AUBURN HILLS ― Never again can Greg Kampe complain that power-conference foes won’t schedule his Oakland team.

The Golden Grizzlies are set to embark on a season-opening stretch for the ages, with their first three games against teams ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press’ preseason poll.

Oakland plays at No. 3 Michigan on Nov. 3, at No. 1 Purdue on Nov. 7 and at No. 2 Houston on Nov. 12.

“It’s tough. It’s very tough,” said Buru Naivaralura, a fifth-year forward for Oakland. “It’s always fun playing these big schools, ranked schools. The environment’s always crazy.

“These are all great places to play, especially if you’re a mid-major school. You don’t get many opportunities to go to these places and play these games. We’re never gonna see anyone that good for the rest of the sea

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