Dec. 15, 2014 ROCHESTER, Mich. - Oakland (4-6) will continue its Power 5 Conference road swing as the Golden Grizzlies face No. 3 Arizona (10-0) on Tuesday night inside the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. Game time is set for 9 p.m. ET and will be televised on the Pac-12 Network and will air on WDFN-AM (1130).
FAST BREAK
â-ª Oakland is 4-2 over its last six games.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 1-9 in their last 10 road non-conference games.
â-ª The Black and Gold are 0-6 this season when trailing at halftime.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 3-0 this season when shooting better than 40% from behind the arc.
â-ª Five different players have led Oakland in scoring through 10 games.
â-ª Oakland shot a season-low 39.6% in the loss at No. 23 Michigan State (87-61).
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 7-72 vs. Power 5 Conference opponents and 2-36 vs. ranked teams.
A WIN ON TUESDAY NIGHT WOULD ...
â-ª Be the second win over a top-10 opponent, first over a top 5.
â-ª Advance Oakland's record to 5-2 over the last seven games.
â-ª Give the Golden Grizzlies their eighth win vs. a Power 5 conference opponent and fourth over a nationally-ranked team.
â-ª Snap Arizona's 28-game home court winning streak.
A LOSS ON TUESDAY NIGHT WOULD ...
â-ª Drop the Golden Grizzlies to 1-11 over their last 12 non-conference road games.
â-ª Hand Oakland its third loss to a ranked opponent this season.
â-ª Drop the Golden Grizzlies to 7-73 vs. Power 5 Conference opponents and 2-36 vs. AP ranked teams.
â-ª Extend Arizona's home court winning streak to 29.
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES RECORD IN DECEMBER
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have historically played better in December than November. Oakland has won 60 percent of its games against mid-major and non-D1 opponents since moving Division I in 1999-00 (53-35).
â-ª Oakland has posted a 3-30 record against Power 5 conference opponents this month. The Golden Grizzlies will take on Michigan State, Arizona, Pitt, Clemson and Maryland on the road this year.
â-ª The five Power 5 conference opponents matches a program-high for the month of December. The Golden Grizzlies went 1-4 in 2010, defeating No. 7 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. on Dec. 14.
12/8 - No. 16/17 Illinois def. Oakland, 74-63, in Champaign
12/11 - No. 7/8 Michigan State def. Oakland, 77-76, at The Palace of Auburn Hills
12/14 - Oakland def. No. 7/7 Tennessee, 89-82, in Knoxville
12/18 - Michigan def. Oakland, 69-51, in Ann Arbor
12/23 - No. 2/2 Ohio State def. Oakland, 92-63, in Columbus
A 3-POINTER MADE WOULD ...
â-ª Extend the Golden Grizzlies' streak to 813. The last time Oakland did not convert a shot from behind the arc was on Jan. 30, 1988 vs. Wayne State University.
â-ª UNLV, Princeton and Vanderbilt are the only three schools to make a 3-pointer in every game since the inclusion of a 3-point line in 1986-87. Western Carolina was the first intercollegiate school to make a 3-point field goal.
â-ª Top Streaks in the Country (next game)
1. UNLV - 916 (12/17 vs. Portland)
2. Kentucky - 911 (12/20 vs. UCLA)
3. Vanderbilt - 903 (12/16 vs. Western Carolina)
4. Duke - 880 (12/15 vs. Elon)
5. WKU - 847 (12/17 vs. Chicago State)
6. Arkansas - 846 (12/20 vs. SEMO)
7. East Tennessee State - 836 (12/16 at Eastern Kentucky)
8. Oakland - 812 (12/16 at Arizona)
9. Princeton - 797 (12/19 vs. Lipscomb)
915 GAMES AND COUNTING
â-ª Greg Kampe will coach his 916th game on Sunday at Michigan State. The Defiance, Ohio, native ranks 13th among active Division I coaches and his 523 wins ranks 19th amongst active D1 coaches. Kampe is third among active D1 coaches with 31 seasons at one school, behind Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (39 seasons) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (35 seasons).
â-ª Most games coached by active D1 coaches: (entering 12/15)
1. 1,297 by Mike Krzyzewski, Army (1976-80), Duke (1981-present)
2. 1,277 by Jim Boeheim, Syracuse (1977-present)
3. 1,191 by Jerry Slocum, Nyack (1976-87), Geneva (1988-96), Gannon (1997-2005), Youngstown State (2006-present)
4. 1,100 by Cliff Ellis, South Alabama (1976-84), Clemson (1985-94), Auburn (1995-2004), Coastal Carolina (2008-present)
5. 1,055 by Rick Byrd, Maryville (TN) (1979-80), Lincoln Memorial (1984-86), Belmont (1987-present)
6. 1,052 by Bob Huggins, Walsh (1981-83), Akron (1985-89), Cincinnati (1990-2005), Kansas State (2007-08), West Virginia (2008-present)
7. 1,032 by Larry Hunter, Wittenberg (1977-89), Ohio (1990-2001), Western Carolina (2006-present)
8. 1,003 by John Beilein, Nazareth (1983), LeMoyne (1984-92), Canisius (1993-97), Richmond (1998-2002), West Virginia (2003-07), Michigan (2008-present)
9. 948 by Rick Pitino, Hawai'i (1976), Boston University (1979-83), Providence (1986-87), Kentucky (1990-97), Louisville (2002-present)
10. 939 by Bo Ryan, Wisconsin-Platteville (1985-99), Milwaukee (2000-01), Wisconsin (2002-present)
11. 923 by Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-2003), North Carolina (2004-present)
12. 916 by Jim Larranaga, American International (1978-79), Bowling Green (1987-97), George Mason (1998-2011), Miami (FL) (2012-present)
13. 915 by Greg Kampe, Oakland (1985-present)
HILL, HOOPER AND PETROS IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
â-ª Oakland has three players on its current roster that are attending graduate school. Ralph Hill and Corey Petros are both pursuing their MBA degree, while Max Hooper is working on a master's degree in public administration.
â-ª In 31 years of coaching, Greg Kampe has never had three players on the same roster earning master's degrees. After sending out an e-mail across the country and conducting research, Stanford and Oakland are the only two schools with three players in graduate school.
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES VERSUS POWER 5 CONFERENCE OPPONENTS
â-ª Oakland has a total of seven wins against teams that hail from BCS conferences (7-72). The Golden Grizzlies have defeated an opponent from a Power 5 conference in 4 of 8 seasons.
Oakland wins vs. the POWER 5
def. Northwestern (60-41) in Evanston on Jan. 2, 2000 -- Welsh-Ryan Arena
def. Michigan (97-90) in Rochester on Nov. 17, 2000 -- O'rena
def. Texas A&M (90-58) in Rochester on Dec. 6, 2003 -- O'rena
def. No. 23 Oregon (68-62) in Auburn Hills on Dec. 22, 2007 -- The Palace
def. Oregon (82-79 OT) in Eugene on Nov. 17, 2008 -- McArthur Court
def. No. 7 Tennessee (89-82) in Knoxville on Dec. 14, 2010 -- Thompson-Boling Arena def. Tennessee (89-81) in Rochester on Nov. 28, 2011 -- O'rena
â-ª A breakdown of Oakland's record vs. the BCS conferences; ACC (0-2), BIG EAST (0-14), Big Ten (2-32), Big 12 (1-11), Pac-12 (2-5), SEC (2-7).
OAKLAND BASKETBALL ALL-ACCESS ON FOX SPORTS DETROIT
â-ª Oakland Basketball All-Access will air for the fourth straight year in 2014-15. The behind-the-scenes program airs on Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. The second, third and fourth episodes will follow in January, February and March. There will be several re-airs throughout each month on FSD.
WDFN-AM (1130) SERVES AS OAKLAND'S FLAGSHIP RADIO STATION
â-ª Oakland will once again make WDFN-AM its flagship radio station for the 2014-15 men's basketball season. Games can be heard on 1130 AM in Detroit or listened on wdfn.com or the iHeart radio app.
â-ª Neal Ruhl enters his sixth season on the radio for the Golden Grizzlies. Ruhl worked with Emmy Award winner Mario Impemba prior to assuming the play-by-play role. He will be joined on the road by Scott MacDonald and former Oakland standout Dan Waterstradt for all home games.
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