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Oakland picks up huge road win over Wright State

Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter February 14, 2024

The men’s basketball team was victorious at the Nutter Center on Saturday, Feb. 10 defeating the Wright State Raiders by a score of 74-60. The game opened up with a quick exchange of missed layups...

Hoops and haircuts: How Oakland Swim and Dive turned into an internet sensation

Hoops and haircuts: How Oakland Swim and Dive turned into an internet sensation

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter February 14, 2024

It was a normal Saturday matinee on Feb. 3 for the Oakland men’s basketball team as they took on Cleveland State. Until it wasn’t. A few minutes after the ball was tipped, in came the Oakland Swim...

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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...

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People of OU: Robert Naubert, Oakland’s newest men’s basketball assistant coach

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter January 24, 2024

“Let’s go, run it.” Robert Naubert yells at the start of practice. After that, if you blink, you will miss him. Naubert can be spotted holding a pad during layup lines, hammering at players...

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor November 8, 2023

It was another quiet week for Oakland sports teams as the calendar flips from October to November. Some fall sports teams are beginning to wrap up their seasons (the women’s soccer team is already done),...

Men’s basketball to compete in 2023 Cayman Islands Classic

Men’s basketball to compete in 2023 Cayman Islands Classic

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor July 19, 2023

The Oakland men’s basketball team is set to begin its preseason scrimmages in just over three months as the team looks to rebound after a subpar 2022-23 campaign. The 2023-24 season will mark head coach...

Grizz Gang needs to show up for everyone

Grizz Gang needs to show up for everyone

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor March 21, 2022

Serving as OU’s student section, Grizz Gang attends games to be peer support and hype for their fellow Grizzly students. The Grizz Gang website states the group is the Grizzly spirit and passion at...

Opinion: Heres how Oakland mens basketball can win the Horizon League

Opinion: Here’s how Oakland men’s basketball can win the Horizon League

Reece Taylor, Sports Reporter January 26, 2022

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team is currently tied for first in the Horizon League record-wise. At 14-5, including 8-1 in conference play, this Oakland team has proven to...

The Oakland mens basketball team suffered their first conference loss of the season on Thursday.

Men’s basketball suffers first conference loss to Milwaukee

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter January 26, 2022

The Golden Grizzlies’ dominant six-game winning streak came to an end on Thursday, as the Milwaukee Panthers handed them a hard-to-swallow loss, 88-78.  The Golden Grizzlies started the game off...

The Golden Grizzlies defeated the Mastodons to improve to 7-0 in league play.

Men’s basketball beats Purdue-Fort Wayne, remains unbeaten in conference play

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter January 19, 2022

With an amazingly dominant second half performance, the Golden Grizzlies fought back from a deficit and won their game against the Purdue-Fort Wayne Mastodons on Saturday.  Despite the fouls called...

The Point God Chris Paul on the floor directing traffic for the Phoenix Suns. His late career resurgence this season in Phoenix has the Suns poised to win their first NBA championship.

‘Point God’ Chris Paul poised to take Suns all the way

Christian Tate, Sports Reporter July 6, 2021

The Phoenix Suns have been surprising everyone in all the best possible ways. Once the laughing stock of the NBA, the team has turned their losing ways around and become legitimate title contenders in...

Mens basketball looks to build on near-NCAA tournament bid

Men’s basketball looks to build on near-NCAA tournament bid

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief March 26, 2021

In a season marred by an unusual schedule, COVID-19 reshuffling of the rotation and nagging injuries, Oakland men’s basketball fell one game short of the big dance. Moving forward, the team is looking...

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