Quick: name the men’s college basketball team that’s gone 40-2 against its conference the past two seasons. Hint: it has now also won the league tournament two years running, thanks to a 90-76 defeat of Oral Roberts Tuesday night in Sioux Falls, S.D.  If you answered Oakland University, go to the head of the class. If you were stumped, it’s O.K., just be aware of the Golden Grizzlies (25-9) while filling out your N.C.A.A. tournament brackets.  Oakland, a mostly-commuter university located in the northern suburbs of Detroit, has been quietly and efficiently destroying its opponents in the mid-major Summit League. The Grizzlies were the top seed entering the Summit League tournament, and knew anything short of winning it would constitute a failure. “I can say it now,” Oakland Coach Greg Kampe told the Detroit News. “This is my best team. We’re so talented offensively. Last year we won with our defense. This year we can score in so many ways. This team can play defense. It’s just that the pace of the game is so fast sometimes they are lax a little on the defensive end.  “In the locker room this year, there was a sense of relief.”  The Golden Grizzlies have been padding their resume this season, with a win over then-No. 7 Tennessee and a near-miss at a big victory against in-state rival Michigan State.  They’re also the highest scoring team in N.C.A.A. Division I, averaging 85.1 points per game. A lot of the scoring power is supplied by senior center Keith Benson and junior guard Reggie Hamilton. Benson had 28 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks, while Hamilton added 26 points and six assists against Oral Roberts.  Oakland was seeded 14th in last year’s tournament, and went out in the first round to No. 3 Pittsburgh, 89-66.  This year’s team has aspirations for a higher seed and a longer run in the tournament.  “We proved that during the regular season – we’ve been battle tested,” Hamilton told the Detroit Free Press . “These guys are ready. I’m ready, and we can’t wait to see who we play in the first round of the NCAA tournament.”
Oakland University is making its second straight appearance in the N.C.A.A. tournament, thanks to dominating the Summit League again.