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Sportico on MSNCollege Basketball’s Most Loyal Coach Faces Limits of His SuccessOakland men’s basketball coach Greg Kampe had just experienced what he called “the greatest win I’ve ever been a part of” in his four-decade tenure leading the program. His No. 14-seeded Golden Grizzlies shocked the basketball world,
Oakland head men's basketball coach Greg Kampe was puffing his chest out while working as a celebrity bartender at Buffalo Wild Wings in Rochester Hills on Friday night, during Michigan State's 73-70 victory over Ole Miss. By night's end, all eight of Kampe's original predictions (made on TV this month) had made the Elite Eight.
You can watch Friday's game at 10 p.m. ET on TBS. Michigan State is a two-time national champion. It won its first title in 1979 under legendary coach Jud Heathcote and a Magic Johnson-led team. The Spartans won it all again in 2000, with Mateen Cleeves and Morris Peterson leading the way in a win over Florida.
In their pursuit of the title, Lansdale Catholic defeated Oakland Catholic and North Catholic in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively
Keisha Newell was introduced as the new head women's basketball coach at Oakland on Friday. She takes over a team that hasn't had a winning season since 2016-17.
The Wolverines (25-9) earned the No. 5 seed and will face the No. 12 seed UC San Diego (30-4) at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado.