# 2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 35th-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 16–17, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in third place. They defeated Youngstown State in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northern Kentucky.

## Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 10–8 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Cleveland State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 24, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hillsdale | W 67–61 | | Athletics Center O'rena (1,682) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kalamazoo | W 99–45 | | Athletics Center O'rena (1,856) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 86–87 | 0–1 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,841) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | L 77–85 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,897) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 16, 2018* 10:00 pm, MWN | | at UNLV | L 61–74 | 0–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,439) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Defiance Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge | W 91–47 | 1–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,888) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 23, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | James Madison Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge | W 77–69 | 2–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,821) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge | W 87–76 | 3–3 | Athletics Center O'rena (1,610) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Nov 25, 2018* 2:30 pm, TV20/ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois Men Against Breast Cancer Oakland Hoops Challenge | L 72–92 | 3–4 | Athletics Center O'rena (2,093) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Dec 1, 2018* Noon, FS1 | | at Xavier | L 63–73 | 3–5 | Cintas Center (10,331) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 87–86 | 4–5 | Alumni Hall (1,871) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, NESN | | at Northeastern | L 83–92 | 4–6 | Matthews Arena (763) Boston, MA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 4:30 pm | | at Hartford | L 82–87 | 4–7 | Chase Arena (1,179) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 69–81 | 4–8 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,518) Athens, GA |
| Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 10 Michigan State | L 69–99 | 4–9 | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 89–77 | 5–9 (1–0) | Wolstein Center (1,043) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 30, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 76–74 | 6–9 (2–0) | Beeghly Center (2,804) Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 76–74 | 7–9 (3–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,281) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 73–89 | 7–10 (3–1) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,490) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | L 64–67 | 7–11 (3–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,752) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 90–78 | 8–11 (4–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,789) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 79–73 | 9–11 (5–2) | Calihan Hall (4,125) Detroit, MI |
| Jan 24, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | L 71–73 | 9–12 (5–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,285) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 26, 2019 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at UIC | W 80–67 | 10–12 (6–3) | Credit Union 1 Arena (3,060) Chicago, IL |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | L 74–75 | 10–13 (6–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,371) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 83–68 | 11–13 (7–4) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,705) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 62–76 | 11–14 (7–5) | Nutter Center (3,498) Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–79 | 11–15 (7–6) | BB&T Arena (6,792) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 54–66 | 11–16 (7–7) | Resch Center (2,239) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | W 89–73 | 12–16 (8–7) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,440) Milwaukee, WI |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit Mercy | W 95–75 | 13–16 (9–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (4,141) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 86–72 | 14–16 (10–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,512) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 74–63 | 15–16 (11–7) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,699) Auburn Hills, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | (6) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | W 88–84 | 16–16 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,386) Auburn Hills, MI |
| March 11, 2019 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Northern Kentucky Semifinals | L 63–64 | 16–17 | Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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