2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 15 – 5   .750 24 – 8   .750
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Youngstown State 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625
Purdue Fort Wayne 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 16 – 17   .485
Northern Kentucky 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Wright State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
IU Indy 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
Detroit Mercy 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of March 6, 2025

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 41st-year head coach Greg Kampe, will play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

With a win against Defiance College on November 4, 2024, Greg Kampe recorded his 700th career win.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 24–12, 15–5 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season champions.[2] They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne,[3] Cleveland State,[4] and Milwaukee to win the Horizon League tournament championship, punching their first ticket to the NCAA tournament since 2011.[5] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region,[6] where they would upset #3 region seed Kentucky in the First Round, the second time in the last three tournaments in which Kentucky fell to a double digit seed,[7] before falling to Cinderella NC State in the Second Round.[8]

Roster

2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nassim Mashhour 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Dearborn HS Dearborn, Michigan
G 1 Jaylen Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 156 lb (71 kg) So Tennessee State Nashville, Tennessee
G 2 Jeremiah Bembry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So West Virginia Brooklyn, New York
G 3 Luke Gelow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gaylord HS Gaylord, Michigan
G 4 Chang Hoth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 153 lb (69 kg) Jr Western Oklahoma State Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 5 Jack Hoth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Jr Western Oklahoma State Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 6 Malcolm Christie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dalhousie Fredericton, New Brunswick
G/F 7 Isaiah Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Detroit Mercy Nashville, Tennessee
G 10 DQ Cole 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Henry Ford College Pontiac, Michigan
G/F 11 Jayson Woodrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio
F 12 Buru Naivalurua 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Garden City CC Sydney, Australia
G 13 Warren Marshall IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Brother Rice HS Auburn Hills, Michigan
F 22 Deng Majak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Indian River State Turalei, South Sudan
F 23 Allen Mukeba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) GS Kansas City Charleroi, Belgium
F 24 Zavier Banks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Detroit Jesuit HS Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
F 25 Cooper Craggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Novi Catholic Central HS Northville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2024*
5:00 pm, BTN+ 		vs. Michigan L 48–92  –
 Little Caesars Arena (4,025)
Detroit, MI
October 25, 2024*
7:00 pm 		at Rochester Christian W 87–74  –
 Garth Pleasant Arena (1,188)
Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Defiance W 75–52  1–0
 OU Credit Union O'rena (1,306)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 6, 2024*
9:00 pm, MWN 		at Boise State L 43–87  1–1
 ExtraMile Arena (10,626)
Boise, ID
November 13, 2024*
9:00 pm, BTN 		at Illinois L 54–66  1–2
 State Farm Center (15,299)
Champaign, IL
November 16, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 1 Kansas L 57–78  1–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (15,300)
Lawrence, KS
November 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan L 64–68  1–4
 OU Credit Union O'rena (1,941)
Auburn Hills, MI
November 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 85–52  2–4
 Savage Arena (4,008)
Toledo, OH
December 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 66–64  3–4
(1–0) 		OU Credit Union O'rena 
Auburn Hills, MI
December 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 50–66  3–5
(1–1) 		Beeghly Center (1,577)
Youngstown, OH
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 20 Michigan State L 58–77  3–6
 Little Caesars Arena (12,011)
Detroit, MI
December 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State L 75–92  3–7
(1–2) 		Wolstein Center (1,205)
Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Loyola Chicago
Diamond Head Classic First Round 		W 72–71  4–7
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Oregon State
Diamond Head Classic Semifinals 		L 74–80 OT 4–8
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN2 		at Hawaiʻi
Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place Game 		L 70–73 OT 4–9
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		at No. 23 Arkansas L 62–92  4–10
 Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
January 2, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 65–49  5–10
(2–2) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (1,860)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 71–79  5–11
(2–3) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (3,029)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 62–66  5–12
(2–4) 		Nutter Center (3,230)
Fairborn, OH
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 68–53  6–12
(3–4) 		Truist Arena (3,512)
Highland Heights, KY
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 72–59  7–12
(4–4) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,037)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 18, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy
Metro Series 		W 65–59  8–12
(5–4) 		Calihan Hall (2,047)
Detroit, MI
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 76–72  9–12
(6–4) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,281)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris L 71–73  9–13
(6–5) 		UPMC Events Center (1,268)
Moon Township, PA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 68–54  10–13
(7–5) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,071)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 75–84  10–14
(7–6) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,993)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 75–84  10–15
(7–7) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,237)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IU Indy W 82–67  11–15
(8–7) 		The Jungle (709)
Indianapolis, IN
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy
Metro Series 		W 93–83 OT 12–15
(9–7) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,581)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 66–80  12–16
(9–8) 		Gates Sports Center (1,147)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 23, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cleveland State W 91–86 OT 13–16
(10–8) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,187)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 66–71  13–17
(10–9) 		UWM Panther Arena (2,126)
Milwaukee, WI
March 1, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 87–84  14–17
(11–9) 		Resch Center (2,241)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) (11) Green Bay
First round 		W 96–72  15–17
 OU Credit Union O'rena (2,003)
Auburn Hills, MI
March 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) at (3) Milwaukee
Quarterfinals 		W 72–64  16–17
 UWM Panther Arena (2,151)
Milwaukee, WI
March 10, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU 		(6) vs. (1) Robert Morris
Semifinals 		Corteva Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Paul, Tony. "'I never scored a point': Oakland's Greg Kampe thanks others as he hits 700 wins". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Greg Kampe, Oakland basketball rolls to Horizon League semifinals with home win". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Golden Grizzlies knock off Cleveland State in 74-71 thriller, advance to Horizon League Championship". The Oakland Post. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "'Dream come true': Oakland returns to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2011". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Oakland pulls off stunning upset of Kentucky basketball in first round March Madness". Courier Journal. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "No. 11 North Carolina State outlasts No. 14 Oakland in OT". Reuters. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  10. ^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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