2023–24 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represents Oakland University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 40th-year head coach Greg Kampe, play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Rochester, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Horizon League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Horizon League
Record	23–11 (15–5 Horizon)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (40th season)
Associate head coach	Jeff Smith
Assistant coaches	Mychal Covington Bobby Naubert
Home arena	OU Credit Union O'rena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oakland †	15	–	5		.750			23	–	11		.676
Youngstown State	14	–	6		.700			22	–	10		.688
Green Bay	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Wright State	13	–	7		.650			18	–	14		.563
Northern Kentucky	12	–	8		.600			18	–	15		.545
Milwaukee	12	–	8		.600			20	–	15		.571
Cleveland State	11	–	9		.550			20	–	14		.588
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9		.550			21	–	12		.636
Robert Morris	6	–	14		.300			10	–	22		.313
IUPUI	2	–	18		.100			6	–	26		.188
Detroit Mercy	1	–	19		.050			1	–	31		.031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner As of March 12, 2024

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Rocket Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 1 Michael Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Harlem, New York F 2 Chris Conway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Naperville, Illinois G 3 Jack Gohlke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Pewaukee, Wisconsin F 4 Trey Townsend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Oxford, Michigan G 5 Evan Solomon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Charlevoix, Michigan G/F 7 Isaiah Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Nashville, Tennessee G 10 DQ Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Pontiac, Michigan G 11 Blake Lampman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS Haslett, Michigan F 12 Tuburu Naivalurua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Sydney, Australia G 13 Osei Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Upper Marlboro, Maryland F 15 Aundre Polk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan G 21 Tone Hunter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 148 lb (67 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada F 24 Zavier Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pleasant Ridge, Michigan F 25 Cooper Craggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Northville, Michigan	Head coach Greg Kampe (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State) Mychal Covington (Oakland) Bobby Naubert (Madonna) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2023* 7:00 pm		Walsh	L 69–75	–	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,587) Rochester, MI
October 30, 2023* 5:30 pm		Wayne State (MI)	W 86–71	–	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,749) Rochester, MI
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G		at Ohio State	L 73–79	0–1	Value City Arena (9,244) Columbus, OH
November 10, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 25 Illinois	L 53–64	0–2	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 81–62	1–2	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,384) Rochester, MI
November 19, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Drake Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	L 77–85	1–3	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 20, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops		vs. Loyola Marymount Cayman Islands Classic consolation 2nd round	W 74–69	2–3	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 21, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Marshall Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game	W 78–71	3–3	John Gray Gymnasium  George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2023* 6:30 pm, FS1		at Xavier	W 78–76	4–3	Cintas Center (10,199) Cincinnati, OH
November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy Metro Series	W 65–50	5–3 (1–0)	Calihan Hall (1,211) Detroit, MI
December 2, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 77–98	5–4 (1–1)	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,000) Rochester, MI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 68–69	5–5	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,893) Rochester, MI
December 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 77–63	6–5	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,796) Ypsilanti, MI
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G		at Michigan State	L 62-79	6–6	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 67–91	6–7	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 67–75	6–8 (1–2)	Wolstein Center (1,397) Cleveland, OH
December 31, 2023 2:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 88–81	7–8 (2–2)	Beeghly Center (2,456) Youngstown, OH
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 100–95	8–8 (3–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,248) Rochester, MI
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 79–73	9–8 (4–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,143) Rochester, MI
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 70–65 ^OT	10–8 (5–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,683) Rochester, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 88–66	11–8 (6–2)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (809) Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 70–67	12–8 (7–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,471) Rochester, MI
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 59–69	12–9 (7–3)	Resch Center (3,513) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 91–87 ^OT	13–9 (8–3)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,729) Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 87–72	14–9 (9–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,752) Rochester, MI
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 83–71	15–9 (10–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,931) Rochester, MI
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 89–99 ^OT	15–10 (10–4)	Truist Arena (2,702) Highland Heights, KY
February 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	W 74–60	16–10 (11–4)	Nutter Center (5,860) Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 71–63	17–10 (12–4)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,604) Fort Wayne, IN
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 107–59	18–10 (13–4)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,941) Rochester, MI
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 63–43	19–10 (14–4)	UPMC Events Center (922) Moon Township, PA
February 25, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	L 75–96	19–11 (14–5)	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,007) Rochester, MI
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy Metro Series	W 75–70	20–11 (15–5)	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,541) Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(8) Purdue Fort Wayne Quarterfinals	W 75–65	21–11	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,721) Rochester, MI
March 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (7) Cleveland State Semifinals	W 74–71	22–11	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	vs. (6) Milwaukee Championship	W 83-76	23-11	Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
2. "Oakland Bows Out of #HLMBB Tournament". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
4. "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2023.