2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 38th-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. They finished the season 20–12, 12–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They defeated IUPUI in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing to Wright State in the quarterfinals. They declined an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament due to injuries to several players.

2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Conference	Horizon League
Record	20–12 (12–7 Horizon)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (38th season)
Associate head coach	Jeff Smith
Assistant coaches	Tony Jones Mychal Covington
Home arena	Athletics Center O'rena

2021–22 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cleveland State	15	–	6		.714			20	–	11		.645
Purdue Fort Wayne	15	–	6		.714			21	–	12		.636
Northern Kentucky	14	–	6		.700			20	–	12		.625
Wright State †	15	–	7		.682			22	–	14		.611
Oakland	12	–	7		.632			20	–	12		.625
Detroit Mercy	10	–	7		.588			14	–	15		.483
Youngstown State	12	–	9		.571			19	–	15		.559
UIC	9	–	10		.474			14	–	16		.467
Milwaukee	8	–	14		.364			10	–	22		.313
Robert Morris	5	–	16		.238			8	–	23		.258
Green Bay	4	–	16		.200			5	–	25		.167
IUPUI	1	–	16		.059			3	–	26		.103
† 2022 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Grizzlies finished the 2020–21 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.

Roster

2021–22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Zion Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois F 1 Jamal Cain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) GS Pontiac, Michigan F 2 Will Shepherd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas F 3 Micah Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan F 4 Trey Townsend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Oxford, Michigan G 5 Emmanuel Newsome 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Boca Raton, Florida G 11 Blake Lampman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Haslett, Michigan G 12 Mason Gibson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Allen, Texas G 13 Osei Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 14 Brody Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Troy, Michigan G 20 Ty Wyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Blissfield, Michigan G 22 Peyton Mele 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hermitage, Pennsylvania F 23 Chris Conway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Naperville, Illinois G 24 Darius Sherman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Monrovia, Liberia G 34 Jalen Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cloverdale, Indiana	Head coach Greg Kampe (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State) Tony Jones (Fisk) Mychal Covington (Oakland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 24, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 69–74	–	Athletics Center O'rena (1,112) Rochester, MI
November 5, 2021* 7:00 pm		Lake Superior State	W 91–81	–	Athletics Center O'rena (1,892) Rochester, MI
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at West Virginia	L 53–60	0–1	WVU Coliseum (9,408) Morgantown, WV
November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	W 56–55	1–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,729) Stillwater, OK
November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 80–59	2–1	Athletics Center O'rena (3,616) Rochester, MI
November 19, 2021* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 14 Alabama	L 59–86	2–2	Coleman Coliseum (10,330) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 2021* 1:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinal	W 63–61	3–2	Hertz Arena (415) Estero, FL
November 23, 2021* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Rice Gulf Coast Showcase semifinal	W 76–73	4–2	Hertz Arena (270) Estero, FL
November 24, 2021* 7:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Delaware Gulf Coast Showcase championship	W 81–73	5–2	Hertz Arena (237) Estero, FL
December 2, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	W 81–77	6–2 (1–0)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,724) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 78–45	7–2 (2–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (898) Indianapolis, IN
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	L 72–73	7–3	Stroh Center (2,060) Bowling Green, OH
December 21, 2021* 7:30 pm, WMYD/ESPN+		vs. No. 11 Michigan State Detroit Showcase	L 78–90	7–4	Little Caesars Arena (16,837) Detroit, MI
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 79–61	8–4 (3–0)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,059) Rochester, MI
January 1, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 87–72	9–4 (4–0)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,034) Rochester, MI
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		Athletics Center O'rena  Rochester, MI
January 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio Christian	W 108–40	10–4	Athletics Center O'rena (2,381) Rochester, MI
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 86–65	11–4 (5–0)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,793) Rochester, MI
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	W 70–65	12–4 (6–0)	Wolstein Center (2,312) Cleveland, OH
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 76–68	13–4 (7–0)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,868) Fort Wayne, IN
January 20, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 78–88	13–5 (7–1)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,902) Milwaukee, WI
January 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 68–61	14–5 (8–1)	Resch Center (1,327) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 24, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Michigan–Dearborn	W 104–61	15–5	Athletics Center O'rena (612) Rochester, MI
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+		IUPUI	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Athletics Center O'rena  Rochester, MI
January 29, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UIC	W 81–74	16–5 (9–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,966) Rochester, MI
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 78–87 OT	16–6 (9–2)	BB&T Arena (2,073) Highland Heights, KY
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 64–75	16–7 (9–3)	Nutter Center (3,687) Dayton, OH
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 71–78	16–8 (9–4)	Beeghly Center (1,580) Youngstown, OH
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 71–68	17–8 (10–4)	UPMC Events Center (872) Moon Township, PA
February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 75–69	18–8 (11–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,809) Rochester, MI
February 18, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2		Wright State	L 74–78	18–9 (11–5)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,912) Rochester, MI
February 20, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 66–71	18–10 (11–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,505) Rochester, MI
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	L 70–81	18–11 (11–7)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,183) Rochester, MI
February 26, 2022 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 65–57	19–11 (12–7)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,149) Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	(12) IUPUI First Round	W 69–58	20–11	Athletics Center O'rena (1,728) Rochester, MI
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	at (4) Wright State Quarterfinals	L 63–75	20–12	Nutter Center (2,873) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.