2011–12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 13th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and are members of The Summit League. This was their last season as a member of The Summit League before joining the Southland Conference in 2012–13 (they rejoined the Summit League in 2014–15). They finished the season 27–7, 17–1 in Summit League play to be crowned regular season champions.[1] They lost in the semifinals of The Summit League Basketball tournament to Western Illinois. As regular season conference champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Nevada.

2011–12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
The Summit League Regular Season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceThe Summit League
Record27–7 (17–1 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2011–12 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oral Roberts171 .944277 .794
South Dakota State153 .833278 .771
Oakland117 .6112016 .556
Western Illinois99 .5001815 .545
North Dakota State99 .5001714 .548
Southern Utah810 .4441417 .452
IUPUI711 .3891418 .438
* South Dakota513 .2781018 .357
IPFW513 .2781119 .367
UMKC414 .2221021 .323
2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
2D.J. JacksonGuard5–11175FreshmanKansas City, Missouri
3Robert AeryGuard6–0185SeniorTulsa, Oklahoma
4Roderick Pearson, Jr.Guard6–2195SeniorKansas City, Missouri
10Tyrone NanceForward6–5211JuniorLos Angeles, CA
11Shawn GloverGuard/Forward6–7195JuniorDallas, TX
12Ken HoldmanGuard6–0180SeniorTulsa, Oklahoma
13Warren NilesGuard6–5195JuniorCincinnati, Ohio
14Jake LliterasGuard6–5195FreshmanHillsborough, North Carolina
21Kris ObasekiForward6–9180FreshmanHouston, TX
22Steven RoundtreeForward6–8190SophomoreJacksonville, Florida
23P.J. PurnellGuard6–2175FreshmanSilver Spring, Maryland
25Trey CoxGuard6–1190FreshmanKansas City, Missouri
32Damen Bell-HolterForward/Center6–9245JuniorHydaburg, Alaska
35Mikey ManghumGuard6–2185JuniorDerby, England
45Dominique MorrisonForward6–6210SeniorKansas City, Missouri
54Michael CraionForward6–5215SeniorKansas City, Missouri

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:00 pm
Rogers StateW 78–45 
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
11/06/2011*
3:00 pm
Northeastern StateW 65–59 
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Regular season
11/11/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at West VirginiaL 71–78 0–1
WVU Coliseum (8,579)
Morgantown, WV
11/15/2011*
9:30 pm
vs. UTSA
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 77–78 0–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,719)
Stillwater, OK
11/16/2011*
9:30 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 80–44 1–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,836)
Stillwater, OK
11/19/2011*
7:00 pm
Austin PeayW 71–59 2–2
Mabee Center (2,852)
Tulsa, OK
11/21/2011*
7:30 pm
SMU
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 62–56 3–2
Mabee Center (1,971)
Tulsa, OK
11/22/2011*
7:30 pm
FIU
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 73–65 4–2
Mabee Center (2,218)
Tulsa, OK
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm, FCS
Missouri StateW 68–63 5–2
Mabee Center (3,352)
Tulsa, OK
12/03/2011
7:00 pm
Southern UtahW 61–55 6–2
(1–0)
Mabee Center (2,263)
Tulsa, OK
12/08/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at OklahomaL 59–73 6–3
Lloyd Noble Center (7,699)
Norman, OK
12/12/2011*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little RockW 58–55 7–3
Jack Stephens Center (2,557)
Little Rock, AR
12/15/2011*
8:00 pm
at GonzagaL 61–67 7–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
12/18/2011*
12:00 pm, FS Ohio
at No. 8 XavierW 64–42 8–4
Cintas Center (9,678)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm, FCS
Texas TechW 72–56 9–4
Mabee Center (8,064)
Tulsa, OK
12/28/2011
7:00 pm
at UMKCW 72–65 10–4
(2–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,504)
Kansas City, MO
12/30/2011
7:00 pm
at South DakotaW 79–67 11–4
(3–0)
DakotaDome (1,689)
Vermillion, SD
01/03/2012
6:00 pm
at OaklandW 89–80 12–4
(4–0)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,185)
Rochester, MI
01/05/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
North Dakota StateW 89–80 13–4
(5–0)
Mabee Center (2,524)
Tulsa, OK
01/07/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
South Dakota StateW 97–75 14–4
(6–0)
Mabee Center (3,725)
Tulsa, OK
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
at Western IllinoisW 71–70 2OT15–4
(7–0)
Western Hall (1,029)
Macomb, IL
01/14/2012
6:00 pm
at IUPUIW 81–71 16–4
(8–0)
IUPUI Gymnasium (1,215)
Indianapolis, IN
01/19/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
IPFWW 65–54 17–4
(9–0)
Mabee Center (3,583)
Tulsa, OK
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
OaklandW 93–86 18–4
(10–0)
Mabee Center (9,005)
Tulsa, OK
01/26/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
South DakotaW 97–64 19–4
(11–0)
Mabee Center (3,170)
Tulsa, OK
01/28/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
UMKCW 77–67 20–4
(12–0)
Mabee Center (6,850)
Tulsa, OK
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
at South Dakota StateL 60–75 20–5
(12–1)
Frost Arena (4,255)
Brookings, SD
02/04/2012
7:30 pm
at North Dakota StateW 85–76 21–5
(13–1)
Bison Sports Arena (4,464)
Fargo, ND
02/09/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
IUPUIW 76–74 OT22–5
(14–1)
Mabee Center (3,495)
Tulsa, OK
02/11/2012
7:00 pm, FCS
Western Illinois
Homecoming
W 61–51 23–5
(15–1)
Mabee Center (8,617)
Tulsa, OK
02/15/2012
6:00 pm
at IPFWW 75–71 24–5
(16–1)
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,679)
Ft. Wayne, IN
02/18/2012*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
Akron
ESPN BracketBusters
W 67–61 25–5
Mabee Center (7,745)
Tulsa, OK
02/25/2012
8:30 pm
at Southern UtahW 73–71 26–5
(17–1)
Centrum Arena (2,738)
Cedar City, UT
Summit League tournament
03/03/2012
6:00 pm, FCS
(1) vs. (8) IPFW
Quarterfinals
W 71–67 27–5
Sioux Falls Arena (6,614)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/05/2012
6:00 pm, FCS
(1) vs. (4) Western Illinois
Semifinals
L 53–54 27–6
Sioux Falls Arena (6,448)
Sioux Falls, SD
NIT
03/14/2012*
8:15 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Nevada
First round
L 59–68 27–7
Mabee Center (2,474)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References