# 2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 36th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Cleveland State in the first round of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Green Bay.

## Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2018–19 season 16–17 overall, 11–7 in Horizon League play, where they finished in third place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Youngstown State in the quarterfinals, before falling to Northern Kentucky in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rochester | W 61–59 | | Athletics Center O'rena (2,612) Auburn Hills, MI |
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saginaw Valley State | W 84–63 | | Athletics Center O'rena (1,919) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Goshen Sunshine Slam | W 94–66 | 1–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,554) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 8, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Delaware Sunshine Slam | L 53–56 | 1–1 | Silver Spurs Arena Kissimmee, FL |
| November 9, 2019* 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. UTSA Sunshine Slam | W 75–62 | 2–1 | Silver Spurs Arena (564) Kissimmee, FL |
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Southern Illinois Sunshine Slam | W 61–52 | 3–1 | Silver Spurs Arena Kissimmee, FL |
| November 16, 2019* 12:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 7 Maryland | L 50–80 | 3–2 | Xfinity Center (12,989) College Park, MD |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hartford | W 60–50 | 4–2 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,987) Auburn Hills, MI |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 50–74 | 4–3 | Convocation Center (730) DeKalb, IL |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 63–65 | 4–4 | Savage Arena (3,931) Toledo, OH |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 72–62 | 5–4 | University Arena (2,114) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 65–68 | 5–5 | Stroh Center (2,124) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 16 Michigan State | L 49–72 | 5–6 | Little Caesars Arena (18,145) Detroit, MI |
| December 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Syracuse | L 62–74 | 5–7 | Carrier Dome (16,394) Syracuse, NY |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,788) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 78–69 | 6–8 (1–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,792) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Wright State | L 69–96 | 6–9 (1–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,393) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 5, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 64–75 | 6–10 (1–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,879) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | L 60–61 | 6–11 (1–3) | Beeghly Center (2,815) Youngstown, OH |
| January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 68–55 | 7–11 (2–3) | Wolstein Center (1,561) Cleveland, OH |
| January 16, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 69–73 | 7–12 (2–4) | Resch Center (1,232) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 68–73 | 7–13 (2–5) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,492) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | L 50–80 | 7–14 (2–6) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,091) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 7–15 (2–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,644) Auburn Hills, MI |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 77-64 | 8–15 (3–7) | Calihan Hall (2,021) Detroit, MI |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 70–73 | 8–16 (3–8) | BB&T Arena (3,241) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 71–83 | 8–17 (3–9) | Nutter Center (5,053) Fairborn, OH |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, TV20 | | Cleveland State | W 79–74 | 9–17 (4–9) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,919) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 72–64 | 10–17 (5–9) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,488) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 21, 2020 8:00 pm, TV20 | | Milwaukee | W 75–68 | 11–17 (6–9) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,252) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 23, 2020 3:00 pm, TV20 | | Green Bay | W 92–88 $^{2OT}$ | 12–17 (7–9) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,869) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | L 68–71 | 12–18 (7–10) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,118) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 29, 2020 4:12 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 68–66 | 13–18 (8–10) | Credit Union 1 Arena (2,237) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | (7) Cleveland State First round | W 80–59 | 14–18 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,982) Auburn Hills, MI |
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | at (3) Green Bay Quarterfinals | L 63–78 | 14–19 | Resch Center (2,439) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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