2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Demari Williams
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
So
Houston, Texas
G
2
Kareem Thompson
6 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
4
Jake Shannon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
So
Ada, Oklahoma
G
5
Cam Amboree
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Pearland, Texas
G
10
Issac McBride
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Little Rock, Arkansas
G
11
Carlos Jürgens
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Tartu , Estonia
C
13
Nate Clover III
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
Jr
Port Arthur, Texas
F
14
DeShang Weaver
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
RS Sr
Houston , Texas
G
20
Trey Phipps
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Jr
Tulsa, Oklahoma
F
23
Sir Issac Herron
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Houston , Texas
G
25
Elijah Lawrence
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Bellaire, Texas
F
32
Patrick Mwamba
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Kinshasa , Congo
F
35
Connor Vanover
7 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#
Result
Record
Site (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
Denver
W 102–61
18–4 (9–0)
Mabee Center (5,249)Tulsa, OK
January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ORUSN
Omaha
W 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 City
W 85–57
21–4 (12–0)
Swinney Recreation Center (1,523)Kansas City, MO
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm
at St. Thomas
W 95–88
22–4 (13–0)
Schoenecker Arena (2,013)St. Paul, MN
February 11, 2023 2:00 pm
at Western Illinois
W 82–73
23–4 (14–0)
Western Hall (1,681)Macomb, IL
February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota
W 73–70
24–4 (15–0)
Mabee Center (7,492)Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota State
W 74–66
25–4 (16–0)
Mabee Center (8,012)Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota
W 82–70
26–4 (17–0)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,813)Vermillion, SD
February 25, 2023 2:00 pm
at South Dakota State
W 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 .
Sources[ 5] [ 6]
References