2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 36th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Green Bay.

2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record14–19 (8–10 Horizon)
Head coachGreg Kampe (36th season)
Associate head coachJeff Smith
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State15–3 .833  25–7  .781
Northern Kentucky †13–5 .722  23–9  .719
Green Bay11–7 .611  17–16  .515
Youngstown State10–8 .556  18–15  .545
UIC10–8 .556  18–17  .514
Oakland8–10 .444  14–19  .424
Cleveland State7–11 .389  11–21  .344
Milwaukee7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Detroit Mercy*6–12 .333  8–23  .258
IUPUI3–15 .167  7–25  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2018–19 season 16–17 overall, 11–7 in Horizon League play, where they finished in third place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated Youngstown State in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the semifinals.[2]

Roster
2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Rashad Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Tray Maddox Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Novi, Michigan
F 4 Daniel Oladapo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Bladensburg, Maryland
G 5 Emmanuel Newsome 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)151 lb (68 kg) Fr Boca Raton, Florida
G 10 Zach Goodline 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Coloma, Michigan
G 11 Blake Lampman (W[3]) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg) Fr Haslett, Michigan
C 13 Brad Brechting 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Cedar Springs, Michigan
F 14 Xavier Hill-Mais 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)261 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 15 Kevin Kangu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)179 lb (81 kg) Jr Burlington, Ontario, Canada
C 20 Babatunde Sowunmi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)254 lb (115 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
G 21 Madison Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 24 Kenny Pittman Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)181 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 33 CJ Gettelfinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
C 34 Yusuf Jihad  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)214 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Farmington Hills, Michigan
F 35 Jackie Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)206 lb (93 kg) Fr Lambertville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 24, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Rochester W 61–59 
Athletics Center O'rena (2,612)
Auburn Hills, MI
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saginaw Valley State W 84–63 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,919)
Auburn Hills, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Goshen
Sunshine Slam		 W 94–66  1–0
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,554)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 8, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports		 vs. Delaware
Sunshine Slam		 L 53–56  1–1
 Silver Spurs Arena 
Kissimmee, FL
November 9, 2019*
5:30 pm, FloSports		 vs. UTSA
Sunshine Slam		 W 75–62  2–1
 Silver Spurs Arena (564)
Kissimmee, FL
November 10, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports		 vs. Southern Illinois
Sunshine Slam		 W 61–52  3–1
 Silver Spurs Arena 
Kissimmee, FL
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN+		 at No. 7 Maryland L 50–80  3–2
 Xfinity Center (12,989)
College Park, MD
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Hartford W 60–50  4–2
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,987)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois L 50–74  4–3
 Convocation Center (730)
DeKalb, IL
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Toledo L 63–65  4–4
 Savage Arena (3,931)
Toledo, OH
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Western Michigan W 72–62  5–4
 University Arena (2,114)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bowling Green L 65–68  5–5
 Stroh Center (2,124)
Bowling Green, OH
December 14, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 16 Michigan State L 49–72  5–6
 Little Caesars Arena (18,145)
Detroit, MI
December 18, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Syracuse L 62–74  5–7
 Carrier Dome (16,394)
Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield L 59–61 OT 5–8
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,788)
Auburn Hills, MI
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Detroit Mercy W 78–69  6–8
(1–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,792)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Wright State L 69–96  6–9
(1–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,393)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Kentucky L 64–75  6–10
(1–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,879)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State L 60–61  6–11
(1–3)		 Beeghly Center (2,815)
Youngstown, OH
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 68–55  7–11
(2–3)		 Wolstein Center (1,561)
Cleveland, OH
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay L 69–73  7–12
(2–4)		 Resch Center (1,232)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Milwaukee L 68–73  7–13
(2–5)		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,492)
Milwaukee, WI
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UIC L 50–80  7–14
(2–6)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,091)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 IUPUI L 85–89 OT 7–15
(2–7)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,644)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Detroit Mercy W 2,021  8–15
(3–7)		 Calihan Hall (77–64)
Detroit, MI
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Kentucky L 70–73  8–16
(3–8)		 BB&T Arena (3,241)
Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Wright State L 71–83  8–17
(3–9)		 Nutter Center (5,053)
Fairborn, OH
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, TV20		 Cleveland State W 79–74  9–17
(4–9)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,919)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 Youngstown State W 72–64  10–17
(5–9)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,488)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 21, 2020
8:00 pm, TV20		 Milwaukee W 75–68  11–17
(6–9)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,252)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 23, 2020
3:00 pm, TV20		 Green Bay W 92–88 2OT 12–17
(7–9)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,869)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at IUPUI L 68–71  12–18
(7–10)		 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,118)
Indianapolis, IN
February 29, 2020
4:12 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC W 68–66  13–18
(8–10)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (2,237)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (6) (7) Cleveland State
First round		 W 80–59  14–18
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,982)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 5, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 (6) at (3) Green Bay
Quarterfinals		 L 63–78  14–19
 Resch Center (2,439)
Ashwaubenon, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References
  1. "OAKLAND EXTENDS WIN STREAK TO FIVE, ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. "OAKLAND FALLS TO NKU IN SEMIFINAL ON LAST-SECOND THREE". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/columnists/graham-couch/2019/12/12/oakland-university-basketball-blake-lampman-haslett/4407595002/
  4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
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