How to fix the storming the court issue: school’s must choose ONE person to represent the university and they are the only one allowed. Nobody got hurt here.
Look at this sweet innocent child. Would be a shame if he…
Dropped 38 points on you with 11 rebounds on the way to tournament MVP and putting on some dancing shoes.
Mr. Oxford. Mr. Oakland. Mr. Horizon League.
Some people are just made for this.
He gave me permission to share the story about this: It was not about playing with 5 players today. It was about falling asleep on the trip to Rochester yesterday on the bus. He woke up and the bus was in Columbus, OH. Bus company had the wrong itinerary and was going wrong way
@lord_zasca
@NBA
@usainbolt
@nunnbetter_
Friendly reminder: he lost his scholarship at Illinois for his misdemeanor (he poured water on her) he has since transferred schools, graduated, stayed 1000% out of trouble, has a stellar reputation and is a stand up person. He screwed up. He paid for it. Kid gets a second chance
I’ve heard why Bates is not currently on the EMU roster.
There may be a conflict for him with sponsorships. EMU is an Adidas school. Bates has a Nike… ties? Endorsement? NIL? Not sure on exact language.
He is not currently practicing with the team.
Me bringing in box from porch:
8 year old: what’s that?
Me: something I’ve been waiting on for like 9 months
8: drums?
M:
@OneFreshPillow
8: you waited 9 months for pillows?!
M: yeah. But it’s worth it.
Wife is also really liking the sleep spray. Bring on the sleep
Oakland is playing for a shot at the sweet 16 today.
WHAT?! Absolutely bananas.
I genuinely don’t even care what happens today. That I can write that tweet is magical enough.
You know who isn’t getting enough attention and love for his work all season and in the HL tournament? Chris Conway. Double double last night. Solid defense. Just super reliable and consistent.
@chrisconway244
you are a huge reason for Oakland’s success and deserve to be noticed
2024 Hugh Durham Award finalist, Oakland's Greg Kampe interupts a podcast to talk to "Mr. Oakland" the 2024 Lou Henson National Player of the Year, Trey Townsend.
@KampeOU
@OaklandMBB
I get why all the local media is in Detroit for this afternoons game. I do. But I’m glad to be covering Oakland for Jalen Moore’s senior day. Dude has been incredible since stepping foot on campus. An absolute weapon for 3 seasons and a great human. He deserves a crowd today
Stop me if you’ve heard this before.
@peter_hovland
and OU swimming won the conference championship for both men and women. 41 and 26 straight I do believe! 👏 👏 👏
Today’s the day. Oakland. Milwaukee Normal School.
Good vs. Bad.
1 vs 8.
Non ego vs. ego.
Possible 13 seed in the tournament vs. play in game
@horizoneMatt
vs
@horiZoneJohn
Craft beer vs. Schlitz
OU vs MNS
Who all is excited?!
Personal News: we bought a house! In New Mexico.
Im gonna miss covering Oakland basketball. The good news is I wasn’t writing this year anyway as Griffin is gonna remind OU fans what it’s like having a real writer.
Im gonna miss being there every game.
Just want to say, it’s been a pleasure covering
@lil_jmoore34
the past few years. I know I wasn’t always his favorite and that’s okay, he was always respectful and well spoken. Would answer my questions and talk honestly. Will always root for his success and he will succeed
It’s amazing. Holmgren commits to Zaga and it’s on ESPN with an article and coverage. PBJ commits to MKE so there’s zero ESPN coverage and nobody notices. He commits to Duke and it would be all the talk. Ridiculous.
@TonyPaul1984
The family bought a house and moved into a better district. For MHSAA to decide to make the kid ineligible is like NCAA screw job on Hayes. Family lives in the district let the kid play
This is a
@KyleHZRT
appreciation post. Not because he needs it but deserves it. The “we need to grow the women’s game!!!” crowd talks a lot but this dude is grinding to actually do it. And doesn’t get the recognition he deserves covering women’s mid major college hoops. Kyle- 🫡
Okay, one more: this is your longest tenured division one basketball coach. And yes, I still have a few in a box if you need one. I’m sure we can wheel and deal
If you’re an Oakland fan, die hard or fringe, please send this tweet along. The team isn’t really allowed to do it, but Grizzly nation can. College sports and the NIL collective is huge and here’s a hint, Oakland’s isn’t very good right now.
Happy for Clarkston but especially for their coach, Ali Smith, who is a freaking warrior. I had no idea until I spoke with her husband and OU assistant Coach Jeff Smith about her battle with breast cancer while still coaching. Pulling for you on and off the court Ali. 🎀
Underrated or under talked about moment from last night: Kentucky was so checked out they didn’t know the free throw was an and 1 and threw the rebound out of bounds to the referee. That was when I thought this could happen.
Now that it’s all done can I just say how much I like and appreciate
@atmcdonald34
despite the tournament dagger? Great rep for the whole HL. Excited to see what’s next for him.
Hey twitter folks need you for a second. Can you report and harass
@nassarforpotus
who’s apparently harassing real Nassar victims? Do what you do Twitter.
@TaraStafford
maybe you MSU types wanna get in on this?
Congrats to
@OaklandWBBall
on their second defeat of 🐧 this time punching their ticket to Indy.
A season like a rollercoaster, they played a solid game today by all accounts. Now, they got to see if they can avenge an IUPUI tourney loss from last year.
I just want to thank
@Coach_Crenshaw
for his work at IUPUI and being a stand up human every step of the way. He never avoided the tough questions when I asked and was honest. Hell, he admitted to me when his bus went most of the way to Youngstown when they should have gone to OU.