The Golden Grizzlies, led by 30th year head coach Greg Kampe, played their home games at the Athletics Center O'rena and were first-year members of the Horizon League.

They advanced to the second round of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Wright State.

On February 2, 2014, Bader passed JJ Redick for the career NCAA Division I record for three-point FGs made.

Sources: Oakland was picked by coaches, media and sports information directors to finish fourth in their first season in the Horizon League.

[4] Prior to the start of the season, senior guard Ryan Bass left the team for unspecified reasons.

[8] A true freshman, Daniels received all-state awards as a senior at John Glenn High School in Westland, Michigan.

[9] Oakland defeated Tiffin 76–52[10] and Lake Superior State 88–61[11] in exhibition games prior to opening up the season against North Carolina.

Duke Mondy and Dante Williams were arrested the morning of November 14 on rape charges in Culver City, California.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney declined to press charges due to a lack of evidence.

[14] In that game, Oakland trailed by 15 points (57–42) with 12:44 remaining in the second half before coming back to win.

In the January 26, 2014, game against Illinois–Chicago (UIC), Mondy made a three-point field goal at the buzzer to give Oakland a 76–75 win.

He recorded the first double-double of his career against Illinois State and made 10 of 15 three-pointers in a loss to Eastern Michigan.

Felder also scored 21 points (9–11 field goals and 3–3 free throws) and nine assists in a win against UIC.

He also made two free throws with 4.0 seconds left to give the Golden Grizzlies a one-point win over Youngstown State.

He had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in Oakland's 83–82 overtime win against rival Detroit while playing the entire 45 minutes of the game.