Oakland University Athletics

SENIOR (2023-24)

• #HLMBB Player of the Year
• #HLMBB First Team All-League
• #HLMBB Tournament MVP and All-Tournament Team member
• #HLMBB First Team All-Academic
• NABC District 12 First Team All-District
• Played and started in all 36 games, led the team in minutes (36.4 per game), field goals made (220), free throws made (169), scoring (17.3), rebounds (8.1), assists (111) and steals (48)
• Scored a career-high 38 points in the #HLMBB Tournament Championship Game, brought down 11 rebounds and dished out five assists in 40 minutes of play
  • Joined Kevin Durant (Texas, 2007) as the only players to score 35+ points, 10+ rebounds and play 40+ minutes in a conference championship game in the last 25 years. Townsend's also the only player in the last 15 years to record at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a regulation conference tournament game
• Finished the season in the Golden Grizzlies single season record book: third in defensive rebounds (214), t-9th in total rebounds (291) and 10th in free throws made (169)
• Career wise, finished: second in games started (129), fourth in minutes (4499), t-7th in minutes per game (34.9), eighth in points (1813), t-8th in field goals (695), sixth in field goal attempts (1391), 10th in free throw attempts (505), sixth in offensive rebounds (286), fourth in defensive rebounds (603), sixth in rebounds (889), sixth in steals (166), sixth in blocks (99) and t-6th in double-doubles (21)
• Ended the season with three-straight double-doubles, including two against Power-5 schools in the NCAA Tournament (Kentucky, N.C. State)
• Named Horizon League Player of the Week (Jan. 8)
• Second in the Horizon League in rebounds per game (8.1)
• Seventh in total steals (48) and scoring (17.3) in the Horizon League
• Tallied 10 double-doubles on the year
• Scored 30+ points twice on the season
• Set his career-high in free throws made (14) against RMU (Feb. 22) and tied it in the conference championship game (March 12)

JUNIOR (2022-23)

• #HLMBB All-League Second Team member
• #HLMBB All-Academic Honorable Mention listing
• Eclipsed 30-plus points three times against Toledo, Boise State, and Robert Morris
• Second on the team in scoring with an average of 16.5 points per game
• Started in all 32 contests the Golden Grizzlies had
• 31st in NCAA Division I in minutes per game with 36.2, third in #HLMBB
• Third in the league in field goal percentage with 51.8% (212-409)
• Sixth in the conference, first on the team, in boards with 7.6/game
• Seven double-doubles in 2022-23
• Career-high 17 rebounds against Cleveland State (2/4/23)
• Commanded five blocks at home against Eastern Michigan (11/19/23)
• Four steals in the same game versus EMU
• Had four assists in two games against Youngstown State and Long Beach State
• Averaged 15.1 points per game against conference opponents
• 9-17 from the field versus IUPUI

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

• Started in all games played, 31-31 on the year
• Third on the team in scoring at 13.3/game plus 5.6 rebounds a contest
• Second-most minutes on the team with 1127 total (36.4/game)
• Went 12-15 from the field against Ohio Christian (1/7)
• Scored a career-high 26 points against OCU (1/7)
• Reached the 25-point mark in the win over Rice (11/23)
• Grabbed double-doubles against Vermont (11/22) and OCU (1/7)
• Tied a career-high in rebounds with 10 in both of the previously mentioned matches
• 8-10 from the free throw line against Milwaukee (1/20)
• Scored 22 points against UIC in both match ups
• Nabbed three steals against West Virginia (11/9) and Green Bay (1/22)

FRESHMAN (2020-21)

• One of two players (Daniel Oladapo) to start all 30 games
• Averaged 8.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals, and a team-leading 0.8 blocks per game
• Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team
• Earned Horizon League Freshman of the Week twice (12/21, 2/1). Was one of only three players in the conference to win the award multiple times
• Totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds for his first career double-double at UIC (12/20)
• Scored a career-high 19 points at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/30)
• Had 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at PFW (1/29)
• Tallied 17 points, eight rebounds, three blocks, and two steals against UIC (12/19)
• Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against nationally ranked Michigan (11/29)
• Scored in double figures in 11 games
• Blocked a career-high four shots at Detroit (12/27)
• Had two or more steals in 15 games

HIGH SCHOOL

• Averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists per game as a senior at Oxford 
• Earned Division I Honorable Mention All-State honors as a junior and senior
• Named to 2020 BCAM All-State team
• Finished high school career as a 1,000-point scorer 
• Scored 456 points as a senior, which broke Oxford’s single-season scoring record
• Ended second in school history in career points
• Second-team All-Area recipient by the Detroit Press in 2020
• Averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game to lead Oxford to its first district title in more than two decades as a junior
• Named Student Athlete of the Year at Oxford
• Competed in track and field 
• All-State honors in high jump
• Broke a school record in high jump 
• Four-time honor roll student 
• Michigan BPA (Business Professional of America) regional finalist

• Both his mother (Nicole) and father (Skip) played basketball at Oakland
• Father helped lead Oakland to its first 20-win season in 1987 
• His brother Zach has committed to play for the Oakland men’s soccer team

HOOP SCOOPS

Favorite Road Trip Snack: Salt and vinegar chips
Favorite Movie: Inception
Favorite Basketball Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Actor He Would Want to Play Him in a Movie: Keegan Michael-Key

OAKLAND CAREER HIGHS

Points - 19 (at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/30/21)
Rebounds - 12 (at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/29/21)
Assists - 3 (at Michigan St., 12/13/20)
Steals - 3 (2x, last vs. Youngstown St., 3/2/21)
Blocks - 4 (at Detroit, 12/27/20)
Minutes - 40 (vs. Youngstown St., 3/2/21)
FG Made - 8 (at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/30/21
FG Att. - 13 (at UIC, 12/19/20)
3-pt FG Made - 2 (2x, last at Purdue Fort Wayne, 1/30/21)
3-pt FG Att. - 4 (3x, last at Milwaukee, 2/20/21)
FT Made - 5 (at UIC, 12/20/20)
FT Att. - 8 (at UIC, 12/20/20)