Nobody asked us to buy microphones. We did it anyway.
Talking Oakland hoops beyond the blacktop.
We’ve spent 26 years talking Oakland basketball. Now we’re putting those conversations on the air.
Air the Bear is an independent Oakland basketball podcast from two longtime fans with season tickets, plenty of opinions and absolutely no claim to being basketball experts.
Think of it as analysis from the cheap seats. Except our seats aren't actually that cheap.
We’ll recap the games, debate the decisions, go down a few Grizzly Holes, catch up with familiar faces and talk about everything happening beyond the blacktop.
We’d be having these conversations anyway. Now you can join us.
2026–27 Oakland basketball
Season schedule
& episode guide
Golden Grizzlies games alongside a new Air the Bear podcast every Tuesday. Episode titles and listening links will appear when available.
October 2026
Season preview
Roster breakdown and a review of the schedule gauntlet.
No podcast this week
Jason is already asking for PTO.
vs Grand Valley (Exh.)
Jason spent his freshman year on the Allendale campus as a Marine Biology major. He didn’t last.
Overreactions after the GVSU game
Jason and Mark set targets (wins, leading scorer).
Tennessee State (Exh.)
All the feels
Two games in, now we have enough data to do irresponsible season speculation. We’ll also monitor the Cincinnati score while we record.
at Cincinnati (Exh.)
November 2026
at Michigan
Adventure to Ann Arbor
Mark and Jason recap their adventure to Ann Arbor.
at Stanford
at UC Santa Barbara
at Alabama
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at Boise State
vs Northern Iowa
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at Arizona State
at Purdue
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at Houston
December 2026
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vs Northern Kentucky
at IU Indy
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at Arkansas
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at Toledo
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at Michigan State
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vs Green Bay
January 2027
vs Milwaukee
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at Youngstown State
at Robert Morris
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at Purdue Fort Wayne
vs Detroit Mercy
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at Milwaukee
vs Cleveland State
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at Northern Illinois
vs Youngstown State
February 2027
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vs Wright State
at Cleveland State
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vs IU Indy
vs Robert Morris
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vs Purdue Fort Wayne
at Detroit Mercy
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at Northern Kentucky
at Wright State
March 2027
Horizon League Tournament
March 1–9 · matchups to be announced
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Game dates and times are subject to change. Official Oakland schedule