2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies

2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Keith Benson RS-Fr C 6-11 240 Aug 13, 1988 Farmington Hills (MI) United States Detroit Country Day School
- Ricky Bieszki So SG 6-2 190 Dec 8, 1986 Shelby (MI) United States Notre Dame Prep
- Rick Billings Sr G 6-4 220 Jul 7, 1983 Detroit (MI) United States Herman/Rogers Academy
- Brandon Cassise Jr G 6-3 207 Feb 1, 1986 Walled Lake (MI) United States Orchard Lake St. Mary's High School
- Shawn Hopes Sr C 6-7 275 Nov 7, 1984 Detroit (MI) United States Cass Technical High School
- Johnathon Jones Fr G 6-0 160 May 1, 1988 Okemos (MI) United States Okemos High School
- Erik Kangas So G 6-3 205 Jul 17, 1987 DeWitt (MI) United States DeWitt High School
- John Kast Fr G 6-2 181 Dec 8, 1987 Clarkston (MI) United States Clarkston High School
- Shane Lawal So C 6-10 230 Oct 8, 1986 Southfield (MI) United States / Nigeria Southfield High School
- Keith MacKenzie So G 6-2 185 Dec 5, 1986 Macomb (MI) United States De La Salle High School
- Patrick McCloskey Jr F 6-8 229 Mar 11, 1986 Marshall (MI) United States Marshall High School
- Derick Nelson So F 6-5 236 Mar 31, 1986 Lansing (MI) United States Bridgton Academy
- David Ritzema Sr C 6-9 255 Mar 19, 1984 Clarkston (MI) United States Clarkston High School
- Vova Severovas Sr F 6-6 225 Apr 2, 1985 Vilnius Lithuania Wylie E. Groves High School
- B-Jay Walker RS-So G 5-8 149 Jan 2, 1987 Lathrup Village (MI) United States Royal Oak Shrine Catholic High School

Oakland Transfers Sitting Out 2006-2007

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Dan Waterstradt Jr C 6-10 240 Mar 21, 1986 Dearborn (MI) United States Rutgers

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

2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Vova Severovas The Summit League All-First Team
Erik Kangas The Summit League All-Second Team
Shawn Hopes The Summit League Honorable Mention Team
Derick Nelson The Summit League Honorable Mention Team
Erik Kangas The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Vova Severovas The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Johnathon Jones The Summit League All-Newcomer Team

2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Jones E. Kangas D. Nelson V. Severovas S. Hopes
Rotation   B. Cassise R. Billings P. McCloskey  
Lim PT K. MacKenzie       S. Lawal
Lim PT R. Bieszki        

2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Vova Severovas 33 33.3 14.3 5.7 2.2 0.9 0.0 2.2
Erik Kangas 33 30.4 12.9 2.4 1.4 1.0 0.0 1.5
Shawn Hopes 33 25.9 12.3 5.1 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.7
Derick Nelson 33 27.6 10.1 7.2 1.8 1.0 0.2 2.3
Johnathon Jones 33 33.9 9.4 2.7 3.6 1.1 0.2 2.9
Rick Billings 32 17.5 5.5 3.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.5
Brandon Cassise 31 13.5 4.3 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.1
Shane Lawal 16 5.4 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2
Keith MacKenzie 16 6.3 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6
Patrick McCloskey 33 15.1 0.7 3.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.5
Ricky Bieszki 11 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0

2006-2007 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Front Office

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