2016–17 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2016–17 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
2016–17 record	7–1 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (33rd year)
Associate head coach	Dan Hipsher
Assistant coach	Cornell Mann
Assistant coach	Drew Valentine
Home arena	Athletics Center O'rena

The 2016–17 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represents Oakland University (OU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies are led by 33rd year head coach Greg Kampe and play their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

Through December 1, 2016, Oakland has made a three-point field goal in 878 consecutive games, the ninth-longest active NCAA Division I streak. They last finished a game without a three-pointer on January 30, 1988.^[1]

Off-season

Would-be senior point guard Kay Felder forwent his college eligibility and entered the 2016 NBA Draft.^[2] He was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Hawks, who traded him to the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers for cash considerations.

Associate head coach Saddi Washington left Oakland to become an assistant coach for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team^[3] while assistant coach Dionne Phelps left to return to Arizona to be with his family.^[4] Washington and Phelps were replaced by Dan Hipsher and Cornell Mann.^[4]

The Golden Grizzlies received a commitment from junior college point guard Stevie Clark.^[5]

Guards Chris Gilbert and Alek Frascone both suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and will miss the season.^[6]

2016 signing class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brailen Neely PG	Detroit, MI	Western International High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Apr 2, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Billy Thomas PG	Detroit, MI	North Farmington High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 27, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Chris Palombizio SG	Chesterton, IN	Don Bosco Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 30, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
James Edwards, Jr. C	Seattle, WA	Franklin High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 28, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Season

Oakland finished in fourth place in the 2016 Great Alaska Shootout.^[7] They lost their first game to Nevada and defeated Alaska Anchorage in the consolation bracket and UC Davis in the fourth place game. Junior guard Martez Walker was named to the all-tournament team.^[8]

Roster

The following table lists Oakland's roster as of November 4, 2016.

2016–17 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 5.0 !C 13 Brechting, BradBrad Brechting 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 2.0 !So Cedar Springs H.S. Cedar Springs, Michigan 3.5 !F 10 Brock, IsaiahIsaiah Brock 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1.0 !Fr Forest Park H.S. Baltimore, Maryland 1.5 !G 5 Clark, StevieStevie Clark 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 3.0 !Jr Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3.5 !F 32 Cotter, TomTom Cotter 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 3.0 !Jr Wayne State Williamston, Michigan 1.5 !G 21 Cumberland, JarvinJarvin Cumberland 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2.0 !So Wilmington H.S. Wilmington, Ohio 1.5 !G 2 Daniels, NickNick Daniels 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr John Glenn H.S. Westland, Michigan 1.5 !G 30 Dorsey-Walker, SherronSherron Dorsey-Walker 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 4.5 !RS Sr Iowa State Detroit, Michigan 3.5 !F 53 Edwards, Jr., JamesJames Edwards, Jr.  80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1.0 !Fr Franklin H.S. Seattle, Washington 1.5 !G 22 Frascone, AlekAlek Frascone  (W) 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 3.0 !Jr Utica Eisenhower H.S. Washington Township, Michigan 1.5 !G 0 Chris, GilbertGilbert Chris  74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1.0 !Fr Fenton H.S. Fenton, Michigan 3.5 !F 4 Hayes, JalenJalen Hayes 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Sexton H.S. Lansing, Michigan 3.5 !F 14 Hill-Mais, XavierXavier Hill-Mais 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 2.0 !So Page H.S. Greensboro, North Carolina 1.5 !G 11 Neely, BrailenBrailen Neely (W) 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1.0 !Fr Western H.S. Detroit, Michigan 1.5 !G 1 Nunn, KendrickKendrick Nunn  75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 3.0 !Jr Illinois Chicago, Illinois 2.5 !G/F 15 Palombizio, ChrisChris Palombizio 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1.0 !Fr Don Bosco Prep Chesterton, Indiana 1.5 !G 35 Walker, MartezMartez Walker 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Texas Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Greg Kampe Assistant coach(es) Dan Hipsher Cornell Mann Drew Valentine Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 5, 2016

Schedule

The following is Oakland's schedule.^[9] OU defeated Grand Valley State University in a November 7 exhibition game 98–68.^[10]

References

External links

• Official site