Oakland Golden Grizzlies basketball

Oakland Golden Grizzlies basketball history

Oakland University (Auburn Hills, MI)
Athletics Center O’rena
Horizon League

Current head coach: Greg Kampe (1984-)

  • Assoc. HC: Jeff Smith (2019-)
  • Asst: Mychal Covington (2017-)
  • Asst: Bobby Naubert (2023-)
  • Video: Jack Kraemer (2022-)
  • DBO: Colin Shannon (2022-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  (2005, 2010, 2011, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  2-4
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  1  (2017)
  • NIT Overall Record:  1-1
  • CIT Appearances:  4  (2009, 2012, 2013, 2015)
  • CIT Overall Record:  4-4
  • Vegas 16 Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2016)
  • Vegas 16 Appearances:  1  (2016)
  • Vegas 16 Overall Record:  2-1
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  4  (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  3-5

Conference Titles (Summit, Horizon):

Award Winners:




Oakland head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Greg Kampe 1984-Pres 699-537 5 (2^) 4 (4^) 0
Lee Frederick 1979-84 75-87 0
Jim Mitchell 1976-79 27-56 0
Eugene H. Bolden 1968-76 89-114 0
Dick Robinson 1967-68 6-15

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Oakland program was at the Division II level; Oakland moved up to Division I prior to the 1999-2000 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.