2008-2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies

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2008-2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Keith Benson So C 6-11 240 Aug 13, 1988 Farmington Hills (MI) United States Detroit Country Day School
- Ricky Bieszki Sr SG 6-2 190 Dec 8, 1986 Shelby (MI) United States Notre Dame Prep
- Blake Cushingberry Fr G 6-3 243 Sep 13, 1989 Romeo (MI) United States Romeo High School
- Will Hudson So FC 6-9 233 Mar 30, 1989 Madison (WI) United States Middleton High School
- Johnathon Jones Jr G 6-0 160 May 1, 1988 Okemos (MI) United States Okemos High School
- Erik Kangas Sr G 6-3 205 Jul 17, 1987 DeWitt (MI) United States DeWitt High School
- John Kast Jr G 6-2 181 Dec 8, 1987 Clarkston (MI) United States Clarkston High School
- Drew Maynard Fr GF 6-7 239 Jun 18, 1989 Lake Orion (MI) United States Lake Orion High School
- Ilija Milutinovic Fr C 7-0 247 Feb 7, 1988 Nis Serbia Milestone Christian Academy
- Derick Nelson RS-Sr F 6-5 236 Mar 31, 1986 Lansing (MI) United States Bridgton Academy
- Matt Samuels Fr G 6-0 200 Feb 4, 1987 Washington (DC) United States The Patterson School
- Jay Thames Fr F 6-9 210 Jan 11, 1990 Port Huron (MI) United States Port Huron Northern High School
- Dan Waterstradt Sr C 6-10 240 Mar 21, 1986 Dearborn (MI) United States Detroit Catholic Central High School

Oakland Transfers Sitting Out 2008-2009

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Larry Wright Jr G 6-2 162 Jun 11, 1987 Saginaw (MI) United States St. John's

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

2008-2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Erik Kangas NABC All-District (12) First Team
Erik Kangas The Summit League All-First Team
Keith Benson The Summit League All-Second Team
Keith Benson The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Johnathon Jones The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Erik Kangas The Summit League All-Tournament Team
Erik Kangas College Insider.com All-Tournament Team

2008-2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Jones E. Kangas D. Maynard W. Hudson K. Benson
Rotation   B. Cushingberry     D. Waterstradt
Lim PT J. Kast D. Nelson   J. Thames I. Milutinovic
Lim PT R. Bieszki M. Samuels      

2008-2009 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Erik Kangas 35 36.0 18.9 2.9 1.7 1.1 0.2 1.9
Keith Benson 36 27.8 14.3 7.8 0.7 0.6 2.4 1.1
Johnathon Jones 36 37.8 13.3 2.8 8.1 1.4 0.2 3.4
Will Hudson 36 22.1 7.4 4.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 1.2
Drew Maynard 36 21.3 7.1 3.0 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.9
Blake Cushingberry 36 25.4 6.3 3.0 1.2 0.9 0.0 1.1
Dan Waterstradt 36 21.5 4.9 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.6
Matt Samuels 29 8.1 2.3 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.9
Ilija Milutinovic 18 5.5 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6
Ricky Bieszki 12 3.4 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
John Kast 10 3.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.7
Jay Thames 1 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Derick Nelson 2 8.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5

2008-2009 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
Darren Sorenson Assistant Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Sarah Judd Director of Basketball Operations 2006-2007 N/A
Tom Ford Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A