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Oakland University (OU or Oakland) is a public research university [7] in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. [fn 1] Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson and husband Alfred G. Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, [9] before gaining institutional independence from the ...
Oakland University won ten national NCAA Division II titles and 16 teams were national runner-up in NCAA Division II. Men's swimming and diving won five championships and finished as runner-up 10 times. Five women's swimming and diving teams also finished first and three came in second.
Kampe is the longest-tenured active Division I head coach. [2] Oakland last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2024. Through the 2022–23 season, Oakland has made a three-point field goal in 1,093 consecutive games, the fourth-longest active NCAA Division I streak.
Oakland University adopted the Golden Grizzlies nickname in 1997. They were previously the Pioneers before switching their athletics program from NCAA Division II to Division I.
This list includes institutions that sponsored athletic programs that competed at the highest level in the NCAA (Division I 1973-present, University Division 1957-1973). Schools that were deemed major schools in athletics before 1957 are not included in this list.
1994: On December 14, 1994, Ashland University, Gannon University and Mercyhurst College (now Mercyhurst University) joined the GLIAC, effective in the 1995–1996 academic year. 1997: Oakland left the GLIAC to become a Division I Independent , effective after the 1996-1997 academic year.
The 2022–23 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 39th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. They finished the ...
The 2023–24 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Golden Grizzlies, led by 40th-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan (with a Rochester mailing address) as members of the Horizon League.