2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	9–7 (6–2 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Mills (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Solomon Bozeman; Russell Springmann; Sam Patterson;
Home arena	Mabee Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State	9	–	3	.750	16	–	7	.696
South Dakota	11	–	4	.733	14	–	11	.560
North Dakota State	11	–	5	.688	15	–	12	.556
Oral Roberts †	10	–	5	.667	18	–	11	.621
North Dakota	8	–	8	.500	9	–	17	.346
Kansas City	7	–	7	.500	11	–	13	.458
Western Illinois	5	–	9	.357	7	–	15	.318
Omaha	3	–	11	.214	5	–	20	.200
Denver	1	–	13	.071	2	–	19	.095

† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Oral Roberts University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Paul Mills, will play their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Omaha in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament,^[1] before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kevin Obanor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Mount Zion Christian Academy	Houston, Texas
F/C	1	Elijah Lufile	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Jr	Midland College	Milton, Ontario, Canada
G	2	Kareem Thompson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	East Central Community College	Florence, Alabama
G	3	Max Abmas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Jesuit Dallas	Rockwall, Texas
G	4	Jamie Bergens	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	West Nottingham Academy	Almere, Netherlands
G	5	D'Mauria Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Antelope Valley College	Los Angeles, California
G	10	RJ Glasper	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Arkansas Tech	Forrest City, Arkansas
G	11	Carlos Jürgens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Tartu Art Gymnasium	Tartu, Estonia
G	12	Justin Lovvorn	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Hardin–Simmons	Dallas, Texas
C	13	Nate Clover III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Port Arthur Memorial High School	Port Arthur, Texas
F	14	DeShang Weaver	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Cypress Falls High School	Houston, Texas
F	22	Francis Lacis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Riga Centre Language School	Riga, Latvia
G	23	Sheldon Stevens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Southern Arkansas Tech	Grandview, Missouri
G	30	Jonathan Alexandre	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Legacy Christian Academy	Pétion-Ville, Haiti
F	45	Ismael Plet	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Virginia Episcopal School	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Head coach

Paul Mills (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock)
Russell Springmann (Salisbury)
Sam Patterson (Baylor)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 64–91	0–1	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Rogers State	W 93–63	1–1	Mabee Center (1,570) Tulsa, OK
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	L 80–85	1–2	Charles Koch Arena (100) Wichita, KS
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Southwestern Christian Postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 issues at Southwestern Christian			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/ORUSN	at Oklahoma State	L 78–83	1–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350) Stillwater, OK
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm, ORUSN	Tulsa PSO Mayor's Cup – Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Tulsa			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2020* 2:00 pm	Southwestern Christian	W 111–58	2–3	Mabee Center (1,183) Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Bacone	W 96–65	3–3	Mabee Center (1,308) Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, FSOK+	at Oklahoma	L 65–79	3–4	Lloyd Noble Center (2,000) Norman, OK
~~December 19, 2020~~* ~~2:00 pm~~, ORUSN	~~UT Arlington~~ Canceled by agreement			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
December 20, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN	at Arkansas	L 76–87	3–5	Bud Walton Arena (4,201) Fayetteville, AR
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm	at Omaha	W 95–83	4–5 (1–0)	Baxter Arena (547) Omaha, NE
January 3, 2021 7:00 pm	at Omaha	W 86–75	5–5 (2–0)	Baxter Arena (361) Omaha, NE
January 8, 2021 7:30 pm, ORUSN	North Dakota	L 71–72	5–6 (2–1)	Mabee Center (1,370) Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2021 7:30 pm, ORUSN	North Dakota	W 74–57	6–6 (3–1)	Mabee Center (1,447) Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2021 1:00 pm	at Denver	W 88–84	7–6 (4–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm	at Denver	W 91–82	8–6 (5–1)	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Kansas City	W 60–58	9–6 (6–1)	Mabee Center (1,790) Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Kansas City	L 76–81	9–7 (6–2)	Mabee Center (1,584) Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2021 7:30 pm	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	South Dakota State			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	South Dakota State			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Western Illinois			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN	Western Illinois			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Summit League Tournament
March 6–9 2021	vs.			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

^ "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "Ward lifts NDSU past Oral Roberts in Summit League tourney". USA Today. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[1] "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[2] "Ward lifts NDSU past Oral Roberts in Summit League tourney". USA Today. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 8, 2020.

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