2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	17–14 (11–7 The Summit League)
Head coach	Greg Kampe;
Assistant coaches	Jeff Tungate; Darren Sorenson; Saddi Washington;
Home arena	Athletics Center O'rena
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts †	16	–	2	.889	24	–	9	.727
IUPUI	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
Oakland	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
North Dakota State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Southern Utah	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
IPFW	9	–	9	.500	13	–	18	.419
Western Illinois	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
UMKC	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
Centenary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
South Dakota State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276

† 2008 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Oakland was coached by Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. The Golden Grizzlies finished the season 17–14 overall and 11–7 in The Summit League. Oakland advanced to the semi-finals of The Summit League tournament before falling to Indiana–Purdue Indianapolis 80–65.

Season

During the season, Oakland defeated #21 Oregon of the Pacific-10 Conference at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mid-American Conference teams Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green at home and nearly defeated Big Ten Conference member Michigan State on the road, falling 75–71.

At the conclusion of the season, Derick Nelson was named to the all-Summit League First Team while Johnathon Jones was named to the Second Team.^[2]

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown (Previous school)
1	Derick Nelson	F	6'5"	226	Jr.	Lansing, MI (Bridgton Academy)
2	Peter Bunn	G	6'1"	165	Fr.	Lansing, MI (Lansing Christian)
4	Will Hudson	F	6'9"	220	Fr.	Verona, WI (Middleton)
11	B-Jay Walker	G	5'8"	149	So.	Lathrup Village, MI (Shrine Catholic)
12	Brandon Cassise	G	6'3"	207	Sr.	Walled Lake, MI (St. Mary's Preparatory)
20	Shane Lawal	C	6'10"	225	Jr.	Southfield, MI (Lathrup)
21	Ricky Bieszki	G	6'2"	186	Jr.	Shelby Township, MI (Notre Dame Preparatory)
22	Ray Goodson	G	6'1"	195	Fr.	Detroit, MI (Pershing)
23	Johnathon Jones	G	5'11"	160	So.	Okemos, MI (Okemos)
30	Erik Kangas	G	6'3"	210	Jr.	DeWitt, MI (DeWitt)
32	John Kast	G	6'2"	190	Fr.-R	Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)
33	Tim Williams	G	6'2"	200	Fr.	Pontiac, MI (Pontiac Northern)
34	Keith Benson	C	6'11"	210	Fr.-R	Farmington Hills, MI (Country Day)
44	Patrick McCloskey	F	6'8"	229	Sr.	Marshall, MI (Marshall)
45	Dan Waterstradt	C	6'10"	240	Jr.	Dearborn Heights, MI (Rutgers)

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 5, 2007* 7:30pm	Windsor Exhibition	W 115–94	0–0	Athletics Center O'rena (N/A) Rochester, MI
November 9, 2007* 8:05pm	at Wisconsin–Green Bay	L 75-76	0–1	Resch Center (3,117) Green Bay, WI
November 11, 2007* 1:00pm	Adrian	W 86–46	1–1	Athletics Center O'rena (1,135) Rochester, MI
November 17, 2007* 6:00pm	Eastern Michigan	W 86–71	2–1	Athletics Center O'rena (1,825) Rochester, MI
November 20, 2007* 7:00pm	Duquesne	L 77-92	2–2	Athletics Center O'rena (1,545) Rochester, MI
November 24, 2007* 4:00pm, Big Ten Network	at No. 11 Michigan State	L 71-75	2–3	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
November 28, 2007* 7:00pm, FSN Ohio	at No. 25 Xavier	L 68-93	2–4	Cintas Center (9,525) Cincinnati, OH
December 1, 2007* 4:00pm, FSN Detroit	Bowling Green	W 90–80	3–4	Athletics Center O'rena (2,335) Rochester, MI
December 6, 2007 7:00pm	Missouri–Kansas City	W 114–105 ^OT	4–4 (1–0)	Athletics Center O'rena (1,165) Rochester, MI
December 8, 2007 6:00pm	Southern Utah	L 73-82	4–5 (1–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (1,705) Rochester, MI
December 12, 2007* 7:00pm, Big Ten Network	at Michigan	L 87-103	4–6	Crisler Arena (8,435) Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 2007* 7:00pm	Rochester	W 67–53	5–6	Athletics Center O'rena (1,195) Rochester, MI
December 22, 2007* 9:00pm, ESPNU	vs. No. 21 Oregon	W 68–62	6–6	The Palace of Auburn Hills (22,076) Auburn Hills, MI
December 29, 2007* 7:00pm	at Toledo	L 69-71	6–7	Savage Hall (3,491) Toledo, OH
January 3, 2008 8:00pm	at South Dakota State	W 73–72	7–7 (2–1)	Frost Arena (1,337) Brookings, SD
January 5, 2008 8:00pm	at North Dakota State	W 73–71	8–7 (3–1)	Bison Sports Arena (3,593) Fargo, ND
January 10, 2008 7:00pm	Centenary	W 74–61	9–7 (4–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (1,795) Rochester, MI
January 12, 2008 12:00pm, FSN Detroit	Oral Roberts	L 60-66	9–8 (4–2)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,505) Rochester, MI
January 19, 2008 4:00pm, WISE-TV	at Indiana–Purdue Fort Wayne	L 69-77	9–9 (4–3)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,240) Fort Wayne, IN
January 24, 2008 7:00pm	at Indiana–Purdue Indianapolis	L 69-82	9–10 (4–4)	IUPUI Gymnasium (1,059) Indianapolis, IN
January 26, 2008 8:00pm, WWIR-TV	at Western Illinois	W 85–71	10–10 (5–4)	Western Hall (962) Macomb, IL
January 31, 2008 7:00pm, FSN Detroit	North Dakota State	W 77–74	11–10 (6–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,125) Rochester, MI
February 2, 2008 6:00pm	South Dakota State	W 78–68	12–10 (7–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,285) Rochester, MI
February 7, 2008 8:05pm	at Oral Roberts	L 53-60	12–11 (7–5)	Mabee Center (5,255) Tulsa, OK
February 9, 2008 6:30pm	at Centenary	W 97–61	13–11 (8–5)	Gold Dome (508) Shreveport, LA
February 16, 2008 6:00pm	Indiana–Purdue Fort Wayne	L 66-71	13–12 (8–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,125) Rochester, MI
February 21, 2008 7:30pm, FSN Detroit	Indiana–Purdue Indianapolis	W 84–69	14–12 (9–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,555) Rochester, MI
February 23, 2008 6:00pm	Western Illinois	W 91–82	15–12 (10–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,855) Rochester, MI
February 28, 2008 9:00pm	at Southern Utah	L 59-68	15–13 (10–7)	Centrum Arena (2,022) Cedar City, UT
March 1, 2008 8:05pm, Metro Sports	at Missouri–Kansas City	W 85–75	16–13 (11–7)	Municipal Auditorium (3,086) Kansas City, MO
March 9, 2008* 8:30pm	vs. Western Illinois The Summit League Tournament first round	W 80–66	17–13	Union Multipurpose Activity Center (1,367) Tulsa, OK
March 10, 2008* 8:30pm, ESPN Full Court	vs. Indiana–Purdue Indianapolis The Summit League Tournament semi-finals	L 65-80	17–14	Union Multipurpose Activity Center (3,307) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

[1] sports-reference.com 2007-08 Summit League Season Summary

[2] OU's Jones and Nelson Garner All-League Honors^{[permanent dead link]}

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