2022–23 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 39th-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 13–18, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League tournament.

2022–23 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record13–19 (11–9 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Smith
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2021–22 season 20–12, 12–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place.[1] They defeated IUPUI in the first round of the Horizon League tournament[2] before losing to Wright State in the quarterfinals.[3] They declined an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament due to injuries to several players.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Lorne Bowman II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Pontiac, Michigan
F 1 Keaton Hervey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Cedar Park, Texas
F 2 Will Shepherd 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Dallas, Texas
G 3 Rocket Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
F 4 Trey Townsend 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Oxford, Michigan
G 11 Blake Lampman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Haslett, Michigan
G 12 Evan Solomon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Charlevoix, Michigan
G 13 Osei Price 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 14 Brody Parker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Troy, Michigan
F 23 Chris Conway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Naperville, Illinois
G 24 Darius Sherman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Monrovia, Liberia
F 25 Cooper Craggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Northville, Michigan
G 34 Jalen Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cloverdale, Indiana
F 44 Chuol Deng 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Juba, South Sudan
G 55 Dominic Capriotti 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tempe, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2023

Source[5]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Grand Valley State W 92–76 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,105)
Rochester, MI
November 1, 2022*
7:00 pm
at Rochester W 66–64 
Garth Pleasant Arena (1,140)
Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Defiance College W 92–27  1–0
Athletics Center O'rena (1,065)
Rochester, MI
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green L 82–87  1–1
Athletics Center O'rena (2,459)
Rochester, MI
November 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+
Oklahoma State L 62–91  1–2
Athletics Center O'rena (3,651)
Rochester, MI
November 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 90–112  1–3
Savage Arena (4,115)
Toledo, OH
November 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+
Eastern Michigan W 92–90 OT 2–3
Athletics Center O'rena (4,059)
Rochester, MI
November 25, 2022*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Long Beach State
Nassau Championship quarterfinals
L 70–78  2–4
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
2:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. San Jose State
Nassau Championship consolation 2nd Round
L 67–80  2–5
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Missouri State
Nassau Championship 7th place game
L 64–76  2–6
Baha Mar Convention Center (200)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 64–80  2–7
(0–1)
Wolstein Center (1,671)
Cleveland, OH
December 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 73–79 OT 2–8
(0–2)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,017)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 6, 2022*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 66–95  2–9
JMA Wireless Dome (17,368)
Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2022*
4:00 pm, MW Network
at Boise State L 57–77  2–10
ExtraMile Arena (7,715)
Boise, ID
December 21, 2022*
6:30 pm, BTN
at Michigan State L 54–67  2–11
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 83–61  3–11
(1–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,063)
Rochester, MI
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 81–65  4–11
(2–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (1,901)
Rochester, MI
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northern Kentucky W 64–63  5–11
(3–2)
Truist Arena (2,575)
Highland Heights, KY
January 8, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State W 75–73  6–11
(4–2)
Nutter Center (3,104)
Dayton, OH
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 69–65  7–11
(5–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,081)
Rochester, MI
January 14, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 69–85  7–12
(5–3)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,342)
Rochester, MI
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 83–77 OT 8–12
(6–3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (818)
Indianapolis, IN
January 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 76–67  9–12
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (2,553)
Detroit, MI
January 27, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Youngstown State L 73–77  9–13
(7–4)
Beeghly Center (3,801)
Youngstown, OH
January 29, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris L 63–68  9–14
(7–5)
UPMC Events Center (1,301)
Moon Township, PA
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 73–82  9–15
(7–6)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,569)
Rochester, MI
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 92–89 OT 10–15
(8–6)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,185)
Rochester, MI
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 59–47  11–15
(9–6)
Resch Center (1,401)
Green Bay, WI
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 77–80 OT 11–16
(9–7)
UWM Panther Arena (1,807)
Milwaukee, WI
February 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 85–81  12–16
(10–7)
Athletics Center O'rena (1,734)
Rochester, MI
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN+
Detroit Mercy L 74–96  12–17
(10–8)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,942)
Rochester, MI
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 75–68  13–17
(11–8)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,148)
Rochester, MI
February 25, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 69–78  13–18
(11–9)
Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) at (4) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 74–81  13–19
Truist Arena (2,672)
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "IUPUI vs. Oakland - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 1, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Oakland vs. Wright State - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 3, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Paul, Tony. "Detroit Mercy men's basketball plays on in 2022, will meet FGCU in secondary tournament". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Oakland Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2023.