# 2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 31st year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. This was Oakland's second season in the Horizon League. They finished the season 16–17, 11–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament to UIC. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Illinois.

## 2014 recruiting class

The Golden Grizzlies brought in two freshmen from high school detailed in the following table. The Golden Grizzlies also accepted transfer Colin Weaver from North Pointe Preparatory school in Phoenix, Arizona. Weaver has sophomore eligibility.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Alek Frascone Point guard | Washington Township, MI | Eisenhower High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Sep 15, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Femi Olujobi Power forward | Brentwood, NY | Brentwood High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Oakland Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015. "ESPN – Oakland Golden Grizzlies Basketball Recruiting 2014". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015. ||||||

## Preseason

Oakland was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish seventh in their second season in the Horizon League. Senior center Corey Petros was selected to the preseason first team and sophomore point guard Kahlil Felder was selected to the second team.
From the previous season, Oakland lost seniors Travis Bader and Duke Mondy to graduation. Bader finished his college career with the most three-point field goals made in NCAA history. Redshirt freshman Artis Cleveland violated team rules in the offseason and will not return to the team.
Oakland defeated NCAA Division II member Ferris State 94–87 and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member Saint Xavier 87–72 in exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season. Both games were played at home at the O'rena.

## Season

During the season Oakland announced two players transferred to the school. Guards Martez Walker transferred from the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team and Sherron Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State. Walker withdrew from the University of Texas after he was arrested on charges he assaulted his girlfriend. He is currently a walk-on for the team although that situation may change depending on the outcome of the charges. Dorsey-Walker transferred from Iowa State to be closer to his mother and younger brothers. Both players were high school teammates of Felder.

## Roster

The following table lists Oakland's roster as of January 10, 2015.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ralph Hill | Forward | 6′ 6″ | 238 | Senior (redshirt) | Westerville, Ohio |
| 2 | Dante Williams | Forward | 6′ 6″ | 188 | Senior | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 4 | Jalen Hayes | Forward | 6′ 7″ | 211 | Freshman (redshirt) | Lansing, Michigan |
| 10 | Max Hooper | Guard | 6′ 6″ | 201 | Junior (redshirt) | Carmel Valley, California |
| 11 | Nick Daniels | Guard | 6′ 1″ | 160 | Freshman (redshirt) | Westland, Michigan |
| 13 | Tom Cotter | Forward | 6′ 7″ | 223 | Freshman | Williamston, Michigan |
| 20 | Kahlil Felder | Point guard | 5′ 9″ | 176 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 22 | Alek Frascone | Guard | 6′ 2″ | 178 | Freshman | Washington Township, Michigan |
| 23 | Tommie McCune | Forward | 6′ 8″ | 210 | Junior (redshirt) | Saginaw, Michigan |
| 24 | Percy Gibson | Center | 6′ 9″ | 265 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 25 | Femi Olujobi | Forward | 6′ 8″ | 233 | Freshman | Long Island, New York |
| 32 | Kris Crosby | Forward | 6′ 7″ | 282 | Freshman | Traverse City, Michigan |
| 33 | Collin Weaver | Guard | 6′ 2″ | 188 | Sophomore | Glendale, Arizona |
| 42 | Corey Petros | Center/Forward | 6′ 10″ | 255 | Senior (redshirt) | Macomb, Michigan |
| – | Dorsey-Walker Sherron | Guard | 6′ 4″ | 200 | Sophomore (redshirt) | Detroit, Michigan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| November 1, 2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ferris State | W 94–87 | | Athletics Center O'rena (1,323) Rochester, MI |
| November 7, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Saint Xavier | W 87–72 | | Athletics Center O'rena (1,610) Rochester, MI |
| Regular season |||||
| November 14, 2014* 8:00 pm, cyclones.tv | at No. 14 Iowa State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 82-93 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| November 17, 2014* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | L 77-89 | 0–2 | Convocation Center (863) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 19, 2014* 7:00 pm, WMYD | Western Michigan | L 71-82 | 0–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,415) Rochester, MI |
| November 24, 2014* 7:00 pm, Comcast | Western Carolina CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 79-88 $^{2OT}$ | 0–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,631) Rochester, MI |
| November 25, 2014* 7:00 pm, Comcast | Chicago State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 70–57 | 1–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,377) Rochester, MI |
| November 26, 2014* 7:00 pm, Comcast | Georgia State CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 78-83 | 1–5 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,527) Rochester, MI |
| November 29, 2014* 3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Toledo | W 81–79 | 2–5 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,482) Rochester, MI |
| December 3, 2014* 7:30 pm, Comcast | Rochester College | W 84–52 | 3–5 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,272) Rochester, MI |
| December 6, 2014* 2:00 pm | at Morehead State | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,087) Morehead, KY |
| December 14, 2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Michigan State | L 61-87 | 4–6 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| December 16, 2014* 10:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at No. 3 Arizona | L 64-101 | 4–7 | McKale Center (14,405) Tucson, AZ |
| December 20, 2014* 4:00 pm, Fox Sports Detroit | at Pittsburgh | L 77-81 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | Petersen Events Center (9,049) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 22, 2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Clemson | L 60-70 | 4–9 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,146) Clemson, SC |
| December 27, 2014* 5:00 pm, BTN | at No. 15 Maryland | L 56-72 | 4–10 | Xfinity Center (12,938) College Park, MD |
| January 2, 2015 7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Valparaiso | W 89–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (1–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,873) Rochester, MI |
| January 8, 2015 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | L 61-65 | 5–11 (1–1) | Wolstein Center (1,593) Cleveland, OH |
| January 10, 2015 3:00 pm, WADL | at Detroit Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup | L 54-74 | 5–12 (1–2) | Calihan Hall (6,522) Detroit, MI |
| January 15, 2015 7:00 pm, Comcast | Green Bay | W 69–66 | 6–12 (2–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (1,973) Rochester, MI |
| January 18, 2015* 3:00 pm, Comcast | Albion | W 83–68 | 7–12 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,004) Rochester, MI |
| January 22, 2015 7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Milwaukee | W 66–53 | 8–12 (3–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,048) Rochester, MI |
| January 26, 2015 7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Cleveland State | W 59–56 | 9–12 (4–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,168) Rochester, MI |
| January 28, 2015 7:00 pm, Comcast | Wright State | W 84–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (5–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,872) Rochester, MI |
| February 1, 2015 12:30 pm, American Sports Network | at Youngstown State | W 96–80 | 11–12 (6–2) | Beeghly Center (1,512) Youngstown, OH |
| February 4, 2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC | W 91–77 | 12–12 (7–2) | UIC Pavilion (2,121) Chicago, IL |
| February 8, 2015 3:30 pm, American Sports Network | at Valparaiso | L 76-82 | 12–13 (7–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,267) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 10, 2015 8:00 pm, TWC Sports Wisconsin | at Milwaukee | L 67-84 | 12–14 (7–4) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,016) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 15, 2015 3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Detroit Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Cup | W 83–78 | 13–14 (8–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (4,101) Rochester, MI |
| February 18, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wright State | W 76–67 | 14–14 (9–4) | Nutter Center (3,738) Fairborn, OH |
| February 22, 2015 3:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | UIC | W 81–56 | 15–14 (10–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,781) Rochester, MI |
| February 25, 2015 7:00 pm, WMYD/Comcast | Youngstown State | W 82–71 | 16–14 (11–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,233) Rochester, MI |
| February 28, 2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 63-83 | 16–15 (11–5) | Resch Center (6,019) Green Bay, WI |
| 2015 Horizon League Men's Basketball tournament |||||
| March 6, 2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UIC Quarterfinals | L 69-72 | 16–16 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,341) Valparaiso, IN |
| 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament |||||
| March 17, 2015 7:00 pm, Comcast | Eastern Illinois First round | L 91-97 | 16–17 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,609) Rochester, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||