Men’s Basketball unveils remainder of non-conference slate

ROCHESTER, Mich. - Released on Wednesday, September 20, Oakland University Men's Basketball has announced their entire non-conference slate of action for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

Including two season-opening exhibition contests, the non-conference schedule consists of 13 games, four of which are at the OU Credit Union O'rena, six are on the road and three are neutral site tilts in the Cayman Islands Classic.

The entire non-league slate is as follows:

MBB Non-Conference Schedule Graphic

October 19 vs. Walsh University (Exhibition)
October 30 vs. Wayne State (Exhibition)
November 6 at Ohio State
November 10 at Illinois
November 14 vs. Bowling Green
November 19 vs. Drake (Cayman Islands Classic)
November 20 (Cayman Islands Classic)
November 21 (Cayman Islands Classic)
November 27 at Xavier
December 6 vs. Toledo
December 8 at Eastern Michigan
December 18 at Michigan State
December 20 at Dayton

Always challenging themselves outside of Horizon League play, Oakland's non-conference schedule features four teams who made the NCAA Tournament a year ago in the Illinois Fighting Illini, Drake Bulldogs, Xavier Musketeers and Michigan State Spartans, with the latter two both reaching the Sweet Sixteen, as well as the Toledo Rockets, who participated in last season's National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Paired with the Toledo showdown, the Golden Grizzlies' other non-conference regular season home game will come against another Mid-American Conference (MAC) school, the Bowling Green Falcons, who are entering their first season under new head coach and Fowler, Michigan native Todd Simon.

Along with the rest of the Horizon League, Oakland previously announced their conference schedule on August 22 and the complete 2023-24 slate features 31 regular season contests.

A Second Team All-Horizon League honoree a year ago, the Golden Grizzlies return Oxford junior forward Trey Townsend in 2023-24, plus Naperville, Illinois forward Chris Conway, a fellow junior, and guards Rocket Watts and Blake Lampman, a senior and graduate student, respectively.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Chris Conway: F; 6' 9"; Sophomore

#11 Blake Lampman: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#4 Trey Townsend: F; 6' 6"; Sophomore

#3 Rocket Watts: G; 6' 2"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#23 Chris Conway
: 6' 9"; Sophomore
: F

#11 Blake Lampman
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#4 Trey Townsend
: 6' 6"; Sophomore
: F

#3 Rocket Watts
: 6' 2"; Junior
: G