2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

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2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–17 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachSaddi Washington
Assistant coaches
  • Darren Sorenson
  • Brandon Weems
Home arena
Athletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
Green Bay 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727
Oakland 11 – 5   .688 16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467
Detroit 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
UIC 4 – 12   .250 10 – 24   .294
Wright State 3 – 13   .188 11 – 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 – 14   .125 11 – 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented

Athletics Center O'rena. This was Oakland's second season in the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 11–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to UIC. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament
where they lost in the first round to Eastern Illinois.

2014 recruiting class

The Golden Grizzlies brought in two freshmen from high school detailed in the following table. The Golden Grizzlies also accepted transfer Colin Weaver from North Pointe Preparatory school in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] Weaver has sophomore eligibility.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alek Frascone
Point guard 		Washington Township, MI Eisenhower High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Femi Olujobi
Power forward
Brentwood, NY
Brentwood High School
 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Oakland Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  • "ESPN – Oakland Golden Grizzlies Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

Preseason

Preseason poll
School Points
Green Bay (32) 357
Cleveland St. (9) 335
Detroit 239
Valparaiso 228
Wright St. 186
Milwaukee 182
Oakland 178
Youngstown St. 95
UIC 45
First place votes in parentheses.

Oakland was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish seventh in their second season in the Horizon League.

Kahlil Felder was selected to the second team.[2]

From the previous season, Oakland lost seniors Travis Bader and Duke Mondy to graduation. Bader finished his college career with the most three-point field goals made in NCAA history. Redshirt freshman Artis Cleveland violated team rules in the offseason and will not return to the team.[3]

Oakland defeated NCAA Division II member Ferris State 94–87 and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member Saint Xavier 87–72[4] in exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season. Both games were played at home at the O'rena.

Season

During the season Oakland announced two players transferred to the school. Guards Martez Walker transferred from the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team and Sherron Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State.[5] Walker withdrew from the University of Texas after he was arrested on charges he assaulted his girlfriend.[6] He is currently a walk-on for the team although that situation may change depending on the outcome of the charges.[5] Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State to be closer to his mother and younger brothers. Both players were high school teammates of Felder.[5]

Roster

The following table lists Oakland's roster as of January 10, 2015.[7]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ralph Hill Forward 6′ 6″ 238 Senior (redshirt) Westerville, Ohio
2 Dante Williams Forward 6′ 6″ 188 Senior Ann Arbor, Michigan
4 Jalen Hayes Forward 6′ 7″ 211 Freshman (redshirt) Lansing, Michigan
10 Max Hooper Guard 6′ 6″ 201 Junior (redshirt) Carmel Valley, California
11 Nick Daniels Guard 6′ 1″ 160 Freshman (redshirt) Westland, Michigan
13 Tom Cotter Forward 6′ 7″ 223 Freshman Williamston, Michigan
20
Kahlil Felder
 		Point guard 5′ 9″ 176 Sophomore
Detroit, Michigan
22 Alek Frascone Guard 6′ 2″ 178 Freshman Washington Township, Michigan
23 Tommie McCune Forward 6′ 8″ 210 Junior (redshirt) Saginaw, Michigan
24 Percy Gibson Center 6′ 9″ 265 Senior
Detroit, Michigan
25 Femi Olujobi Forward 6′ 8″ 233 Freshman
Long Island, New York
32 Kris Crosby Forward 6′ 7″ 282 Freshman Traverse City, Michigan
33 Collin Weaver Guard 6′ 2″ 188 Sophomore Glendale, Arizona
42 Corey Petros Center/Forward 6′ 10″ 255 Senior (redshirt)
Macomb, Michigan
– Dorsey-Walker Sherron Guard 6′ 4″ 200 Sophomore (redshirt)
Detroit, Michigan

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ferris State W 94–87 
Rochester, MI
November 7, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Xavier W 87–72 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,610[4])
Rochester, MI
Regular season
November 14, 2014*
8:00 pm, cyclones.tv 		at No. 14 
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
 		L 82-93  0–1
Ames, IA
November 17, 2014*
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Michigan L 77-89  0–2
Ypsilanti, MI
November 19, 2014*
7:00 pm, WMYD 		Western Michigan L 71-82  0–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,415[10])
Rochester, MI
November 24, 2014*
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Western Carolina
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		L 79-88 2OT 0–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,631[11])
Rochester, MI
November 25, 2014*
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Chicago State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 70–57  1–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,377[12])
Rochester, MI
November 26, 2014*
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Georgia State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		L 78-83  1–5
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,527[13])
Rochester, MI
November 29, 2014*
3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Toledo W 81–79  2–5
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,482[14])
Rochester, MI
December 3, 2014*
7:30 pm, Comcast
Rochester College
 		W 84–52  3–5
 Athletics Center O'rena (1,272[15])
Rochester, MI
December 6, 2014*
2:00 pm 		at Morehead State W 70–68 OT 4–5
Morehead, KY
December 14, 2014*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Michigan State L 61-87  4–6
East Lansing, MI
December 16, 2014*
10:00 pm, Pac-12 Network 		at No. 3 Arizona L 64-101  4–7
Tucson, AZ
December 20, 2014*
4:00 pm, 
Fox Sports Detroit
 		at Pittsburgh L 77-81 OT 4–8
Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Clemson L 60-70  4–9
Clemson, SC
December 27, 2014*
5:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 15 Maryland L 56-72  4–10
College Park, MD
January 2, 2015
7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Valparaiso W 89–75 OT 5–10
(1–0) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,873[18])
Rochester, MI
January 8, 2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Cleveland State L 61-65  5–11
(1–1)
Cleveland, OH
January 10, 2015
3:00 pm, WADL 		at 
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup
 		L 54-74  5–12
(1–2)
Detroit, MI
January 15, 2015
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Green Bay W 69–66  6–12
(2–2) 		Athletics Center O'rena (1,973[21])
Rochester, MI
January 18, 2015*
3:00 pm, Comcast
Albion
 		W 83–68  7–12
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,004[22])
Rochester, MI
January 22, 2015
7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Milwaukee W 66–53  8–12
(3–2) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,048[23])
Rochester, MI
January 26, 2015
7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Cleveland State W 59–56  9–12
(4–2) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,168)
Rochester, MI
January 28, 2015
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Wright State W 84–76 OT 10–12
(5–2) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,872[24])
Rochester, MI
February 1, 2015
12:30 pm, American Sports Network[25] 		at Youngstown State W 96–80  11–12
(6–2)
Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3[26] 		at UIC W 91–77  12–12
(7–2)
Chicago, IL
February 8, 2015
3:30 pm, American Sports Network[26] 		at Valparaiso L 76-82  12–13
(7–3)
Valparaiso, IN
February 10, 2015
8:00 pm, 
TWC Sports Wisconsin[29]
 		at Milwaukee L 67-84  12–14
(7–4)
Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2015
3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Detroit
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup 		W 83–78  13–14
(8–4) 		Athletics Center O'rena (4,101[30])
Rochester, MI
February 18, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State W 76–67  14–14
(9–4)
Fairborn, OH
February 22, 2015
3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		UIC W 81–56  15–14
(10–4) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,781[32])
Rochester, MI
February 25, 2015
7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast 		Youngstown State W 82–71  16–14
(11–4) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,233[33])
Rochester, MI
February 28, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay L 63-83  16–15
(11–5)
Green Bay, WI
2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball tournament
March 6, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. UIC
Quarterfinals 		L 69-72  16–16
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,341[35])
Valparaiso, IN
2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
March 17, 2015
7:00 pm, Comcast 		Eastern Illinois
First round 		L 91-97[36]  16–17
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,609)
Rochester, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Eastern Time
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References

  1. ^ "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "#HLMBB Update | 2016-17 Final" (PDF). Horizon League. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Spadafore, Jim (October 29, 2014). "Kampe's road to success for Oakland: Through the middle". Detroit News. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Oakland University. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Pemberton, Dave (January 7, 2015). "Texas Walker, Iowa States Dorsey-Walker transferring to Oakland". Oakland Press. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "UT's Martez Walker leaves university after pair of arrests". KXAN.com. October 9, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster". goldengrizzlies.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Iowa State Cyclones - Box Score - November 14, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles - Box Score - November 17, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  10. ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 19, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  11. ^ "Western Carolina Catamounts vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 24, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Chicago St Cougars vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 25, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  13. ^ "Georgia St Panthers vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 26, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  14. ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 29, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  15. ^ "Rochester College Warriors vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - December 03, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  16. ^ "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  17. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Michigan St Spartans - Box Score - December 14, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  18. ^ "Oakland University Golden Grizzlies Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  19. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Cleveland St Vikings - Box Score - January 08, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  20. ^ "Oakland vs. Detroit Mercy - Box Score - January 10, 2015 - ESPN".
  21. ^ "Green Bay vs. Oakland - Box Score - January 15, 2015 - ESPN".
  22. ^ "Albion College vs. Oakland - Box Score - January 18, 2015 - ESPN".
  23. ^ "Milwaukee vs. Oakland - Box Score - January 22, 2015 - ESPN".
  24. ^ "Wright State vs. Oakland - Box Score - January 28, 2015 - ESPN".
  25. ^ "Week 12 schedule for 201415".
  26. ^ a b "Week 13 schedule for 201415".
  27. ^ "Oakland vs. UIC - Box Score - February 4, 2015 - ESPN".
  28. ^ "Oakland vs. Valparaiso - Box Score - February 8, 2015 - ESPN".
  29. ^ "Week 14 schedule for 201415".
  30. ^ "Detroit Mercy vs. Oakland - Box Score - February 15, 2015 - ESPN".
  31. ^ "Oakland vs. Wright State - Box Score - February 18, 2015 - ESPN".
  32. ^ "UIC vs. Oakland - Box Score - February 22, 2015 - ESPN".
  33. ^ "Youngstown State vs. Oakland - Box Score - February 25, 2015 - ESPN".
  34. ^ "Oakland vs. Green Bay - Box Score - February 28, 2015 - ESPN".
  35. ^ "UIC vs. Oakland - Box Score - March 6, 2015 - ESPN".
  36. ^ "Eastern Illinois vs. Oakland - Box Score - March 17, 2015 - ESPN".

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