OU's Bader named Capital One Impact Player of the Week

Oakland's Travis Bader

Oakland's Travis Bader was named Capital One Impact Player of the Week for his 37-point effort against South Dakota State last Thursday (Jan. 26) to become the first-ever Oakland player to earn that distinction. Bader went 10-for-14 from behind the arc against the second-place Jackrabbits to lead the Golden Grizzlies to a 92-87 victory. He finished with an NCAA-best 37 points off the bench and was named Summit League Player of the Week on Monday. The 10 threes made set a new single-game school record and tied for the third-highest total in Summit League history.

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Vote for Oakland for the Naismith Student Section of the Year Award

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies student section was named one of nearly 80 schools for the Naismith Student Section of the Year Award.

Who has the best student section in college basketball? College basketball fans everywhere will have a say in determining the most deserving school by voting now for the Naismith Student Section of the

Year Award.

By visiting www.facebook.com/ILoveCollegeHoops, fans can vote for one of the nearly 80 Division I basketball schools that submitted a nomination. The Naismith Student Section of the Year Award, which is presented through a partnership of The Collegiate Licensing Company

(CLC), a division of IMG College, and the Atlanta Tipoff Club, administrators of the Naismith

Awards, is dedicated to celebrating fans that love college hoops and provide support to their

college basketball team with devotion and passion.

The Naismith Student Section of the Year Award will be determined through two rounds of

public votes, combined with a scoring of finalists by the Naismith Awards Board of Selectors,

which will review criteria such as the student section’s name and attendance, as well as photos,

video, and a write‐up submitted by the nominating school. Complete details on the selection

process can be found at facebook.com/ilovecollegehoops.

OU's Hamilton Named Beyond the Arc's Player of the Week

Oakland's Reggie Hamilton was named Beyond the Arc's National Player of the Week for his performance in the win at Valparaiso. The senior scored 41 points in the victory.

He made 14-24 shots from the floor, hitting five threes and added four assists, four steals and three rebounds. More impressive, however, was the fact that the Grizzlies were down by as much as 17 points in the second half, but Hamilton lead the charge back. He scored the first 12 points during an 17-1 run that trimmed the lead to 61-60 and kept Oakland in the game. It was Hamilton’s final shot of the game that truly made the difference, as he went the length of the court in the final five seconds and banked in a runner as time expired.

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Oakland's Hamilton Makes CBS Sports List

OU's Reggie Hamilton

Oakland guard Reggie Hamilton was listed at No. 96 on CBSSports.com ranking of the top 100 players in men's college basketball. The feature is part of the website's season preview package. Click here to see the rankings in their entirety.

Two Former Oakland Men's Basketball Players Sign Professional Contracts Overseas

Former Oakland University standout Keith Benson heads to the island of Sardinia to play professional basketball with Italian team Sassari, while Will Hudson signed a professional contract with the Gold Coast Blaze of the National Basketball League (NBL) in Australia.  Click here to read more on Benson and here to read more on Hudson.

Keith Benson

Will Hudson