Introduction
Greg Charles Kampe (born December 5, 1955) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Oakland University. He guided the Golden Grizzlies to their first NCAA Division I tournament and tournament win in 2005. Through the 2015–16 season, he has compiled a 558–415 (.573) record in 32 seasons at Oakland University.
Kampe is one of nine Division I basketball coaches who have been at the same school for at least 25 seasons. Kampe is the third longest-tenured Division I head coach, behind Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski. Kampe won The Summit League's coach of the year four times, the most recent being in 2010 and 2011.
Kampe won his 500th career game January 26, 2013.
NBA player development
Since he took over as head coach at Oakland, three players have made the National Basketball Association.
- Rawle Marshall played at Oakland from 2002–2005. He was undrafted and played for the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers.
- Keith Benson played at Oakland from 2007–2011. He was drafted in second round by the Atlanta Hawks and played for Golden State Warriors.
- Kay Felder played at Oakland from 2013-2016. He was drafted in second round by the Atlanta Hawks, but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on draft night.
Head coaching record
Through 2015–16 season
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1984–1997) | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Oakland | 13–15 | 5–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Oakland | 13–15 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Oakland | 20–8 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Oakland | 19–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988–89 | Oakland | 20–8 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989–90 | Oakland | 19–9 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1990–91 | Oakland | 16–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1991–92 | Oakland | 16–13 | 8–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Oakland | 15–11 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993–94 | Oakland | 21–10 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional semifinal | ||||
| 1994–95 | Oakland | 20–9 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Oakland | 21–8 | 13–5 | T–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1996–97 | Oakland | 24–7 | 14–3 | 1st (South) | NCAA Regional Final | ||||
| Oakland (Div. II): | 237–135 (.637) | 128–87 (.595) | |||||||
| Oakland (Independent) (1997–1998) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Oakland | 15–12 | |||||||
| Oakland (Independent): | 15–12 (.556) | ||||||||
| Oakland (The Summit League) (1998–2013) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Oakland | 12–15 | 8–8 | N/A | |||||
| 1999–00 | Oakland | 13–17 | 11–5 | 1st | |||||
| 2000–01 | Oakland | 12–16 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Oakland | 17–13 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Oakland | 17–11 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Oakland | 13–17 | 6–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Oakland | 13–19 | 7–9 | T–5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2005–06 | Oakland | 11–18 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Oakland | 19–14 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2007–08 | Oakland | 17–14 | 11–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Oakland | 23–13 | 13–5 | 3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Oakland | 26–9 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Oakland | 25–10 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Oakland | 20–16 | 11–7 | 3rd | CIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2012–13 | Oakland | 16–17 | 10–6 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| Oakland (Summit): | 254–219 (.537) | 155–89 (.635) | |||||||
| Oakland (Horizon League) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Oakland | 13–20 | 7–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Oakland | 16–17 | 11–5 | T–3rd | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Oakland | 23–12 | 13–5 | T–2nd | Vegas 16 Runner-Up | ||||
| 2016–17 | Oakland | 15-5 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Oakland (Horizon): | 52–49 (.515) | 31–19 (.620) | |||||||
| Total: | 567–418 (.576) | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||