2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Second round
Conference The Summit League
2014–15 record 19–15 (10–6 The Summit)
Head coach Scott Sutton (16th year)
Assistant coach Kyan Brown
Assistant coach Wade Mason
Assistant coach Sean Sutton
Home arena Mabee Center
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750     23 – 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 – 4   .750     24 – 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625     19 – 15   .559
IPFW 9 – 7   .563     16 – 15   .516
South Dakota 9 – 7   .563     17 – 16   .515
Denver 6 – 10   .375     12 – 18   .400
IUPUI 6 – 10   .375     10 – 21   .323
Omaha* 5 – 11   .313     12 – 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 – 13   .188     8 – 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 16th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center. They were members of The Summit League. They return to The Summit after only two seasons in the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in The Summit League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before losing in the second round to Loyola–Chicago.

Roster

Source[1]

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Aaron Young Guard 5–11 165 Sophomore Edmond, Oklahoma
1 Bobby Word Guard 6–4 170 Sophomore Lancaster, Texas
3 Jabbar Singleton Guard 6–0 190 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana
5 Brandon Conley Forward 6–6 225 Junior Fort Worth, Texas
12 Jackson Bart Forward 6–5 190 Freshman Bartlesville, Oklahoma
15 Obi Emegano Guard 6–3 215 Redshirt Junior Edmond, Oklahoma
22 Adrion Webber Forward 6–5 210 Senior Muskogee, Oklahoma
23 Dederick Lee Guard 6–2 165 Redshirt Freshman Clarksville, Arkansas
24 Korey Billbury Guard 6–3 200 Redshirt Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma
33 Darian Harris Guard 6–6 195 Redshirt Freshman Springdale, Arkansas
34 Denell Henderson Forward 6–7 235 Senior Damascus, Arkansas
35 Drew Wilson Forward 6–7 220 Redshirt Junior Tulsa, Oklahoma
44 Albert Owens Center 6–9 260 Freshman Cedar Hill, Texas

Schedule

Source[2]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2014* East Central W 75–68  Mabee Center (2,102)
11/08/2014* Rogers State W 73–60  Mabee Center (2,706)
Regular season
11/15/2014* Tulsa
(PSO Mayors Cup/MGM Grand Main Event)		 W 77–68  1–0 Mabee Center (6,534)
11/19/2014* at Missouri L 64–78  1–1 Mizzou Arena (5,563)
11/21/2014* at Oregon State
(MGM Grand Main Event)		 L 42–55  1–2 Gill Coliseum (4,022)
11/25/2014* vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
(MGM Grand Main Event)		 L 52–76  1–3 MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
11/26/2014* vs. Milwaukee
(MGM Grand Main Event)		 W 69–66  2–3 MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712)
12/01/2014* at Weber State L 61–62  2–4 Dee Events Center (5,633)
12/07/2014* Missouri State  Postponed*  Mabee Center
12/13/2014* New Mexico State W 86–83  3–4 Mabee Center (3,494)
12/15/2014* Missouri State W 80–61  4–4 Mabee Center (2,567)
12/16/2014* at #15 Oklahoma L 53–85  4–5 Lloyd Noble Center (9,713)
12/20/2014* at Memphis L 63–78  4–6 FedExForum (13,084)
12/22/2014* at Missouri State L 45–52  4–7 JQH Arena (5,327)
12/28/2014* Haskell Indian Nations W 94–42  5–7 Mabee Center (3,184)
12/30/2014* at Detroit W 77–73 OT 6–7 Calihan Hall (2,164)
01/02/2015 at North Dakota State L 66–72  6–8 (0–1) Scheels Arena (2,610)
01/07/2015 IUPUI W 69–61  7–8 (1–1) Mabee Center (2,836)
01/10/2015 at Western Illinois W 66–57  8–8 (2–1) Western Hall (1,314)
01/14/2015 Omaha W 102–86  9–8 (3–1) Mabee Center (2,884)
01/17/2015 IPFW W 62–58  10–8 (4–1) Mabee Center (3,404)
01/21/2015 at Denver L 66–73  10–9 (4–2) Magness Arena (1,482)
01/24/2015 South Dakota State L 72–76  10–10 (4–3) Mabee Center (4,509)
01/27/2015* Tabor W 94–53  11–10 Mabee Center (2,398)
01/31/2015 at South Dakota W 73–72  12–10 (5–3) DakotaDome (2,064)
02/05/2015 at IUPUI W 78–68  13–10 (6–3) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,184)
02/07/2015 at IPFW L 69–75  13–11 (6–4) Gates Sports Center (1,068)
02/12/2015 Western Illinois W 77–67  14–11 (7–4) Mabee Center (3,281)
02/14/2015 South Dakota L 70–83  14–12 (7–5) Mabee Center (4,005)
02/19/2015 at Omaha W 81–78  15–12 (8–5) Ralston Arena (2,209)
02/21/2015 at South Dakota State L 52–81  15–13 (8–6) Frost Arena (5,347)
02/26/2015 North Dakota State W 74–58  16–13 (9–6) Mabee Center (3,908)
02/28/2015 Denver W 60–57  17–13 (10–6) Mabee Center (3,720)
The Summit League Tournament
03/08/2015 vs. IUPUI
(Quarterfinals)		 W 60–57  18–13 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (3,720)
03/09/2015 vs. North Dakota State
(Semifinals)		 L 56–60  18–14 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153)
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* UC Santa Barbara
(First round)		 W 91–87  19–14 Mabee Center (1,687)
03/23/2015* at Loyola–Chicago
(Quarterfinals)		 L 78–86  19–15 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,225)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

* The December 7 game vs Missouri State was postponed due to a power outage.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2014-15 ORU Roster". ORU Golden Eagles athletics. Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  2. ↑ "ORU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results". Retrieved 2014-09-01.
  3. ↑ http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/120714aaa.html