Feb. 27, 2017 
ROCHESTER, Mich. -- Men's basketball player Sherron Dorsey-Walker has been named Oakland Student Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 20-26 after scoring a career high in Oakland's 86-75 Horizon League title-clinching win over Milwaukee Feb. 26.
Dorsey-Walker, A redshirt senior from Detroit, Mich., sank a career-high eight 3-pointers, shooting 73 percent from beyond the arc, for a career best 28 points as Oakland clinched its first-ever Horizon League regular season championship. The Golden Grizzlies (24-7, 14-4) ended in a tie with Valparaiso, but earned the conference crown and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming tournament by virtue of their 2-0 record against the Crusaders. Oakland is riding a nine-game winning streak into the tournament.
The Golden Grizzlies will take on the winner of No. 8 seed Cleveland State and No. 9 seed Youngstown State on Saturday, March 4, 5:30 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena. Oakland split with CSU during the regular season, each team winning on the road, and swept the Penguins.
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