2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con). Oakland finished the season 13–19 overall, 7–9 in Mid-Con play to finish 7th in the regular season standings. The Golden Grizzlies surprised by winning the Mid-Con tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, Oakland was one of two No. 16 seeds in the Syracuse region. The team defeated fellow No. 16 seed Alabama A&M , 79–69,[ 2] in the play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina in the round of 64.[ 3]
Roster
2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Rawle Marshall
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004 *
at Xavier
L 58–69
0–1
Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 2004 *
at No. 5 Illinois
L 54–85
0–2
Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Nov 27, 2004 *
Marquette
L 87–95
0–3
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 1, 2004 *
at Texas A&M
L 63–81
0–4
Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Dec 4, 2004 *
at Missouri
L 61–70
0–5
Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri
Dec 6, 2004 *
at Kansas State
L 69–76
0–6
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 15, 2004 *
at Saint Louis
L 59–69
0–7
Savvis Center St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 20, 2004 *
North Dakota State
W 82–56
1–7
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 27, 2004 *
at Akron
L 52–81
1–8
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Dec 30, 2004 *
Bowling Green State
W 77–53
2–8
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 3, 2005
Centenary
W 93–83
3–8 (1–0)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 8, 2005
at IUPUI
L 65–81
3–9 (1–1)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 10, 2005
Valparaiso
L 78–87
3–10 (1–2)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 15, 2005
Chicago State
W 74–61
4–10 (2–2)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 20, 2005
at Oral Roberts
L 89–94
4–11 (2–3)
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 2005
Southern Utah
W 81–60
5–11 (3–3)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 24, 2005
at Valparaiso
L 71–82
5–12 (3–4)
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 29, 2005 *
at No. 15 Michigan State
L 75–92
5–13
Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 3, 2005
UMKC
L 76–83
5–14 (3–5)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 5, 2005
at Western Illinois
W 72–67
6–14 (4–5)
Western Hall Macomb, Illinois
Feb 10, 2005
at Southern Utah
L 65–67
6–15 (4–6)
America First Event Center Cedar City, Utah
Feb 12, 2005
at UMKC
W 60–50
7–15 (5–6)
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 16, 2005
Oral Roberts
L 61–72
7–16 (5–7)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 19, 2005
at Chicago State
L 62–73
7–17 (5–8)
Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois
Feb 26, 2005
Western Illinois
L 74–75
7–18 (5–9)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 26, 2005
IUPUI
W 94–89 OT
8–18 (6–9)
Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 28, 2005
at Centenary
W 86–60
9–18 (7–9)
Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana
Summit League tournament
Mar 5, 2005 *
vs. UMKC Quarterfinals
W 67–63
10–18
Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 2005 *
vs. Chicago State Semifinals
W 56–53
11–18
Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 2005 *
vs. Oral Roberts Championship game
W 61–60
12–18
Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2005 *
(16 SYR)
vs. (16 SYR) Alabama A&M Play-in game
W 79–69
13–18
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 18, 2005 *
(16 SYR)
vs. (1 SYR) No. 2 North Carolina First round
L 68–96
13–19
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SYR=Syracuse.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
[ 4]
References
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