Oakland University Basketball Coach Greg Kampe Gets His Own Bobblehead

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee unveiled a pair of officially licensed Greg Kampe Oakland University Golden Grizzlies bobbleheads as well as a bobblehead featuring Oakland’s mascot, Grizz.
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Bobblehead mockups of Greg Kampe
Oakland University basketball coach Greg Kampe has been honored with a special bobblehead. // Rendering courtesy of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame Museum

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee unveiled a pair of officially licensed Greg Kampe Oakland University Golden Grizzlies bobbleheads as well as a bobblehead featuring Oakland’s mascot, Grizz.

The bobbleheads celebrate the Golden Grizzles’ coach who has led the program for 40 years and was a tournament darling during the 2024 NCAA March Madness basketball tournement after an upset over the University of Kentucky Wildcats followed by a near-win over the North Carolina State Wolfpack.

The limited-edition bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

The officially licensed bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in September, are now available here.

Each bobblehead will individually numbered and only 2,024 will be produced.

The Greg Kampe bobbleheads are $30 each and the Grizz bobbleheads are $35 plus an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order. The bobbleheads of Greg Kampe feature the coach wearing his Golden Grizzlies pullover with one available in white and one in black. The bobblehead of Grizz feature’s Oaklan’s mascot in his black Oakland jersey on a base with OU’s logo.

One of the winningest active coaches in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Kampe has guided the Golden Grizzlies to a record of 699-537 in 40 seasons, including 397-247 in conference play. Kampe joined Oakland in 1984 after spending six seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Toledo.

“We’re excited to be teaming up with Oakland and Coach Kampe to release these bobbleheads featuring one of the winningest coaches in college basketball,” says Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

“The Golden Grizzlies made their fans very proud during March Madness and gained a lot of new fans across the country. These bobbleheads are the perfect way for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and fans to show off their support for Coach Kampe and the Golden Grizzlies.”