Greg Kampe

Greg Charles Kampe (born December 9, 1955) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Oakland University.[1] He guided the Golden Grizzlies to their first NCAA Division I tournament and tournament win in 2005. Through the 2016–17 season, he has compiled a 583–424 (.579) record in 33 seasons at Oakland University.[1]

Greg Kampe

Kampe during a 2009 game
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Oakland
Conference	Horizon League
Record	632–474 (.571)
Biographical details
Born	December 9, 1955 Defiance, Ohio
Playing career
1974–1978	Bowling Green
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1984	Toledo (asst.)
1984–present	Oakland
Head coaching record
Overall	632–474 (.571)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× Summit League Tournament championships (2005, 2010, 2011) 3× Summit League regular season championships (2000, 2010, 2011) Horizon regular season championship (2017)
Awards
4× Summit League Coach of the Year (2000, 2007, 2010, 2011) Michigan Sports Hall of Fame

Kampe, a member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame,[2] is one of nine Division I basketball coaches who have been at the same school for at least 25 seasons. Kampe is the third longest-tenured Division I head coach, behind Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski.[3] Kampe won The Summit League's coach of the year four times, the most recent being in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Kampe won his 500th career game January 26, 2013.[4]

On May 30, 2017, Kampe was one of eight new inductees announced for the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in Detroit. The ceremony takes place on September 15, 2017.

In the fall of 2017, Kampe was enshrined in the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Hall of Fame.[5]

On February 16, 2018, Kampe won his 600th career game.[6]

High school

Kampe played football, basketball and track and field[7] at Defiance High School in Defiance, Ohio. As a senior, he was named to the football Class AAA defensive second team as a back.[8] He was named to the basketball Class AAA All-District second team, averaging 20.8 points per game as a senior.[9]

College

Kampe attending Bowling Green State University, where he played football[10] and basketball.[11] Kampe was a kicker, punter and cornerback[12] on the football team. In a 16–14 win over Southern Mississippi in 1975, Kampe broke the Mid-American Conference and BGSU record for average yards per punt with 57.5. A 77-yard punt in the game also set the BGSU record for longest punt.[13]

NBA player development

Since he took over as head coach at Oakland, four players have made the National Basketball Association.

• Rawle Marshall played at Oakland from 2002–2005. He went undrafted and played for the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers.
• Keith Benson played at Oakland from 2007–2011. He was drafted in second round by the Atlanta Hawks and played for Golden State Warriors.
• Kay Felder played at Oakland from 2013–2016. He was drafted in second round by the Atlanta Hawks and played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, and Detroit Pistons.
• Kendrick Nunn played at Oakland from 2017–2018. He went undrafted, however signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors and is currently a member of the Miami Heat.

Charity

Kampe raised over $200,000 for the American Cancer Society in 2015 with an auction for rounds of golf at Oakland Hills Country Club with other NCAA college basketball coaches.[14]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference[15]) (1984–1997)
1984–85	Oakland	13–15	5–11	T–7th
1985–86	Oakland	13–15	5–11	8th
1986–87	Oakland	20–8	10–6	4th
1987–88	Oakland	19–9	11–5	3rd
1988–89	Oakland	20–8	10–6	3rd
1989–90	Oakland	19–9	10–6	4th
1990–91	Oakland	16–13	10–6	3rd
1991–92	Oakland	16–13	8–8	T–4th
1992–93	Oakland	15–11	9–7	T–3rd
1993–94	Oakland	21–10	11–7	4th	NCAA D-II Regional Fourth Place
1994–95	Oakland	20–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA D-II First Round
1995–96	Oakland	21–8	13–5	T–1st	NCAA D-II First Round
1996–97	Oakland	24–7	14–3	1st (South)	NCAA D-II Sweet 16
Oakland (GLIAC):		237–135 (.637)	128–87 (.595)
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (NCAA Division II independent) (1997–1999)
1997–98	Oakland	15–12
1998–99	Oakland	12–15
Oakland (Div. II independent):		27–27 (.500)
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Mid-Continent Conference/The Summit League) (1999–2013)
1999–00	Oakland	13–17	11–5	1st
2000–01	Oakland	12–16	8–8	5th
2001–02	Oakland	17–13	10–4	T–2nd
2002–03	Oakland	17–11	10–4	T–2nd
2003–04	Oakland	13–17	6–10	T–7th
2004–05	Oakland	13–19	7–9	T–5th	NCAA Round of 64
2005–06	Oakland	11–18	6–10	7th
2006–07	Oakland	19–14	10–4	2nd
2007–08	Oakland	17–14	11–7	T–3rd
2008–09	Oakland	23–13	13–5	3rd	CIT Second Round
2009–10	Oakland	26–9	17–1	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2010–11	Oakland	25–10	17–1	1st	NCAA Round of 64
2011–12	Oakland	20–16	11–7	3rd	CIT Semifinals
2012–13	Oakland	16–17	10–6	4th	CIT First Round
Oakland (MCC/Summit):		242–204 (.543)	147–81 (.645)
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League) (2013–present)
2013–14	Oakland	13–20	7–9	T–5th
2014–15	Oakland	16–17	11–5	T–3rd	CIT First Round
2015–16	Oakland	23–12	13–5	T–2nd	Vegas 16 Runners-up
2016–17	Oakland	25–9	14–4	T–1st	NIT Second Round
2017–18	Oakland	19–14	10–8	4th
2018–19	Oakland	16–17	11–7	3rd
2019–20	Oakland	14–19	8–10	6th
Oakland (Horizon):		126–108 (.538)	74–48 (.607)
Total:		632–474 (.571)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins

References

1. "Greg Kampe biograph". Oakland University. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
2. http://www.dailytribune.com/sports/20170610/pat-caputo-greg-kampe-has-pushed-broom-to-michigan-sports-hall-of-fame
3. "It's Gordon's night for Hoosiers in victory". Associated Press. December 10, 2013. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
4. Kampe, Paul (January 26, 2013). "Oakland University coach Greg Kampe picks up win No. 500". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
5. https://www.bcam.org/awards-archive/view-hall-of-fame-inductees/
6. "Oakland wins 82-66 for Kampe's 600th victory". USA Today. Associated Press. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
7. "County teams sparkle in track sectionals". News-Herald. May 13, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
8. "Three Lima Shawnee Players Named To Northwestern District 1st Team". The Piqua Daily Call. Associated Press. November 20, 1973. p. 8. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
9. "Reardon, Hammye top AP district selections". The News-Messenger. March 6, 1974. p. 12. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
10. Yannucci, Ray (August 25, 1974). "Kent, Miami Again 1-2 in MAC". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. 13. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
11. Dell, John (December 7, 1975). "St. Joe's Loses By 74-73 in OT". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 6-D. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
12. "MAC honors Toledo and Miami Stars". Muncie Evening Press. Associated Press. November 12, 1975. p. 15. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
13. "Bowling Green 16-14". Daily Press. UPI. September 21, 1975. p. D8. Retrieved January 26, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
14. Snyder, Mark (April 26, 2017). "Oakland coach Greg Kampe bringing back his Beat Cancer event". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
15. "GLIAC Men's Basketball All-Time Standings" (PDF). Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.