2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con). Oakland finished the season 13–19 overall, 7–9 in Mid-Con play to finish 7th in the regular season standings. The Golden Grizzlies surprised by winning the Mid-Con tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, Oakland was one of two No. 16 seeds in the Syracuse region. The team defeated fellow No. 16 seed Alabama A&M, 79–69,^[2] in the play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina in the round of 64.^[3]

2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	The Summit League
Record	13–19 (7–9 Summit)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (21st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Tungate Darren Sorenson Saddi Washington
Home arena	Athletics Center O'rena
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oral Roberts	13	–	3		.813			25	–	8		.758
UMKC	12	–	4		.750			16	–	12		.571
Valparaiso	10	–	6		.625			15	–	16		.484
IUPUI	9	–	7		.563			16	–	13		.552
Western Illinois	7	–	9		.438			11	–	17		.393
Chicago State	7	–	9		.438			9	–	19		.321
Oakland †	7	–	9		.438			13	–	19		.406
Southern Utah	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Centenary	1	–	15		.063			3	–	24		.111
† 2005 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Rawle Marshall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr	Head coach Greg Kampe Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 2004*		at Xavier	L 58–69	0–1	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 24, 2004*		at No. 5 Illinois	L 54–85	0–2	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Nov 27, 2004*		Marquette	L 87–95	0–3	Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 1, 2004*		at Texas A&M	L 63–81	0–4	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Dec 4, 2004*		at Missouri	L 61–70	0–5	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 6, 2004*		at Kansas State	L 69–76	0–6	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 15, 2004*		at Saint Louis	L 59–69	0–7	Savvis Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 20, 2004*		North Dakota State	W 82–56	1–7	Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 27, 2004*		at Akron	L 52–81	1–8	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, Ohio
Dec 30, 2004*		Bowling Green State	W 77–53	2–8	Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 3, 2005		Centenary	W 93–83	3–8 (1–0)	Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jan 29, 2005*		at No. 15 Michigan State	L 75–92	5–13	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 28, 2005		at Centenary	W 86–60	9–18 (7–9)	Gold Dome  Shreveport, Louisiana
Summit League tournament
Mar 5, 2005*		vs. UMKC Quarterfinals	W 67–63	10–18	Union Multipurpose Activity Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 2005*		vs. Chicago State Semifinals	W 56–53	11–18	Union Multipurpose Activity Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 8, 2005*		vs. Oral Roberts Championship game	W 61–60	12–18	Union Multipurpose Activity Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2005*	(16 SYR)	vs. (16 SYR) Alabama A&M Play-in game	W 79–69	13–18	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 18, 2005*	(16 SYR)	vs. (1 SYR) No. 2 North Carolina First round	L 68–96	13–19	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SYR=Syracuse. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 2004-05 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
2. "Oakland to Face North Carolina". The New York Times. March 16, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
3. "UNC Expunges 'Bad Taste'". The Washington Post. March 19, 2005. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
4. "2004 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.