2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball

Conference	The Summit League
2016–17 record	8–22 (4–12 The Summit)
Head coach	Scott Sutton (18th season)
Assistant coach	Sean Sutton
Assistant coach	Marc Stricker
Assistant coach	Redney Perry
Home arena	Mabee Center

2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota	12	–	4	.750	22	–	12	.647
North Dakota State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
Omaha	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Fort Wayne	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Denver	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
South Dakota State †	8	–	8	.500	18	–	17	.514
IUPUI	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
Western Illinois	5	–	11	.313	8	–	20	.286
Oral Roberts	4	–	12	.250	8	–	22	.267


† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 18th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–22, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for The Summit League Tournament.

On April 10, 2017, the school fired all-time winningest coach Scott Sutton after 18 years.^[1] He finished with an overall record of 328–247.^[2] On April 28, the school hired Baylor assistant Paul Mills as the new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.

Roster

2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Young, AaronAaron Young	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Edmond, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	1	Martin, KrisKris Martin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Frisco, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Harris, JontrayJontray Harris	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Austin, Texas
1.5 !G	10	Bradley, JalenJalen Bradley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norfolk, Nebraska
1.5 !G	12	Gilliam, IsaacIsaac Gilliam	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dripping Springs, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Anderson, AaronAaron Anderson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Edmond, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	20	Sutton, SpencerSpencer Sutton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
3.5 !F	23	Nzekwesi, EmmanuelEmmanuel Nzekwesi	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Trophy Club, Texas
3.5 !F	25	White, JavanJavan White	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Ames, Iowa
1.5 !G	30	McDaniel, DezmondDezmond McDaniel	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kansas City, Missouri
3.5 !F	32	Manek, KellenKellen Manek	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harrah, Oklahoma
1.5 !G	33	Harris, DarianDarian Harris	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Springdale, Arkansas
1.5 !G	35	Smith, R.J.R.J. Smith	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Olathe, Kansas
5.0 !C	44	Owens, AlbertAlbert Owens	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cedar Hill, Texas
3.5 !F	52	Miller, ChrisChris Miller	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tulsa, Oklahoma

Head coach

Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Sutton (Oklahoma State)
Marc Stricker (UMKC)
Rodney Perry (Missouri State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 82–75		Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Baylor	L 61–76	0–1	Ferrell Center (5,250) Waco, TX
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Rogers State	W 87–76	1–1	Mabee Center (2,653) Tulsa, OK
11/18/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	L 88–95 ^OT	1–2	Sports and Fitness Center (512) St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Loyola–Chicago Paradise Jam consolation round	L 53–78	1–3	Sports and Fitness Center (1,831) St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016* 11:30 am	vs. Montana Paradise Jam 7th place game	L 48–67	1–4	Sports and Fitness Center (224) St. Thomas, VI
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tulsa PSO Mayor's Cup	L 65–79	1–5	Mabee Center (4,230) Tulsa, OK
12/01/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Oakland	L 64–92	1–6	Athletics Center O'rena (2,607) Auburn Hills, MI
12/03/2016* 3:30 pm, BTN	at Michigan State	L 76–80	1–7	Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 66–92	1–8	Lloyd Noble Center (8,034) Normon, OK
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM	John Brown	W 95–63	2–8	Mabee Center (2,220) Tulsa, OK
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 76–86	2–9	JQH Arena (3,723) Springfield, MO
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	at No. 10 Creighton Paradise Jam	L 65–66	2–10	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,489) Omaha, NE
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Little Rock	W 63–48	3–10	Mabee Center (2,849) Tulsa, OK
12/23/2016* 3:00 pm	Richmond	W 87–72	4–10	Mabee Center (2,735) Tulsa, OK
Summit League regular season
12/28/2016 8:00 pm, ALT2	at Denver	L 73–77	4–11 (0–1)	Magness Arena (1,347) Denver, CO
12/29/2016 1:30 pm	at Fort Wayne	L 91–102	4–12 (0–2)	Gates Sports Center (1,015) Fort Wayne, IN
01/07/2017 2:00 pm	at Western Illinois	L 71–86	4–13 (0–3)	Western Hall (813) Macomb, IL
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota State	W 94–88	5–13 (1–3)	Mabee Center (2,812) Tulsa, OK
01/14/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	L 85–91	5–14 (1–4)	Mabee Center (2,595) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota	W 90–80	6–14 (2–4)	Mabee Center (2,401) Tulsa, OK
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Omaha	W 103–86	7–14 (3–4)	Mabee Center (3,048) Tulsa, OK
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Dakota State	L 71–81	7–15 (3–5)	Scheels Center (4,353) Fargo, ND
01/28/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Fort Wayne	L 83–87	7–16 (3–6)	Mabee Center (2,534) Tulsa, OK
01/31/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Denver	L 69–93	7–17 (3–7)	Mabee Center (2,464) Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Dakota State	L 67–74	7–18 (3–8)	Frost Arena (3,917) Brookings, SD
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Illinois	L 60–63	7–19 (3–9)	Mabee Center (3,040) Tulsa, OK
02/11/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at IUPUI	W 74–68	8–19 (4–9)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,029) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	at Omaha	L 83–76	8–20 (4–10)	Baxter Arena (1,679) Omaha, NE
02/18/2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3	at South Dakota	L 72–86	8–21 (4–11)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,659) Vermillion, SD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	North Dakota State	L 80–82	8–22 (4–12)	Mabee Center (3,182) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[4]^[5].

References

↑ "Oral Roberts fires coach Sutton after 18 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
↑ "Oral Roberts Fires Scott Sutton". KDLT. 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
↑ Haisten, Bill (April 28, 2017). "ORU confirms hiring of Baylor assistant Paul Mills as Golden Eagle basketball coach". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ "ORU Men's Basketball Schedule/Results". Retrieved 2016-09-14.
↑ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/198

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Mabee Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	Tulsa
People	Head coaches NBA players
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