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2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

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2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record1–4 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Trey McDonald
  • Bobby Naubert
Home arenaOU Credit Union O'rena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 0 0   5 2   .714
Milwaukee 0 0   4 2   .667
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 0   3 2   .600
Wright State 0 0   4 3   .571
Detroit Mercy 0 0   3 3   .500
Cleveland State 0 0   3 4   .429
Green Bay 0 0   2 4   .333
Youngstown State 0 0   2 4   .333
IU Indy 0 0   2 5   .286
Northern Kentucky 0 0   1 4   .200
Oakland 0 0   1 4   .200
2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 41st-year head coach Greg Kampe, will play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

With a win against Defiance College on November 4, 2024, Greg Kampe recorded his 700th career win.[1]

Previous season

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The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 24–12, 15–5 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season champions.[2] They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne,[3] Cleveland State,[4] and Milwaukee to win the Horizon League tournament championship, punching their first ticket to the NCAA tournament since 2011.[5] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region,[6] where they would upset #3 region seed Kentucky in the First Round, the second time in the last three tournaments in which Kentucky fell to a double digit seed,[7] before falling to Cinderella NC State in the Second Round.[8]

Roster

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2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nassim Mashhour 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Dearborn HS Dearborn, Michigan
G 1 Jaylen Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) So Tennessee State Nashville, Tennessee
G 2 Jeremiah Bembry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So West Virginia Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Luke Gelow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gaylord HS Gaylord, Michigan
G 4 Chang Hoth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Jr Western Oklahoma State Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 5 Jack Hoth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Western Oklahoma State Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 6 Malcolm Christie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dalhousie Fredericton, New Brunswick
G/F 7 Isaiah Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Detroit Mercy Nashville, Tennessee
G 10 DQ Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Henry Ford College Pontiac, Michigan
G/F 11 Jayson Woodrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
F 12 Buru Naivalurua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Garden City CC Sydney, Australia
G 13 Warren Marshall IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brother Rice HS Auburn Hills, Michigan
F 22 Deng Majak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Indian River State Turalei, South Sudan
F 23 Allen Mukeba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) GS Kansas City Charleroi, Belgium
F 24 Zavier Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Detroit Jesuit HS Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
F 25 Cooper Craggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Novi Catholic Central HS Northville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024*
5:00 pm, BTN+
vs. Michigan L 48–92 
Little Caesars Arena (4,025)
Detroit, MI
October 25, 2024*
7:00 pm
at Rochester Christian W 87–74 
Garth Pleasant Arena (1,188)
Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Defiance W 75–52  1–0
OU Credit Union O'rena (1,306)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 6, 2024*
9:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State L 43–87  1–1
ExtraMile Arena (10,626)
Boise, ID
November 13, 2024*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 54–66  1–2
State Farm Center (15,299)
Champaign, IL
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 1 Kansas L 57–78  1–3
Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan L 64–68  1–4
OU Credit Union O'rena (1,941)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Michigan State Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
December 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Loyola Chicago
Diamond Head Classic First Round
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024*
 ESPNU
vs. Oregon State/Charleston
Diamond Head Classic
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024*
 ESPNU
vs. 
Diamond Head Classic
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IU Indy OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy
Metro Series
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IU Indy The Jungle 
Indianapolis, IN
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy
Metro Series
OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
February 23, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee UWM Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay Resch Center 
Ashwaubenon, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Paul, Tony. "'I never scored a point': Oakland's Greg Kampe thanks others as he hits 700 wins". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Greg Kampe, Oakland basketball rolls to Horizon League semifinals with home win". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Golden Grizzlies knock off Cleveland State in 74-71 thriller, advance to Horizon League Championship". The Oakland Post. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "'Dream come true': Oakland returns to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2011". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Oakland pulls off stunning upset of Kentucky basketball in first round March Madness". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 11 North Carolina State outlasts No. 14 Oakland in OT". Reuters. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.