# 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represents Oakland University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 41st-year head coach Greg Kampe, will play their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.
With a win against Defiance College on November 4, 2024, Greg Kampe recorded his 700th career win.

## Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2023–24 season 24–12, 15–5 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season champions. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, Cleveland State, and Milwaukee to win the Horizon League tournament championship, punching their first ticket to the NCAA tournament since 2011. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #14 seed in the South Region, where they would upset #3 region seed Kentucky in the First Round, the second time in the last three tournaments in which Kentucky fell to a double digit seed, before falling to Cinderella NC State in the Second Round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 20, 2024* 5:00 pm, BTN+ | | vs. Michigan | L 48–92 | – | Little Caesars Arena (4,025) Detroit, MI |
| October 25, 2024* 7:00 pm | | at Rochester Christian | W 87–74 | – | Garth Pleasant Arena (1,188) Rochester Hills, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Defiance | W 75–52 | 1–0 | OU Credit Union O'rena (1,306) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 6, 2024* 9:00 pm, MWN | | at Boise State | L 43–87 | 1–1 | ExtraMile Arena (10,626) Boise, ID |
| November 13, 2024* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 54–66 | 1–2 | State Farm Center (15,299) Champaign, IL |
| November 16, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 1 Kansas | L 57–78 | 1–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | L 64–68 | 1–4 | OU Credit Union O'rena (1,941) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 85–52 | 2–4 | Savage Arena (4,008) Toledo, OH |
| December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 66–64 | 3–4 (1–0) | OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI |
| December 7, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 50–66 | 3–5 (1–1) | Beeghly Center (1,577) Youngstown, OH |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 Michigan State | L 58–77 | 3–6 | Little Caesars Arena (12,011) Detroit, MI |
| December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 75–92 | 3–7 (1–2) | Wolstein Center (1,205) Cleveland, OH |
| December 22, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Loyola Chicago Diamond Head Classic First Round | W 72–71 | 4–7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Oregon State Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | L 74–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place Game | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–9 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 23 Arkansas | L 62–92 | 4–10 | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 65–49 | 5–10 (2–2) | OU Credit Union O'rena (1,860) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 71–79 | 5–11 (2–3) | OU Credit Union O'rena (3,029) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 62–66 | 5–12 (2–4) | Nutter Center (3,230) Fairborn, OH |
| January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 68–53 | 6–12 (3–4) | Truist Arena (3,512) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IU Indy | W 72–59 | 7–12 (4–4) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,037) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy Metro Series | W 65–59 | 8–12 (5–4) | Calihan Hall (2,047) Detroit, MI |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 76–72 | 9–12 (6–4) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,281) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | L 71–73 | 9–13 (6–5) | UPMC Events Center (1,268) Moon Township, PA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 68–54 | 10–13 (7–5) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,071) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 75–84 | 10–14 (7–6) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,993) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 75–84 | 10–15 (7–7) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,237) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | W 82–67 | 11–15 (8–7) | The Jungle (709) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy Metro Series | W 93–83 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (9–7) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,581) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 66–80 | 12–16 (9–8) | Gates Sports Center (1,147) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 23, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 91–86 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (10–8) | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,187) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 27, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 66–71 | 13–17 (10–9) | UWM Panther Arena (2,126) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 87–84 | 14–17 (11–9) | Resch Center (2,241) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | (11) Green Bay First round | W 96–72 | 15–17 | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,003) Auburn Hills, MI |
| March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Milwaukee Quarterfinals | W 72–64 | 16–17 | UWM Panther Arena (2,151) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (1) Robert Morris Semifinals | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 16–18 | Corteva Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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