Next game- Oakland at Bradley- Monday, March 23 7:05 pm

[Da Coach]

Just announced- The second round of the CIT includes Oakland at Bradley, Monday, March 23. Time has not yet been announced, but will be 7:05 pm.

http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/schedule.html

Matchups are-
Bracket- http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3BaJMgGKAm...0/s1600-h/2009

QUARTERFINALS:

Monday March 23
James Madison (20-14) @ Liberty (22-11)
Belmont (20-12) @ Old Dominion (21-10) /The Citadel (20-12)-(to be played 3/19)

Oakland (23-12) @ Bradley (19-14)
Idaho (17-15) @ Pacific (20-11)


Oakland won their first round game Tuesday night (3/17) at home against Kent State.

Box score-
http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-...9/ksu0317.html

Game recap-
http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/game2.html

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies are now 23-12, and Bradley is now 19-14.

Oakland University is located in Rochester, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
They finished 13-5 in the Summit League, and were 3rd behind North Dakota State and Oral Roberts. Here is their team page from Rivals-
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/oaa


Main basketball website-
http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-...skbl-body.html

Roster-
http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-...askbl-mtt.html

Schedule and results-
http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-...kbl-sched.html

Stats-
http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-.../teamcume.html

Oakland fan message board- it may require you to register to read the board, but it is easy and free.
http://www.goldengrizzlyhoops.proboa...?board=general

Bradley stats-
http://www.bradleybraves.com/ViewArt...ATCLID=1626619

[Tulsa Brave]

This one will be tough...Oakland is much better than Austin Peay. In my opinion, the winner of the BU/Oakland game should win the CIT.

[bluedevils1]

I always thought Oakland was in Cal until a few weeks ago. Rochester, Michigan.

[Tulsa Brave]

Kangas can light it up from 3, and Benson can kill you inside...DC and SS must come to play Monday. In addition, Johnathon Jones leads the nation in assists.

[Da Coach]

Here is the updated CIT bracket--

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3BaJMgGKAmE/Sb5ZgtGR7fI/AAAAAAAAJe8/bCfqQ3tZVB0/s1600-h/2009

And schedule-

http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/schedule.html

One more first round game is tonight-

FIRST ROUND:

Tuesday March 17
Liberty 79, Rider 64 Recap | Box
Oakland 80, Kent State 74 Recap | Box

Wednesday March 18
James Madison 69, Mount St. Mary??™s 58 Recap | Box
Bradley 81, Austin Peay 74 Recap | Box
Belmont 92, Evansville 76 Recap | Box
Pacific 82, Portland 76 Recap | Box
Idaho 69, Drake 67 Recap | Box

Thursday March 19
The Citadel (20-12) @ Old Dominion (21-10) 7:00 EST


QUARTERFINALS:

Monday March 23
James Madison (20-14) @ Liberty (22-11)
Belmont (20-12) @ Old Dominion (21-10) / The Citadel (20-12)

Oakland (23-12) @ Bradley (19-14)
Idaho (17-15) @ Pacific (20-11)


SEMIFINALS:

Wednesday March 25
James Madison (20-14) or Liberty (22-11) vs. Belmont (20-12), Old Dominion (21-10) or The Citadel (20-12)
Bradley (19-14) or Oakland (23-12) vs. Idaho (17-15) or Pacific (20-11)


CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:
Tuesday March 31 (televised on Fox College Sports)

[Braves4Life]

Maybe I'm just jaded or naive...... but I could NEVER imagine Bradley losing to a team from Oakland MICHIGAN .

It is SO obvious to me that Bradley and ODU are THE class of this CIT!

[dogsrus]

Maybe I'm just jaded or naive...... but I could NEVER imagine Bradley losing to a team from Oakland MICHIGAN .

It is SO obvious to me that Bradley and ODU are THE class of this CIT!

I don't know IF your are jaded but this one will be tough. BU better come ready to play.

Hit some free throws and grab some defensive rebounds.......

[thefish7]

Has it been announced when the tickets will go on sale to the public?

[shaunguth]

Has it been announced when the tickets will go on sale to the public?

9:00am Saturday

[shaunguth]

Oakland fan message board- it may require you to register to read the board, but it is easy and free.
http://www.goldengrizzlyhoops.proboa...?board=general

They seem to be a very classy group of fans! Here's a sample of what they're saying.....

"This is a good school with proven success in the past (didn't they win an NCAA tourney game at the Palace a few years back???) and they play in a good league. They play good at home as well."

"Really exciting to play a MVC team, because I've always secretly wondered how we'd match up against them, considering we could be a great fit in that conference one day. on a side not, they lost to UMKC this year "

"the ONE thing I do like about the CIT is that fact that we are able to play some other quality mid-majors. Mid-majors that we have not played before and playing teams from leagues that I wondered how we would fare against."

[shaunguth]

Season-ticket holders may begin claiming their regular-season seats for Monday night??™s game at the Shea Stadium Box Office until 6 p.m. today and again from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday. All open seats will go on sale to the general public beginning Saturday morning at the Carver Arena Box Office or online at www.BradleyBraves.com. The Shea Stadium box office will re-open to the general public Monday morning at 8 o??™clock.

Ticket prices once again will range from $9-30, based on location. Fans purchasing tickets in person at the Shea Stadium Box Office may receive a 2-for-1 offer on the $9 tickets.

[MacabreMob]

Oakland

RPI 122
SOS 258

Top100RPI Wins:
@ #71 UW-GB 79-76 OT
#87 N Dakota St 77-76

200+RPI Losses:
@ #266 S Utah 82-66
@ #283 S Dakota St 74-68 OT
@ #293 Centenary 80-60

Bradley

RPI 98
SOS 99

Top 100 RPI Wins:
#47 ISU 56-52
#96 Evansville 86-79

200+RPI Losses:
vs #309 UMKC 73-61

[BUFAN]

Oakland lighting up Kent State for 80 tells me a lot...

[Da Coach]

Oakland University is very close to the Palace at Auburn Hills in the northern suburbs of Detroit. The team hotel that the Bradley team, and I stayed at 3 years ago was actually right across the street from the Oakland University campus.
And the basketball floor that was installed at the Palace was Oakland's regular basketball floor that was moved there for the NCAA regional.

One other interesting connection-
Erik Kangas, Oakland's leading scorer at 18.7 ppg and best 3-point shooter (42%), is a senior from Dewitt, Michigan.-

http://www.ougrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kangas_erik00.html

Kangas has already been invited to participate in the NCAA three-point competetion at the Palace at Auburn Hills on Thurs., April 2 at 7:30 p.m.:


Just to show that Jim Les has an eye for shooters and for talent, Coach Les recruited Kangas out of high school 4 years ago, before he committed to Oakland.--

http://hsmichigan.scout.com/a.z?s=207&p=8&c=1&nid=1353918

[Braves4Life]

If BU wins by less than 10 I will be disappointed. This should be a 20+ point victory at home.

(Glad to see ya back MacabreMob )