{"id":198793,"date":"2026-03-01T02:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/198793\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:50:08","slug":"4-oakland-to-host-7-northern-kentucky-in-first-round-of-barbasol-hlmbb-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/198793\/","title":{"rendered":"[4] Oakland to Host [7] Northern Kentucky in First Round of Barbasol #HLMBB Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.\u00a0\u2013 After finishing the Horizon League with a 12-8 record, head coach Greg Kampe<\/a> and the Oakland Golden Grizzlies have garnered the No. 4 seed in the 2026 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s Basketball Tournament and will host No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky on Wednesday, March 4 at the OU Credit Union O’rena. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.<\/p>\n

Oakland swept NKU during the regular season and has been the No. 4 seed in the postseason tournament\u00a0once since joining the Horizon League in 2013. OU went 1-1 in the tournament in 2018.<\/p>\n

FULL\u00a0season ticket holders have been emailed to claim their seats. Tickets are live for the general public on\u00a0Ticketmaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Purchase online through\u00a0Ticketmaster,<\/a>\u00a0call the ticket office at (248) 370-4000, or come in person to the OU Credit Union O’rena.<\/p>\n

How to Follow Oakland Men’s Basketball: For complete information on Oakland Men’s Basketball, follow the team on X at @OaklandMBB<\/a> and head coach Greg Kampe<\/a><\/a> at @KampeOU<\/a>. The team is also on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n