Tag: "Oakland University men’s basketball"
OU’s Hamilton earns Summit League Player of the Week honors for seventh time
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland’s Reggie Hamilton was named The Summit League Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Hamilton, a native of Chicago, broke the league single-season scoring record with 790 points and is a seven-time player of the week, five this season. Hamilton began the week by returning […]
FS Detroit to televise Summit League Tournament
ROCHESTER HILLS — Fox Sports Detroit will televise the 2012 Summit League men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals and semifinals, in conjunction with Fox College Sports. Oakland is the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed Southern Utah in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Golden Grizzlies and Thunderbirds will air live […]
OU’s Hamilton nominated for Mid-Major Lou Henson Award
ROCHESTER HILLS – Oakland University’s Reggie Hamilton was selected as a nominee for the 2012 Lou Henson Award, announced by CollegeInsider.com and POINT 3 Basketball on Friday. Hamilton, a native of Chicago, is one of 25 players chosen for this award. For the first time ever, this award will look to the fans to help […]
Hamilton’s scores 30 on Senior Night as OU edges Southern Utah in OT
ROCHESTER HILLS — Reggie Hamilton departed the Athletics Center O’rena in style. The nation’s NCAA Division I leader in scoring, Hamilton scored 30 points, as the Golden Grizzlies captured their third straight win with a 76-68 overtime victory over Southern Utah on Senior Night. The win moved Oakland (15-13, 9-7) into a third-place tie in […]
Oakland climbs into fourth in Summit League standings
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — With the Summit League men’s basketball tournament only three weeks away, Oakland has come to the realization that it will not defend its regular season crown it has owned for two years. The Golden Grizzlies can still play for at best a No 3 seed […]
Hamilton, Oakland bombs Western Illinois
MACOMB, Ill. — There was an air raid Friday night and Reggie Hamilton was the lead culprit. The Oakland senior guard drilled nine 3-pointers and scored 40 points in leading the Golden Grizzlies to a 74-70, double overtime, Summit League men’s basketball victory over hoist Western Lillinois.. Travis Bader scored 19 and Drew Valentine added […]
Oakland travels to Illinois State for Bracketbuster Game
ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland will face Illinois State in the ESPN Bracketbuster game, announced by ESPN on Monday night. The Golden Grizzlies and Redbirds will tip at 5:05 p.m. ET inside Redbird Arena. “Illinois State has a great basketball tradition and it’s a privilege for Oakland to play them,” said OU coach Greg Kampe, whose […]
Alexander’s triple is Bison’s prized trophy in hunt of Grizzlies
ROCHESTER HILLS — Lawrence Alexander went hunting Grizzlies Saturday night and the hunt was successful. Alexander’s long three-pointer with 4.1 points stunned Oakland University’s homecoming crowd and delivered the Bison a prized trophy in the form of a 78-75 victory over the Grizzlies in a Summit League men’s basketball contest at the Athletics Center O’rena. […]
Oakland pulls away from Southern Utah
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Reggie Hamilton posted a game-high 21 points, Laval Lucas-Perry scored 14 and Corey Petros finished with 13 points to lead Oakland to its third straight win, defeating Southern Utah, 72-63, on Thursday night inside Centrum Arena. The Golden Grizzlies held the nation’s 11th-best shooting team coming in to 37.9 percent […]
Reversing tend: Oakland Shoots Past IPFW for second straight win
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Following a six-game skid, Oakland is trying to right the ship. Reggie Hamilton led a charge of five Oakland players in double figures with 30 points and the Golden Grizzlies shot a season-high 48 percent (14-for-29) from 3-point range to defeat IPFW,96-86, on Saturday inside Memorial Coliseum. Travis Bader added 21 […]
Leathernecks slap Oakland with sixth straight loss
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — Western Michigan solved a long-standing riddle Thursday night: How to beat Oakland University. The Leathernecks defeated Oakland for only the fifth time in school history and for only the third time on the road with a resounding 71-61 victory inside the Athletics Center O’rena. The 61 […]
Golden Eagles snap Oakland’s 31-game home court league winning streak
ROCHESTER HILLS — All streaks come to an end. Oakland found that out Tuesday night at the Athletics Center O’rena. Reggie Hamilton tallied a game-high 28 points and Travis Bader finished with 16 to lead four Oakland players in double figures, but Oral Roberts shot 69 percent from beyond the arc (11-for-16) and ended the Golden Grizzlies’ […]
South Dakota hands Oakland fourth straight loss
BROOKINGS, S.D. – It has been three years since Oakland University has lost two straight league games. The recent tailspin including a 76-64 setback at South Dakota State Friday night, Oakland’s fourth straight loss and sixth time in its last eight games. Nate Wolters and Brayden Carlson teamed up to lead South Dakota State to […]
North Dakota State hands Oakland first league loss
FARGO, N.D. – Losses on the road or at home have been rare for Oakland University during the past couple of seasons. Blowout losses have been even a rarer feat. The Golden Grizzlies, who were a combined 34-2 the past two seasons in Summit League play, suffered both Wednesday night on the road. North Dakota State […]
Western Michigan plays the Grinch, steals rare win inside Oakland’s O’rena
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — The Grinch arrived in Rochester Hills Friday night and stole Christmas. And he was disguised as a bronco. Western Michigan came into the Athletics Center O’rena and stymied the Golden Grizzlies by a 91-76 count in a non-league men’s basketball holiday hoops showdown between intra-state rivals. […]
Oakland pulls away from Rochester College
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR Dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com ROCHESTER HILLS — This game had trap game written all over it. Oakland University, coming off a two-week stretch which included was 1-1 record against BCS power conference schools Tennessee and Michigan and a 4-2 overall mark, hosted its annual cross-town rivalry game with neighboring Rochester College Tuesday. The […]
Michigan goes outside the arc to down Oakland
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com AUBURN HILLS — Michigan has earned a reputation of using back-door cuts and three-point shooting to wear down opponents. It has become kind of your pick-your-poison option when trying to stop the Wolverines. Oakland gambled with halting Michigan’s back-door access and that exposed the three-point arc. The Wolverines found […]
Ohio hands Oakland rare home loss
ROCHESTER – Oakland University has proven to be a difficult team to play inside the confines of the Athletics Center O’rena in recent years. Ohio University found away to crack the code Wednesday and steal a road win at a site few teams have been able to win in the past three schools years. Travis […]
