GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland (0-0) vs. Saginaw Valley State University (0-0) | Wednesday, Oct. 30 - 7 p.m. | The Blacktop at the O'rena

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN+ | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team will host Saginaw Valley State University for its final exhibition game on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. inside the O'rena. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and can also be heard on WDFN-AM (1130) with Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt on the call.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Cardinals lead 30-24
• The last meeting between the two squads was Dec. 16, 2003. Oakland defeated SVSU 105-78

NOTES

• Oakland is 26-1 all-time against non-Division I teams in the O'rena.
• The Golden Grizzlies return redshirt-senior and First Team All-Horizon League selection Xavier Hill-Mais who averaged 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in 2018-19.
• Brad Brechting also returns for his redshirt-senior campaign. The 6-11 center appeared in all 33 games, making 27 starts last season, and averaged 13.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in league play.
• Head coach Greg Kampe enters his 36th season at the helm of the Golden Grizzlies and is the third-most tenured active coach at one school behind Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (40 seasons) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (44 seasons).
• Oakland added 10 newcomers to the 2019-20 squad, including three transfers in Kevin Kangu (Vincennes University), Daniel Oladapo (Chipola College) and Rashad Williams (Cleveland State).
• Oakland was picked to finish fourth in the 2019-20 Horizon League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll. The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2018-19 season in third place with a 16-17 overall record and an 11-7 league record.
• Hill-Mais earned preseason accolades, being named first team all-league.

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