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Trey Townsend, Blake Lampman ready for biggest challenge yet: 'Everyone loves a good underdog story'

Trey Townsend, Blake Lampman ready for biggest challenge yet: ‘Everyone loves a good underdog story’

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor March 20, 2024

Despite the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies being underdogs to a loaded University of Kentucky (UK) Wildcats team, Trey Townsend and Blake Lampman remain more ready than ever to compete. “Obviously,...

Greg Kampe: A win over Kentucky would 'change my players' lives'

Greg Kampe: A win over Kentucky would ‘change my players’ lives’

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor March 20, 2024

March Madness is where legends are made. Of course, players on the nation's best teams have the opportunity to cement their legacies and grow their personal brands by leading their team on a deep tournament...

Oakland men’s basketball team secures Horizon League regular-season championship

Oakland men’s basketball team secures Horizon League regular-season championship

Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter March 13, 2024

The men’s basketball team soared to victory on a memorable senior night against the Detroit Mercy Titans, 75-70. In a game that featured a rollercoaster of momentum swings that left fans at the OU...

What they're saying: Prominent Oakland figures react to NCAA Tournament berth

What they’re saying: Prominent Oakland figures react to NCAA Tournament berth

Brock Heilig and Kurt Szymanski March 12, 2024

Tuesday night marked a historic moment in the history of Oakland University. The men's basketball team punched a ticket to just its fourth Division I NCAA Tournament in program history with an 83-76...

Oakland pounds IUPUI, secures conference tournament home game

Oakland pounds IUPUI, secures conference tournament home game

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor February 21, 2024

For the first time since 2021, the Oakland men’s basketball team will be hosting a game in the Horizon League Tournament. Hosting a game in the second round of the conference tournament goes a long way...

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Oakland rides 3-point shot to 87-72 win over RMU

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter February 7, 2024

Oakland came out on top over the Robert Morris Colonials 87-72 in their first matchup of the season, behind Blake Lampman’s 26 points. The fifth-year senior tied his career high, with 20 of those points...

Brock’s Thoughts: For Oakland men’s basketball, the time is now

Brock’s Thoughts: For Oakland men’s basketball, the time is now

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor February 7, 2024

Thirteen years ago, the Oakland men’s basketball team made it to the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Greg Kampe was in his 28th season as the head man of the Golden Grizzlies, and the team was led by Keith...

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Good things come in threes: Meet Jack Gohlke

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter January 31, 2024

While working at Oakland’s men’s basketball summer camp this past July, I listened to coach Greg Kampe address a crowd of young kids around lunch time. He told them, “if you can shoot the ball, you...

Oakland outlasts Milwaukee in double-overtime thriller

Oakland outlasts Milwaukee in double-overtime thriller

Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter January 31, 2024

Oakland came out victorious in an electrifying double overtime against the Milwaukee Panthers, 91-87. With a new five minutes going into the second overtime, the tension escalated as Milwaukee controlled...

Oakland beats Youngstown State, secures sixth straight win

Oakland beats Youngstown State, secures sixth straight win

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor January 24, 2024

The Oakland men’s basketball team took care of business on Wednesday, Jan. 17, beating the Youngstown State University (YSU) Penguins at the OU Credit Union O’rena to claim the team’s sixth straight...

Everything Greg Kampe said after Oakland’s 79-62 loss to Michigan State

Everything Greg Kampe said after Oakland’s 79-62 loss to Michigan State

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor December 19, 2023

Oakland visited East Lansing on Monday, Dec. 18, to take on the Michigan State Spartans in front of nearly 15,000 at the Breslin Center. The Golden Grizzlies hung around for a good chunk of the first half,...

Moore, Townsend combine for 46 in 85-81 win over IUPUI

Moore, Townsend combine for 46 in 85-81 win over IUPUI

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor February 22, 2023

Oakland University welcomed the IUPUI Jaguars to the O’rena on Wednesday, Feb. 15 as it began a four-game home stand to finish off the regular season. Despite IUPUI having one of the worst seasons of...

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