Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2004–05 |
Team: | Oakland Golden Grizzlies |
Conference: | The Summit League |
Short Conf: | Summit |
Record: | 13–19 |
Conf Record: | 7–9 |
Head Coach: | Greg Kampe |
Hc Year: | 21st |
Asst Coach1: | Jeff Tungate |
Asst Coach2: | Darren Sorenson |
Asst Coach3: | Saddi Washington |
Arena: | Athletics Center O'rena |
Champion: | Mid-Con tournament champions |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | Round of 64 |
The 2004–05 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team were a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Oakland University as a member of the Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con). Oakland finished the season 13–19 overall, 7–9 in Mid-Con play to finish 7th in the regular season standings. The Golden Grizzlies surprised by winning the Mid-Con tournament to secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, Oakland was one of two No. 16 seeds in the Syracuse region. The team defeated fellow No. 16 seed Alabama A&M, 79–69,[1] in the play-in game before losing to No. 1 seed and eventual National champion North Carolina in the round of 64.[2]
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=10 style=| Summit League tournament|-!colspan=10 style=| NCAA tournament[3]