2025–26 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

2025–26 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
2025–26 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	16–16 (12–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Greg Kampe (42nd season);
Associate head coach	Jeff Smith
Assistant coaches	Trey McDonald; Bobby Naubert;
Home arena	OU Credit Union O'rena

2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State †	15	–	5	.750	23	–	11	.676
Robert Morris	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
Detroit Mercy	12	–	8	.600	17	–	15	.531
Oakland	12	–	8	.600	16	–	16	.500
Green Bay	12	–	8	.600	18	–	15	.545
Purdue Fort Wayne	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Northern Kentucky	10	–	10	.500	20	–	14	.588
Milwaukee	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Youngstown State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	17	.469
Cleveland State	6	–	14	.300	11	–	22	.333
IU Indy	3	–	17	.150	7	–	25	.219

† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of March 10, 2026

The 2025–26 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Grizzlies, led by 42nd-year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena in Auburn Hills, Michigan as members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2024–25 season 16–18, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season champions.^[1] They defeated Green Bay,^[2] Milwaukee^[3] in the Horizon League tournament but lost to Robert Morris in overtime during the semifinals.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Nassim Mashhour	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Dearborn HS	Dearborn, Michigan
G	1	Hamoudy Mashhour	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Dearborn HS	Dearborn, Michigan
G	2	Ziare Wells	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Lenoir–Rhyne	Queens, New York
G	3	Donny Yeager	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Nouvel Catholic Central HS/Golden State Prep	Saginaw, Michigan
G	4	William Kassi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indian Hills CC	Pontoise, France
G	5	MJ Yeager	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Fr	Nouvel Catholic Central HS/Golden State Prep	Saginaw, Michigan
F	6	Michael Houge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	GS	Jacksonville State	Detroit, Michigan
G	10	Brett White II	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	GS	Rochester Christian	Battle Creek, Michigan
F	11	Nate Deer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Adelaide, Australia
F	12	Tuburu Naivalurua	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Garden City CC	Sydney, Australia
G	13	Warren Marshall IV	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Brother Rice HS	Auburn Hills, Michigan
G	21	Khoi Thurmon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Panola College	Chicago, Illinois
F	32	Isaac Garrett	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Snow College	Pleasant Grove, Utah
G	55	Brody Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	UT Arlington	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Greg Kampe (Bowling Green)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State)
Trey McDonald (Ohio State)
Bobby Naubert (Madonna)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2025* 7:00 pm		Alma College	W 111–77	–	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,282) Auburn Hills, MI
October 30, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rochester Christian	W 99–90	–	OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:30 pm, FS1		at No. 7 Michigan	L 78–121	0–1	Crisler Center (11,801) Ann Arbor, MI
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, Peacock		at No. 1 Purdue	L 77–87	0–2	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 1 Houston	L 45–78	0–3	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 15, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Defiance College	W 113–47	1–3	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,821) Auburn Hills, MI
November 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 83–87	1–4	Addition Financial Arena (5,559) Orlando, FL
November 21, 2025* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 91–97	1–5	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,727) Ypsilanti, MI
November 24, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Lamar Blaine Taylor Classic	W 83–68	2–5	Dahlberg Arena (117) Missoula, MT
November 25, 2025* 9:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana Blaine Taylor Classic	W 95–87	3–5	Dahlberg Arena (3,025) Missoula, MT
December 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 101–92	4–5 (1–0)	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,582) Auburn Hills, MI
December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 98–97	5–5	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,023) Auburn Hills, MI
December 13, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 63–75	5–6	McLeod Center (3,794) Cedar Falls, IA
December 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 82–77	6–6 (2–0)	Truist Arena (1,714) Highland Heights, KY
December 20, 2025* 12:00 pm, BTN		vs. No. 9 Michigan State	L 70–79	6–7	Little Caesars Arena (15,789) Detroit, MI
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 73–88	6–8 (2–1)	Nutter Center (3,142) Fairborn, OH
January 1, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 85–83	7–8 (3–1)	Beeghly Center (1,396) Youngstown, OH
January 4, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 96–73	8–8 (4–1)	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,880) Auburn Hills, MI
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 97–74	9–8 (5–1)	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,937) Auburn Hills, MI
January 11, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN2		Wright State	L 84–94	9–9 (5–2)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,774) Auburn Hills, MI
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Milwaukee	W 73–60	10–9 (6–2)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,643) Milwaukee, WI
January 18, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 88–63	11–9 (7–2)	Resch Center (2,011) Ashwaubenon, WI
January 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IU Indy	L 85–103	11–10 (7–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,233) Auburn Hills, MI
January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy Metro Series	W 95–87	12–10 (8–3)	Calihan Hall (2,833) Detroit, MI
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 74–65	13–10 (9–3)	Gates Sports Center (1,243) Fort Wayne, IN
February 1, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 76–65	14–10 (10–3)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,074) Auburn Hills, MI
February 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 78–91	14–11 (10–4)	Wolstein Center (1,467) Cleveland, OH
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 82–86	14–12 (10–5)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,402) Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, SNP/ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 69–93	14–13 (10–6)	UPMC Events Center (1,649) Moon Township, PA
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	L 68–73	14–14 (10–7)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,492) Auburn Hills, MI
February 22, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 81–70	15–14 (11–7)	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,686) Auburn Hills, MI
February 25, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at IU Indy	W 86–74	16–14 (12–7)	The Jungle (617) Indianapolis, IN
February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy Metro Series	L 89–95	16–15 (12–8)	OU Credit Union O'rena (3,721) Auburn Hills, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 4, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	(7) Northern Kentucky First round	L 84–85	16–16	OU Credit Union O'rena (1,942) Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
^ Szymanski, Kurt (March 4, 2025). "Golden Grizzlies Cruise Past Green Bay in #HLMBB Championship Opener, 96-72". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
^ Szymanski, Kurt (March 6, 2025). "Mukeba and Naivalurua Lead Oakland to #HLMBB Semifinal Berth with 72-64 Victory Over Milwaukee". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
^ Reedy, Michael (March 10, 2025). "No. 6 Golden Grizzlies Fall in Overtime of #HLMBB Semifinal Against No. 1 Robert Morris, 79-76". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
^ "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

[2] Szymanski, Kurt (March 4, 2025). "Golden Grizzlies Cruise Past Green Bay in #HLMBB Championship Opener, 96-72". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

[3] Szymanski, Kurt (March 6, 2025). "Mukeba and Naivalurua Lead Oakland to #HLMBB Semifinal Berth with 72-64 Victory Over Milwaukee". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

[4] Reedy, Michael (March 10, 2025). "No. 6 Golden Grizzlies Fall in Overtime of #HLMBB Semifinal Against No. 1 Robert Morris, 79-76". GoldenGrizzlies.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

[6] "Oakland Golden Grizzlies 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2024.

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