Dec. 26, 2014 ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Golden Grizzlies (4-9) will travel to College Park, Md. for a battle with No. 15 Maryland (11-1) this Saturday. The game will be nationally-televised on the Big Ten Network at 5 p.m.
SERIES
This will be the first meeting between Oakland and the Terps. The Golden Grizzlies are 2-33 all-time against Big Ten opponents.
FAST BREAK
â-ª Oakland will face its fifth Power 5 conference opponent on this six-game road swing.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 3-4 against mid-major teams this year (1-2 vs. mid-major top 25).
â-ª The Black and Gold are 3-0 this season when shooting better than 40% from behind the arc.
â-ª Oakland is 4-1 this year when holding its opponent below 80 points and leading at halftime.
â-ª After committing 29 turnovers in losses at No. 3 Arizona and No. 23 Michigan State, Oakland had a combined 23 in tough losses at Pitt (81-77 OT, 9 turnovers) and Clemson (70-60, 14 turnovers).
â-ª Oakland has lost 17 consecutive games vs. Power 5 conference opponents (0-5 this year).
â-ª Five different players have led Oakland in scoring through 13 games.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have dropped 14 of their last 15 non-conference road games (10 of those coming against Power 5 conference teams and six vs. ranked opponents).
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies are 7-75 vs. Power 5 Conference opponents and 2-37 vs. ranked teams.
A WIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT WOULD ...
â-ª Give the Golden Grizzlies their eighth win over a Power 5 conference opponent.
â-ª Snap a four-game losing streak and push the Golden Grizzlies to 3-37 vs. ranked opponents.
â-ª End a 17-game losing streak to Power 5 conference opponents (last win vs. Tennessee, 89-81 on 11/28/11).
â-ª Snap a 27-game losing streak vs. Big Ten opponents.
A LOSS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WOULD ...
â-ª Improve the Terps to 21-4 in the month of December under Coach Mark Turgeon.
â-ª Hand Oakland its 18th consecutive loss to a Power 5 conference opponent.
â-ª Drop the Golden Grizzlies to 7-76 all-time against the power conference schools.
â-ª Be the fifth straight loss for Oakland and drop the Golden Grizzlies to 4-10.
HAYES NAMED HORIZON LEAGUE FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
â-ª Redshirt freshman Jalen Hayes was named freshman of the week for the first time of his career after scoring 16 points at Pitt last Saturday (12/20). Hayes made 7 of 9 shots from the floor before fouling out with 3:37 left in regulation and Oakland leading 70-67. Pitt rallied to tie the game at the end of regulation and won in OT, 81-77.
â-ª Hayes averaged 9.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game for hte week.
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 3-32 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
SPECIAL KAY
â-ª Oakland's Kahlil Felder leads the country with 95 assists this season and broke the Horizon League and Oakland freshman record with 212 assists last season. He led all rookies in the NCAA and finished seventh in the country with 6.4 assists per game in 2013-14.
â-ª A native of Detroit, Felder is trying to become the second Oakland player to lead the NCAA in assists per game (Johnathon Jones, 8.3 in 2010). He is currently fifth with 7.3 per contest, tops in the Horizon League.
â-ª Felder has scored 20 or more points in three straight games and a career-best five this season. He ranks sixth in the league with 16.8 points per game and is second in the country in minutes per game (38.9).
A 3-POINTER MADE WOULD ...
â-ª Extend the Golden Grizzlies' streak to 816. 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 - 919 (12/27 vs. Southern Utah)
2. Kentucky - 912 (12/27 at Louisville)
3. Vanderbilt - 906 (12/31 at Saint Louis)
4. Duke - 882 (12/29 vs. Toledo)
5. WKU - 849 (12/27 vs. Brescia (Ky.))
6. Arkansas - 848 (12/28 vs. Northwestern State)
7. East Tennessee State - 838 (12/31 at Tennessee)
8. Oakland - 815 (12/27 at Maryland)
9. Princeton - 799 (12/31 at Wake Forest)
918 GAMES AND COUNTING
â-ª Greg Kampe will coach his 919th game this Saturday at Maryland. The Defiance, Ohio, native is tied for 12th 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 12/26)
1. 1,299 by Mike Krzyzewski, Army (1976-80), Duke (1981-present)
2. 1,279 by Jim Boeheim, Syracuse (1977-present)
3. 1,192 by Jerry Slocum, Nyack (1976-87), Geneva (1988-96), Gannon (1997-2005), Youngstown State (2006-present)
4. 1,102 by Cliff Ellis, South Alabama (1976-84), Clemson (1985-94), Auburn (1995-2004), Coastal Carolina (2008-present)
5. 1,057 by Rick Byrd, Maryville (TN) (1979-80), Lincoln Memorial (1984-86), Belmont (1987-present)
6. 1,054 by Bob Huggins, Walsh (1981-83), Akron (1985-89), Cincinnati (1990-2005), Kansas State (2007-08), West Virginia (2008-present)
7. 1,035 by Larry Hunter, Wittenberg (1977-89), Ohio (1990-2001), Western Carolina (2006-present)
8. 1,005 by John Beilein, Nazareth (1983), LeMoyne (1984-92), Canisius (1993-97), Richmond (1998-2002), West Virginia (2003-07), Michigan (2008-present)
9. 950 by Rick Pitino, Hawai'i (1976), Boston University (1979-83), Providence (1986-87), Kentucky (1990-97), Louisville (2002-present)
10. 940 by Bo Ryan, Wisconsin-Platteville (1985-99), Milwaukee (2000-01), Wisconsin (2002-present)
11. 925 by Roy Williams, Kansas (1989-2003), North Carolina (2004-present)
12. 917 by Jim Larranaga, American International (1978-79), Bowling Green (1987-97), George Mason (1998-2011), Miami (FL) (2012-present)
12. 917 by Greg Kampe, Oakland (1985-present)
GOLDEN GRIZZLIES VS. POWER 5 OPPONENTS
â-ª Oakland has a total of seven wins against teams that hail from BCS conferences (7-75). The Golden Grizzlies have defeated an opponent from a Power 5 conference in 4 of 8 seasons.
Oakland wins vs. the Power Conference Schools
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 power conferences; ACC (0-4), BIG EAST (0-14), Big Ten (2-33), Big 12 (1-11), Pac-12 (2-6), SEC (2-7).
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.
OAKLAND VS. RANKED OPPONENTS
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies have faced a ranked opponent in every season except one (2005-06), posting an overall record of 2-37.
â-ª Oakland's two top-25 wins came versus No. 23 Oregon (68-62) at The Palace of Auburn Hills on Dec. 22, 2007, and at No. 7 Tennessee (89-82) on Dec. 14, 2010 inside Thompson-Boling Arena.
â-ª The Golden Grizzlies played a program-high six ranked teams in 2010-11 and have faced 19 nationally-ranked teams over the last six seasons, going 1-18 in those games.
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