The 2011–12 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented

Oakland University Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...

during the

2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the (2K Sports Classic) and ended with the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 2, 2012 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ...

. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 28th year head coach

Greg Kampe Greg Charles Kampe (born December 9, 1955) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Oakland University. He guided the Golden Grizzlies to their first NCAA Division I tournament and tournament win in ...

, played their home games at the

Athletics Center O'rena Athletics Center O'rena is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is home to the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies men's basketball, women's basketball and volleyball teams. The court has a distinctive "blacktop" colo ...

and are members of

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. They finished the season 20–16, 11–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Basketball tournament to Southern Utah. They were invited to the

2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament The 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams, up from 24 teams in the 2011 CIT. The CIT began with 16 first-round games. Games took place March 13–28, 2012. ...

where they defeated Bowling Green, Buffalo, and Rice en route to the semifinals before falling to Utah State.

Roster

Schedule

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References

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