2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies

2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Keith Benson Fr C 6-11 240 Aug 13, 1988 Farmington Hills (MI) United States Detroit Country Day School
- Ricky Bieszki Jr SG 6-2 190 Dec 8, 1986 Shelby (MI) United States Notre Dame Prep
- Peter Bunn Fr G 6-1 165 - Lansing (MI) United States Lansing Catholic High School
- Brandon Cassise Sr G 6-3 207 Feb 1, 1986 Walled Lake (MI) United States Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School
- Ray Goodson Fr G 6-1 195 May 25, 1988 Detroit (MI) United States Pershing High School
- Will Hudson Fr FC 6-9 233 Mar 30, 1989 Madison (WI) United States Middleton High School
- Johnathon Jones So G 6-0 160 May 1, 1988 Okemos (MI) United States Okemos High School
- Erik Kangas Jr G 6-3 205 Jul 17, 1987 DeWitt (MI) United States DeWitt High School
- John Kast So G 6-2 181 Dec 8, 1987 Clarkston (MI) United States Clarkston High School
- Shane Lawal Jr C 6-10 230 Oct 8, 1986 Southfield (MI) United States / Nigeria Southfield High School
- Patrick McCloskey Sr F 6-8 229 Mar 11, 1986 Marshall (MI) United States Marshall High School
- Derick Nelson Jr F 6-5 236 Mar 31, 1986 Lansing (MI) United States Bridgton Academy
- B-Jay Walker So G 5-8 149 Jan 2, 1987 Lathrup Village (MI) United States Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School
- Dan Waterstradt Jr C 6-10 240 Mar 21, 1986 Dearborn (MI) United States Detroit Catholic Central High School
- Tim Williams Fr G 6-2 200 Feb 16, 1989 Pontiac (MI) United States Pontiac Northern High School

Recent Oakland Golden Grizzlies History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-12 (15-5) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 13-19 (11-9) 5th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 20-12 (12-7) 5th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-18 (10-10) 5th (Horizon) Runner Up N/A
2019-2020 14-19 (8-10) 6th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-17 (11-7) 3rd (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 19-14 (10-8) 4th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 25-9 (14-4) 1st (Horizon) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2015-2016 23-12 (13-5) 2nd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd Vegas 16 Runner Up
2014-2015 16-17 (11-5) 3rd (Horizon) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 13-20 (7-9) 5th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 16-17 (10-6) 4th (Summit) 1st Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 20-16 (11-7) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2010-2011 25-10 (17-1) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 26-9 (17-1) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 23-13 (13-5) 3rd (Summit) Runner Up CIT 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 17-14 (11-7) 3rd (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 19-14 (10-4) 2nd (Summit) Runner Up N/A
2005-2006 11-18 (6-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 13-19 (7-9) 5th (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 13-17 (6-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 17-11 (10-4) 2nd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A

2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Derick Nelson The Summit League All-First Team
Johnathon Jones The Summit League All-Second Team
Derick Nelson The Summit League All-Tournament Team

2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Jones E. Kangas D. Nelson D. Waterstradt K. Benson
Rotation T. Williams B. Cassise   P. McCloskey S. Lawal
Rotation       W. Hudson  
Lim PT J. Kast R. Bieszki      
Lim PT P. Bunn        
Lim PT B. Walker        
Lim PT R. Goodson        

2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Derick Nelson 31 33.9 17.3 7.4 1.5 1.7 0.1 2.8
Johnathon Jones 31 36.1 14.9 2.9 6.0 1.5 0.1 3.3
Erik Kangas 26 29.4 14.6 1.7 1.1 0.9 0.0 1.5
Brandon Cassise 23 26.0 9.7 2.4 2.8 1.2 0.0 2.0
Tim Williams 30 15.3 5.9 2.4 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.7
Dan Waterstradt 31 19.0 5.7 4.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.8
Keith Benson 29 13.4 5.2 3.5 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.7
Will Hudson 31 12.2 3.5 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6
Shane Lawal 25 13.4 3.0 3.8 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.7
Ricky Bieszki 2 4.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5
Patrick McCloskey 31 14.4 1.9 3.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.8
Peter Bunn 16 3.4 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4
B-Jay Walker 7 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
John Kast 2 4.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ray Goodson 3 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

2007-2008 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg Kampe Head Coach 1984-1985 N/A
Saddi Washington Associate Head Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Sarah Judd Director of Basketball Operations 2006-2007 N/A
Tom Ford Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A