2008–09 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals, L, Bradley 75-76
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record23–13 (13–5 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Tungate
  • Darren Sorenson
  • Saddi Washington
Home arenaAthletics Center O'rena
2008–09 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Dakota St. †16–2 .88926–7  .788
Oral Roberts14–4 .77816–15  .516
Oakland13–5 .72223–13  .639
IUPUI9–9 .50016–14  .533
Southern Utah8–10 .44411–20  .355
IPFW8–10 .44413–17  .433
South Dakota St.7–11 .38913–20  .394
Centenary6–12 .3338–23  .258
Western Illinois6–12 .3339–20  .310
UMKC3–15 .1677–24  .226
† Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University.

Oakland was picked to finish third in The Summit League's preseason poll. Oral Roberts was voted to finish first and North Dakota State second. However, only eight votes separated the three teams. Senior forward Derick Nelson and junior guard Johnathon Jones were named to the Preseason All-League First Team. Senior guard Erik Kangas was named to the Second Team.[1]

Prior to the first game of the year against Cleveland State, senior forward Derick Nelson suffered a foot injury and sat out most of the season. Nelson played in two games against Eastern Michigan and Michigan State, but did not record a point and took a medical redshirt.[2] Oakland lost their first game against CSU and defeated Pacific-10 Conference opponent Oregon for the second year in a row.

Roster

No.NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometown (Previous school)
34Keith BensonC6'11"225So.Farmington Hills, MI (Country Day)
21Ricky BieszkiG6'2"190Sr.Shelby Township, MI (Notre Dame Preparatory)
22Blake CushingberryG6'4"225Fr.Romeo, MI (Romeo)
4Will HudsonF6'9"225So.Madison, WI (Middleton)
23Johnathon JonesG5'11"165Jr.Okemos, MI (Okemos)
30Erik KangasG6'3"205Sr.DeWitt, MI (DeWitt)
32John KastG6'2"175Jr.Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)
31Drew MaynardG6'7"220Fr.Lake Orion, MI (Lake Orion)
20Ilija MilutinovicC7'0"255Fr.Niš, Serbia (Milestone Christian Academy (MO))
1Derick Nelson *F6'5"235Sr.Lansing, MI (Bridgton Academy)
12Matt SamuelsG6'0"215Fr.Washington, D.C. (Patterson)
44Jay Thames *F6'9"220Fr.Port Huron, MI (Port Huron Northern)
45Dan WaterstradtC6'10"240Sr.Dearborn Heights, MI (Rutgers)
2Larry Wright *G6'2"172Jr.Saginaw, MI (St. John's)

* Redshirting 2008–2009 season

Awards

  • Keith Benson
    • Summit League Player of the Week
      • Week 12 – Averaged 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 5.5 blocks, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game and shot 82.4 percent (14–17) for the week.[3]
  • Johnathon Jones
    • Summit League Player of the Week (2)
      • Week 2 – Averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.7 steals against Oregon, Syracuse and Iowa.[4]
      • Week 13 – Averaging 15.0 points and 12.5 assists per game against Oral Roberts and Centenary.[5]
  • Erik Kangas
    • Summit League Player of the Week (2)
      • Week 10 – Career-high 39-point game that included 8–13 shooting from three-point range in victory at IPFW.[6]
      • Week 11 – Averaged 30.0 points and 7.5 three-pointers per game. Kangas shot 65% from three-point range. Kangas was the first player to earn back-to-back player of the week awards since the 2004–2005 season.[7]

Milestones

  • Erik Kangas set the Oakland record for career three-pointers made
  • Keith Benson set the Oakland record for single-game blocks with eight
  • Keith Benson set the Oakland record for single-season blocks

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 15, 2008*
7:00pm		 at Cleveland State L 55-58  0–1
 Wolstein Center (2,078)
Cleveland, OH
November 17, 2008*
10:00pm, CSN Northwest		 at Oregon W 82–79 OT 1–1
 McArthur Court (7,924)
Eugene, OR
November 21, 2008*
7:00pm, Time Warner Sports		 at Syracuse L 66-86  1–2
 Carrier Dome (18,932)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2008*
6:05pm, Big Ten Network		 at Iowa
Las Vegas Invitational		 L 57-66  1–3
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena (8,079)
Iowa City, IA
November 25, 2008*
8:00pm, FSN Kansas City		 at Kansas State
Las Vegas Invitational		 L 64-83  1–4
 Bramlage Coliseum (8,356)
Manhattan, KS
November 28, 2008*
6:30pm		 vs. Delaware State
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 75–70  2–4
 Orleans Arena (2,067)
Las Vegas, NV
November 29, 2008*
5:00pm		 vs. Southeast Missouri State
Las Vegas Invitational		 W 81–63  3–4
 Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
December 2, 2008
9:00pm		 at Southern Utah L 66-82  3–5
(0–1)		 Centrum Arena (2,059)
Cedar City, UT
December 4, 2008
8:00pm, Metro Sports		 at UMKC W 84–78  4–5
(1–1)		 Municipal Auditorium (1,412)
Kansas City, MO
December 7, 2008*
1:00pm		 Toledo W 67–58  5–5
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,315)
Rochester, MI
December 14, 2008*
4:00pm		 Rochester W 88–54  6–5
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,125)
Rochester, MI
December 18, 2008*
8:00pm, WACY		 at Green Bay W 79–76 OT 7–5
 Resch Center (2,587)
Green Bay, WI
December 20, 2008*
4:00pm, FSN Detroit		 vs. Michigan L 76-89  7–6
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (10,113)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 22, 2008*
7:00pm		 at Eastern Michigan W 66–53  8–6
 Convocation Center (389)
Ypsilanti, MI
December 27, 2008*
5:00pm, Fox College Sports		 vs. No. 11 Michigan State L 66-82  8–7
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (15,361)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 31, 2008
4:00pm		 South Dakota State W 86–81  9–7
(2–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,165)
Rochester, MI
January 2, 2009
7:00pm		 North Dakota State W 77–76  10–7
(3–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,665)
Rochester, MI
January 8, 2009
9:00pm		 at Centenary L 60-80  10–8
(3–2)		 Gold Dome (775)
Shreveport, LA
January 10, 2009
8:05pm, Fox College Sports		 at Oral Roberts L 65-68 OT 10–9
(3–3)		 Mabee Center (5,354)
Tulsa, OK
January 17, 2009
7:00pm		 at IPFW W 93–88  11–9
(4–3)		 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,650)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 22, 2009
7:00pm, FSN Detroit		 IUPUI W 75–57  12–9
(5–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,805)
Rochester, MI
January 24, 2009
6:00pm		 Western Illinois W 86–46  13–9
(6–3)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,125)
Rochester, MI
January 29, 2009
8:30pm		 at North Dakota State L 71-81  13–10
(6–4)		 Bison Sports Arena (4,552)
Fargo, ND
January 31, 2009
8:30pm		 at South Dakota State L 68-74 OT 13–11
(6–5)		 Frost Arena (5,740)
Brookings, SD
February 5, 2009
7:00pm		 Oral Roberts W 81–69  14–11
(7–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,355)
Rochester, MI
February 7, 2009
6:00pm		 Centenary W 78–65  15–11
(8–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,855)
Rochester, MI
February 14, 2009
6:00pm		 IPFW W 83–72  16–11
(9–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,905)
Rochester, MI
February 19, 2009
8:00pm, WIU TV		 at Western Illinois W 77–52  17–11
(10–5)		 Western Hall (878)
Macomb, IL
February 21, 2009
7:00pm		 at IUPUI W 81–76  18–11
(11–5)		 IUPUI Gymnasium (1,215)
Indianapolis, IN
February 26, 2009
7:00pm		 Southern Utah W 78–62  19–11
(12–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,365)
Rochester, MI
February 28, 2009
6:00pm		 UMKC W 100–88  20–11
(13–5)		 Athletics Center O'rena (3,875)
Rochester, MI
March 8, 2009
9:30pm		 vs. IPFW
Summit League conference tournament quarterfinals		 W 75–62  21–11
 Sioux Falls Arena (2,411)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2009
9:30pm		 vs. South Dakota State
Summit League conference tournament semifinals		 W 74–56  22–11
 Sioux Falls Arena (5,986)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 10, 2009
8:00pm, ESPN2		 vs. North Dakota State
Summit League conference tournament finals		 L 64-66  22–12
 Sioux Falls Arena (3,804)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 17, 2009*
7:00pm		 Kent State
CollegeInsider.com Tournament first round		 W 80–74  23–12
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,155)
Rochester, MI
March 23, 2009*
8:00pm		 at Bradley
CollegeInsider.com Tournament quarterfinals		 L 75-76  23–13
 Carver Arena (5,007)
Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "OU's Derick Nelson to Redshirt - Oakland University Official Athletic Site". Ougrizzlies.com. December 30, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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