Oakland County's top NCAA Tournament performances the last 30 years--Oakland Press
Oakland County has been able to leave a mark on the NCAA Tournament over recent years. Here’s 15 notable performances from Oakland County athletes in March Madness over the last 30 years.
March 19, 2010 – Keith Benson (Oakland University) was the lone bright spot in Oakland University’s 89-66 loss to 3-seed Pittsburgh in the first round of tourney action, notching an impressive double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds. Benson took OU back to the Big Dance the next year, where they played tough in an 85-81 defeat at the hands of 4-seed Texas. A two-time Summit League MVP, Benson played a year in the NBA and is currently playing overseas.
March 15, 2005 – Brandon Cassise (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s-Walled Lake Central) came off the bench to score 14 points in Oakland University’s first NCAA Tournament contest and win, a 79-69 victory over Alabama A&M in a play-in game. OU lost 96-68 to top-seeded North Carolina.
March 11, 1999 – Rashad Phillips (Ferndale) sheeted 16 points and five assists in 12th-seeded U-D Mercy’s 56-53 dispatching of fifth-seeded UCLA and its future NBA backcourt of Baron Davis and Earl Watson. Phillips is one of the greatest point guards to ever play in the Horizon League and left UDM in 2001 as the program’s all-time leading scorer (2,319 points).
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