ROCHESTER – The difference between playing at home and being on the road has been night and day for the Oakland University women’s basketball team. Away from the O’Rena this year, the Golden Grizzlies have sported a dastardly 1–6 record. Meanwhile, Oakland has earned a 6–2 record on their own floor, with those two losses [...]
In the first of a two part series, The Oakland Post takes a look at the other men's basketball teams within the Summit League to catch an inside perspective about who Oakland will be facing as the second half of conference play starts to get under way.
The Oakland University Athletic Department announced that Fox Sports Detroit will air three episodes of “Oakland Basketball All-Access” beginning this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The show will be an inside look, not only at Grizzly basketball, but all of Oakland Athletics. “This is a tremendous opportunity for the state of Michigan to witness what Oakland [...]
A reinvigorated Oakland men’s basketball team snapped its six-game losing streak, defeating the visiting IUPUI Jaguars 93-81 at the O’rena Saturday evening.
After losing four straight games, the Oakland University women’s basketball team was looking to start the new year off with a much needed victory. Junior Bethany Watterworth led the Golden Grizzlies (6-8; 2-3) to that win, notching 27 points in a 54-50 victory over Summit League rival IUPUI (6-10; 1-3).
Oakland went a disappointing 4-6 in the month of December and fell to their last four opponents by an average of 16.5 points, including a 27-point rout by the hands of North Dakota State.
Despite Watterworth’s strong effort, Oakland women’s basketball team falls in overtime at Buffalo Following a tough loss against nationally ranked Purdue on Tuesday night, the Oakland women’s basketball team faced a quick turnaround on Thursday afternoon at Buffalo. The Golden Grizzlies (5-6) fell just short against the Buffalo Bulls (4-8) 69-65 in overtime in the [...]
Taylor Braun led the North Dakota State Bison (9-3) with 21 points and five rebounds to a 96-69 victory over Oakland University (8-7) Wednesday night in Fargo, ND. After leaving the game a short time with an injury, Reggie Hamilton returned and had a game-high 24 points and three steals. Travis Bader was the only [...]
With the conference schedule starting in full-swing for the Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team, The Oakland Post is debuting "Around the Summit League" to give some insight on conference teams.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, former Oakland center Keith Benson was waived by the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Drafted in the second round with the 48th pick overall, Benson was the Atlanta Hawks’ only draft pick. In two preseason games, Benson scored four points (FG 2-5), three rebounds and three blocks. Benson was the two-time [...]
