2017–18 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
2017–18 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 11–21 (5–9 Summit) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Mabee Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fort Wayne | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Summit League Tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented
The Summit League. They finished the season 11–21, 5–9 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Denver
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Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the season 8–22, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.
On April 10, 2017, the school fired all-time winningest coach Scott Sutton after 18 years.Baylor assistant Paul Mills as the new head coach.[3]
Preseason
In a poll of league coaches, media, and sports information directors, the Golden Eagles were picked to finish in seventh place.[4] Senior center Albert Owens was named to the preseason All-Summit First Team and sophomore forward Emmanuel Nzekwesi was named to the Second Team.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Avila | W 86–72 | 1–0 |
Mabee Center (2,521) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Tulsa Mayor's Cup |
L 71–90 | 1–1 |
Reynolds Center (4,437) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK+
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at Oklahoma State Legends Classic |
L 48–91 | 1–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,268) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm |
vs. Montana Legends Classic |
L 64–69 | 1–3 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,682) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 9:30 pm |
vs. Pepperdine Legends Classic |
L 76–80 | 1–4 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,239) Malibu, CA | |||||||
Nov 24, 2017* 2:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Penn State Legends Classic |
L 48–86 | 1–5 |
University Park, PA
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Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Oakland | L 86–93 OT | 1–6 |
Mabee Center (1,754) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSKC
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at Kansas State | L 68–77 | 1–7 |
Bramlage Coliseum (7,273) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 3:00 pm |
at Little Rock | W 74–66 2OT | 2–7 |
Jack Stephens Center (2,111) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
Dec 5, 2017* 9:00 pm |
at UNLV | L 66–92 | 2–8 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (6,713) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 8, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Southern Nazarene | L 60–68 | 2–9 |
Mabee Center (2,152) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 10, 2017* 3:00 pm |
Missouri State | W 73–66 | 3–9 |
Mabee Center (2,331) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | W 83–64 | 4–9 |
Alico Arena (3,316) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Arkansas | L 69–104 | 4–10 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,945) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Minnesota | L 63–77 | 4–11 |
Williams Arena (11,234) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm |
Omaha | W 93–74 | 5–11 (1–0) |
Mabee Center (2,167) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm |
Fort Wayne | W 76–60 | 6–11 (2–0) |
Mabee Center (2,219) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm |
Western Illinois | W 81–66 | 7–11 (3–0) |
Mabee Center (2,146) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Dakota State | L 75–78 | 7–12 (3–1) |
Frost Arena (2,221)
Brookings, SD | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Dakota State | L 64–82 | 7–13 (3–2) |
Scheels Center (3,625)
Fargo, ND | |||||||
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Dakota | L 70–82 | 7–14 (3–3) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,351) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Denver | L 64–73 | 7–15 (3–4) |
Mabee Center (5,023) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 23, 2018* 7:00 pm |
East Texas Baptist | W 93–66 | 8–15 |
Mabee Center (2,036) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Nebraska Christian | W 105–74 | 9–15 |
Mabee Center (2,442) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm |
at Fort Wayne | L 75–85 | 9–16 (3–5) |
Memorial Coliseum (1,481)
Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Illinois | L 56–82 | 9–17 (3–6) |
Western Hall (712) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Dakota State | W 67–66 OT | 10–17 (4–6) |
Mabee Center (2,366) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
South Dakota State | L 75–85 | 10–18 (4–7) |
Mabee Center (2,568) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
South Dakota | L 67–85 | 10–19 (4–8) |
Mabee Center (2,027) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ALT2 |
at Denver | L 65–66 | 10–20 (4–9) |
Magness Arena (1,247) Denver, CO | |||||||
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Omaha | W 83–75 | 11–20 (5–9) |
Baxter Arena (1,899) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 2018 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(6) | vs. (3) Denver Quarterfinals |
L 88–90 2OT | 11–21 |
Premier Center (5,692) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Central Time
Source[6]. |
References
- ^ "Oral Roberts fires coach Sutton after 18 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "Oral Roberts Fires Scott Sutton". KDLT. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (April 28, 2017). "ORU confirms hiring of Baylor assistant Paul Mills as Golden Eagle basketball coach". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ a b "South Dakota State Tabbed #SummitMBB Preseason Favorite". The Summit League. October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
- ^ |accessdate=November 1, 2017
- ^ "ORU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results". Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.