Oakland Golden Grizzlies

**Oakland Golden Grizzlies**

School Name:	Oakland University
Location:	Auburn Hills, Michigan
Arena:	OU Credit Union O'rena
Capacity:	4,005
Conference:	Horizon League
Head coach:	Greg Kampe

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies represent Oakland University, whose campus is divided between the Detroit suburbs of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan; the campus mailing address is in a third community, Rochester. The school's team competes in the Horizon League and plays its home games at the OU Credit Union O'Rena in Auburn Hills. The Golden Grizzlies are coached by Greg Kampe. Oakland last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2024.

OU men's basketball games are broadcast on WDFN (1130 AM). The voice of the Golden Grizzlies is Mario Impemba, who is also the Emmy Award winning television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers]. Impemba is joined by color analysts Neal Ruhl for road games, and Tom Negoshian for home games.

NCAA Tournament results[]

The Golden Grizzlies have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their overall record is 2–4.

Year	Seed	Opening round	First round	Second round
2005	16	def. Alabama A&M 79–69	Lost to North Carolina 96–68	–
2010	14	–	Lost to Pittsburgh 89–66	–
2011	13	–	–	Lost to Texas 85–81
2024	14	–	Def. Kentucky 80–76	Lost to NC State 79–73 (OT)

CIT results[]

The Golden Grizzlies have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their overall record is 1–1.

Year	First Round	Second Round
2009	def. Kent State 80–74	Lost to Bradley 76–75

All-time win-loss record[]

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Dick Robinson (1967–1968)
1967–68	Robinson	6–15
Dick Robinson:		6–15
Gene Bolden (1968–1976)
1968–69	Bolden	11–10
1969–70	Bolden	9–14
1970–71	Bolden	14–12
1971–72	Bolden	14–12
1972–73	Bolden	15–11
1973–74	Bolden	17–11
1974–75	Bolden	4–22	2–9
1975–76	Bolden	5–22	3–13
Gene Bolden:		89–114	5–22
Jim Mitchell (1976–1979)
1976–77	Mitchell	9–19	5–11
1977–78	Mitchell	6–22	3–11
1978–79	Mitchell, Frederick	12–15	5–9
Jim Mitchell:		27–56	13–31
Lee Frederick (1979–1984)
1979–80	Frederick	13–14	3–11
1980–81	Frederick	8–19	3–13
1981–82	Frederick	18–9	8–8
1982–83	Frederick	11–16	4–12
1983–84	Frederick	13–14	7–9
Lee Frederick:		63–72	25–53
Greg Kampe (1984–present)
1984–85	Kampe	13–15	5–11	T-7th
1985–86	Kampe	13–15	5–11	8th
1986–87	Kampe	20–8	10–6	4th
1987–88	Kampe	19–9	11–5	3rd
1988–89	Kampe	20–8	10–6	3rd
1989–90	Kampe	19–9	10–6	4th
1990–91	Kampe	16–13	10–6	3rd
1991–92	Kampe	16–13	8–8	T-4th
1992–93	Kampe	15–11	9–7	T-3rd
1993–94	Kampe	21–10	11–7	4th	NCAA Regional Semi-Final
1994–95	Kampe	20–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA First Round
1995–96	Kampe	21–8	13–5	T-1st	NCAA First Round
1996–97	Kampe	24–7	14–3	1st (South)	NCAA Regional Final
1997–98	Kampe	15–12
1998–99	Kampe	12–15
1999–00	Kampe	13–17	11–5	1st
2000–01	Kampe	12–16	8–8	5th
2001–02	Kampe	17–13	10–4	T-2nd
2002–03	Kampe	17–11	10–4	T-2nd
2003–04	Kampe	13–17	6–10	T-7th
2004–05	Kampe	13–19	7–9	T-5th	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Kampe	11–18	6–10	7th
2006–07	Kampe	19–14	10–4	2nd
2007–08	Kampe	17–14	11–7	3rd
2008–09	Kampe	23–13	13–5	3rd	CIT quarterfinals
2009–10	Kampe	26–9	17–1	1st	NCAA first round
2010–11	Kampe	25–10	17–1	1st	NCAA second round
Greg Kampe:		470–333	254–155
Total:		655–590
National Champion Conference Regular Season Champion Conference Tournament Champion Conference Regular Season & Conference Tournament Champion Conference Division Champion

Records[]

Through 2010–11 season

Career leaders[]

Points[]

Rank	Points	Player	Years
1	2,408	Carvin Melson	1969–73
2	2,314	Mike Helms	2000–04
3	2,210	Eric Taylor	1988–92
4	1,903	Keith Benson	2007–11
5	1,852	Tom Eller	1990–94

Rebounds[]

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Years
1	1,204	Carvin Melson	1969–73
2	1,103	Keith Benson	2007–11
3	924	Kevin Williams	1972–76
4	866	Ronald Brown	1969–73
5	849	Derick Nelson	2005–10

Assists[]

Rank	Assists	Player	Years
1	905	Brian Gregory	1987–90
2	819	Johnathon Jones	2006–10
3	514	Mychal Covington	1998–02
4	507	Kevin Kovach	1993–97
5	386	Ty McGregor	1990–94

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)[]

Rank	Field goal pct	Player	Years
1	62.4% (698–1118)	Dan Champagne	1997–02
2	59.4% (508–855)	Jason Burkholder	1992–96
3	59.3% (304–513)	Dan Buza	1993–97
4	57.9% (294–508)	Matt McClellan	1995–97
5	55.8% (684–1226)	Keith Benson	2007–11

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)[]

Rank	Free throw pct	Player	Years
1	85.9% (165–192)	Tom Marrowelli	1994–96
2	84.2% (410–487)	Jason Rozycki	1998–02
3	83.4% (383–459)	John Henderson	1986–89
4	81.7% (394–482)	Johnathon Jones	2006–10
5	81.6% (360–441)	Brian Gregory	1988–90

Three point field goal percentage (1.5 per game)[]

Rank	3-Pt field goal pct	Player	Years
1	41.6% (102–245)	Kris Matuszewski	1995–97
2	40.6% (89–219)	Mike Riley	1996–98
3	40.4% (348–861)	Eric Kangas	2005–09
4	40.2% (208–517)	Eric Taylor	1988–92
5	40.0% (237–592)	Matt Stuck	1992–96

Blocks[]

Rank	Blocks	Player	Years
1	371	Keith Benson	2007–present
2	101	Rawle Marshall	2003–05
3	79	Lee Fitzpatrick	1989–92
4	61	Chris Howze	1983–86
5	60	Jason Burkholder	1993–96

Steals[]

Rank	Steals	Player	Years
1	233	Eric Taylor	1988–92
2	198	Johnathon Jones	2006–10
2	198	Rawle Marshall	2002–05
4	163	Mike Helms	2000–04
5	161	Brian Gregory	1987–90

Games played[]

Rank	Games	Player	Years
1	137	Will Hudson	2007–11
2	135	Keith Benson	2007–11
2	135	Johnathon Jones	2006–10
4	130	Derick Nelson	2005–10
5	125	Patrick McCloskey	2004–08

Single-season leaders[]

Points[]

Rank	Points	Player	Year
1	752	Mike Helms	2002–03
2	740	Scott Bittinger	1987–88
3	708	Carvin Melson	1971–72
4	695	Mike Helms	2003–04
5	693	Carvin Melson	1972–73

Rebounds[]

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Year
1	367	Keith Benson	2009–10
2	354	Keith Benson	2010–11
3	340	Kevin Williams	1975–76
4	326	Carvin Melson	1971–72
5	307	Matt McClellan	1996–97

Assists[]

Rank	Assists	Player	Year
1	374	Brian Gregory	1987–88
2	300	Brian Gregory	1988–89
3	290	Johnathon Jones	2008–09
4	231	Brian Gregory	1989–90
5	224	Johnathon Jones	2009–10

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)[]

Rank	Field goal pct	Player	Year
1	66.6% (191–287)	Dan Champagne	1997–98
2	66.3% (116–175)	Dan Buza	1995–96
3	66.2% (176–266)	Jason Burkholder	1994–95
4	65.0% (139–214)	Dan Champagne	2000–01
5	64.5% (160–248)	Will Hudson	2010–11

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)[]

Rank	Free throw pct	Player	Year
1	92.6% (87–94)	Larry Wright	2009–10
2	89.2% (107–120)	Brad Buddenborg	1999–00
3	88.3% (83–94)	Erik Kangas	2008–09
4	87.5% (49–56)	Mike Clancy	1969–70
5	87.2% (82–94)	Tom Marowelli	1994–95

Three point field goal percentage (1.5 made per game)[]

Rank	3-Pt field goal pct	Player	Year
1	50.5% (46–91)	Kris Matuszewski	1995–96
2	47.5% (48–101)	John Henderson	1988–89
3	44.4% (55–124)	Eric Taylor	1989–90
4	44.3% (94–212)	Travis Bader	2010–11
5	43.6% (51–117)	Mike Riley	1996–97

Blocks[]

Rank	Blocks	Player	Year
1	127	Keith Benson	2010–11
2	117	Keith Benson	2009–10
3	87	Keith Benson	2008–09
4	41	Rawle Marshall	2002–03
4	41	Dennis Kann	1992–93

Steals[]

Rank	Steals	Player	Year
1	80	Rawle Marshall	2002–03
2	73	Eric Taylor	1991–92
3	72	Antoine Williams	1981–82
4	65	Johnathon Jones	2009–10
4	65	Eric Taylor	1989–90

Women's Basketball[]

On March 7, 2006, the women's basketball team defeated Western Illinois University to capture the 2006 Mid-Continent title. On March 19, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the #16 Grizzlies lost to #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 68-45. Both basketball teams host games at the Athletics Center O'Rena.

External Links[]

Official athletics site