The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies head into their Summit League opener Tuesday night at Southern Utah University with a record of 3-4, this all without last year's top scorer Derrick Nelson.
OU endured a grueling road trip to open the season starting with Cleveland State and then criss-crossing the nation with stops at Oregon, Syracuse, Iowa, Kansas State and Las Vegas. During the road trip for the most part the Grizzlies won the games they were supposed to win and struggled against the stronger teams on the schedule. OU's highlight thus far is upsetting the Oregon Ducks for the second straight year, this time in Eugene, Oregon.
To have a successful conference record this year, the Grizzlies must first and foremost get a healthy Derrick Nelson back as soon as possible. Next, one of the men in the post must step forward. While Dan Waterstradt is a senior and the biggest body for the Grizz, he seems to blend into the background most games and for the most is just a role player. The guys I would like to see take it to the next level are Keith Benson, Will Hudson and Frosh Drew Maynard.
The top players in the early season so far have been Junior Jonathon Jones (16.6pts/game) and Senior sharpshooter Erik Kangas (15.2pts/game).
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