2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Oral Roberts University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles are led by second-year head coach Paul Mills and play their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of The Summit League.

2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record11–21 (7–9 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State 142 .875249 .727
Omaha133 .8132111 .656
Purdue Fort Wayne97 .5631815 .545
North Dakota State97 .5631916 .543
Oral Roberts79 .4381121 .344
South Dakota79 .4381317 .433
North Dakota610 .3751218 .400
Western Illinois412 .2501021 .323
Denver313 .188822 .267
2019 Summit League tournament winner

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the season 11–21, 5–9 in Summit League, play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to Denver.

Roster

2018–19 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Kevin Obanor6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS FrHouston, TX
G1Kennedy Milton6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrDallas, TX
G10Sam Kearns6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrSan Antonio, TX
G11Carlos Jürgens6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrTartu, Estonia
G12R.J. Faqua5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoTulsa, Oklahoma
G13Aidan Saunders6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrLithonia, GA
F14D.J. Weaver6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrHouston, TX
F21Kerwin Smith6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)214 lb (97 kg)RS SrDallas, TX
F22Francis Lācis6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS FrRiga, Latvia
F23Emmanuel Nzekwesi6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)RS JrTrophy Club, TX
F33Emir Ahmedic6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg)RS SoKladanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F34Chris Miller6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg)JrTulsa, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri StateL 50–84 0–1
JQH Arena (5,014)
Springfield, MO
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Southwestern (KS)W 79–62 1–1
Mabee Center (2,157)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 11, 2018*
4:05 pm, FSSW
at No. 20 TCUL 62–79 1–2
Schollmaier Arena (6,368)
Fort Worth, TX
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
California Baptist
Summit/WAC Challenge
L 69–70 1–3
Mabee Center (1,792)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 15, 2018*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYUL 65–85 1–4
Marriott Center (10,179)
Provo, UT
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Ecclesia
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge
W 109–72 2–4
Mabee Center (1,780)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 23, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Northern Illinois
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge
L 66–87 2–5
Athletics Center O'rena (1,821)
Rochester, MI
Nov 24, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge
L 76–87 2–6
Athletics Center O'rena (1,610)
Rochester, MI
Nov 25, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. James Madison
Men Against Breast Cancer Hoops Challenge
W 78–69 OT3–6
Athletics Center O'rena (2,093)
Rochester, MI
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at SMUL 67–79 3–7
Moody Coliseum (5,627)
Dallas, TX
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
Florida Gulf CoastL 76–96 3–8
Mabee Center (1,831)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN
at MissouriL 64–80 3–9
Mizzou Arena (9,813)
Columbia, MO
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at RichmondW 59–52 4–9
Robins Center (5,107)
Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox Yurview
at Wichita StateL 63–84 4–10
Charles Koch Arena (10,156)
Wichita, KS
Dec 22, 2018*
7:00 pm
Tulsa
Mayor's Cup
L 59–69 4–11
Mabee Center (4,102)
Tulsa, OK
The Summit League regular season
Dec 30, 2018
4:30 pm
at OmahaW 87–84 5–11
(1–0)
Baxter Arena (1,764)
Omaha, NE
Jan 03, 2019
7:00 pm
North DakotaW 83–72 6–11
(2–0)
Mabee Center (2,006)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 05, 2019
7:00 pm
Western IllinoisW 82–63 7–11
(3–0)
Mabee Center (2,010)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm
at Purdue Fort WayneL 69–94 7–12
(3–1)
Memorial Coliseum (1,538)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 12, 2019
4:15 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at South Dakota StateL 65–84 7–13
(3–2)
Frost Arena (3,680)
Brookings, SD
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
South DakotaW 77–74 8–13
(4–2)
Mabee Center (2,027)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 20, 2019
5:00 pm, ALT2
at DenverL 58–74 8–14
(4–3)
Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
North Dakota StateL 57–67 8–15
(4–4)
Mabee Center (2,717)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
South Dakota StateL 80–86 8–16
(4–5)
Mabee Center (2,287)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 02, 2019
7:00 pm
Purdue Fort WayneL 81–82 8–17
(4–6)
Mabee Center (2,251)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 07, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
DenverW 78–65 9–17
(5–6)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 10, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at South DakotaW 86–72 10–17
(6–6)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at North Dakota StateL 73–85 10–18
(6–7)
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3
at North DakotaL 73–85 10–19
(6–8)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western IllinoisW 75-66 10-20
(7-8)
Western Hall (572)
Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:30 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+
OmahaW 84-80 11-20
(7-9)
Mabee Center (2,139)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
Mar 10, 2019
6pm, ESPN+/MidcoSN
(5) vs. (4) North Dakota StateW 86-73 11-21
Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central TimeSource[1].

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