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

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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  14 – 2   .875 24 – 9   .727
Omaha 13 – 3   .813 21 – 11   .656
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545
North Dakota State † 9 – 7   .563 19 – 16   .543
Oral Roberts 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344
South Dakota 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433
North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Western Illinois 4 – 12   .250 10 – 21   .323
Denver 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2019 Summit League tournament winner

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

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kevin Obanor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Houston, TX
G 1 Kennedy Milton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Dallas, TX
G 10 Sam Kearns 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX
G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tartu, Estonia
G 12 R.J. Faqua 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tulsa, Oklahoma
G 13 Aidan Saunders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lithonia, GA
F 14 D.J. Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, TX
F 21 Kerwin Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Dallas, TX
F 22 Francis Lācis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Riga, Latvia
F 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Trophy Club, TX
F 33 Emir Ahmedic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Kladanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 34 Chris Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Tulsa, 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 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 TCU L 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 BYU L 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 OT 3–6
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,093)
Rochester, MI
Dec 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at SMU L 67–79  3–7
 Moody Coliseum (5,627)
Dallas, TX
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast L 76–96  3–8
 Mabee Center (1,831)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 2018*
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri L 64–80  3–9
 Mizzou Arena (9,813)
Columbia, MO
Dec 15, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond W 59–52  4–9
 Robins Center (5,107)
Richmond, VA
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, Cox Yurview 		at Wichita State L 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 Omaha W 87–84  5–11
(1–0) 		Baxter Arena (1,764)
Omaha, NE
Jan 03, 2019
7:00 pm 		North Dakota W 83–72  6–11
(2–0) 		Mabee Center (2,006)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 05, 2019
7:00 pm 		Western Illinois W 82–63  7–11
(3–0) 		Mabee Center (2,010)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 10, 2019
6:00 pm 		at Purdue Fort Wayne L 69–94  7–12
(3–1) 		Memorial Coliseum (1,538)
Fort Wayne, IN
Jan 12, 2019
4:15 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at South Dakota State L 65–84  7–13
(3–2) 		Frost Arena (3,680)
Brookings, SD
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		South Dakota W 77–74  8–13
(4–2) 		Mabee Center (2,027)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 20, 2019
5:00 pm, ALT2 		at Denver L 58–74  8–14
(4–3) 		Magness Arena (420)
Denver, CO
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		North Dakota State L 57–67  8–15
(4–4) 		Mabee Center (2,717)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		South Dakota State L 80–86  8–16
(4–5) 		Mabee Center (2,287)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 02, 2019
7:00 pm 		Purdue Fort Wayne L 81–82  8–17
(4–6) 		Mabee Center (2,251)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 07, 2019
7:00 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		Denver W 78–65  9–17
(5–6) 		Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 10, 2019
1:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at South Dakota W 86–72  10–17
(6–6) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at North Dakota State L 73–85  10–18
(6–7) 		Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 		at North Dakota L 73–85  10–19
(6–8) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Illinois W 75-66  10-20
(7-8) 		Western Hall (572)
Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019
7:30 pm, KGEB TV-53/ESPN+ 		Omaha W 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 State W 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 Time Source[1].

References

  1. ^ "ORU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results". Retrieved February 28, 2024.