2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University. OU won the conference regular season and conference tournament title for the second consecutive year. Oakland received The Summit League's automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #13 seed against #4 seeded Texas. The Golden Grizzlies lost the game 85–81.

2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
The Summit League regular season champions
The Summit League tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceThe Summit League
2010–11 record25–10 (17–1 Summit)
Head coachGreg Kampe
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Tungate
  • Darren Sorenson
  • Saddi Washington
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
2010–11 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Oakland†17–1 .944  25–10  .714
x-Oral Roberts13–5 .722  19–16  .543
x-IUPUI12–6 .667  19–14  .576
x-IPFW11–7 .611  18–12  .600
x-South Dakota State10–8 .556  19–12  .613
x-UMKC9–9 .500  16–14  .533
x-North Dakota State8–10 .444  14–15  .483
x-Southern Utah7–11 .389  11–19  .367
Western Illinois2–16 .111  7–23  .233
Centenary *1–17 .056  1–29  .033
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 18, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
x-Clinched berth in conference tournament

Preseason

Oakland was picked to win The Summit League championship.[1] They received 29 of 34 first place votes.[2] Center Keith Benson was picked as the Preseason Conference Player of the Year and named to the All-League First Team. Guard Larry Wright was named to the Second Team.[2]

Joining the team for the 2010–11 season were guards Reggie Hamilton and Travis Bader. Hamilton was eligible to play after sitting out the 2009–10 season. Hamilton had transferred from fellow conference team UMKC. Freshman Bader began playing after his redshirt season. Also seeing significant minutes was freshman guard Ryan Bass.

Regular season

Oakland was the first Division I school to clinch the conference championship.[2] Oakland finished the season with a 34–2 record in their last 36 conference games spanning two seasons, which was the best in NCAA Division I.[2]

Records

Oakland set The Summit League's record for most consecutive regular season conference wins with 17.[2] The 2009–10 Oakland team tied the same record last year, which was originally set by Cleveland State during 1991–92 and 1992–93 seasons.[2] Oakland won three more games before losing to IUPUI to set the record at 20 consecutive regular season conference wins.

Benson set The Summit League record for career blocked shots with 371. He passed the mark of 317 set by Keith Closs of Central Connecticut State University from 1994–98.[2]

Player of the Week

Benson won the conference's player of the week away three times this season (November 29, December 20 and January 24). Point guard Reggie Hamilton won the award twice (January 18 and February 14).[2]

All-league awards

Benson was named the conference's Player of the Year and coach Greg Kampe was named Coach of the Year. Both won the awards for the second consecutive season.[3]

Benson and junior guard Reggie Hamilton were named to the All-League First Team.[3] Senior forward Will Hudson was selected for the Second Team, freshman guard Bader was named to the All-Newcomer Team and senior guard Larry Wright was named the Sixth Man of the Year.[3] Benson was also named The Summit League's Defensive Player of the Year.[3]

Roster
No.NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometown (Previous school)
52Joey AsburyF6'7"200Fr.Warren, MI (Mott)
3Travis BaderG6'4"180R-Fr.Okemos, MI (Okemos)
33Ryan BassG5'10"160Fr.Dayton, OH (Dunbar)
34Keith BensonC6'11"230R-Sr.Farmington Hills, MI (Country Day)
22Blake Cushingberry *G6'3"249Jr.Romeo, MI (Romeo)
12Ledrick EacklesG6'2"196So.Zachary, LA (Hargrave Military Academy (VA))
23Reggie HamiltonG5'11"175R-Jr.Chicago, IL (UMKC)
11Jordan HowenstineG6'1"155So.Lansing, MI (Sexton)
4Will HudsonF6'9"235Sr.Madison, WI (Middleton)
13Laval Lucas-Perry **G6'2"200R-Jr.Flint, MI (Michigan)
50Ilija MilutinovicC7'0"252Jr.Niš, Serbia (Milestone Christian Academy (MO))
42Corey Petros *C/F6'9"243Fr.Sterling Heights, MI (Eisenhower)
40Kyle Sikora *C7'0"231Fr.Key Largo, FL (Florida Christian)
15Drew ValentineF6'5"225So.Lansing, MI (Sexton)
2Larry WrightG6'2"165R-Sr.Saginaw, MI (St. John's)

* Redshirting 2010–11 season
** Sitting out 2010–11 season due to transfer rules

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 12, 2010*
9:00pm, ESPN Full Court		 at West Virginia W 95–71  0–1
 WVU Coliseum (12,707)
Morgantown, WV
November 15, 2010*
7:00pm		 at Ohio W 78–66  1–1
 Convocation Center (5,084)
Athens, OH
November 21, 2010*
7:00pm, Big Ten Network		 at No. 14 Purdue
Chicago Invitational Challenge		 W 82–67  1–2
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
November 23, 2010*
7:00pm		 at Wright State
Chicago Invitational Challenge		 W 82–79  1–3
 Nutter Center (3,327)
Dayton, OH
November 26, 2010*
3:30pm		 vs. Southern
Chicago Invitational Challenge		 W 105–53  2–3
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
November 27, 2010*
2:30pm		 vs. Austin Peay
Chicago Invitational Challenge		 W 78–70 OT 3–3
 Sears Centre (N/A)
Hoffman Estates, IL
December 2, 2010
7:00pm		 Southern Utah W 81–65  4–3
(1–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2.015)
Rochester, MI
December 4, 2010
6:00pm		 UMKC W 99–62  5–3
(2–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,505)
Rochester, MI
December 8, 2010*
8:00pm		 at No. 16 Illinois W 74–63  5–4
 Assembly Hall (15,256)
Champaign, IL
December 11, 2010*
12:30pm, Fox Sports Detroit		 vs. No. 7 Michigan State W 77–76  5–5
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (17,115)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 14, 2010*
7:00pm, ESPNU		 at No. 7 Tennessee W 89–82  6–5
 Thompson–Boling Arena (16,784)
Knoxville, TN
December 18, 2010*
12:00pm, ESPN Full Court		 at Michigan W 69–51  6–6
 Crisler Arena (9,738)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 20, 2010*
7:30pm		 Rochester College
Lou Henson Award Tournament		 W 103–79  7–6
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,435)
Rochester, MI
December 21, 2010*
7:30pm		 Valparaiso
Lou Henson Award Tournament		 W 103–102  7–7
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,175)
Rochester, MI
December 23, 2010*
8:00pm, Big Ten Network		 at No. 2 Ohio State W 92–63  7–8
 Value City Arena (13,459)
Columbus, OH
December 28, 2010
8:00pm		 at Centenary W 98–71  8–8
(3–0)		 Gold Dome (661)
Shreveport, LA
December 30, 2010
8:00pm, Fox College Sports		 at Oral Roberts W 85–77  9–8
(4–0)		 Mabee Center (3,035)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2011
7:30pm, Fox Sports Detroit		 IUPUI W 85–71  10–8
(5–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,615)
Rochester, MI
January 8, 2011
6:00pm		 Western Illinois W 79–50  11–8
(6–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,805)
Rochester, MI
January 15, 2011
7:00pm		 at IPFW W 86–68  12–8
(7–0)		 Memorial Coliseum (2,969)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 20, 2011
8:00pm		 at South Dakota State W 97–88  13–8
(8–0)		 Frost Arena (3,241)
Brookings, SD
January 22, 2011
8:30pm		 at North Dakota State W 83–76  14–8
(9–0)		 Bison Sports Arena (3,761)
Fargo, ND
January 27, 2011
7:00pm		 Oral Roberts W 88–85[4]  15–8
(10–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,615)
Rochester, MI
January 29, 2011
6:00pm		 Centenary College W 100–70[5]  16–8
(11–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,675)
Rochester, MI
February 3, 2011
8:00pm		 at Western Illinois W 88–65[6]  17–8
(12–0)		 Western Hall (497)
Macomb, IL
February 5, 2011
7:00pm		 vs. IUPUI W 100–88[7]  17–9
(12–1)		 Conseco Fieldhouse (2,244)
Indianapolis, IN
February 12, 2011
12:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit		 IPFW W 86–78[8]  18–9
(13–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,805)
Rochester, MI
February 17, 2011
7:00pm		 North Dakota State W 71–69[9]  19–9
(14–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,865)
Rochester, MI
February 19, 2011
6:00pm		 South Dakota State W 105–96[10]  20–9
(15–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,934)
Rochester, MI
February 24, 2011
8:05pm		 at UMKC W 103–90[11]  21–9
(16–1)		 Swinney Recreation Center (1,159)
Kansas City, MO
February 26, 2011
9:30pm		 at Southern Utah W 82–68[12]  22–9
(17–1)		 Centrum Arena (2,413)
Cedar City, UT
2011 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
March 5, 2011
7:00pm, Midco Sports Net		 vs. Southern Utah
Quarterfinals		 W 82–66[13]  23–9
 Sioux Falls Arena (N/A)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2011
7:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit		 vs. South Dakota State
Semifinals		 W 110–90[14]  24–9
 Sioux Falls Arena (N/A)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2011
9:00pm, ESPN2		 vs. Oral Roberts
Finals		 W 90–76[15]  25–9
 Sioux Falls Arena (2,105)
Sioux Falls, SD
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 18, 2011*
12:15pm, CBS		 vs. No. 8 Texas
Second Round		 W 85–81[16]  25–10
 BOK Center (12,631)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. Archived January 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Ougrizzlies.com. March 3, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. "Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - January 27, 2011 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. January 27, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  5. "Centenary Gentlemen vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - January 29, 2011 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. January 29, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  6. "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks - Box Score - February 03, 2011 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. February 3, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
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