Oakland Golden Grizzlies
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| University | Oakland University |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Jeff Konya |
| Location | Rochester, Michigan |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Basketball arena | Athletics Center O'rena |
| Baseball stadium | Oakland University Baseball Field |
| Mascot | Grizz |
| Nickname | Golden Grizzlies |
| Fight song | OU Fight |
| Colors | Black and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies are the athletic teams that represent Oakland University (OU) in the Horizon League and Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The school fields 16 teams: baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, men's and women's track, and women's volleyball.
The Golden Grizzlies have won 10 NCAA national championships and were runners-up 16 times.
A member of the Horizon League, Oakland University sponsors teams in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports.
Early in the history of Oakland University (OU), academic excellence was stressed at the expense of competitive intercollegiate athletics. While the focus on academic excellence has continued and expanded, the university has also come to recognize the importance of intercollegiate athletics. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, OU competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) as the Pioneers, becoming a perennial powerhouse in numerous sports and winning multiple National Championships in men's and women's swimming. During the transition to NCAA Division I status in 1998–99, OU's sports teams became the Golden Grizzlies.
In 2007 the OU Athletics Administration announced a marketing and sponsorship partnership with Palace Sports and Entertainment, which owns and operates the nearby The Palace of Auburn Hills, as well as the Detroit Pistons.
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