INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Head coach Greg Kampe and the Golden Grizzlies Men's Basketball team have been voted to finish the Horizon League in fourth place, as voted by coaches and media members the league announced Wednesday.

The Black and Gold finished the 2025-26 season in fourth place with a 12-8 record in league play. Two players who hit the court last season return again for OU, juniors Nassim Mashhour and Warren Marshall IV, returning just 7.3% of scoring from last season as Mashhour's season ended early due to injury in December and Marshall IV averaged 12.5 minutes/game. Kampe sees the addition of 10 newcomers including three freshmen.

Notable additions for the Golden Grizzlies include seniors Belal El Shakery from New Hampshire (averaged 11.4 points/game, 8.2 rebounds/game, leading program and America East Conference, America East All-Conference Third Team), Chris Fields Jr. from Campbell (averaged 9.7 points/game, 6.9 rebounds/game, ranked ninth in the CAA in rebounds, recorded first triple-double in program history), RJ Taylor from Northern Iowa (shot 46.2% from the floor, 37.5% from three, totaled 78 points last season), and sophomore Brady Swartz from Western Michigan (averaged 7.7 points/game, 4.6 rebounds/game, shot 40.8% from the floor)

The Golden Grizzlies hit the court Oct. 15 at the OU Credit Union O'rena for an exhibition against Grand Valley State at 7 p.m. ET. The regular season kicks off November 2 against the reigning national champions Michigan in the Crisler Center at 6 p.m. ET on BTN.


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