GAME 5: OAKLAND TAKES ON NO. 7 MARYLAND

Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m. with the game being streamed on BTN+

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Oakland men's basketball will take on No. 7 Maryland in College Park at the Xfinity Center Saturday, Nov. 16 at noon, the game will be streamed on BTN+. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

The Golden Grizzlies (3-1) are coming off a 2-1 finish at the Sunshine Slam tournament from Kissimmee, Fla. defeating UTSA and Southern Illinois.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Maryland leads 1-0
The first and only meeting between the Golden Grizzlies and the Terrapins came on Dec. 27, 2014
Oakland fell to Maryland 72-56
The Terps were ranked No. 15 at the last meeting

NOTES

The Golden Grizzlies will face their first true road game Saturday against the Terps, after coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Sushine Slam
Oakland is 10-68 all-time against Power-5 teams
The last win against a Power-5 team was March 14, 2017 in the opening round of the NIT. Oakland defeated the Tigers 74-69 at Clemson
Oakland is 2-38 all-time against Big Ten opponents
Kevin Kangu was named to the All-Tourament Team at the Sunshine Slam after averaging 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rebs. And 6.0 in three games
Daniel Oladapo earned Nike Horizon League Player of the week honors (11/11) after he led the Golden Grizzlies over the course of their four-game week averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds to guide Oakland to a 3-1 record to start the season.
The sophomore went an impressive 54 percent (20-of-37) from the floor and averaged 1.3 steals per game. Oladapo made his Oakland debut with a double-double recording 21 points and 12 boards in a 94-66 win over Goshen. The Bladensburg, Md. native averaged 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in the Sunshine Slam tournament to help guide Oakland to 2-1 record over the weekend.
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 aver- aged 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 Gold- en Grizzlies and is the third-most tenured active coach at one school behind Duke's Mike Krzyzewksi (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)