was eligible to play after sitting out the 2009–10 season. Hamilton had transferred from fellow conference team UMKC. Freshman Bader began playing after his redshirt season. Also seeing significant minutes was freshman guard Ryan Bass.

Regular season

Oakland was the first Division I school to clinch the conference championship.[2] Oakland finished the season with a 34–2 record in their last 36 conference games spanning two seasons, which was the best in NCAA Division I.[2]

Records

Oakland set The Summit League's record for most consecutive regular season conference wins with 17.[2] The 2009–10 Oakland team tied the same record last year, which was originally set by Cleveland State during 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons.[2] Oakland won three more games before losing to IUPUI to set the record at 20 consecutive regular season conference wins.

Benson set The Summit League record for career blocked shots with 371. He passed the mark of 317 set by Keith Closs of Central Connecticut State University from 1994–98.[2]

Player of the Week

Benson won the conference's player of the week away three times this season (November 29, December 20 and January 24). Point guard Reggie Hamilton won the award twice (January 18 and February 14).[2]

All-league awards

Benson was named the conference's Player of the Year and coach Greg Kampe was named Coach of the Year. Both won the awards for the second consecutive season.[3]

Benson and junior guard Reggie Hamilton were named to the All-League First Team.[3] Senior forward Will Hudson was selected for the Second Team, freshman guard Travis Bader was named to the All-Newcomer Team and senior guard Larry Wright was named the Sixth Man of the Year.[3] Benson was also named The Summit League's Defensive Player of the Year.[3]

Roster

No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school)
52 Joey Asbury F 6'7" 200 Fr. Warren, MI (Mott)
3 Travis Bader G 6'4" 180 R-Fr. Okemos, MI (Okemos)
33 Ryan Bass G 5'10" 160 Fr. Dayton, OH (Dunbar)
34 Keith Benson C 6'11" 230 R-Sr. Farmington Hills, MI (Country Day)
22 Blake Cushingberry * G 6'3" 249 Jr. Romeo, MI (Romeo)
12 Ledrick Eackles G 6'2" 196 So. Zachary, LA (Hargrave Military Academy (VA))
23 Reggie Hamilton G 5'11" 175 R-Jr. Chicago, IL (UMKC)
11 Jordan Howenstine G 6'1" 155 So. Lansing, MI (Sexton)
4 Will Hudson F 6'9" 235 Sr. Madison, WI (Middleton)
13 Laval Lucas-Perry ** G 6'2" 200 R-Jr. Flint, MI (Michigan)
50 Ilija Milutinovic C 7'0" 252 Jr. Niš, Serbia (Milestone Christian Academy (MO))
42 Corey Petros * C/F 6'9" 243 Fr. Sterling Heights, MI (Eisenhower)
40 Kyle Sikora * C 7'0" 231 Fr. Key Largo, FL (Florida Christian)
15 Drew Valentine F 6'5" 225 So. Lansing, MI (Sexton)
2 Larry Wright G 6'2" 165 R-Sr. Saginaw, MI (St. John's)

* Redshirting 2010–11 season
** Sitting out 2010–11 season due to transfer rules

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
11/12/10* 9:00pm at West Virginia WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN Full Court L 95–71  12,707 0–1
11/15/10* 7:00pm at Ohio Convocation Center • Athens, OH W 78–66  5,084 1–1
11/21/10* 7:00pm at #14 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 Big Ten Network L 82–67  14,123 1–2
11/23/10* 7:00pm at Wright State Nutter Center • Dayton, OH
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 L 82–79  3,327 1–3
11/26/10* 3:30pm vs. Southern Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 W 105–53  N/A 2–3
11/27/10* 2:30pm vs. Austin Peay Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 W 78–70 OT N/A 3–3
12/2/10 7:00pm Southern Utah Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 81–65  2.015 4–3 (1–0)
12/4/10 6:00pm UMKC Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 99–62  2,505 5–3 (2–0)
12/8/10* 8:00pm at #16 Illinois Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL L 74–63  15,256 5–4
12/11/10* 12:30pm vs. #7 Michigan State The Palace of Auburn Hills • Auburn Hills, MI Fox Sports Detroit L 77–76  17,115 5–5
12/14/10* 7:00pm at #7 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN ESPNU W 89–82  16,784 6–5
12/18/10* 12:00pm at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN Full Court L 69–51  9,738 6–6
12/20/10* 7:30pm Rochester College Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI
(Lou Henson Award Tournament)		 W 103–79  2,435 7–6
12/21/10* 7:30pm Valparaiso Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI
(Lou Henson Award Tournament)		 L 103–102  2,175 7–7
12/23/10* 8:00pm at #2 Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH Big Ten Network L 92–63  13,459 7–8
12/28/10 8:00pm at Centenary Gold Dome • Shreveport, LA W 98–71  661 8–8 (3–0)
12/30/10 8:00pm at Oral Roberts Mabee Center • Tulsa, OK Fox College Sports W 85–77  3,035 9–8 (4–0)
1/6/11 7:30pm IUPUI Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI Fox Sports Detroit W 85–71  2,615 10–8 (5–0)
1/8/11 6:00pm Western Illinois Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 79–50  3,805 11–8 (6–0)
1/15/11 7:00pm at IPFW Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, IN W 86–68  2,969 12–8 (7–0)
1/20/11 8:00pm at South Dakota State Frost Arena • Brookings, SD W 97–88  3,241 13–8 (8–0)
1/22/11 8:30pm at North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena • Fargo, ND W 83–76  3,761 14–8 (9–0)
1/27/11 7:00pm Oral Roberts Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 88–85[4]  2,615 15–8 (10–0)
1/29/11 6:00pm Centenary College Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 100–70[5]  3,675 16–8 (11–0)
2/3/11 8:00pm at Western Illinois Western Hall • Macomb, IL W 88–65[6]  497 17–8 (12–0)
2/5/11 7:00pm vs. IUPUI Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN L 100–88[7]  2,244 17–9 (12–1)
2/12/11 12:00pm IPFW Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI Fox Sports Detroit W 86–78[8]  2,805 18–9 (13–1)
2/17/11 7:00pm North Dakota State Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 71–69[9]  2,865 19–9 (14–1)
2/19/11 6:00pm South Dakota State Athletics Center O'Rena • Rochester, MI W 105–96[10]  3,934 20–9 (15–1)
2/24/11 8:05pm at UMKC Swinney Recreation Center • Kansas City, MO W 103–90[11]  1,159 21–9 (16–1)
2/26/11 9:30pm at Southern Utah Centrum Arena • Cedar City, UT W 82–68[12]  2,413 22–9 (17–1)
2011 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
3/5/11 7:00pm vs. Southern Utah Sioux Falls Arena • Sioux Falls, SD
(Quarterfinals)		 Midco Sports Net W 82–66[13]  N/A 23–9
3/7/11 7:00pm vs. South Dakota State Sioux Falls Arena • Sioux Falls, SD
(Semifinals)		 Fox Sports Detroit W 110–90[14]  N/A 24–9
3/8/11 9:00pm vs. Oral Roberts Sioux Falls Arena • Sioux Falls, SD
(Finals)		 ESPN2 W 90–76[15]  2,105 25–9
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/11* 12:15pm vs. #8 Texas BOK Center • Tulsa, OK
(Second Round)		 CBS L 85–81[16]  12,631 25–10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=205014838
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.thesummitleague.org/fls/3900/sports/mbball/release.pdf
  3. ^ a b c d http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030311aai.html
  4. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310272473
  5. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310292473
  6. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310342710
  7. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310360085
  8. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310432473
  9. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310482473
  10. ^ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310502473
  11. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310550140
  12. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310570253
  13. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310642473
  14. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310662473
  15. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310672473
  16. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=310770251

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