2011–12 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 28th year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 20–16, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Basketball tournament to Southern Utah.[1] They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Bowling Green, Buffalo, and Rice en route to the semifinals before falling to Utah State.

2011–12 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record20–16 (11–7 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Tungate
  • Darren Sorenson
  • Saddi Washington
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
Seasons
2011–12 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts171 .944277 .794
South Dakota State153 .833278 .771
Oakland117 .6112016 .556
Western Illinois99 .5001815 .545
North Dakota State99 .5001714 .548
Southern Utah810 .4441417 .452
IUPUI711 .3891418 .438
* South Dakota513 .2781018 .357
IPFW513 .2781119 .367
UMKC414 .2221021 .323
2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

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NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Duke MondyGuard6–3195JuniorGrand Rapids, Michigan
2Dante WilliamsForward6–6171FreshmanAnn Arbor, Michigan
3Travis BaderGuard6–5179SophomoreOkemos, Michigan
4Korab ImamiCenter6–10200FreshmanPeć, Kosovo
11Jordan HowenstineGuard6–1162JuniorLansing, Michigan
13Laval Lucas-PerryGuard6–2217SeniorFlint, Michigan
15Drew ValentineForward6–5219JuniorLansing, Michigan
22Blake CushingberryGuard6–3261JuniorRomeo, Michigan
23Reggie HamiltonGuard5–11176SeniorChicago, Illinois
24Matt PochesGuard6–4192FreshmanHartland, Michigan
33Ryan BassGuard5–10167SophomoreDayton, Ohio
40Kyle SikoraCenter7–0243FreshmanKey Largo, Florida
42Corey PetrosCenter/Forward6–10235FreshmanSterling Heights, Michigan
52Joey AsburyForward6–7208SophomoreWarren, Michigan

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2011*
7:00 pm
Spring ArborW 94–55 
Athletics Center O'rena (1,155)
Rochester, MI
November 8, 2011*
7:00 pm
WindsorW 98–67 
Rochester Adams High School (405)
Rochester Hills, MI
Regular season
November 14, 2011*
8:00 pm
at No. 16 AlabamaL 57–74 0–1
Coleman Coliseum (9,876)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2011*
8:00 pm
at Arkansas
Southwest Classic
L 68–91 0–2
Bud Walton Arena (11,618)
Fayetteville, AR
November 19, 2011*
4:00 pm
at Grambling State
Southwest Classic
W 75–45 1–2
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (371)
Grambling, LA
November 22, 2011*
8:15 pm
at Houston
Southwest Classic
W 76–74 2–2
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,287)
Houston, TX
November 25, 2011*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley
Southwest Classic
W 89–83 3–2
Athletics Center O'rena (2,035)
Rochester, MI
November 28, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
TennesseeW 89–81 4–2
Athletics Center O'rena (3,755)
Rochester, MI
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm
South DakotaW 101–83 5–2
(1–0)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,015)
Rochester, MI
December 3, 2011
6:00 pm
UMKCW 86–73 6–2
(2–0)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,285)
Rochester, MI
December 7, 2011*
7:00 pm
OhioL 82–84 6–3
Athletics Center O'rena (2,175)
Rochester, MI
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm, FS Detroit
vs. No. 20 MichiganL 80–90 6–4
The Palace (17,118)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 13, 2011*
7:00 pm
RochesterW 77–62 7–4
Athletics Center O'rena (2,015)
Rochester, MI
December 17, 2011*
8:00 pm
at ValparaisoW 82–80 8–4
The ARC (2,884)
Valparaiso, IN
December 20, 2011*
8:00 pm, FS Detroit
at ArizonaL 73–85 8–5
McKale Center (13,735)
Tucson, AZ
December 23, 2011*
7:00 pm
Western MichiganL 65–72 8–6
Athletics Center O'rena (3,415)
Rochester, MI
December 28, 2011
8:00 pm
at North Dakota StateL 69–96 8–7
(2–1)
Bison Sports Arena (3,544)
Fargo, ND
December 30, 2011
8:00 pm
at South Dakota StateL 64–76 8–8
(2–2)
Frost Arena (3,803)
Brookings, SD
January 1, 2012
7:00 pm
Oral RobertsL 80–89 8–9
(2–3)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,185)
Rochester, MI
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm
Western IllinoisL 61–71 8–10
(2–4)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,115)
Rochester, MI
January 7, 2012
6:00 pm
IUPUIW 93–81 9–10
(3–4)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,617)
Rochester, MI
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm
at IPFWW 81–71 10–10
(4–4)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,701)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm
at Southern UtahW 72–63 11–10
(5–4)
Centrum Arena (2,579)
Cedar City, UT
January 21, 2012
8:00 pm, FCS
at Oral RobertsL 86–93 11–11
(5–5)
Mabee Center (9,005)
Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm, FS Detroit
South Dakota StateW 92–87 12–11
(6–5)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,935)
Rochester, MI
January 28, 2012
6:00 pm
North Dakota State
Homecoming
L 75–78 12–12
(6–6)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,935)
Rochester, MI
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm
at IUPUIL 60–75 12–13
(6–7)
The Jungle (978)
Indianapolis, IN
February 4, 2012
8:00 pm
at Western IllinoisW 74–70 2OT13–13
(7–7)
Western Hall (2,124)
Macomb, IL
February 11, 2012
12:00 pm, FS Detroit
IPFWW 93–82 14–13
(8–7)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,925)
Rochester, MI
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm
Southern UtahW 76–68 OT15–13
(9–7)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,223)
Rochester, MI
February 18, 2012*
5:00 pm
at Illinois State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 75–79 15–14
Redbird Arena (4,601)
Normal, IL
February 23, 2012
8:00 pm
at UMKCW 73–71 16–14
(10–7)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,112)
Kansas City, MO
February 25, 2012
8:30 pm, Midco Sports Network
at South DakotaW 73–71 17–14
(11–7)
DakotaDome (2,738)
Vermillion, SD
Summit League tournament
March 4, 2012
9:30 pm, FS Detroit
(3) vs. (6) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals
L 82–84 17–15
Sioux Falls Arena (2,835)
Sioux Falls, SD
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 14, 2012*
7:00 pm
Bowling Green
First Round
W 86–69 18–15
Athletics Center O'rena (2,015)
Rochester, MI
March 17, 2012*
2:00 pm
Buffalo
Second Round
W 84–76 19–15
Athletics Center O'rena (1,685)
Rochester, MI
March 20, 2012*
7:00 pm
Rice
Quarterfinals
W 77–70 20–15
Athletics Center O'rena (1,775)
Rochester, MI
March 25, 2012*
6:00 pm
at Utah State
Semifinals
L 81–105 20–16
Smith Spectrum (2,092)
Logan, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "College basketball: SUU stuns Oakland 84-82". The Salt Lake Tribune. March 5, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2024.