2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Summit League tournament champions
Summit League Regular Season champions
ConferenceSummit League
Record24–9 (16–2 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2007–08 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts † 16 – 2   .889 24 – 9   .727
IUPUI 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
North Dakota State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 13   .552
Southern Utah 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
IPFW 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
Western Illinois 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
UMKC 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344
Centenary 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
South Dakota State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276
† 2008 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 9th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 24–9, 16–2 in Summit League play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Summit League tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the South region. The Golden Eagles lost to No. 4 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.[2]

Roster

2007–08 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) Jr   Humble, Texas
G 11 Adam Liberty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr   Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 13 Moses Ehambe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Mansfield Summit Arlington, Texas
F 21 Marcus Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr   Long Beach, California
C 33 Shawn King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Carl Albert State Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago
F 44 Marchello Vealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr   Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 84–59  1–0
 Mabee Center (4,414)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 13, 2007*
 ESPNU 		at Texas A&M
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 53–67  1–1
 Reed Arena (8,442)
College Station, Texas
Nov 14, 2007*
 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 81–86 OT 1–2
 Reed Arena (NA)
College Station, Texas
Nov 20, 2007*
 Louisiana-Lafayette W 62–53  2–2
 Mabee Center (4,613)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 2007*
 at Lamar W 65–57  3–2
 Montagne Center (2,679)
Beaumont, Texas
Nov 27, 2007*
 Tulsa W 84–70  4–2
 Mabee Center (7,436)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 2007*
 at Arkansas L 51–62  4–3
 Bud Walton Arena (15,335)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 6, 2007
 North Dakota State W 69–57  5–3
(1–0) 		Mabee Center (4,159)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 8, 2007
 South Dakota State W 80–51  6–3
(2–0) 		Mabee Center (4,502)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 2007*
 at No. 4 Texas L 56–66  6–4
 Frank Erwin Center (11,540)
Austin, Texas
Dec 20, 2007*
 vs. Oklahoma State W 74–59  7–4
 Ford Center (NA)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 2007*
 at Utah State L 55–76  7–5
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,959)
Logan, Utah
Jan 5, 2008
 at Centenary W 71–62 OT 8–5
(3–0) 		Gold Dome (541)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 10, 2008
 at IPFW W 68–56  9–5
(4–0) 		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,221)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jan 12, 2008
 at Oakland W 66–60  10–5
(5–0) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,505)
Rochester, Michigan
Jan 17, 2008
 IUPUI W 64–63  11–5
(6–0) 		Mabee Center (6,977)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 19, 2008
 Western Illinois W 76–55  12–5
(7–0) 		Mabee Center (6,610)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 2008
 at UMKC W 75–47  13–5
(8–0) 		Municipal Auditorium (1,503)
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 26, 2008
 at Southern Utah W 80–75  14–5
(9–0) 		Centrum (3,816)
Cedar City, Utah
Feb 2, 2008
 Centenary W 73–62  15–5
(10–0) 		Mabee Center (7,213)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 2008
 Oakland W 60–53  16–5
(11–0) 		Mabee Center (5,255)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 2008
 IPFW W 88–56  17–5
(12–0) 		Mabee Center (8,139)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 2008
 at Western Illinois W 76–71  18–5
(13–0) 		Western Hall (587)
Macomb, Illinois
Feb 16, 2008
 at IUPUI L 66–69  18–6
(13–1) 		The Jungle (1,215)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 19, 2008
 Southern Utah W 71–62  19–6
(14–1) 		Mabee Center (4,212)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 2008
 UMKC W 72–64  20–6
(15–1) 		Mabee Center (4,108)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 23, 2008*
 ESPN2 		Creighton
O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters 		L 64–65  20–7
 Mabee Center (8,152)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 28, 2008
 at South Dakota State W 67–52  21–7
(16–1) 		Frost Arena (1,708)
Brookings, South Dakota
Mar 1, 2008
 at North Dakota State L 55–68  21–8
(16–2) 		Bison Sports Arena (4,833)
Fargo, North Dakota
Summit League tournament
Mar 8, 2008*
 vs. Centenary
Quarterfinals 		W 84–56  22–8
 Union Multipurpose Activity Center (NA)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 10, 2008*
 vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne
Semifinals 		W 58–42  23–8
 Union Multipurpose Activity Center (NA)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 11, 2008*
 vs. IUPUI
Championship Game 		W 71–64  24–8
 Union Multipurpose Activity Center (4,217)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
 (13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 17 Pittsburgh
First Round 		L 63–82  24–9
 The Pepsi Center (19,010)
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Summit League Season Summary
  2. ^ "Now feeling healthy, Fields, Pitt leave Oral Roberts in dust". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2007–08 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "2007-2008 Oral Roberts Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). ORU Athletics.