2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2007–08 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record17–14 (11–7 The Summit League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Tungate
  • Darren Sorenson
  • Saddi Washington
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2007–08 Summit League men's basketball standings
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 		Rank# 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]