The Oakland Grizzlies may not strike fear into a casual fan just by the name, but they are a proud program. Last year, head coach Greg Kampe had his Grizzlies take on Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Tennessee and Michigan, all on the road. Oakland also did something last year’s Crimson Tide could not: gain a bid to the NCAA tournament.
The freshmen’s effect on the game was easy to see by all of the 9,876 people in attendance and was clearly felt by the Oakland coaching staff.
“I think you have to guard them with the athleticism they have,” Oakland head coach Greg Kampe said. “I think, for freshmen, they have learned to defend very quickly. It’s hard to teach a freshman to defend. Maybe [Grant] recruited them because they could defend or maybe he’s just a hell of a coach and taught them that fast. I can’t teach freshmen to defend like that that quickly.”
“I think those guys had an impact in a lot of ways. You cannot discount the impact they had on the defensive end,” Grant said. “I do not know the numbers they had on the offensive end, but I thought those guys impacted the game for the majority of the time they were on the floor.”
Both Cooper and Lacey had a profound effect on the second half offensively for the Tide. All of Cooper’s six points and eight of Lacey’s 10 points came in the second half, and both were perfect from the free throw line in the second half.
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