# 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies were led by 32nd year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena. They finished the season 23–12, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game where they lost to Old Dominion.

## Preseason

The Oakland team traveled to Spain for a week at the end of August. During the trip, they defeated each of the three European professional teams they faced.
Junior point guard Kay Felder was named Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason First Team. The vote included coaches, media and sports information directors. Oakland was picked to finish in second place in the league.
Felder was also named to the Lute Olson Award Preseason Watch List. Felder is one of 30 players on the list. The award is given to the "top Division I player who has played at least two seasons."

## Season

Oakland finished tied for second in the Horizon League with a 13–5 record. They received the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a bye into the semifinals of the tournament where they lost to No. 3 Wright State.
Oakland accepted a bid to the inaugural Vegas 16 tournament where they defeated Towson and East Tennessee State before they lost to Old Dominion 68–67 in the championship game.
After the season, Felder hired an agent and entered the 2016 NBA draft, ending his college eligibility. Felder is the first Oakland player to leave school early to enter the NBA draft.

## Schedule

The following is Oakland's schedule.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 91–81 | 1–0 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,808) Rochester, MI |
| November 22, 2015* 4:00 pm | | at Colorado State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 89–95 | 1–1 | Moby Arena (2,638) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 24, 2015* 8:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 88–97 | 1–2 | SIU Arena (4,280) Carbondale, IL |
| November 27, 2015* 1:00 pm | | vs. Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 84–51 | 2–2 | American Bank Center (103) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 28, 2015* 2:30 pm | | vs. Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 85–57 | 3–2 | American Bank Center (168) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 1, 2015* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 82–86 | 3–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (5,166) Athens, GA |
| December 5, 2015* 4:00 pm, NECFrontRow | | at Robert Morris | W 92–74 | 4–3 | Charles L. Sewall Center (2,123) Moon Township, PA |
| December 7, 2015* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 83–72 | 5–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,006) Rochester, MI |
| December 12, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 76–64 | 6–3 | Savage Arena (4,684) Toledo, OH |
| December 19, 2015* 4:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 97–83 | 7–3 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,836) Seattle, WA |
| December 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 1 Michigan State | L 93–99 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (20,228) Auburn Hills, MI |
| December 28, 2015* 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 101–93 | 8–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,016) Rochester, MI |
| December 30, 2015* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 5 Virginia | L 58–71 | 8–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (14,465) Charlottesville, VA |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 86–68 | 9–5 (1–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,508) Rochester, MI |
| January 4, 2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Youngstown State | L 98–100 | 9–6 (1–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,202) Rochester, MI |
| January 8, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Valparaiso | L 67–84 | 9–7 (1–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (4,110) Rochester, MI |
| January 10, 2016 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | UIC | W 86–61 | 10–7 (2–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,473) Rochester, MI |
| January 16, 2016 3:00 pm, WADL-TV/ESPN3 | | at Detroit | W 86–82 | 11–7 (3–2) | Calihan Hall (6,125) Detroit, MI |
| January 19, 2016 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | L 73–90 | 11–8 (3–3) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,533) Rochester, MI |
| January 23, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | W 111–95 | 12–8 (4–3) | Resch Center (3,928) Green Bay, WI |
| January 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | W 82–79 | 13–8 (5–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,821) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 29, 2016 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Wright State | W 89–63 | 14–8 (6–3) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,901) Rochester, MI |
| February 1, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 85–74 | 15–8 (7–3) | BB&T Arena (1,746) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 4, 2016 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 107–85 | 16–8 (8–3) | Beeghly Center (2,056) Youngstown, OH |
| February 6, 2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cleveland State | W 67–57 | 17–8 (9–3) | Wolstein Center (2,475) Cleveland, OH |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | L 85–93 | 17–9 (9–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,589) Rochester, MI |
| February 13, 2016 3:00 pm, WMYD/ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 111–93 | 18–9 (10–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,908) Rochester, MI |
| February 15, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wright State | W 89–73 | 19–9 (11–4) | Nutter Center (4,846) Fairborn, OH |
| February 19, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Valparaiso | L 84–86 | 19–10 (11–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,863) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 21, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | at UIC | W 74–63 | 20–10 (12–5) | UIC Pavilion (2,888) Chicago, IL |
| February 26, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Detroit | W 108–97 | 21–10 (13–5) | Athletics Center O'rena (4,114) Rochester, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2016 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (3) Wright State Semifinals | L 55–59 | 21–11 | Joe Louis Arena (6,557) Detroit, MI |
| Vegas 16 tournament ||||||
| March 28, 2016* 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Towson Quarterfinals | W 90–72 | 22–11 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| March 29, 2016* 11:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 104–81 | 23–11 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| March 30, 2016* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Old Dominion Championship game | L 67–68 | 23–12 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||