List of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Golden Eagles in their 58-season history.[1]

Oral Roberts' current head coach is Russell Springmann. He was hired as the Golden Eagles' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Paul Mills, who left to become the head coach at Wichita State.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1965–1969 Bill White 4 65–35 .650
2 1969–1974
1987–1993 		Ken Trickey 11 214–116 .648
3 1974–1977 Jerry Hale 3 61–21 .744
4 1977–1979 Lake Kelly 2 30–24 .556
5 1979–1982[a] Ken Hayes 4 50–43 .538
6 1982–1985[b] Dick Acres 3 47–34 .580
7 1985–1987 Ted Owens 2 21–35 .375
8 1993–1997 Bill Self 4 55–54 .505
9 1997–1999 Barry Hinson 2 36–23 .610
10 1999–2017 Scott Sutton 18 328–247 .570
11 2017–2023 Paul Mills 6 106–84 .558
12 2023–present Russell Springmann 0 0–0 –
Totals 12 coaches 58 seasons 1,013–725 .583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Hayes was fired on December 18, 1982. Dick Acres served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1982–83 season.[4]
  2. ^ After finishing the 1982–83 season as interim head coach, Acres was named permanent head coach.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "ORU Men's Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). Oral Roberts Athletics. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Haisten, Bill (March 22, 2023). "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2023). "Wichita State hires Oral Roberts' Paul Mills as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Lassiter, Jim (December 22, 1982). "Firing of Hayes Was Poorly Times". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "ORU to stick with Acres". San Pedro News-Pilot. Associated Press. March 12, 1983. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.