2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2016 Saddi Washington Basketball 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland Golden Grizzlies alternate logo.svg 125 Horizon League Horizon 23–12 13–5 Greg Kampe 32nd Dionne Phelps Drew Valentine Athletics Center O'rena Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Laguna Madre Bracket champions Vegas 16 Runner-up The 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 32nd year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Old Dominion. Preseason The Oakland team traveled to Spain for a week at the end of August.http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082615aac.html Men's Basketball Summer Tour of Spain April 11, 2016 April 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427043729/http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/082615aac.html dead During the trip, they defeated each of the three European professional teams they faced. Junior point guard Kay Felder was named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason First Team. The vote included coaches, media and sports information directors. Oakland was picked to finish in second place in the league.Valparaiso Tabbed Horizon League Favorite; Felder Voted Player of the Year in Preseason Poll http://hln.s3.amazonaws.com/medias/files/896/original.pdf?1444838240 Horizon League Indianapolis October 14, 2015 Felder was also named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List. Felder is one of 30 players on the list. The award is given to the "top Division I player who has played at least two seasons."http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/oaklands-felder-named-to-lute-olson-award-preseason-watch-list Oakland's Felder Named to Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List Horizon League November 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312182853/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/oaklands-felder-named-to-lute-olson-award-preseason-watch-list March 12, 2016 dead mdy-all Season Oakland finished tied for second in the Horizon League with a 13–5 record. They received the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a bye into the semifinals of the tournament where they lost to No. 3 Wright State. Oakland accepted a bid to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State before they lost to Old Dominion 68–67 in the championship game. After the season, Felder hired an agent and entered the 2016 NBA draft, ending his college eligibility. Felder is the first Oakland player to leave school early to enter the NBA draft. Roster 2015 Oakland Golden Grizzlies y y Brad Brechting 13 C 6 11 210 FR Cedar Springs, Michigan Cedar Springs H.S. Jaevin Cumberland 21 G 6 2 165 FR Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington H.S. Nick Daniels 2 G 6 1 160 so y Westland, Michigan John Glenn H.S. Sherron Dorsey-Walker 30 G 6 4 200 JR y Detroit, Michigan Romulus H.S. Kay Felder y 20 G 5 9 176 JR Detroit, Michigan Detroit Pershing H.S. Percy Gibson 24 C 6 9 233 SR y Long Island, New York Southeastern H.S. Alek Frascone 22 F 6 2 178 SO Washington Township, Michigan Utica Eisenhower H.S. Jalen Hayes 4 F 6 7 211 SO y Lansing, Michigan Sexton H.S. Xavier Hill-Mais 14 F 6 7 257 FR Greensboro, North Carolina Page H.S. Max Hooper 10 F 6 6 201 SR y Carmel Valley, California Brewster Academy Femi Olujobi 25 F 6 8 233 SO Detroit, Michigan Brentwood H.S. Martez Walker 35 G 6 4 185 SO y Detroit, Michigan Detroit Pershing H.S. Greg Kampe (Bowling Green) Saddi Washington Dionne Phelps Drew Valentine https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oakland/2016.html March 16, 2017 Schedule The following is Oakland's schedule.http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/oakl-m-baskbl-sched.html Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball goldengrizzlies.com August 10, 2015 September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905081038/http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/oakl-m-baskbl-sched.html dead yes yes 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes yes |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 1; color:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2;"| Non-conference regular season November 18, 2015 yes 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Eastern Michigan Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 91–81 3,808https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835629 Eastern Michigan vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - November 18, 2015 ESPN 1–0 November 22, 2015 yes 4:00 pm yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 89–95 2,638 1–1 November 24, 2015 yes 8:05 pm ESPN3 yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 88–97 4,280https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835631 Oakland vs. Southern Illinois - Men's College Basketball Box Score - November 24, 2015 ESPN 1–2 November 27, 2015 yes 1:00 pm yes Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX 84–51 103 2–2 November 28, 2015 yes 2:30 pm yes Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX 85–57 168https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400854238 Abilene Christian vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - November 28, 2015 ESPN 3–2 December 1, 2015 yes 7:00 pm SECN+ yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA 82–86 5,166https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400830771 Oakland vs. Georgia - Men's College Basketball Box Score - December 1, 2015 ESPN 3–3 December 5, 2015 yes 4:00 pm NECFrontRowhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/4#.VlW64HyrQlU Week 4 schedule for 201516 yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 92–74 2,123 4–3 December 7, 2015 yes 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3http://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/5#.VlW7SXyrQlU Week 5 schedule for 201516 Binghamton Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 83–72 2,006Binghamton vs Oakland (12/7/15 at Rochester, Mich.(Blacktop at the O'rena)) http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/bing1207.html Oakland University Athletics https://web.archive.org/web/20151208232016/http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2015-2016/bing1207.html December 8, 2015 dead 5–3 December 12, 2015 yes 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 76–64 4,684https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835633 Oakland vs. Toledo - Men's College Basketball Box Score - December 12, 2015 ESPN 6–3 December 19, 2015 yes 4:30 pm P12Nhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/6#.VgPxNXUVhHw Week 6 schedule for 201516 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 97–83 5,836https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835634 Oakland vs. Washington - Men's College Basketball Box Score - December 19, 2015 ESPN 7–3 December 22, 2015 yes 7:00 pm ESPNUhttp://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090215aaa.html Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball September 3, 2015 September 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908213858/http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090215aaa.html dead yes 1 Michigan State The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI 93–99 OT 20,228https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835635 Michigan State vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - December 22, 2015 ESPN 7–4 December 28, 2015 yes 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Chicago State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 101–93 2,016https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835636 Chicago State vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - December 28, 2015 ESPN 8–4 December 30, 2015 yes 6:00 pm ESPNUhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/8#.Vnqh8HUrIlU Week 8 schedule for 201516 yes 5 Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA 58–71 14,465 8–5 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 1; color:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2;"| Horizon League regular season January 2, 2016 3:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Cleveland State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 86–68 2,508 9–5 1–0 January 4, 2016 7:00 pm ASNhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/9#.Vov633UrIlU Week 9 schedule for 201516 Youngstown State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 98–100 2,202https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835638 Youngstown State vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - January 4, 2016 ESPN 9–6 1–1 January 8, 2016 7:00 pm ESPN2 Valparaiso Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 67–84 4,110 9–7 1–2 January 10, 2016 3:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 UIC Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 86–61 2,473 10–7 2–2 January 16, 2016 3:00 pm WADL-TV/ESPN3 yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 86–82 6,125https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400835641 Oakland vs. Detroit Mercy - Box Score - January 16, 2016 - ESPN 11–7 3–2 January 19, 2016 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Northern Kentucky Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 73–90 2,533 11–8 3–3 January 23, 2016 2:00 pm ESPN3 yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 111–95 3,928https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835643 Oakland vs. Green Bay - Men's College Basketball Box Score - January 23, 2016 ESPN 12–8 4–3 January 25, 2016 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Milwaukee UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI 82–79 2,821https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835644 Oakland vs. Milwaukee - Men's College Basketball Box Score - January 25, 2016 ESPN 13–8 5–3 January 29, 2016 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Wright State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 89–63 3,901 14–8 6–3 February 1, 2016 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Northern Kentucky BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY 85–74 1,746https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835646 Oakland vs. Northern Kentucky - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 1, 2016 ESPN 15–8 7–3 February 4, 2016 7:45 pm ESPN3 yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 107–85 2,056https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835647 Oakland vs. Youngstown State - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 4, 2016 ESPN 16–8 8–3 February 6, 2016 3:00 pm ESPN3 yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 67–57 2,475https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835648 Oakland vs. Cleveland State - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 6, 2016 ESPN 17–8 9–3 February 11, 2016 7:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Milwaukee Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 85–93 3,589https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835649 Milwaukee vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 11, 2016 ESPN 17–9 9–4 February 13, 2016 3:00 pm WMYD/ESPN3 Green Bay Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 111–93 3,908https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835650 Green Bay vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 13, 2016 ESPN 18–9 10–4 February 15, 2016 5:00 pm ESPNU yes Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 89–73 4,846https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/400835651 Oakland vs. Wright State - Men's College Basketball Box Score - February 15, 2016 ESPN 19–9 11–4 February 19, 2016 8:00 pm ESPNU yes Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 84–86 4,863https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835652 Oakland vs. Valparaiso - Game Summary - February 19, 2016 - ESPN 19–10 11–5 February 21, 2016 4:00 pm ASNhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly/basketball201516/15#.VsM4j3UrIlU Week 15 schedule for 201516 yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 74–63 2,888https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835653 Oakland vs. UIC - Game Summary - February 21, 2016 - ESPN 20–10 12–5 February 26, 2016 9:00 pm ESPNU Detroit Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 108–97 4,114https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400835654 Detroit Mercy vs. Oakland - Game Summary - February 26, 2016 - ESPN 21–10 13–5 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 1; color:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2;"|Horizon League tournament March 7, 2016 9:30 pm ESPNU Wright State 2 3 yes Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI Semifinals 55–59 6,557https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400870287 Wright State vs. Oakland - Game Summary - March 7, 2016 - ESPN 21–11 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 1; color:#Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2;"|Vegas 16 tournament March 28, 2016 9:00 pm yes CBSSN Towson yes Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV Quarterfinals 90–72 22–11 March 29, 2016 11:30 pm yes CBSSN East Tennessee State yes Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV Semifinals 104–81 23–11 March 30, 2016 10:00 pm yes CBSSN Old Dominion yes Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV Championship game 67–68 23–12 AP Poll Eastern Time References 2 External links Official site https://web.archive.org/web/20140701115502/http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/oakl-m-baskbl-body.html July 1, 2014 Category:Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball seasons Oakland Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball Oakland