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2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record19–12 (12–6 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
North Dakota State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Kansas City 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
Oral Roberts 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
South Dakota 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Western Illinois 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Denver 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 10 20   .333
Omaha 4 14   .222 5 25   .167
North Dakota 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach Paul Mills, played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Golden Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 18–11, 10–5 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated North Dakotas[1] and top-seeded South Dakota State[2] to advance to the championship game. There they defeated North Dakota State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South region, the school's first appearance since 2008.[3] In the First Round, they upset No. 2-seeded Ohio State in overtime, becoming the first No. 15 seed since 2016, and just the ninth overall, to win a first-round game.[4] In the Second Round, they defeated Florida, becoming just the second No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16, the other being Florida Gulf Coast in 2013.[5] In the Sweet 16, they matched up against Arkansas for their second meeting of the season, having played each other in the regular season, an Arkansas win.[6] After a potential game-winning three missed at the buzzer, Arkansas came away with the win, preventing Oral Roberts from becoming the first-ever No. 15 to advance to the Elite Eight.[7]

Roster

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2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 1 Elijah Lufile 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 280 lb (127 kg) RS Sr Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 2 Kareem Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Florence, Alabama
G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Rockwall, Texas
G 4 Jamie Bergens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Almere, Netherlands
G 5 Jonathan Alexandre 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Pétion-Ville, Haiti
G 10 Issac McBride 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Little Rock, Arkansas
G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Tartu, Estonia
C 13 Nate Clover III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Port Arthur, Texas
F 14 DeShang Weaver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
G 20 Trey Phipps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 22 Francis Lacis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Riga, Latvia
F 23 Sir Issac Herron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
G 25 Elijah Lawrence 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bellaire, Texas
F 33 Luka Tekavcic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Grosuplje, Slovenia
F 45 Ismael Plet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Amsterdam, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 17, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:30 pm, Stadium
at Colorado State L 80–109  0–1
Moby Arena (7,287)
Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Southwestern Christian W 121–50  1–1
Mabee Center (3,714)
Tulsa, OK
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Haskell W 89–46  2–1
Mabee Center (3,112)
Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2021*
3:15 pm, ORUSN
at Central Arkansas L 67–70  2–2
Farris Center (685)
Conway, AR
November 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Rogers State W 91–31  3–2
Mabee Center (2,974)
Tulsa, OK
November 26, 2021*
3:00 pm, ORUSN
Oklahoma State L 77–78 OT 3–3
Mabee Center (6,094)
Tulsa, OK
November 29, 2021*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Tulsa
PSO Mayor's Cup
W 87–80  4–3
Mabee Center (1,016)
Tulsa, OK
December 2, 2021*
7:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at TCU L 63–71  4–4
Schollmaier Arena (5,023)
Fort Worth, TX
December 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 85–67  5–4
Sharp Gymnasium (1,000)
Houston, TX
December 11, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 60–69  5–5
JQH Arena (4,002)
Springfield, MO
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
UT Arlington W 71–62  6–5
Mabee Center (3,238)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League regular season
December 20, 2021
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota W 82–73  7–5
(1–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,516)
Vermillion, SD
December 22, 2021
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota State L 76–82  7–6
(1–1)
Frost Arena (1,955)
Brookings, SD
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Denver W 83–66  8–6
(2–1)
Mabee Center (2,896)
Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Omaha W 107–62  9–6
(3–1)
Mabee Center (2,136)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2022
7:00 pm
at St. Thomas W 81–66  10–6
(4–1)
Schoenecker Arena (1,241)
St. Paul, MN
January 8, 2022
2:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 87–86  11–6
(5–1)
Western Hall (1,022)
Macomb, IL
January 15, 2022
7:00 pm
at Kansas City W 84–72  12–6
(6–1)
Swinney Recreation Center (766)
Kansas City, MO
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota W 80–76  13–6
(7–1)
Mabee Center (3,819)
Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota State L 71–72  13–7
(7–2)
Mabee Center (4,233)
Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 100–88  14–7
(8–2)
Baxter Arena (1,688)
Omaha, NE
January 29, 2022
3:00 pm
at Denver W 89–80  15–7
(9–2)
Hamilton Gymnasium (839)
Denver, CO
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Western Illinois L 85–90  15–8
(9–3)
Mabee Center (4,136)
Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
St. Thomas W 88–66  16–8
(10–3)
Mabee Center (4,412)
Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Kansas City W 91–86  17–8
(11–3)
Mabee Center (4,453)
Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State L 59–77  17–9
(11–4)
Scheels Center (2,601)
Fargo, ND
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm
at North Dakota W 87–73  18–9
(12–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,400)
Grand Forks, ND
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota State L 102–106 OT 18–10
(12–5)
Mabee Center (4,894)
Tulsa, OK
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota L 87–92  18–11
(12–6)
Mabee Center (5,364)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Western Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 80–68  19–11
Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,364)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) North Dakota State
Semifinals
L 72–92  19–12
Denny Sanford Premier Center (10,418)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "#ORUMBB Defense Stifles UND in Quarterfinal Victory". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Obanor's buzzer-beating tip in sends fourth-seeded Oral Roberts into championship game". The Summit League. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72". USA Today. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oral Roberts shocks Ohio State, becomes only ninth No. 15 seed to upset No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Oral Roberts Shocks Florida to Become Second No. 15 Seed to Advance to Sweet 16". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "#ORUMBB Sees Double-Digit Lead Slip at Arkansas". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Arkansas storms back to evade historic upset bid from Oral Roberts, reach men's Elite Eight". USA Today. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2021.