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Greg Kampe
FILE - In this Dec. 16  2017  file photo   Oakland coach Greg Kampe  talks to guards Martez Walker (35) and Kendrick Nunn (1) during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State on Saturday  Dec. 16  2017  in Detroit. Oakland is 0-16 against Michigan State after an 86-73 loss to the second-ranked Spartans last weekend  and after the game   Kampe  was blunt in saying how upset  he  was that  his  team couldnât pull off the upset. Oakland has built a solid mid-major program that can compete with big-name schools  but without a signature accomplishment--like an NCAA Tournament run or a win over a team like Michigan State--itâs hard to get noticed. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson  File) (Photo: The Associated Press)
DETROIT (AP)  â Greg Kampe  is in  his  34th season as Oakland University's coach  and  he 's closing in on 600 victories.  He  was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame this year  an acknowledgement of the job  he 's done turning the suburban Detroit school into a reputable Division I basketball outpost.
Now   Kampe  feels the Golden Grizzlies need to take another big step â one that's eluded them year after year.
Oakland is 0-16 against Michigan State after an 86-73 loss to the second-ranked Spartans last weekend  and after the game   Kampe  was blunt in saying how upset  he  was that  his  team couldn't pull off the upset. Oakland has built a solid mid-major program that can compete with big-name schools  but without a signature accomplishment â like an NCAA Tournament run or a win over a team like Michigan State â it's hard to get noticed.
"It's time for this program to win that game  " Kampe  said. "We win them  but we beat Clemson and we beat Georgia and we beat teams like that  and nobody cares. This is a game that people would have cared."
Oakland has come close against the Spartans  losing in overtime in 2015  by four in 2013  by one in 2010 and by four in 2007. This season   Kampe  thinks  he  has a lottery-worthy player in Kendrick Nunn  but the Spartans were still too talented and too resourceful.
"We're 0-16 against the pillar of college basketball â the blue blood "  Kampe  said. "We've got to beat 'em  and then we can legitimize who we are because we're a story nobody wants to tell."
 Kampe  at least has a willing opponent in Michigan State  and Oakland has had chances to play Tom Izzo's team in reasonably neutral environments. Saturday's game was in downtown Detroit  and there will presumably be more opportunities for the Golden Grizzlies to try to knock off the Spartans.
FILE - In this Dec. 16  2017  file photo   Oakland coach Greg Kampe  talks to guards Martez Walker (35) and Kendrick Nunn (1) during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State on Saturday  Dec. 16  2017  in Detroit. Oakland is 0-16 against Michigan State after an 86-73 loss to the second-ranked Spartans last weekend  and after the game   Kampe  was blunt in saying how upset  he  was that  his  team couldnât pull off the upset. Oakland has built a solid mid-major program that can compete with big-name schools  but without a signature accomplishment--like an NCAA Tournament run or a win over a team like Michigan State--itâs hard to get noticed. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson  File) (Photo: The Associated Press)
DETROIT (AP)   [TGT] is in   [TGT]   34th season as Oakland University's coach  and   [TGT]  's closing in on 600 victories.   [TGT]   was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame this year  an acknowledgement of the job   [TGT]  's done turning the suburban Detroit school into a reputable Division I basketball outpost.
Now   Kampe  feels the Golden Grizzlies need to take another big step â one that's eluded them year after year.
Oakland is 0-16 against Michigan State after an 86-73 loss to the second-ranked Spartans last weekend  and after the game   Kampe  was blunt in saying how upset  he  was that  his  team couldn't pull off the upset. Oakland has built a solid mid-major program that can compete with big-name schools  but without a signature accomplishment â like an NCAA Tournament run or a win over a team like Michigan State â it's hard to get noticed.
"It's time for this program to win that game  " Kampe  said. "We win them  but we beat Clemson and we beat Georgia and we beat teams like that  and nobody cares. This is a game that people would have cared."
Oakland has come close against the Spartans  losing in overtime in 2015  by four in 2013  by one in 2010 and by four in 2007. This season   Kampe  thinks  he  has a lottery-worthy player in Kendrick Nunn  but the Spartans were still too talented and too resourceful.
"We're 0-16 against the pillar of college basketball â the blue blood "  Kampe  said. "We've got to beat 'em  and then we can legitimize who we are because we're a story nobody wants to tell."
 Kampe  at least has a willing opponent in Michigan State  and Oakland has had chances to play Tom Izzo's team in reasonably neutral environments. Saturday's game was in downtown Detroit  and there will presumably be more opportunities for the Golden Grizzlies to try to knock off the Spartans.