| 2016–17Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball | |
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Horizon League regular season co-champions | |
NIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 25–9 (14–4 Horizon) |
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| Associate head coach | Dan Hipsher |
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| Home arena | Athletics Center O'rena |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 19 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 24 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2017 Horizon League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2016–17 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team representedOakland University (OU) during the2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 33rd year head coachGreg Kampe and played their home games at theAthletics Center O'rena inRochester, Michigan as members of theHorizon League. They finished the season 25–9, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in a share for the Horizon League regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, they were upset in the quarterfinals of theHorizon League tournament byYoungstown State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to theNational Invitation Tournament where they defeatedClemson in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost toRichmond.
Oakland made a three-point field goal in every game of the season, increasing their steak to 904 consecutive games, the ninth-longest active NCAA Division I streak. They last finished a game without a three-pointer on January 30, 1988.[1]
Would-be senior point guardKay Felder forwent his college eligibility and entered the2016 NBA draft.[2] He was drafted in the second round by theAtlanta Hawks, who traded him to the defending championCleveland Cavaliers for cash considerations.
Associate head coachSaddi Washington left Oakland to become an assistant coach for theMichigan Wolverines men's basketball team[3] while assistant coach Dionne Phelps left to return to Arizona to be with his family.[4] Washington and Phelps were replaced byDan Hipsher and Cornell Mann.[4]
The Golden Grizzlies received a commitment from junior college point guard Stevie Clark.[5] Clark transferred fromArkansas Baptist College where he played a season after being dismissed fromOklahoma State after his 2013–14 freshman year. Clark was previously a four-star recruit and was ranked the No. 68 high school senior in 2013.[6]
Oakland also received a commitment from 22-year old,United States Army veteran Isaiah Brock. Kampe recruited Brock on an overseas coaching trip. He thought Brock was athletic, but did not have a lot of basketball experience and probably would not receive much playing time.[7] However, he thought the team could benefit from having Brock on it.[8] Kampe offered Brock a scholarship when his service contract was over. Initially theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled Brock academically ineligible, but after the story made national news, the NCAA reconsidered and Brock was granted immediate eligibility.[9]
FormerIllinois guardKendrick Nunn transferred to Oakland after he was removed from the team after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge. Nunn will sit out the 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and has one year of eligibility remaining for2017–18. Nunn was named to the All-Big Ten Conference freshman team and averaged 10.6 points per game in his career at Illinois.[10]
Guards Chris Gilbert and Alek Frascone both sufferedanterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and will miss the season.[11]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Stevie Clark PG | Oklahoma City, OK | Arkansas Baptist College | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | May 6, 2016 | |
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| James Edwards, Jr. C | Seattle, WA | Franklin High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 28, 2016 | |
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| Brailen Neely PG | Detroit, MI | Western International High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Apr 2, 2015 | |
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| Chris Palombizio SG | Chesterton, IN | Don Bosco Preparatory School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 | |
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| Billy Thomas PG | Detroit, MI | North Farmington High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 27, 2016 | |
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Oakland finished in fourth place in the2016 Great Alaska Shootout.[12] They lost their first game toNevada and defeatedAlaska Anchorage in the consolation bracket andUC Davis in the fourth place game. Junior guard Martez Walker was named to the all-tournament team.[13]
After their win overRobert Morris, the Golden Grizzlies improved to 9–1, their best start inDivision I history.[14] The best start in school history is 10–1 during the 1994–95 season.[15]
During a three-game, four-day stretch in December, Oakland lost at home toNortheastern on abuzzer beater[16] and atMichigan State in back-to-back days. Two days later, then defeatedGeorgia at home 86–79,[17] in the then-fifth-highest attended game inAthletics Center O'rena history.[18] With the win over Georgia, a member of theSoutheastern Conference, Oakland is 4–2 all-time againstPower Five conference schools at home.[17]
In a low-scoring game againstUIC, Oakland blocked a school and Horizon League record 18 shots, including one on the final possession to ensure a 58–57 win.[19] The previous school record was 14 blocks, againstDuquesne during the 2007–08 season.[20] With the win, Oakland moved to 14–3 (4–0 in the Horizon League) and received a point in theCoaches Poll.[21] They then lost four of the next five games and did not receive votes in any remaining polls.
Oakland set the all-time O'rena attendance record with 4,123 in a 93–88 upset loss againstDetroit.[22] The loss was OU's first conference loss of the season.
Brock was namedHorizon League Freshman of the Week after averaging 7.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game during the Great Alaska Shootout.[7] Two weeks later, he received the same award again after scoring 9 points with 5 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in a win over Robert Morris.[23] On February 6, Brock was named both the Freshman and Player of the Week. He was the first Horizon league player to receive both awards in the same week since the league began awarding a weekly newcomer in 2012. He averaged 15 points, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1.5 steals per game in wins overYoungstown State andCleveland State.[24]
Brock was honored as a "Hometown Hero" by theNational Football League'sDetroit Lions during a game against theChicago Bears.[25] He was also honored as a veteran by theNational Hockey League'sDetroit Red Wings.[26]
Hayes was named Horizon League Player of the Week January 30 after averaging 22.5 points and 12 rebounds in games againstGreen Bay andMilwaukee.[27]
Walker was named Horizon League Player of the Week February 20. He averaged 22 points per game on 57% shooting in two wins overValparaiso and UIC.[28]
At the conclusion of the regular season, Hayes was named All-Conference First Team and Walker Second Team. Brock was named to the All-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team.[29]
The following table lists Oakland's roster as of November 4, 2016.
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The following is Oakland's schedule.[30] OU defeatedGrand Valley State University in a November 7 exhibition game 98–68.[31]
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 78–70 | 1–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,250) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 77–60 | 2–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,335) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| November 18, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Goshen College Great Alaska Shootout[32] | W 102–59 | 3–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,001) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| November 19, 2016* 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Chicago State | W 107–79 | 4–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,301) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| November 24, 2016* 1:15 am[33], CBSSN[33] | vs. Nevada Great Alaska Shootout | L 78–82 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,698[34]) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
| November 25, 2016* 4:30 pm, GCI Cable–Alaska[35] | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | W 71–65 | 5–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,180) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
| November 26, 2016* 6:00 pm, GCI Cable–Alaska[35] | vs. UC Davis Great Alaska Shootout | W 79–66 | 6–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,150) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
| December 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Oral Roberts | W 92–64 | 7–1 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,607) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| December 3, 2016* 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Southern Utah | W 78–68 | 8–1 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,984) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| December 10, 2016* 4:00 pm | at Robert Morris | W 74–53 | 9–1 | Charles L. Sewall Center (638) Moon Township, PA | |||||||
| December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Northeastern | L 59–61 | 9–2 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,622) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm[36], BTN[36] | at Michigan State | L 65–77 | 9–3 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| December 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Georgia | W 86–79 | 10–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (4,063) Rochester, MI | |||||||
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| December 29, 2016 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Wright State | W 81–62 | 11–3 (1–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,724) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| December 31, 2016 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | W 76–65 | 12–3 (2–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,417) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| January 6, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2[37] | at Valparaiso | W 78–66 | 13–3 (3–0) | Athletics–Recreation Center (3,872) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| January 8, 2017 5:00 pm, ASN | at UIC | W 58–57 | 14–3 (4–0) | UIC Pavilion (1,970) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| January 13, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU[38] | Detroit | L 88–93 | 14–4 (4–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (4,123) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| January 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN | Cleveland State | L 65–76 | 14–5 (4–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,135) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| January 20, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | W 79–70 | 15–5 (5–2) | BB&T Arena (4,784) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| January 22, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wright State | L 67–88 | 15–6 (5–3) | Nutter Center (3,982) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| January 27, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Green Bay | L 72–80 | 15–7 (5–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,239) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| January 29, 2017 1:00 pm, ASN | Milwaukee | W 79–70 OT | 16–7 (6–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,902) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | W 90–76 | 17–7 (7–4) | Beeghly Center (1,550) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| February 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ASN | at Cleveland State | W 53–51 | 18–7 (8–4) | Wolstein Center (1,763) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| February 10, 2017 7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3 | at Detroit | W 89–80 | 19–7 (9–4) | Calihan Hall (6,275) Detroit, MI | |||||||
| February 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2[39] | Valparaiso | W 82–71 | 20–7 (10–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,991[40]) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| February 19, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3[41] | UIC | W 87–75 | 21–7 (11–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,638) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| February 21, 2017 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | Youngstown State | W 101–72 | 22–7 (12–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,553) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| February 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Green Bay | W 85–72 | 23–7 (13–4) | Resch Center (4,897) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
| February 26, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Milwaukee | W 86–75 | 24–7 (14–4) | Klotsche Center (1,227) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (9) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | L 80–81 | 24–8 | Joe Louis Arena (8,481) Detroit, MI | ||||||
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| March 14, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | at (2) Clemson First Round – Iowa Bracket | W 74–69 | 25–8 | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,750) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| March 19, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (7) | at (6) Richmond Second Round – Iowa Bracket | L 83–87 | 25–9 | Robins Center (6,527) Richmond, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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