
The following table lists Oakland's roster. The 108–88 victory against Central Michigan was a special game to raise money for the American Red Cross and hurricane relief. Oakland played three exhibition games, defeating Central Michigan, Rochester College and Davenport in games at the O'rena. Seniors Jalen Hayes and Martez Walker were selected to the preseason first team and Kendrick Nunn was selected to the second team. The adjacent table shows the complete preseason poll. Oakland received 31 of the 47 votes for first place ahead of second place Northern Kentucky. Oakland was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish first the Horizon League.
In these cases, the average was taken. Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 2017 recruiting class US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Senior guard Stevie Clark also left the team, transferring to Louisiana State University in Shreveport. Brock was named to the Horizon League's All-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team. Prior to the season, sophomore Isaiah Brock unexpectedly decided to leave the team. The Golden Grizzlies lost Sherron Dorsey-Walker, a guard on the 2016–17 team, to graduation. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Clemson in the first round before losing to Richmond in the second round. 1 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Youngstown State. The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2016–17 season 25–9, 14–4 in Horizon League play to win a share for the Horizon League regular season championship. They last finished a game without a three-pointer on January 30, 1988. Oakland made a three-point field goal in every game of the season, increasing their steak to 937 consecutive games, the eighth-longest active NCAA Division I streak (at the time). The Golden Grizzlies were led by 34th-year head coach Greg Kampe and played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, Michigan as members of the Horizon League. The 2017–18 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team represented Oakland University (OU) during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.