:Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball
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{{Infobox college basketball team
| name = Oakland Golden Grizzlies
| current = 2024–25 Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team
| logo = Oakland Golden Grizzlies wordmark Oakland.svg
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| university = Oakland University
| conference = Horizon League
| location = Auburn Hills, Michigan
| coach = Keisha Newell
| tenure = 1st
| arena = OU Credit Union O'rena
| capacity = 4,005
| nickname = Golden Grizzlies
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| NCAAchampion =
| NCAAfinalfour = 1982*
| NCAAeliteeight= 1982*, 1990*, 1995*
| NCAAtourneys = 1982*, 1983*, 1989*, 1990*, 1994*, 1995*, 1996*, 1997*, 2002, 2006
| conference_tournament = 2002, 2006
| conference_season = 2000, 2001, 2007
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The Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team represents Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, United States. The school's team competes in the Horizon League and plays their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena.{{cite web|url=http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/w-baskbl/oakl-w-baskbl-body.html|title=GOLDENGRIZZLIES.COM :: Oakland University Official Athletic Site Oakland University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball|website=www.goldengrizzlies.com}}
History
The Golden Grizzlies, then called the Pioneers, began play in 1974. As of the end of the 2020-2021 season, they have an all-time record of 818–517.[https://goldengrizzlies.com/documents/2021/5/28/WBB_Record_Book_Updated_Through_2020_21_Season.pdf] During their time in Division II (playing in the GLIAC), they qualified for the respective Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. They finished as regular season champion in the GLIAC in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1994, with a Division title in 1997.
In 1998, the team joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as the Summit League) in Division I and changed their name to the Golden Grizzlies. They have qualified for the NCAA tournament twice, in 2002 and 2006, both times after winning the Summit League tournament. Both times they lost in the first round, losing 63–38 to Vanderbilt and 68–45 to Ohio State, respectively.{{Cite web | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/oakl/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/WBBRecordBookUpdate201516.pdf | title=Oakland Record Book | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222054147/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/oakl/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/WBBRecordBookUpdate201516.pdf | archive-date=2017-02-22}}
In 2013, the Golden Grizzlies left the Summit League and joined the Horizon League.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130629122545/http://horizonleague.org/blog/oakland-university-to-join-horizon-league-in-july.html]
Postseason results
The Golden Grizzlies, then known as the Pioneers, had a 10–10 record in eight NCAA Tournament appearances at the Division II level.
=NCAA Division II tournament results=
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| 1982 | First round | North Kentucky | W, 77–75 |
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| 1983 | Regional Final | Dayton | L, 72–73 |
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| 1989 | First round | Northern Kentucky | W, 95–93 (OT) |
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| 1990 | First round | IPFW | W, 87–83 |
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| 1994 | First round | L, 84–98 |
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| 1995 | First round | St. Joseph's (IN) | W, 78–86 |
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| 1996 | First round | Southern Indiana | L, 83–84 |
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| 1997 | First round | Saginaw Valley | W, 83–72 |
=NCAA Division I Tournament results=
References
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