Oakland suffered an unfortunate setback this week in practice when senior forward Derick Nelson broke his foot. Oakland coach Greg Kampe said it was broken bone in the fourth metatarsal and the early prognosis is he will be out 4-8 weeks, but he will know more when Nelson has a bone scan on Monday.
The loss is a serious blow to the Golden Grizzlies, who are one of the preseason favorites in the Summit League and open the season with nine straight road games. Nelson was the team’s leading scorer (17.3 per game) and rebounder (7.4 per game) last season, and was a preseason first-team Summit League selection.
It is also the second straight season Oakland has suffered a serious injury at the start of the season. Last season guard Erik Kangas, who was a preseason first-team Summit League selection last season, broke his collarbone 11 minutes into Oakland’s first game.
Oakland opens the season Saturday night at Cleveland State.

Oral Roberts home games available in Metro Detroit
Oral Roberts home games will be broadcast nationally on Fox College Sports this season, Oral Roberts, Golden Eagle Broadcasting and Fox College Sports announced Friday. Fox College Sports will televise all Golden Eagle home games live.
Fox College Sports will also carry the weekly ORU Sports Report, airing it Fridays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 2:30 p.m. when live events do not conflict.
Fox College Sports is available in 42 million households across the country on most major cable systems including Time Warner, Comcast and Charter Communications, as well as DirecTV (Ch. 617). FCS consists of three channels: FCS Atlantic, FCS Central and FCS Pacific.