
GAMEDAY
 INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Toledo | Saturday, Nov. 30 -- 7 p.m. | Savage Arena
COVERAGEÂ
BROADCAST:Â ESPN+ |Â
TALENT:Â Mason Lowry (PxP), Rhett Boyd (analyst)Â |Â
RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app |Â
TALENT:Â
Neal RuhlÂ
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ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Oakland men's basketball team will continue its six game road swing Saturday, Nov. 30 at Toledo beginning at 7 p.m.
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Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Rockets lead 9-6
- The two squads met a season ago, Oakland fell 87-86 inside the O'rena
- In the last meeting four Golden Grizzlies scored in double figures led by Xavier Hill-Mais wiho scored 30 points going 14-of-22 from the floor
- At home, 3-2
- On the road, 3-6
- Neutral location, 0-1
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NOTES
- Greg Kampe received his master's degree in physical education from University of Toledo in 1979
- Kampe served on Toledo's men's basketball staff as a graduate assistant (1978-79) and an assistant coach from 1979-84
- Saturday's game continues a six-game road swing for the Golden Grizzlies
- Oakland won't return to its home court until Saturday, Dec. 21 against Fairfield
- Oakland's scheduled featured four straight MAC opponents in NIU, Toledo, Western Michigan and Bowling Green
- Oakland sits first in the Horizon League in defense, only allowing a league-best 62.9 points per game
- Xavier Hill-Mais and Daniel Oladapo (7.7) rank second in the Horizon League in rebounds per game
- Hill-Mais leads the Golden Grizzlies with 13.9 points per game, 10th in the Horizon League
- Oakland's Kangu averages 4.3 assists per game, fourth best in the Horizon League
- Kangu was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Sunshine Slam after averaging 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rebs. And 6.0 in three games
- 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 Golden 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)