2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference Horizon League
2014–15 record 16–17 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach Greg Kampe (31st year)
Associate head coach Saddi Washington
Assistant coach Darren Sorenson
Assistant coach Brandon Weems
Home arena Athletics Center O'rena
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813     28 – 6   .824
Green Bay 12 – 4   .750     24 – 9   .727
Oakland 11 – 5   .688     16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 – 5   .688     19 – 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 – 7   .563     14 – 16   .467
Detroit 7 – 9   .438     15 – 18   .455
UIC 4 – 12   .250     10 – 24   .294
Wright State 3 – 13   .188     11 – 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 – 14   .125     11 – 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 31st year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. This was Oakland's second season in the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 11–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament to UIC. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Illinois.

2014 recruiting class

The Golden Grizzlies brought in two freshmen from high school detailed in the following table. The Golden Grizzlies also accepted transfer Colin Weaver from North Pointe Preparatory school in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] Weaver has sophomore eligibility.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alek Frascone
Point guard		 Washington Township, MI Eisenhower High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 15, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Femi Olujobi
Power forward		 Brentwood, NY Brentwood High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

Preseason poll
School Points
Green Bay (32) 357
Cleveland St. (9) 335
Detroit 239
Valparaiso 228
Wright St. 186
Milwaukee 182
Oakland 178
Youngstown St. 95
UIC 45
First place votes in parentheses.

Oakland was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish seventh in their second season in the Horizon League. Senior center Corey Petros was selected to the preseason first team and sophomore point guard Kahlil Felder was selected to the second team.[2]

From the previous season, Oakland lost seniors Travis Bader and Duke Mondy to graduation. Bader finished his college career with the most three-point field goals made in NCAA history. Redshirt freshman Artis Cleveland violated team rules in the offseason and will not return to the team.[3]

Oakland defeated NCAA Division II member Ferris State 94–87 and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member Saint Xavier 87–72[4] in exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season. Both games were played at home at the O'rena.

Season

During the season Oakland announced two players transferred to the school. Guards Martez Walker transferred from the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team and Sherron Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State.[5] Walker withdrew from the University of Texas after he was arrested on charges he assaulted his girlfriend.[6] He is currently a walk-on for the team although that situation may change depending on the outcome of the charges.[5] Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State to be closer to his mother and younger brothers. Both players were high school teammates of Felder.[5]

Roster

The following table lists Oakland's roster as of January 10, 2015.[7]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Hill, RalphRalph Hill Forward 6′ 6″ 238 Senior (redshirt) Westerville, Ohio
2 Williams, DanteDante Williams Forward 6′ 6″ 188 Senior Ann Arbor, Michigan
4 Hayes, JalenJalen Hayes Forward 6′ 7″ 211 Freshman (redshirt) Lansing, Michigan
10 Hooper, MaxMax Hooper Guard 6′ 6″ 201 Junior (redshirt) Carmel Valley, California
11 Daniels, NickNick Daniels Guard 6′ 1″ 160 Freshman (redshirt) Westland, Michigan
13 Cotter, TomTom Cotter Forward 6′ 7″ 223 Freshman Williamston, Michigan
20 Felder, KahlilKahlil Felder Point guard 5′ 9″ 176 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan
22 Frascone, AlekAlek Frascone Guard 6′ 2″ 178 Freshman Washington Township, Michigan
23 McCune, TommieTommie McCune Forward 6′ 8″ 210 Junior (redshirt) Saginaw, Michigan
24 Gibson, PercyPercy Gibson Center 6′ 9″ 265 Senior Detroit, Michigan
25 Olujobi, FemiFemi Olujobi Forward 6′ 8″ 233 Freshman Long Island, New York
32 Crosby, KrisKris Crosby Forward 6′ 7″ 282 Freshman Traverse City, Michigan
33 Weaver, CollinCollin Weaver Guard 6′ 2″ 188 Sophomore Glendale, Arizona
42 Petros, CoreyCorey Petros Center/Forward 6′ 10″ 255 Senior (redshirt) Macomb, Michigan
– Sherron, Dorsey-WalkerDorsey-Walker Sherron Guard 6′ 4″ 200 Sophomore (redshirt) Detroit, Michigan

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 1, 2014* Ferris State W 94–87  Athletics Center O'rena (1,323)
November 7, 2014* Saint Xavier W 87–72  Athletics Center O'rena (1,610[4])
Regular season
November 14, 2014* at #14 Iowa State
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 L 93–82  0–1 Hilton Coliseum (14,384[8])
November 17, 2014* at Eastern Michigan L 89–77  0–2 Convocation Center (863[9])
November 19, 2014* Western Michigan L 82–71  0–3 Athletics Center O'rena (2,415[10])
November 24, 2014* Western Carolina
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 L 88–79 2OT 0–4 Athletics Center O'rena (1,631[11])
November 25, 2014* Chicago State
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 70–57  1–4 Athletics Center O'rena (1,377[12])
November 26, 2014* Georgia State
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 L 83–78  1–5 Athletics Center O'rena (1,527[13])
November 29, 2014* Toledo W 81–79  2–5 Athletics Center O'rena (1,482[14])
December 3, 2014* Rochester College W 84–52  3–5 Athletics Center O'rena (1,272[15])
December 6, 2014* at Morehead State W 70–68 OT 4–5 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,087[16])
December 14, 2014* at Michigan State L 87–61  4–6 Breslin Center (14,797[17])
December 16, 2014* at #3 Arizona L 101–64  4–7 McKale Center (14,405)
December 20, 2014* at Pittsburgh L 81–77 OT 4–8 Petersen Events Center (9,049)
December 22, 2014* at Clemson L 70–60  4–9 Littlejohn Coliseum (7,146)
December 27, 2014* at #15 Maryland L 72–56  4–10 Xfinity Center (12,938)
January 2, 2015 Valparaiso W 89–75 OT 5–10 (1–0) Athletics Center O'rena (2,873[18])
January 8, 2015 at Cleveland State L 65–61  5–11 (1–1) Wolstein Center (1,593[19])
January 10, 2015 at Detroit
(Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup)		 L 74–54  5–12 (1–2) Calihan Hall (6,522[20])
January 15, 2015 Green Bay W 69–66  6–12 (2–2) Athletics Center O'rena (1,973[21])
January 18, 2015* Albion W 83–68  7–12 Athletics Center O'rena (2,004[22])
January 22, 2015 Milwaukee W 66–53  8–12 (3–2) Athletics Center O'rena (2,048[23])
January 26, 2015 Cleveland State W 59–56  9–12 (4–2) Athletics Center O'rena (2,168)
January 28, 2015 Wright State W 84–76 OT 10–12 (5–2) Athletics Center O'rena (2,872[24])
February 1, 2015 at Youngstown State W 96–80  11–12 (6–2) Beeghly Center (1,512)
February 4, 2015 at UIC W 91–77  12–12 (7–2) UIC Pavilion (2,121[25])
February 8, 2015 at Valparaiso L 82–76  12–13 (7–3) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,267[26])
February 10, 2015 at Milwaukee L 84–67  12–14 (7–4) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,016)
February 15, 2015 Detroit
(Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup)		 W 83–78  13–14 (8–4) Athletics Center O'rena (4,101[27])
February 18, 2015 at Wright State W 76–67  14–14 (9–4) Nutter Center (3,738[28])
February 22, 2015 UIC W 81–56  15–14 (10–4) Athletics Center O'rena (3,781[29])
February 25, 2015 Youngstown State W 82–71  16–14 (11–4) Athletics Center O'rena (2,233[30])
February 28, 2015 at Green Bay L 83–63  16–15 (11–5) Resch Center (6,019[31])
2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
March 6, 2015 vs. UIC
(Quarterfinals)		 L 72–69  16–16 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,341[32])
2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 17, 2015 Eastern Illinois
(First round)		 L 97–91[33]  16–17 Athletics Center O'rena (2,609)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://hln.s3.amazonaws.com/sports/releases/2/release.pdf?1420667095
  3. ↑ Spadafore, Jim (October 29, 2014). "Kampe's road to success for Oakland: Through the middle". Detroit News. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Oakland University. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Pemberton, Dave (January 7, 2015). "Texas Walker, Iowa States Dorsey-Walker transferring to Oakland". Oakland Press. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "UT's Martez Walker leaves university after pair of arrests". KXAN.com. October 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". goldengrizzlies.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Iowa State Cyclones - Box Score - November 14, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score - November 17, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 19, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 24, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chicago St Cougars vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 25, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Georgia St Panthers vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 26, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Toledo Rockets vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 29, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Rochester College Warriors vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - December 03, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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  17. ↑ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Michigan St Spartans - Box Score - December 14, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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  19. ↑ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Cleveland St Vikings - Box Score - January 08, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  20. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597754
  21. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597773
  22. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597811
  23. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597801
  24. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597812
  25. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597790
  26. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597814
  27. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597763
  28. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597815
  29. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597793
  30. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597816
  31. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400597781
  32. ↑ http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400765747
  33. ↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=400785482

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