2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 32nd year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Old Dominion.

2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Laguna Madre Bracket champions
Vegas 16, Runner-up
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record23–12 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachSaddi Washington
Assistant coaches
  • Dionne Phelps
  • Drew Valentine
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso16–2 .889  30–7  .811
Oakland13–5 .722  23–12  .657
Wright State13–5 .722  22–13  .629
Green Bay †11–7 .611  23–13  .639
Milwaukee10–8 .556  20–13  .606
Detroit9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Youngstown State6–12 .333  11–21  .344
Northern Kentucky*5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Cleveland State4–14 .222  9–23  .281
UIC3–15 .167  5–25  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

Preseason

The Oakland team traveled to Spain for a week at the end of August.[1] During the trip, they defeated each of the three European professional teams they faced.

Junior point guard Kay Felder was named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason First Team. The vote included coaches, media and sports information directors. Oakland was picked to finish in second place in the league.[2]

Felder was also named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List. Felder is one of 30 players on the list. The award is given to the "top Division I player who has played at least two seasons."[3]

Season

Oakland finished tied for second in the Horizon League with a 13–5 record. They received the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a bye into the semifinals of the tournament where they lost to No. 3 Wright State.

Oakland accepted a bid to the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State before they lost to Old Dominion 68–67 in the championship game.

After the season, Felder hired an agent and entered the 2016 NBA Draft, ending his college eligibility. Felder is the first Oakland player to leave school early to enter the NBA draft.

Roster
2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 13 Brad Brechting 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCedar Springs H.S. Cedar Springs, Michigan
G 21 Jaevin Cumberland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrWilmington H.S. Wilmington, Ohio
G 2 Nick Daniels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS SoJohn Glenn H.S. Westland, Michigan
G 30 Sherron Dorsey-Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrRomulus H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Kay Felder 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)176 lb (80 kg) JrDetroit Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
C 24 Percy Gibson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)233 lb (106 kg) RS SrSoutheastern H.S. Long Island, New York
F 22 Alek Frascone 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoUtica Eisenhower H.S. Washington Township, Michigan
F 4 Jalen Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)211 lb (96 kg) RS SoSexton H.S. Lansing, Michigan
F 14 Xavier Hill-Mais 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)257 lb (117 kg) FrPage H.S. Greensboro, North Carolina
F 10 Max Hooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)201 lb (91 kg) RS SrBrewster Academy Carmel Valley, California
F 25 Femi Olujobi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoBrentwood H.S. Detroit, Michigan
G 35 Martez Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoDetroit Pershing H.S. Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 16, 2017

Schedule

The following is Oakland's schedule.[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 91–81  1–0
 Athletics Center O'rena (3,808[5])
Rochester, MI
November 22, 2015*
4:00 pm		 at Colorado State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 89–95  1–1
 Moby Arena (2,638)
Fort Collins, CO
November 24, 2015*
8:05 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 88–97  1–2
 SIU Arena (4,280[6])
Carbondale, IL
November 27, 2015*
1:00 pm		 vs. Alcorn State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 84–51  2–2
 American Bank Center (103)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 28, 2015*
2:30 pm		 vs. Abilene Christian
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 85–57  3–2
 American Bank Center (168[7])
Corpus Christi, TX
December 1, 2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Georgia L 82–86  3–3
 Stegeman Coliseum (5,166[8])
Athens, GA
December 5, 2015*
4:00 pm, NECFrontRow[9]		 at Robert Morris W 92–74  4–3
 Charles L. Sewall Center (2,123)
Moon Township, PA
December 7, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3[10]		 Binghamton W 83–72  5–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,006[11])
Rochester, MI
December 12, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3[12]		 at Toledo W 76–64  6–3
 Savage Arena (4,684[13])
Toledo, OH
December 19, 2015*
4:30 pm, P12N[14]		 at Washington W 97–83  7–3
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,836[15])
Seattle, WA
December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU[16]		 vs. No. 1 Michigan State L 93–99 OT 7–4
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,228[17])
Auburn Hills, MI
December 28, 2015*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Chicago State W 101–93  8–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,016[18])
Rochester, MI
December 30, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPNU[19]		 at No. 5 Virginia L 58–71  8–5
 John Paul Jones Arena (14,465)
Charlottesville, VA
Horizon League regular season
January 2, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3[20]		 Cleveland State W 86–68  9–5
(1–0)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,508)
Rochester, MI
January 4, 2016
7:00 pm, ASN[21]		 Youngstown State L 98–100  9–6
(1–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,202[22])
Rochester, MI
January 8, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Valparaiso L 67–84  9–7
(1–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (4,110)
Rochester, MI
January 10, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 UIC W 86–61  10–7
(2–2)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,473)
Rochester, MI
January 16, 2016
3:00 pm, WADL-TV/ESPN3		 at Detroit W 86–82  11–7
(3–2)		 Calihan Hall (6,125[23])
Detroit, MI
January 19, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Northern Kentucky L 73–90  11–8
(3–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,533)
Rochester, MI
January 23, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Green Bay W 111–95  12–8
(4–3)		 Resch Center (3,928[24])
Green Bay, WI
January 25, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee W 82–79  13–8
(5–3)		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821[25])
Milwaukee, WI
January 29, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Wright State W 89–63  14–8
(6–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,901)
Rochester, MI
February 1, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky W 85–74  15–8
(7–3)		 BB&T Arena (1,746[26])
Highland Heights, KY
February 4, 2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State W 107–85  16–8
(8–3)		 Beeghly Center (2,056[27])
Youngstown, OH
February 6, 2016
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 67–57  17–8
(9–3)		 Wolstein Center (2,475[28])
Cleveland, OH
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Milwaukee L 85–93  17–9
(9–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,589[29])
Rochester, MI
February 13, 2016
3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3		 Green Bay W 111–93  18–9
(10–4)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,908[30])
Rochester, MI
February 15, 2016
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Wright State W 89–73  19–9
(11–4)		 Nutter Center (4,846[31])
Fairborn, OH
February 19, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Valparaiso L 84–86  19–10
(11–5)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (4,863[32])
Valparaiso, IN
February 21, 2016
4:00 pm, ASN[33]		 at UIC W 74–63  20–10
(12–5)		 UIC Pavilion (2,888[34])
Chicago, IL
February 26, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 Detroit W 108–97  21–10
(13–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (4,114[35])
Rochester, MI
Horizon League Tournament
March 7, 2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU		 (2) vs. (3) Wright State
Semifinals		 L 55–59  21–11
 Joe Louis Arena (6,557[36])
Detroit, MI
Vegas 16 Tournament
March 28, 2016*
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Towson
Quarterfinals		 W 90–72  22–11
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
March 29, 2016*
11:30 pm, CBSSN		 vs. East Tennessee State
Semifinals		 W 104–81  23–11
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
March 30, 2016*
10:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Old Dominion
Championship game		 L 67–68  23–12
 Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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