2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	The Summit League
2012–13 record	16–17 (10–6 Summit)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (29th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Tungate
Assistant coach	Darren Sorenson
Assistant coach	Saddi Washington
Home arena	Athletics Center O'rena

2012–13 The Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota State †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	10		.714
Western Illinois	13	–	3		.813			22	–	9		.710
North Dakota State	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
Oakland	10	–	6		.625			16	–	17		.485
IPFW	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
Omaha *	6	–	10		.375			11	–	20		.355
UMKC	5	–	11		.313			8	–	24		.250
South Dakota	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
IUPUI	1	–	15		.063			6	–	26		.188
† 2013 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA Div I transition

The 2012–13 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 29th year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–17, 10–6 in The Summit League to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to Fort Wayne. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to Youngstown State. This was the Golden Grizzlies last year as a member of The Summit League as they will join the Horizon League beginning with the 2013–14 season.

Preseason

Oakland was selected to finish third in The Summit League in the preseason poll of coaches, sports information directors and media.^[1] Junior guard Travis Bader was selected to the preseason all-league first team and senior forward Drew Valentine was selected to the second team.^[1]

From the previous season's 20-win team that reached the CollegeInsider.com Tournament semifinals, Oakland lost starting point guard Reggie Hamilton and guard Laval Lucas-Perry to graduation. Then-redshirt freshman center Kyle Sikora transferred to Stetson in order to be closer to his family.^[2]

Season

Sophomore center Corey Petros earned league Player of the Week honors on November 19. Petros earned his first career award averaging 18 points and 9.5 rebounds in road games against Boise State and Pittsburgh.^[3]

Junior guard Duke Mondy was named Player of the Week for the week of December 31.^[4]

After a 47-point performance and averaging 36.5 points per game the week of January 20, Bader was named National Player of the Week by ESPN's Dick Vitale, the Capital One Impact Performance of the Week and The Summit League's Player of the Week awards.^[5] In the 47-point game, Bader set an Oakland single-game record for three-point field goals made (11),^[5] scored the most points in a game in NCAA Division I this year^[5] and tied the league record for most three-pointers in a game.^[5] The 47 points were the third-highest total in Oakland history.^[5]

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Dante Williams	Forward	6′ 6″	187	Sophomore	Ann Arbor, Michigan
3	Travis Bader	Guard	6′ 5″	185	Junior	Okemos, Michigan
4	Korab Imami	Center	6′ 11″	215	Freshman	Peć, Kosovo
10	Duke Mondy	Guard	6′ 4″	197	Junior	Grand Rapids, Michigan
11	Jordan Howenstine	Guard	6′ 1″	162	Senior	Lansing, Michigan
12	Lloyd Neely II	Forward	6′ 5″	230	Freshman	Detroit, Michigan
15	Drew Valentine	Forward	6′ 5″	232	Senior	Lansing, Michigan
22	Mitch Baenziger	Guard	6′ 2″	191	Freshman	Clarkston, Michigan
23	Tommie McCune	Forward	6′ 8″	200	Sophomore	Saginaw, Michigan
24	Matt Poches	Guard	6′ 4″	203	Sophomore	Hartland, Michigan
33	Ryan Bass	Guard	5′ 10″	170	Junior	Dayton, Ohio
42	Corey Petros	Center/Forward	6′ 10″	233	Sophomore	Sterling Heights, Michigan
50	Ralph Hill	Forward	6′ 6″	215	Junior	Westerville, Ohio
52	Joey Asbury	Forward	6′ 7″	206	Junior	Warren, Michigan

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 30, 2012* 7:00 pm	Davenport	W 80–56[6]		Athletics Center O'rena (N/A) Rochester, MI
November 6, 2012* 7:00 pm	Defiance	W 90–77[7]		Athletics Center O'rena (1,125) Rochester, MI
Regular season
November 9, 2012* 7:30 pm	Albion	W 96–62	1–0	Athletics Center O'rena (2,265) Rochester, MI
November 11, 2012* 5:00 pm	at Louisiana	L 79–90	1–1	Cajundome (2,025) Lafayette, LA
November 13, 2012* 9:30 pm	at Boise State	L 80–88[8]	1–2	Taco Bell Arena (2,616) Boise, ID
November 17, 2012* 7:00 pm, Big East Network[9]	at Pittsburgh	L 62–72 ^OT	1–3	Petersen Events Center (9,710) Pittsburgh, PA
November 20, 2012* 8:00 pm	at Texas Southern	W 71–69[10]	2–3	H&PE Arena (1,114) Houston, TX
November 23, 2012* 8:15 pm, BTN[11]	at #15 Michigan State	L 52–70	2–4	Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 26, 2012* 7:00 pm, FSD+[12]/ESPN3	at Tennessee	L 50–77[13]	2–5	Thompson–Boling Arena (14,625) Knoxville, TN
December 1, 2012* 2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	L 72–76[14]	2–6	University Arena (3,152) Kalamazoo, MI
December 6, 2012* 7:00 pm	Rochester College	W 88–77	3–6	Athletics Center O'rena (2,165) Rochester, MI
December 8, 2012* 2:00 pm	at Ohio	L 61–78[15]	3–7	Convocation Center (5,346) Athens, OH
December 17, 2012* 7:00 pm	Valparaiso	W 70–68[16]	4–7	Athletics Center O'rena (2,065) Rochester, MI
December 19, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPNU[17]	at West Virginia	L 71–76[18]	4–8	WVU Coliseum (4,982) Morgantown, WV
December 22, 2012* 2:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	W 59–57[19]	5–8	EMU Convocation Center (830) Ypsilanti, MI
December 27, 2012 8:00 pm	at Western Illinois	L 63–73	5–9 (0–1)	Western Hall (1,883) Macomb, IL
December 29, 2012 3:00 pm	at IUPUI	W 84–62[20]	6–9 (1–1)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (690) Indianapolis, IN
January 3, 2013 7:00 pm	Omaha	W 91–79	7–9 (2–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,015) Rochester, MI
January 5, 2013* 4:00 pm, SEC Network/ESPN3[21]	at Alabama	L 45–65[22]	7–10	Coleman Coliseum (10,081) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 10, 2013 8:00 pm	at South Dakota State	L 74–81[23]	7–11 (2–2)	Frost Arena (3,819) Brookings, SD
January 12, 2013 5:00 pm, Fox College Sports[24]	at North Dakota State	L 65–73[25]	7–12 (2–3)	Bison Sports Arena (3,390) Fargo, ND
January 17, 2013 7:00 pm	Kansas City	W 81–68	8–12 (3–3)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,345) Rochester, MI
January 19, 2013 6:00 pm	South Dakota	L 78–97	8–13 (3–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,515) Rochester, MI
January 24, 2013 7:00 pm	IUPUI	W 89–71[26]	9–13 (4–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,215) Rochester, MI
January 26, 2013 5:00 pm, Fox Sports Detroit[27]	Western Illinois	W 67–60	10–13 (5–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,325) Rochester, MI
February 2, 2013 2:00 pm	at Omaha	W 96–81	11–13 (6–4)	Ralston Arena (1,209) Ralston, NE
February 7, 2013 7:00 pm	North Dakota State	W 66–63	12–13 (7–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,117) Rochester, MI
February 9, 2013 5:00 pm, Fox Sports Detroit[28]	South Dakota State	W 88–83	13–13 (8–4)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,965) Rochester, MI
February 14, 2013 8:00 pm	at South Dakota	W 76–75	14–13 (9–4)	DakotaDome (1,344) Vermillion, SD
February 16, 2013 7:15 pm, Fox College Sports[29]	at Kansas City	W 86–74	15–13 (10–4)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,338) Kansas City, MO
February 20, 2013 7:00 pm	at Fort Wayne	L 71–77	15–14 (10–5)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,493) Fort Wayne, IN
February 23, 2013* 5:00 pm	Morehead State BracketBusters	W 82–79 ^OT	16–14	Athletics Center O'rena (2,425) Rochester, MI
March 2, 2013 6:00 pm	Fort Wayne	L 72–74	16–15 (10–6)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,315) Rochester, MI
2013 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
March 10, 2013 7:00 pm, FCS Atlantic	vs. Fort Wayne Quarterfinals	L 72–91	16–16	Sioux Falls Arena (3,786) Sioux Falls, SD
2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
March 19, 2013* 7:05 pm	at Youngstown State First round	L 87–99[30]	16–17	Beeghly Center (3,056) Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "South Dakota State, Wolters Headline Preseason Poll Results". The Summit League. October 17, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
2. "Kyle Sikora Leaving Oakland - Oakland University Official Athletic Site". Ougrizzlies.com. April 3, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
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18. WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, WV (December 19, 2012). "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Box Score - December 19, 2012 - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
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22. Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL (January 5, 2013). "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Alabama Crimson Tide - Box Score - January 05, 2013 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
23. Frost Arena, Brookings, SD (January 10, 2013). "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits - Box Score - January 10, 2013 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
24. "Week10 TV Schedule". Mattsarzsports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
25. Bison Sports Arena, Fargo, ND (January 12, 2013). "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. North Dakota State Bison - Box Score - January 12, 2013 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
26. "IUPUI Jaguars vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - January 24, 2013 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. January 24, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
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28. "Week14 TV Schedule". Mattsarzsports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
29. "Week15 TV Schedule". Mattsarzsports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
30. "Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs. Youngstown State Penguins - Box Score - March 19, 2013 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

External links

• Official site