2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	5–12 (2–4 Horizon)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (41st season)
Associate head coach	Jeff Smith
Assistant coaches	Trey McDonald Bobby Naubert
Home arena	OU Credit Union O'rena

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cleveland State	6	–	1		.857			12	–	6		.667
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	2		.750			13	–	6		.684
Youngstown State	6	–	2		.750			11	–	7		.611
Milwaukee	5	–	2		.714			12	–	6		.667
Northern Kentucky	4	–	3		.571			9	–	9		.500
Wright State	3	–	3		.500			9	–	8		.529
Oakland	3	–	4		.429			6	–	12		.333
Robert Morris	2	–	4		.333			10	–	7		.588
IU Indy	2	–	5		.286			6	–	12		.333
Detroit Mercy	2	–	6		.250			6	–	13		.316
Green Bay	0	–	7		.000			2	–	16		.111
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of January 11, 2025

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

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

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 Greg Kampe (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State) Trey McDonald (Ohio State) Bobby Naubert (Madonna) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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	W 85–52	2–4	Savage Arena (4,008) Toledo, OH
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 66–64	3–4 (1–0)	OU Credit Union O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI
December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 50–66	3–5 (1–1)	Beeghly Center (1,577) Youngstown, OH
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 20 Michigan State	L 58–77	3–6	Little Caesars Arena (12,011) Detroit, MI
December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 75–92	3–7 (1–2)	Wolstein Center (1,205) Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Loyola Chicago Diamond Head Classic First Round	W 72–71	4–7	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Oregon State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	L 74–80 ^OT	4–8	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN2		at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place Game	L 70–73 ^OT	4–9	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 23 Arkansas	L 62–92	4–10	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 65–49	5–10 (2–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,860) Auburn Hills, MI
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 71–79	5–11 (2–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,029) Auburn Hills, MI
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 62–66	5–12 (2–4)	Nutter Center (3,230) 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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