2019–20 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach Paul Mills, played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of the Summit League. They finished the 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 before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.

2019–20 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
2019–20 record17–14 (9–7 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
2019–20 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota State133 .813  258  .758
South Dakota State133 .813  2210  .688
South Dakota106 .625  2012  .625
Oral Roberts97 .563  1714  .548
Omaha97 .563  1616  .500
North Dakota79 .438  1518  .455
Purdue Fort Wayne610 .375  1419  .424
Denver313 .188  724  .226
Western Illinois214 .125  521  .192
2020 Summit League Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2018–19 season 11–21 overall, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for 5th place. In the Summit League Tournament, they were defeated by North Dakota State in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Kevin Obanor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS So Houston, Texas
F/C 1 Elijah Lufile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg) RS So Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 2 Deondre Burns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yazoo City, Mississippi
G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Rockwall, Texas
G 5 D'Mauria Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, California
G 10 Sam Kearns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Tartu, Estonia
G 12 R.J. Fuqua 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) RS So Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 13 Aidan Saunders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lithonia, Georgia
F 14 DeShang Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 21 Ty Lazenby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Glencoe, Oklahoma
F 22 Francis Lacis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Riga, Latvia
F 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Trophy Club, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Central Arkansas
Hoops for Disaster Relief
L 84–92[2] 
Stubblefield Center 
Fort Smith, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 75–80  0–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,319)
Stillwater, OK
November 8, 2019*
7:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 95–81  1–1
Mabee Center (2,159)
Tulsa, OK
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Tulsa
PSO Mayor's Cup
L 67–74  1–2
Reynolds Center (3,705)
Tulsa, OK
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at Iowa L 74–87  1–3
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,021)
Iowa City, IA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
Rogers State W 73–60  2–3
Mabee Center (1,944)
Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Wichita State L 59–68  2–4
Charles Koch Arena (10,075)
Wichita, KS
November 25, 2019*
7:00 pm
Southwestern Christian W 99–45  3–4
Mabee Center (1,840)
Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2019*
7:30 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 60–72  3–5
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,427)
Omaha, NE
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
Haskell W 95–55  4–5
Mabee Center (1,470)
Tulsa, OK
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
Central Oklahoma W 69–57  5–5
Mabee Center (1,886)
Tulsa, OK
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Chicago State
Summit League/WAC Challenge
W 97–59  6–5
Jones Convocation Center (407)
Chicago, IL
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm
Missouri State W 82–72  7–5
Mabee Center (2,490)
Tulsa, OK
December 28, 2019*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 73–79  7–6
Marriott Center (12,365)
Provo, UT
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2020
8:15 pm, MidcoSN2
at South Dakota State L 79–96  7–7
(0–1)
Frost Arena (1,798)
Brookings, SD
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 67–74  7–8
(0–2)
Baxter Arena (2,251)
Omaha, NE
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, KGEB/ESPN+
North Dakota State W 79–73  8–8
(1–2)
Mabee Center (2,886)
Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, KGEB/ESPN+
North Dakota W 88–73  9–8
(2–2)
Mabee Center (1,840)
Tulsa, OK
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Illinois W 87–70  10–8
(3–2)
Western Hall (746)
Macomb, IL
January 18, 2020
12:00 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 92–68  11–8
(4–2)
Memorial Coliseum (1,426)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 25, 2020
3:30 pm, MidcoSN2
at South Dakota L 80–91  11–9
(4–3)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,752)
Vermillion, SD
January 29, 2020
7:00 pm, KGEB
South Dakota State L 61–76  11–10
(4–4)
Mabee Center (1,924)
Tulsa, OK
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm
Denver W 86–77  12–10
(5–4)
Mabee Center (2,163)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, MidcoSN
at North Dakota L 68–74  12–11
(5–5)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,372)
Grand Forks, ND
February 8, 2020
1:00 pm, MidcoSN2
at North Dakota State L 76–83  12–12
(5–6)
Scheels Center (3,715)
Fargo, ND
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, KGEB/ESPN+
Omaha W 81–78 OT 13–12
(6–6)
Mabee Center (1,869)
Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, KGEB/ESPN+
South Dakota W 94–80  14–12
(7–6)
Mabee Center (3,512)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, Altitude
at Denver L 96–100 OT 14–13
(7–7)
Magness Arena (875)
Denver, CO
February 27, 2020
7:30 pm
Western Illinois W 113–70  15–13
(8–7)
Mabee Center (3,463)
Tulsa, OK
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, KGEB/ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 72–66  16–13
(9–7)
Mabee Center (4,123)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League Tournament
March 8, 2020
6:00 pm, MidcoSN
(4) vs. (5) Omaha
Quarterfinals
W 79–52  17–13
Premier Center (6,414)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, MidcoSN
(4) vs. (1) North Dakota State
Semifinals
L 69–75  17–14
Premier Center (4,761)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

  1. "Bison dominate second half in quarterfinal win over Oral Roberts". The Summit League. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. "Late Surge Downs #ORUMBB in Sunday's Exhibition". Oral Roberts. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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