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2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Mid-Continent tournament champions; Mid-Continent Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	21–12 (13–3 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Scott Sutton (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Hankins; Conley Phipps;
Home arena	Mabee Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
IUPUI	13	–	3	.813	19	–	10	.655
UMKC	11	–	5	.688	14	–	14	.500
Valparaiso	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Southern Utah	8	–	8	.500	10	–	20	.333
Chicago State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Oakland	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Western Illinois	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Centenary	2	–	14	.125	4	–	23	.148

† 2006 Mid-Continent Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 7th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–3 in league play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Mid-Continent Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Oakland region. The Golden Eagles lost to No. 1 seed Memphis in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Robert Jarvis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr		Humble, Texas
G	11	Adam Liberty	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	13	Moses Ehambe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Mansfield Summit	Arlington, Texas
F	21	Marcus Lewis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr		Long Beach, California
F	30	Caleb Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Tulsa Memorial	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	44	Marchello Vealy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 19, 2005*		Utah State	L 67–72 ^OT	0–1	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2005*		vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout	W 68–48	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–73	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Monmouth Great Alaska Shootout	W 62–54	2–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Mid-Con Conference regular season
Feb 25, 2006		Valparaiso	W 87–78	18–11 (13–3)	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mid-Con Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 60–53	19–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 2006*		vs. Valparaiso Semifinals	W 77–58	20–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 2006*		vs. Chicago State Championship game	W 85–72	21–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(16 OAK)	vs. (1 OAK) No. 4 Memphis First round	L 78–94	21–12	American Airlines Center (19,028) Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Central Time.