2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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] South Dakota State [ 2] 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] Ohio State in overtime, becoming the first No. 15 seed since 2016 , and just the ninth overall, to win a first-round game.[ 4] Florida , becoming just the second No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16, the other being Florida Gulf Coast in 2013 .[ 5] Arkansas for their second meeting of the season, having played each other in the regular season, an Arkansas win.[ 6] [ 7]
Roster
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
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 *8:30 pm, Stadium
at Colorado State
L 80–109 0–1
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2021 *7:00 pm, ORUSN
Southwestern Christian W 121–50 1–1
Mabee Center 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 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 Fort Worth, TX
December 4, 2021 *7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist
W 85–67 5–4
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
December 11, 2021 *3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
L 60–69 5–5
JQH Arena 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
Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
December 22, 2021 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
at South Dakota State
L 76–82 7–6
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN
Denver W 83–66 8–6
Mabee Center (2,896)Tulsa, OK
January 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
Omaha W 107–62 9–6
Mabee Center (2,136)Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2022 7:00 pm
at St. Thomas
W 81–66 10–6
Schoenecker Arena (1,241)St. Paul, MN
January 8, 2022 2:00 pm
at Western Illinois
W 87–86 11–6
Western Hall Macomb, IL
January 15, 2022 7:00 pm
at Kansas City
W 84–72 12–6
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota W 80–76 13–6
Mabee Center (3,819)Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota State L 71–72 13–7
Mabee Center (4,233)Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm
at Omaha
W 100–88 14–7
Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
January 29, 2022 3:00 pm
at Denver
W 89–80 15–7
Hamilton Gymnasium (839)Denver, CO
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
Western Illinois L 85–90 15–8
Mabee Center (4,136)Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
St. Thomas W 88–66 16–8
Mabee Center (4,412)Tulsa, OK
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
Kansas City W 91–86 17–8
Mabee Center (4,453)Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State
L 59–77 17–9
Scheels Center Fargo, ND
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm
at North Dakota
W 87–73 18–9
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota State L 102–106 OT
18–10
Mabee Center (4,894)Tulsa, OK
February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota L 87–92 18–11
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 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
^ "#ORUMBB Defense Stifles UND in Quarterfinal Victory" . Oral Roberts University . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "Obanor's buzzer-beating tip in sends fourth-seeded Oral Roberts into championship game" . The Summit League . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "ORU wins Summit League tourney, beats North Dakota St. 75-72" . USA Today . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "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 .^ "Oral Roberts Shocks Florida to Become Second No. 15 Seed to Advance to Sweet 16" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "#ORUMBB Sees Double-Digit Lead Slip at Arkansas" . Oral Roberts University . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "Arkansas storms back to evade historic upset bid from Oral Roberts, reach men's Elite Eight" . USA Today . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Oral Roberts University . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .^ "2021-22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved December 17, 2021 .
