The Oakland Golden Grizzlies women's basketball team represents Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States. The school's team competes in the Horizon League and plays their home games at the OU Credit Union O'rena.

History The Golden Grizzlies, then called the Pioneers, began play in 1974. As of the end of the 2020–21 season, they have an all-time record of 818–517. During their time in Division II (playing in the GLIAC), they qualified for the respective Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997. They finished as regular season champion in the GLIAC in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1994, with a Division title in 1997.

In 1998, the team joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as the Summit League) in Division I and changed their name to the Golden Grizzlies. They have qualified for the NCAA tournament twice, in 2002 and 2006, both times after winning the Summit League tournament. Both times they lost in the first round, losing 63–38 to Vanderbilt and 68–45 to Ohio State, respectively.

In 2013, the Golden Grizzlies left the Summit League and joined the Horizon League.

Postseason results The Golden Grizzlies, then known as the Pioneers, had a 10–10 record in eight NCAA Tournament appearances at the Division II level.

NCAA Division II tournament results 1982 First round<br/ >Second round<br/ >Semifinals<br/ >Third-place game North KentuckyChapmanTuskgeeMount St. Mary's W, 77–75<br/ >W, 73–61<br/ >L, 82–88<br/ >L, 62–73 1983 Regional Final Dayton L, 72–73 1989 First round<br/ >Regional Finals Northern Kentucky<br/ >St. Joseph's (IN) W, 95–93 (OT)<br/ >L, 59–80 1990 First round<br/ >Regional Finals<br/ >Elite Eight<br/ >Semifinals<br/ >Third-place game IPFW<br/ >St. Joseph's (IN)<br/ >Central Missouri State<br/ >Bentley<br/ >Cal Poly Pomona W, 87–83<br/ >W, 89–86<br/ >W, 66–61<br/ >L, 68–72<br/ >L, 68–87 1994 First round Lake Superior State L, 84–98 1995 First round<br/ >Regional semifinals<br/ >Regional Finals<br/ >Elite Eight St. Joseph's (IN)<br/ >Southern Indiana<br/ >Michigan Tech<br/ >North Dakota State W, 78–86<br/ >W, 88–69<br/ >W, 60–56<br/ >L, 61–87 1996 First round Southern Indiana L, 83–84 1997 First round<br/ >Regional semifinals Saginaw Valley<br/ >Northern Michigan W, 83–72<br/ >L, 56–66

NCAA Division I Tournament results 2002 #16 First round #1 Vanderbilt L 38-63 2006 #16 First round #1 Ohio State L 45-68

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