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

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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.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11965–1969 Bill White 465–35.650
21969–1974
1987–1993		 Ken Trickey 11214–116.648
31974–1977 Jerry Hale 361–21.744
41977–1979 Lake Kelly 230–24.556
51979–1982 [lower-alpha 1] Ken Hayes 450–43.538
61982–1985 [lower-alpha 2] Dick Acres 347–34.580
71985–1987 Ted Owens 221–35.375
81993–1997 Bill Self 455–54.505
91997–1999 Barry Hinson 236–23.610
101999–2017 Scott Sutton 18328–247.570
112017–2023 Paul Mills 6106–84.558
122023–present Russell Springmann 00–0–
Totals12 coaches58 seasons1,013–725.583
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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