2023–24 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record12–19 (5–11 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Patterson
  • Antonio Bostic
  • Bill Lewis
  • Steve Upshaw
  • Dave Nedbalek
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 13   .629
Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
North Dakota 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
St. Thomas* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 13   .606
North Dakota State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Omaha 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455
Denver 6 – 10   .375 17 – 17   .500
Oral Roberts 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
South Dakota 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner

The 2023–24 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by first-year head coach Russell Springmann, played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.

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 2022–23 season 30–5, 18–0 in Summit League play, to win the regular-season championship. They defeated North Dakota, St. Thomas[3] and North Dakota State to win the Summit League tournament championship.[4] 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.[5][6]

Roster

2023–24 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) 219 lb (99 kg) RS So Houston, TX
F 1 Braeden Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Nashville, TN
G 2 Kareem Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Florence, AL
G 4 Jake Shannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Ada, OK
G 5 Cam Amboree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) So Pearland, TX
G 10 Isaac McBride 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Sr Little Rock, AR
G 11 Pablo Navarro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Valencia, Spain
G 12 Jalen Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Frederick, MD
G 13 Jonathan Alexandre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Pétion-Ville, Haiti
F 14 DeShang Weaver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) GS Houston, TX
G 20 Trey Phipps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Tulsa, OK
C 22 Josh Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Austin, TX
F 23 Sir Issac Herron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Houston, TX
G 25 Elijah Lawrence 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Bellaire, TX
F 32 Ashton Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Spring, TX
G 33 Seth Kruse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Tulsa, OK
G/F 35 Jailen Bedford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Austin, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 71–75  0–1
 UT Arlington College Park Center (2,185)
Arlington, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KGEB 		Mid-American Christian W 74–69  1–1
 Mabee Center (6,002)
Tulsa, OK
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Missouri State L 69–84  1–2
 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,248)
Springfield, MO
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 13 Texas A&M L 66–74  1–3
 Reed Arena (10,689)
College Station, TX
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Texas Southern W 65–63  2–3
 Mabee Center (5,893)
Tulsa, OK
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State L 78–88 OT 2–4
 Bramlage Coliseum (9,887)
Manhattan, KS
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KGEB 		Tulsa W 79–70  3–4
 Mabee Center (6,949)
Tulsa, OK
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., KGEB 		Ozark Christian W 110–51  4–4
 Mabee Center (3,392)
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 76–82  4–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (10,280)
Lubbock, TX
December 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State L 60–81  4–6
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,170)
Stillwater, OK
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN 		John Brown W 71–59  5–6
 Mabee Center (5,417)
Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2023
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Kansas City L 60–77  5–7
(0–1) 		Swinney Recreation Center (1,337)
Kansas City, MO
December 31, 2023
4:00 p.m., SLN 		at Denver W 89–86 OT 6–7
(1–1) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (752)
Denver, CO
January 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		at Montana State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		W 82–76  7–7
 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,316)
Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Weber State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge 		L 78–83  7–8
 Mabee Center (5,557)
Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		South Dakota W 84–66  8–8
(2–1) 		Mabee Center (3,517)
Tulsa, OK
January 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		St. Thomas L 76–87  8–9
(2–2) 		Mabee Center (4,652)
Tulsa, OK
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at North Dakota L 77–87  8–10
(2–3) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,659)
Grand Forks, ND
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at North Dakota State L 67–72  8–11
(2–4) 		Scheels Center (2,017)
Fargo, ND
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Omaha W 74–67  9–11
(3–4) 		Mabee Center (4,963)
Tulsa, OK
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		South Dakota State W 87–82  10–11
(4–4) 		Mabee Center (6,914)
Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Denver W 82–76  11–11
(5–4) 		Mabee Center (6,528)
Tulsa, OK
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at St. Thomas L 63–85  11–12
(5–5) 		Shoenecker Arena (1,148)
St. Paul, MN
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at South Dakota State L 72–83  11–13
(5–6) 		Frost Arena (3,422)
Brookings, SD
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		North Dakota State L 60–73  11–14
(5–7) 		Mabee Center (3,975)
Tulsa, OK
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		North Dakota L 65–78  11–15
(5–8) 		Mabee Center (6,074)
Tulsa, OK
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		at Omaha L 70–71  11–16
(5–9) 		Baxter Arena (2,106)
Omaha, NE
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN 		at South Dakota L 76–77  11–17
(5–10) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,887)
Vermillion, SD
March 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN 		Kansas City L 54–71  11–18
(5–11) 		Mabee Center (5,971)
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN/SLN 		(8) vs. (9) South Dakota
First round 		W 77–62  12–18
 Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,611)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/SLN 		(8) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Quarterfinals 		L 63–79  12–19
 Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  2. ^ Dukes, Chris (March 22, 2023). "Oral Roberts hires Russell Springmann as basketball coach: Longtime former Texas assistant replaces Paul Mills". 247Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "#ORUMBB Defeats St. Thomas in Semifinals to Advance to Championship Tuesday". Oral Roberts University. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "#ORUMBB Wins Summit League Championship". Oral Roberts University. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ^ "Roach's 23 Points Leads Duke Into NCAA Second Round". Duke University. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
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