2020–21 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 37th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Grizzlies finished the season 12–18, 10–10 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky in the Horizon League tournament before losing to Cleveland State in the championship game.

2020–21 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record12–18 (10–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Smith
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 16 4   .800 18 6   .750
Cleveland State 16 4   .800 19 8   .704
Detroit Mercy 10 6   .625 12 10   .545
Northern Kentucky 11 7   .611 14 11   .560
Oakland 10 10   .500 12 18   .400
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 15 12   .556
IUPUI 7 9   .438 8 10   .444
Milwaukee 7 10   .412 10 12   .455
Green Bay 8 12   .400 8 17   .320
UIC 6 10   .375 9 13   .409
Purdue Fort Wayne 6 14   .300 8 15   .348
Robert Morris 3 12   .200 4 15   .211
2021 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2019–20 season 14–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Green Bay.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brad Brechting 13 C 6'11" 240 RS Senior Cedar Springs, MI Graduated
Xavier Hill-Mais 14 F 6'7" 261 RS Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated
Kenny Pittman Jr. 24 G 6'3" 181 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Wayne State University
Tray Maddox Jr. 2 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Novi, MI Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Zach Goodline 10 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Coloma, MI Transferred to Huntington University
Madison Monroe 21 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Charlotte, NC Transferred to Independence Community College
CJ Gettelfinger 33 G 6'4" 186 Freshman Knoxville, TN Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Jackie Harris 35 F 6'6" 206 Freshman Lambertville, MI Transferred to Wayne State University

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Zion Young 0 G 6'4" 190 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Western Illinois
Jalen Moore 34 G 5'11" 155 Junior Cloverdale, IN Transferred from Olney Central College

Roster

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2020–21 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Zion Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Rashad Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
F 3 Micah Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Ypsilanti, Michigan
F 4 Daniel Oladapo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Bladensburg, Maryland
G 5 Emmanuel Newsome 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Boca Raton, Florida
G 11 Blake Lampman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Haslett, Michigan
F 12 PJ Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 241 lb (109 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
F 13 Trey Townsend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Oxford, Michigan
G 15 Kevin Kangu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Burlington, Ontario, Canada
C 22 Yusuf Jihad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Farmington Hills, Michigan
F 23 Chris Conway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Fr Naperville, Illinois
G 30 Joey Holifield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Toledo, Ohio
G 34 Jalen Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Cloverdale, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
Noon, FS1
at Xavier
Xavier Invitational
L 49–101  0–1
Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2020*
3:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Toledo
Xavier Invitational
L 53–80  0–2
Cintas Center (36)
Cincinnati, OH
November 27, 2020*
3:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Bradley
Xavier Invitational
L 60–74  0–3
Cintas Center (58)
Cincinnati, OH
November 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Michigan L 71–81 OT 0–4
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 1, 2020*
3:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 50–93  0–5
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 5, 2020*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 71–84  0–6
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
December 13, 2020*
Noon, FS1
at No. 4 Michigan State L 91–109  0–7
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Horizon League regular season
December 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 72–74  0–8
(0–1)
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 20, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 73–90  0–9
(0–2)
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 26, 2020
7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky Canceled due to NKU
COVID-related matters[1]
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
December 27, 2020
3:00 pm
Northern Kentucky Canceled due to NKU
COVID-related matters[1]
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
December 26, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy W 77–75  1–9
(1–2)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
December 27, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy W 83–80  2–9
(2–2)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 51–90  2–10
(2–3)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, WMYD
Wright State W 81–71  3–10
(3–3)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 8, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 81–84 OT 3–11
(3–4)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 78–87  3–12
(3–5)
Kress Events Center 
Green Bay, WI
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 82–65  4–12
(4–5)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 16, 2021
3:00 pm, WMYD
Youngstown State W 81–74  5–12
(5–5)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 86–61  6–12
(6–5)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 23, 2019
5:00 pm, WMYD
Detroit Mercy L 72–82  6–13
(6–6)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 81–66  7–13
(7–6)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 82–75  8–13
(8–6)
Hilliard Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, WMYD
Cleveland State L 72–80  8–14
(8–7)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2021
5:00 pm, WMYD
Cleveland State L 78–80  8–15
(8–8)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Robert Morris L 82–88  8–16
(8–9)
UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Robert Morris W 86–81  9–16
(9–9)
UPMC Events Center 
Moon Township, PA
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 85–81  10–16
(10–9)
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
February 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 87–89 2OT 10–17
(10–10)
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) (6) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals
W 87–83 OT 11–17
Athletics Center O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
March 8, 2021
9:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
Semifinals
W 69–58  12–17
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (1) Cleveland State
Championship
L 69–80  12–18
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Activities paused for , weekend series at Oakland canceled".
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2020.