GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Oakland vs. Goshen | Tuesday, Nov. 5 -- 7 p.m. | The Blacktop at the O'rena

COVERAGE
BROADCAST: ESPN3 | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt, Brooke Fletcher (sideline) | RADIO: WDFN-AM (1130), iHeart Radio app | TALENT: Neal Ruhl and Dan Waterstradt

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Oakland men's basketball team will open the 2019-20 regular season by taking on Goshen for its home opener Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. inside the O'rena. The game will be streamed live on ESPN3. Fans can also listen on WDFN-AM (1130) or with the iHeart Radio app.

Last time out Oakland wrapped up exhibition play by defeating Saginaw Valley State University 84-63 as four Golden Grizzlies scored in double figures.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Oakland leads 1-0
• The first and only meeting between the Golden Grizzlies and Goshen came on Nov. 18, 2016
• Oakland defeated the Maple Leafs 102-59

NOTES

• The Golden Grizzlies are 13-6 in home openers in the DI era and have won seven of their past nine openers
• Oakland is 26-1 all-time against non-Division I teams in the O'rena
• Current Goshen Head Coach Jon Tropf was a graduate manager under Kampe from 2012-14
• 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)

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