2008–09 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2014 Basketball 2008–09 Oakland Golden Grizzlies The Summit League Summit 23–13 13–5 Greg Kampe Jeff Tungate Darren Sorenson Saddi Washington Athletics Center O'rena CIT, Quarterfinals L, Bradley 75-76 The 2008–09 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University. Oakland was picked to finish third in The Summit League's preseason poll. 2008-09 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts was voted to finish first and North Dakota State second. However, only eight votes separated the three teams. Senior forward Derick Nelson and junior guard Johnathon Jones were named to the Preseason All-League First Team. Senior guard Erik Kangas was named to the Second Team. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Prior to the first game of the year against Cleveland State, senior forward Derick Nelson suffered a foot injury and sat out most of the season. Nelson played in two games against Eastern Michigan and Michigan State, but did not record a point and took a medical redshirt.http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/123008aac.html OU's Derick Nelson to Redshirt - Oakland University Official Athletic Site Ougrizzlies.com December 30, 2008 October 22, 2012 Oakland lost their first game against CSU and defeated Pacific-10 Conference opponent Oregon for the second year in a row. Roster No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school) 34 Keith Benson C 6'11" 225 So. Farmington Hills, MI (Country Day) 21 Ricky Bieszki G 6'2" 190 Sr. Shelby Township, MI (Notre Dame Preparatory) 22 Blake Cushingberry G 6'4" 225 Fr. Romeo, MI (Romeo) 4 Will Hudson F 6'9" 225 So. Madison, WI (Middleton) 23 Johnathon Jones G 5'11" 165 Jr. Okemos, MI (Okemos) 30 Erik Kangas G 6'3" 205 Sr. DeWitt, MI (DeWitt) 32 John Kast G 6'2" 175 Jr. Clarkston, MI (Clarkston) 31 Drew Maynard G 6'7" 220 Fr. Lake Orion, MI (Lake Orion) 20 Ilija Milutinovic C 7'0" 255 Fr. Niš, Serbia (Milestone Christian Academy (MO)) 1 Derick Nelson * F 6'5" 235 Sr. Lansing, MI (Bridgton Academy) 12 Matt Samuels G 6'0" 215 Fr. Washington, D.C. (Patterson) 44 Jay Thames * F 6'9" 220 Fr. Port Huron, MI (Port Huron Northern) 45 Dan Waterstradt C 6'10" 240 Sr. Dearborn Heights, MI (Rutgers) 2 Larry Wright * G 6'2" 172 Jr. Saginaw, MI (St. John's) * Redshirting 2008–2009 season Awards Keith Benson Summit League Player of the Week Week 12 – Averaged 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game and shot 82.4 percent (14–17) for the week. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Johnathon Jones Summit League Player of the Week (2) Week 2 – Averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals against Oregon, Syracuse and Iowa. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Week 13 – Averaging 15.0 points and 12.5 assists per game against Oral Roberts and Centenary. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Erik Kangas Summit League Player of the Week (2) Week 10 – Career-high 39-point game that included 8–13 shooting from three-point range in victory at IPFW. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Week 11 – Averaged 30.0 points and 7.5 three-pointers per game. Kangas shot 65% from three-point range. Kangas was the first player to earn back-to-back player of the week awards since the 2004–2005 season. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011102040/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ October 11, 2008 Milestones Erik Kangas set the Oakland record for career three-pointers made Keith Benson set the Oakland record for single-game blocks with eight Keith Benson set the Oakland record for single-season blocks Schedule yes yes yes yes November 15, 2008 7:00pm yes yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 55-58 0–1 2,078 November 17, 2008 10:00pm yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR CSN Northwest 82–79 OT 1–1 7,924 November 21, 2008 7:00pm yes yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Time Warner Sports 66-86 1–2 18,932 November 23, 2008 6:05pm yes yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Las Vegas Invitational Big Ten Network 57-66 1–3 8,079 November 25, 2008 8:00pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Las Vegas Invitational FSN Kansas City 64-83 1–4 8,356 November 28, 2008 6:30pm yes yes 2008-09 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State University Delaware State Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational 75–70 2–4 2,067 November 29, 2008 5:00pm yes yes 2008-09 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Invitational 81–63 3–4 N/A December 2, 2008 9:00pm yes 2008-09 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah University Southern Utah Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT 66-82 3–5 0–1 2,059 December 4, 2008 8:00pm yes UMKC Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO Metro Sports 84–78 4–5 1–1 1,412 December 7, 2008 1:00pm yes 2008-09 men Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 67–58 5–5 2,315 December 14, 2008 4:00pm yes 2008-09 men Rochester Warriors Rochester College Rochester Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 88–54 6–5 2,125 December 18, 2008 8:00pm yes yes 2008-09 men UW-Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI WACY 79–76 OT 7–5 2,587 December 20, 2008 4:00pm yes yes Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI FSN Detroit 76-89 7–6 10,113 December 22, 2008 7:00pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 66–53 8–6 389 December 27, 2008 5:00pm yes yes Michigan State 11 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Fox College Sports 66-82 8–7 15,361 December 31, 2008 4:00pm 2008-09 men South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 86–81 9–7 2–1 2,165 January 2, 2009 7:00pm North Dakota State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 77–76 10–7 3–1 2,665 January 8, 2009 9:00pm yes 2008-09 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary Gold Dome Shreveport, LA 60-80 10–8 3–2 775 January 10, 2009 8:05pm yes 2008-09 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK Fox College Sports 65-68 OT 10–9 3–3 5,354 January 17, 2009 7:00pm yes 2008-09 men IPFW Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 93–88 11–9 4–3 2,650 January 22, 2009 7:00pm IUPUI Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI FSN Detroit 75–57 12–9 5–3 2,805 January 24, 2009 6:00pm 2008-09 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois University Western Illinois Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 86–46 13–9 6–3 3,125 January 29, 2009 8:30pm yes North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND 71-81 13–10 6–4 4,552 January 31, 2009 8:30pm yes 2008-09 men South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 68-74 OT 13–11 6–5 5,740 February 5, 2009 7:00pm 2008-09 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts University Oral Roberts Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 81–69 14–11 7–5 2,355 February 7, 2009 6:00pm 2008-09 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 78–65 15–11 8–5 3,855 February 14, 2009 6:00pm 2008-09 men IPFW Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 83–72 16–11 9–5 2,905 February 19, 2009 8:00pm yes 2008-09 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois University Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL WIU TV 77–52 17–11 10–5 878 February 21, 2009 7:00pm yes IUPUI IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN 81–76 18–11 11–5 1,215 February 26, 2009 7:00pm 2008-09 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah University Southern Utah Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 78–62 19–11 12–5 2,365 February 28, 2009 6:00pm UMKC Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 100–88 20–11 13–5 3,875 March 8, 2009 9:30pm yes 2008-09 men IPFW Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit League conference tournament quarterfinals 75–62 21–11 2,411 March 9, 2009 9:30pm yes 2008-09 men South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit League conference tournament semifinals 74–56 22–11 5,986 March 10, 2009 8:00pm yes North Dakota State Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit League conference tournament finals ESPN2 64-66 22–12 3,804 March 17, 2009 7:00pm yes Kent State Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI CollegeInsider.com Tournament first round 80–74 23–12 2,155 March 23, 2009 8:00pm yes yes 2008-09 men Bradley University Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL CollegeInsider.com Tournament quarterfinals 75-76 23–13 5,007 yes Eastern Time References Oakland Golden Grizzlies Category:Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball seasons Oakland Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's b Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's b