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2016-17 #ORUMBB Game Notes - 1 ORAL ROBERTS Golden Eagles Quick Facts Location Tulsa, Okla. President Dr. William Wilson Enrollment 3,852 Athletics Director Mike Carter Nickname Golden Eagles Media Relations Contact Blake Freeland Colors Navy Blue and Vegas Gold Freeland’s Email [email protected] Website www.ORUAthletics.com Twitter Info @ORUMBB / #ORUMBB / @bfreeland 2016-17 Schedule/Results Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Date Opponent Time Record 7-17 (3-7 Summit League) Head Coach Scott Sutton (Okla. St., 1995) Nov. 2 Southeastern Okla. St. (Exh.) W, 82-75 Streak 3 L Record at ORU 327-242 (17th Season) Nov. 11 at Baylor L, 61-76 Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- / -- Career Record 327-242 (17th Season) Nov. 14 Rogers State W, 87-76 Ranking (Mid-Major) -- Department Twitter @ORUAthletics NCAA RPI 249 MBB Twitter @ORUMBB / #ORUMBB Nov. 18 vs. Ole Miss ~ L, 88-95 (OT) February 4, 2017 | 4:30 p.m. | Brookings, S.D. | Frost Arena (6,063) | ESPN3 Nov. 19 vs. Loyola ~ L, 53-78 Nov. 21 vs. Montana ~ L, 47-68 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Record 11-14 (4-7 Summit League) Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger Nov. 28 Tulsa (PSO Mayor’s Cup) L, 65-79 Streak 2 W Record at SDSU 11-14 (1st Season) Dec. 1 at Oakland L, 64-92 Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- / -- Career Record 11-14 (1st Season) Dec. 3 at Michigan State L, 76-80 Ranking (Mid-Major) -- Department Twitter @GoJacksSDSU Dec. 7 at Oklahoma L, 66-92 NCAA RPI 230 MBB Twitter @GoJacksMBB Dec. 10 John Brown W, 95-63 Quick Hits Dec. 14 at Missouri State L, 76-86 • ORU and South Dakota State are tied 9-9 in the all-time series after the Golden Eagles won the first meeting of the year 94-88 at the Mabee Center. ORU got 24 points from Albert Owens, 20 points from Kris Martin with Jalen Bradley and Dec. 17 at 10/10 Creighton L, 65-66 Emmanuel Nzekwesi scoring 16 and 14, respectively. That victory snapped a six-game losing streak inside the series for Dec. 19 Little Rock W, 63-48 ORU. Dec. 23 Richmond W, 87-72 • Albert Owens has been virtually unstoppable in Summit League play averaging 20.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game Dec. 28 at Denver * L, 73-77 over the first 10 Summit League games. He has topped the 20 point mark eight times, including back-to-back career high 28-point performances against Omaha and North Dakota State. Dec. 31 at Fort Wayne * L, 91-102 Jan. 7 at Western Illinois * L, 71-86 • Last season, ORU had just one player (Obi Emegano) average in double figures scoring. This season, ORU has three above that mark; Albert Owens 17.0 ppg, Kris Martin 14.3 ppg and Jalen Bradley 14.2 ppg. All three have upped their scoring Jan. 12 South Dakota State * W, 94-88 in league play; Owens 20.8 ppg, Martin 15.1 ppg and Bradley 14.8 ppg. Jan. 14 IUPUI * % L, 85-91 Oral Roberts Probable Starters * *-Based on previous game Jan. 18 South Dakota * W, 90-80 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Jan. 21 Omaha * W, 103-86 13 Aaron Anderson G 6-3 R-Sr. Edmond, Okla. Jan. 25 at North Dakota State * L, 71-81 19 GP / 19 GS 8.5 ppg 5.5 rpg 3.9 apg Jan. 28 Fort Wayne * L, 83-87 10 Jalen Bradley G 6-1 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. 24 GP / 24 GS 14.2 ppg 3.3 rpg 4.2 apg Jan. 31 Denver * L, 69-93 1 Kris Martin G 6-6 So. Frisco, Texas Feb. 4 at South Dakota State * 4:30 p.m. 22 GP / 22 GS 14.3 ppg 3.5 rpg Feb. 8 Western Illinois * 7 p.m. 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi F 6-8 Fr. Trophy Club, Texas Feb. 11 at IUPUI * 6 p.m. 24 GP / 24 GS 9.6 ppg 6.6 rpg Feb. 16 at Omaha * 7 p.m. 44 Albert Owens F 6-9 Jr. Cedar Hill, Texas Feb. 18 at South Dakota * 3:15 p.m. 24 GP / 23 GS 17.0 ppg 5.7 rpg Feb. 22 North Dakota State * 7 p.m. Other Returners and Newcomers Mar. 4-7 Summit League Tournament TBA 0 Aaron Young 5-11 170 Sr. 6.2 ppg/1.8 rpg 30 Dezmond McDaniel 5-11 173 Fr. 1.4 ppg/0.9 rpg ~ - Paradise Jam *- Summit League Game % - Hall of Fame Night 3 Jontray Harris 6-4 180 R-So. 3.1 ppg/1.5 rpg 32 Kellen Manek 6-7 227 Fr. Redshirting Rankings in parentheses Home Games in Bold 12 Isaac Gilliam 6-2 190 Sr. 2 GP 33 Darian Harris 6-6 198 R-Jr. 3.0 ppg/2.7 rpg 20 Spencer Sutton 6-4 215 Fr. Redshirting 35 R.J. Smith 6-5 215 Fr. Redshirting Times listed are Central and subject to change 25 Javan White 6-10 230 So. Redshirting 52 Chris Miller 6-8 261 Fr. 3.9 ppg / 2.6 rpg TEAM INFORMATION ORU ONLINE ORUAthletics.com Scan the QR code for additional Stay logged on to information on the ORUAthletics.com for stats, game recaps, ORU MBB team #NextDayNumbers InfoGraphics and more @ORUMBB / #ORUMBB 2016-17 #ORUMBB Game Notes - 2 Media Information There are a number of ways to keep up with the Oral Roberts ORU CAREER COACHING RECORDS men’s basketball team. All regular season games can be heard on Entering his 18th season at ORU, Scott Sutton is easily the winningest coach in ORU history. the radio at KYAL “The Sports Animal” 97.1 FM/94.5 FM and1550 AM. Free audio will also be available on www.ORUAthletics. COACH SEASONS YEARS WON LOST PCT. com. Summit League home games will be broadcast live on Jerry Hale 3 1974-77 61 21 .744 ESPN3 and are also available on the go through the WatchESPN Bill White 4 1965-69 65 35 .650 Ken Trickey 11 1969-74, 87-93 214 116 .648 app. Finally, updates can be found on Twitter by following Barry Hinson 2 1997-99 36 23 .610 @ORUAthletics, @ORUMBB, @bfreeland or the hashtag #ORUMBB. Scott Sutton 17 1999-pres. 327 242 .576 Dick Acres 3 1982-85 47 34 .580 Interview Procedures Lake Kelly 2 1977-79 30 24 .556 During the week: Head Coach Scott Sutton and players will be Ken Hayes 3+ 1979-83 50 43 .538 Bill Self 4 1993-97 55 54 .505 available for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to practice each day Ted Owens 2 1985-87 21 35 .375 with advance notice. Contact the ORU Media Relations Department to arrange interviews and verify practice times. Statistical Trends, Wins and Losses Wins (7 gms) Losses (17 gms) After the game: Players and coaches will be available in the media 88.4 Scoring Average 70.8 room after a 10-minute cool-down period. For specific interview 73.3 Opp. Scoring Average 84.1 requests, please contact a member of the ORU Media Relations .492 FG Percent .428 staff. At home games,members of the opposing team will .444 FG Percent Defense .491 NOT be taken to the media room unless otherwise specified. .434 3FG Percent .351 All requests for opposing coaches and players should go through +5.9 Rebounding Margin -5.4 the visiting SID. 19.4 FT Made/Game 12.1 Quick Facts (Prior to the 2016-17 Season) 17.1 Assists/Game 13.8 First Year of Basketball: 1965-66 6.7 Steals/Game 4.9 Overall All-Time Record: 899-619 (.592) (51 years) 11.1 Turnovers/Game 12.7 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Rec): 5 (2-5) 2.3 Blocks/Game 2.8 Last NCAA Tournament: 2008 First Round (L, 82-63 vs. Pittsburgh) Summit League Standings 2015-16 Record: 14-17 (8-4 H; 4-12 A; 2-1 N) Team Overall Conference 2015-16 Summit League Record/Finish: 6-10/7th North Dakota State 15-7 7-2 2015-16 Post-Season: N/A Denver 14-9 6-4 Final Ranking Last Year: n/a South Dakota 15-10 6-4 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Fort Wayne 16-7 5-4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 Omaha 12-11 5-5 Newcomers: 7 IUPUI 10-14 4-6 Western Illinois 7-14 4-6 ORU Media Relations South Dakota State 11-14 4-7 Oral Roberts 7-17 3-7 Assistant A.D.-Media/MBB Blake Freeland This Week’s Summit League Schedule Freeland’s Phone 918-495-7181 Feb. 04 South Dakota at North Dakota St. 2:00 PM Feb. 08 South Dakota St. at North Dakota St. 8:00 PM Email [email protected] Feb. 04 Fort Wayne at Denver 4:00 PM Feb. 11 South Dakota St. at South Dakota 1:00 PM Dir.-Media Relations Scott Slarks Feb. 04 Oral Roberts at South Dakota St. 7:00 PM Feb. 11 Denver at North Dakota St. 2:00 PM Slark’s Phone 918-495-6646 Feb. 04 Omaha at Western Illinois 7:00 PM Feb. 11 Oral Roberts at IUPUI 6:00 PM Email [email protected] Feb. 08 South Dakota at Fort Wayne 6:00 PM Feb. 11 Omaha at Fort Wayne 6:00 PM Media Relations Assistant Jarrett Hardwick Feb. 08 IUPUI at Omaha 7:00 PM Feb. 14 Denver at Western Illinois 7:00 PM Hardwick’s Phone 918-495-7094 Feb. 08 Western Illinois at Oral Roberts 7:00 PM Feb. 15 North Dakota St.