UIC Leaving Horizon for MVC, Oakland Steps In
The conference merry-go-round continues as UIC is reported to join the Missouri Valley and Oakland to join the Horizon League.
OAKLAND, MICH. GOLDEN GRIZZLIES
Last Game
| Final - 3.19.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies | 44 | 43 | 87 |
| Youngstown St. Penguins | 43 | 56 | 99 |
Stories
Wolters Follows 53 With 36, But This One A Loss
How do you follow up a 53-point performance that had everyone talking? You go off for 36 more in the next game. But what turned this one into a loss? The stronger play by the Oakland Grizzlies' best: Travis Bader.
WVU Outlasts Oakland 76-71
Bob Huggins' halftime wardrobe change spurs second-half surge to propel WVU to a win over a spunky Oakland team.
Mountaineers seek to beat Oakland
West Virginia is desperate for a win after being beaten by the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines.
Kilicli, Murray fall out of Huggins' favor
The Mountaineers are playing uneven basketball, and coach Bob Huggins has seen enough from a few of his players.
Tennessee vs Oakland Preview
After a pair of stunning upsets in 2010 and 2011, the Vols look to finally put Oakland in their place in the final game of a three year series.
MSU vs. Oakland: Preview/Game Thread
MSU hoops is back in action against Oakland.
2012 CIT Tournament: Rice's Season Ends With 77-70 Loss To Oakland
The Rice Owls saw their season come to an end with a 77-70 loss to Oakland in the quarterfinals of the CIT Tournament.
MAC In The CIT: Oakland Bear Hugs Bowling Green
BGSU's season ended because Oakland's Reggie Hamilton happened. A CIT-record 39 points.
The Summit League Tournament 2012: Bracket, Schedule And More
The Summit League tournament begins on March 3, with Oral Roberts holding the first seed and the two-time defending champion Oakland Golden Grizzlies seeded third.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Briton | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 96 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 79 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Boise St. Broncos | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | loss 80 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Pittsburgh Panthers | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 62 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Texas Southern Tigers | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 71 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Michigan St. Spartans | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 52 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Tennessee Volunteers | Monday, November 26 2012 | loss 50 - 77 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Western Michigan Broncos | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 72 - 76 | coverage |
| Rochester College (MI) Warriors | Thursday, December 06 2012 | win 88 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Ohio Bobcats | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 61 - 78 | coverage |
| Valparaiso Crusaders | Monday, December 17 2012 | win 70 - 68 | coverage |
| @ West Virginia Mountaineers | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 71 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Eastern Michigan Eagles | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 59 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Western Illinois Leathernecks | Thursday, December 27 2012 | loss 63 - 73 | coverage |
| @ IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 84 - 62 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 91 - 79 | coverage |
| @ Alabama Crimson Tide | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 45 - 65 | coverage |
| @ South Dakota St. Jackrabbits | Thursday, January 10 2013 | loss 74 - 81 | coverage |
| @ North Dakota St. Bison | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 65 - 73 | coverage |
| UMKC Kangaroos | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 81 - 68 | coverage |
| South Dakota Coyotes | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 78 - 97 | coverage |
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 89 - 71 | coverage |
| Western Illinois Leathernecks | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 67 - 60 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 96 - 81 | coverage |
| North Dakota St. Bison | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 66 - 63 | coverage |
| South Dakota St. Jackrabbits | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 88 - 83 | coverage |
| @ South Dakota Coyotes | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 76 - 75 | coverage |
| @ UMKC Kangaroos | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 86 - 74 | coverage |
| @ IPFW Mastodons | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | loss 71 - 77 | coverage |
| Morehead St. Eagles | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 82 - 79 | coverage |
| March | |||
| IPFW Mastodons | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 72 - 74 | coverage |
| IPFW Mastodons | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 72 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Youngstown St. Penguins | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | loss 87 - 99 | coverage |
Roster
Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Asbury | 52 | FORWARD | 206 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Travis Bader | 3 | GUARD | 190 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Mitch Baenziger | 22 | GUARD | 191 | 6-2 | freshman | |
| Ryan Bass | 33 | GUARD | 170 | 5-9 | junior | |
| Raphael Carter | 21 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Ralph Hill | 50 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Jordan Howenstine | 11 | GUARD | 162 | 6-1 | senior | |
| Lloyd Neely II | 12 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Korab Imami | 4 | CENTER | 215 | 6-11 | freshman | |
| Tommie McCune | 23 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Duke Mondy | 10 | GUARD | 208 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Corey Petros | 42 | CENTER,FORWARD | 245 | 6-10 | sophomore | |
| Matt Poches | 24 | GUARD | 203 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Drew Valentine | 15 | FORWARD | 232 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Dante Williams | 2 | FORWARD | 187 | 6-6 | sophomore |
Stats
Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Travis Bader | 32 | 38.2 | 6.2 | 15.8 | 39.1 | 4.2 | 10.9 | 38.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 21.9 |
| Corey Petros | 32 | 33.8 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 51.3 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| Duke Mondy | 32 | 31.4 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 39.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 31.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 83.5 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 12.0 |
| Drew Valentine | 32 | 34.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 51.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 28.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 62.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 10.2 |
| Ryan Bass | 31 | 26.8 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 36.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 34.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 83.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 9.3 |
| Dante Williams | 30 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 44.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 35.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Matt Poches | 30 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 72.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Raphael Carter | 25 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 67.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 38.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Lloyd Neely II | 19 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 27.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Joey Asbury | 19 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Korab Imami | 5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Mitch Baenziger | 13 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Jordan Howenstine | 5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
