2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

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2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles wordmark.svg
Summit League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference Summit League
Record30–5 (18–0 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Mabee Center
Seasons
  2021–22
2023–24  
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts180 1.000305  .857
South Dakota State 135 .7221913  .594
North Dakota State 117 .6111617  .485
Western Illinois 99 .5001614  .533
St. Thomas*99 .5001914  .576
South Dakota 711 .3891219  .387
Kansas City 711 .3891121  .344
Denver 612 .3331517  .469
North Dakota 612 .3331320  .394
Omaha 414 .222923  .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2023 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-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 30–5, 18–0 in Summit League play to win the regular season championship. They defeated North Dakota, St. Thomas, and North Dakota State to win the Summit League tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the East region. There they lost to Duke in the first round.

Contents

On March 22, 2023, head coach Paul Mills left the school to take the head coaching position at Wichita State. [1] Shortly thereafter, the school named assistant coach Russell Springmann the team's new head coach. [2]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 12–6 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois [3] before falling to North Dakota State. [4] They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament or any other postseason tournament.

Roster

2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0Demari Williams6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)218 lb(99 kg)So Houston, Texas
G 2Kareem Thompson6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)208 lb(94 kg)Sr Florence, Alabama
G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Rockwall, Texas
G 4Jake Shannon6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)212 lb(96 kg)So Ada, Oklahoma
G 5Cam Amboree6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)160 lb(73 kg)Fr Pearland, Texas
G 10Issac McBride6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)172 lb(78 kg)Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 11Carlos Jürgens6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)206 lb(93 kg)RS Sr Tartu, Estonia
C 13Nate Clover III6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)248 lb(112 kg)Jr Port Arthur, Texas
F 14DeShang Weaver6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)212 lb(96 kg)RS Sr Houston, Texas
G 20Trey Phipps6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)178 lb(81 kg)Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 23Sir Issac Herron6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)220 lb(100 kg)So Houston, Texas
G 25Elijah Lawrence5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)160 lb(73 kg)So Bellaire, Texas
F 32Patrick Mwamba6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)206 lb(93 kg)Jr Kinshasa, Congo
F 35Connor Vanover7 ft 5 in(2.26 m)227 lb(103 kg)Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
9:00 pm,  WCCN
at  Saint Mary's L 70–78 0–1
University Credit Union Pavilion  (3,219)
Moraga, CA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
John Brown W 95–62 1–1
Mabee Center  (5,097)
Tulsa, OK
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+
at No. 3  Houston
Cougar Classic
L 45–83 1–2
Fertitta Center  (7,246)
Houston, TX
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm
at  Texas Southern
Cougar Classic
W 82–64 2–2
H&PE Arena  (2,109)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Oklahoma Baptist W 98–86 3–2
Mabee Center (4,328)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2022*
8:00 pm
at  Utah State L 85–95 3–3
Smith Spectrum  (5,980)
Logan, UT
November 27, 2022*
4:00 pm, ORUSN
Rogers State W 81–70 4–3
Mabee Center (3,787)
Tulsa, OK
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Ozark Christian
Nike N7 Native American Heritage Night
W 116–68 5–3
Mabee Center (3,527)
Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at  Tulsa
PSO Mayor's Cup
W 77–66 6–3
Reynolds Center  (4,662)
Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Central Arkansas W 111–78 7–3
Mabee Center (3,897)
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Liberty W 84–70 8–3
Mabee Center (4,422)
Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2022*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Missouri State W 80–77 9–3
Mabee Center (4,692)
Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota State W 79–40 10–3
(1–0)
Mabee Center (4,579)
Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm
at  Omaha W 92–89 11–3
(2–0)
Baxter Arena  (2,208)
Omaha, NE
December 31, 2022
3:00 pm
at  Denver W 80–62 12–3
(3–0)
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,081)
Denver, CO
January 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Kansas City W 74–71 13–3
(4–0)
Mabee Center (6,011)
Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2023*
7:00 pm
at  New Mexico L 75–82 13–4
The Pit  (9,249)
Albuquerque, NM
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Western Illinois W 87–63 14–4
(5–0)
Mabee Center (5,183)
Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
St. Thomas W 81–69 15–4
(6–0)
Mabee Center (5,684)
Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at  North Dakota State W 92–69 16–4
(7–0)
Scheels Center  (3,265)
Fargo, ND
January 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at  North Dakota W 84–72 17–4
(8–0)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  (1,655)
Grand Forks, ND
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
DenverW 102–61 18–4
(9–0)
Mabee Center (5,249)
Tulsa, OK
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
OmahaW 73–64 19–4
(10–0)
Mabee Center (7,846)
Tulsa, OK
January 30, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota
Rescheduled from December 21
W 103–53 20–4
(11–0)
Mabee Center (5,224)
Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm
at Kansas CityW 85–57 21–4
(12–0)
Swinney Recreation Center  (1,523)
Kansas City, MO
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm
at St. ThomasW 95–88 22–4
(13–0)
Schoenecker Arena (2,013)
St. Paul, MN
February 11, 2023
2:00 pm
at Western IllinoisW 82–73 23–4
(14–0)
Western Hall  (1,681)
Macomb, IL
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
North DakotaW 73–70 24–4
(15–0)
Mabee Center (7,492)
Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2023
7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota StateW 74–66 25–4
(16–0)
Mabee Center (8,012)
Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South DakotaW 82–70 26–4
(17–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center  (1,813)
Vermillion, SD
February 25, 2023
2:00 pm
at South Dakota StateW 69–65 27–4
(18–0)
Frost Arena  (4,207)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 4, 2023
6:00 pm,  MidcoSN/ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) North Dakota
Quarterfinals
W 96–80 28–4
Denny Sanford Premier Center  
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2023
6:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(1) vs. (5) St. Thomas
Semifinals
W 70–65 29–4
Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) North Dakota State
Championship
W 92–58 30–4
Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,011)
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023*
6:10 pm,  CBS
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 12  Duke
First Round
L 51–74 30–5
Amway Center  (18,018)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

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