2019-20 #ORUMBB Game Notes - 1 Location Tulsa, Okla. Enrollment 4,163 (Fall 2019) Athletic Communications Contact Scott Slarks Nickname Golden Eagles President Dr. William Wilson Slarks’ Email [email protected] Colors Navy Blue and Vegas Gold Athletics Director Mike Carter Twitter Info @ORUMBB / #ORUMBB / @scottslarks19 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) Record 7-5 (0-0 Summit League) Head Coach Paul Mills Nov. 6 at Oklahoma State L, 75-80 Streak 4 W Record at ORU 29-47 (3rd Season) Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- / -- Career Record Same Nov. 8 Houston Baptist # W, 95-81 Ranking (Mid-Major) -- Department Twitter @ORUAthletics Nov. 12 at Tulsa L, 67-74 NCAA NET Rank 109 MBB Twitter @ORUMBB Nov. 15 at Iowa L, 74-87 December 28, 2019 | 8 P.M. (CT) | Provo, Utah | Marriott Center Nov. 19 Rogers State W, 73-60 Nov. 23 at Wichita State L, 59-68 BYU COUGARS Nov. 25 Southwestern Christian W, 99-45 Record 10-4 (0-0 WCC) Head Coach Mark Pope Streak 4 W Record at BYU 10-4 (1st Season) Dec. 3 at Creighton L, 60-72 Ranking (AP/Coaches) -- / -- Career Record 87-60 (5th Season) Dec. 8 Haskell W, 95-55 Ranking (Mid-Major) #11 Department Twitter @BYUCougars Dec. 14 Central Oklahoma W, 69-57 NCAA NET Rank 31 MBB Twitter @BYUBasketball Dec. 17 at Chicago State W, 97-59 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT > • The Golden Eagles and Cougars face off for the second-straight season in Provo, Utah, Dec. 21 Missouri State W, 82-72 78.8 PPG 77.8 and seventh time in program history. BYU has claimed all six prior meetings after an 85- > 65 win last November. Dec. 28 at BYU 8 p.m. 67.5 Opp. PPG 66.6 • BYU plays its final game of 2019 on a four-game win streak and three of the victories have > Jan. 2 at South Dakota State * 8:15 p.m. .420 FG % .495 been by at least 30 points following a 91-61 decision against Weber State last Saturday. > Jan. 4 at Omaha * 7 p.m. .407 FG % Def. .435 • Yoeli Childs has been dominant since returning from an injury averaging a double-double > with 20.8 points and 10.4 rebounds in five starts this season. Jan. 9 North Dakota State * 7 p.m. .306 3FG % .411 > Jan. 11 North Dakota * 7 p.m. QUICK HITS .727 FT% .699 • ORU out-scored Missouri State by a 51-34 margin in the second half to rally for a 10-point > Jan. 16 at Western Illinois * 7 p.m. win last Saturday for its first four-game win streak since Nov. 20-28, 2015. Max Abmas led 42.4 RPG 33.9 all scorers with 22 points as four of five starters reached double-figure scoring. > Jan. 18 at Purdue Fort Wayne * 12 p.m. +7.4 +/- Reb. +0.5 • Redshirt senior Emmanuel Nzekwesi leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and rebounding > Jan. 25 at South Dakota * 3:30 p.m. with 16.1 ppg and 8.7 rpg, while Max Abmas (13.9), Deondre Burns (13.8) and Kevin Obanor 12.7 APG 17.2 (11.3) also average double-digit points per game. > Jan. 29 South Dakota State * 7 p.m. 12.3 TPG 12.4 Feb. 1 Denver * % 7 p.m. • Following a +13 effort on the glass versus the Bears, ORU moved to ninth in the NCAA > averaging 14.2 offensive rebounds per game and 10th totaling 42.4 rebounds per game. 6.8 SPG 5.1 Feb. 6 at North Dakota * 7 p.m. > • Elijah Lufile (4.2) and Kevin Obanor (3.5) both rank in the nation's top 50 in offensive 2.3 BPG 1.8 Feb. 8 at North Dakota State * 1 p.m. rebounds per game at seventh and 33rd, respectively, as the top two in the conference. Feb. 12 Omaha * 7 p.m. ORAL ROBERTS PROBABLE STARTERS # NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN Feb. 15 South Dakota * 7 p.m. 3 Max Abmas G 6-1 Fr. Rockwall, Texas Feb. 20 at Denver * 8 p.m. Shooting 56 percent from long range last two games (9-of-16) Feb. 27 Western Illinois * 7:30 p.m. 10 Sam Kearns G 6-1 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Has at least one steal in nine of 12 games played this year Feb. 29 Purdue Fort Wayne * 7 p.m. 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi F 6-8 RSr. Trophy Club, Texas Mar. 7-10 Summit League Tournament TBA Averaged double-double in two games last week (17 pts, 10 reb) 2 Deondre Burns G 6-3 Sr. Yazoo City, Miss. Reached double digits for the eighth time scoring 19 Saturday # - Homecoming 0 Kevin Obanor F 6-8 RSo. Houston, Texas * - Summit League Game %-Hall of Fame Weekend Tallied a season-high 12 reb. vs. MSU for third double-double Home Games in Bold OFF THE BENCH 1 Elijah Lufile F 6-8 RSo. Milton, Ontario 13 Aidan Saunders G 6-4 Sr. Lithonia, Ga. Times listed are Central and subject to change 5 D’Mauria Jones G 6-3 RJr. Los Angeles, Calif. 14 DeShang Weaver F 6-8 So. Houston, Texas 11 Carlos Jürgens G 6-5 So. Tartu, Estonia 21 Ty Lazenby G 6-5 Sr. Glencoe, Okla. 12 R.J. Fuqua G 5-11 RSo. Tulsa, Okla. 22 Francis Lacis F 6-7 So. Riga, Latvia TEAM INFORMATION ORU ONLINE ORU SPORTS ORUAthletics.com NETWORK ON ESPN+ Scan the QR code Stay logged on to for additional Six of ORU’s home games, and ORUAthletics.com information on the at least 13 games this season for stats, game recaps ORU MBB team will be broadcast on the ESPN and more family of networks. @ORUMBB / #ORUMBB 2019-20 #ORUMBB Game Notes - 2 MEDIA INFORMATION FULL ORU MEN’S BASKETBALL TELEVISION/STREAMING SCHEDULE There are a number of ways to keep up with the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team. All regular season games can be Nov. 6 at Oklahoma State (ESPN+) Feb. 15 South Dakota (KGEB/ESPN+) heard on the radio on “The Franchise” at 107.9 FM and 1270 Nov. 12 at Tulsa (ESPN3) Feb. 20 at Denver (Altitude) AM. Free audio will also be available on www.ORUAthletics. Nov. 15 at Iowa (BTN+) Feb. 27 Western Illinois (KGEB/ESPN+) com. Select home games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ Nov. 23 at Wichita State (Cox Yurview) Feb. 29 Purdue Fort Wayne (KGEB/ESPN+) and are also available on the go through the ESPN app, Dec. 3 at Creighton (FS1) Mar. 7/9 Summit League Quarterfinals while the others will be broadcast for FREE at ORUAthletics. Dec. 28 at BYU (BYUTV) (MidcoSN/ESPN+) com. Finally, updates can be found on Twitter by following Jan. 2 at South Dakota State (MidcoSN2) Mar. 11 Summit League Semifinals @ORUAthletics and @ORUMBB or the hashtag #ORUMBB. Jan. 9 North Dakota State (KGEB/ESPN+) (MidcoSN/ESPN+) INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Jan. 11 North Dakota (KGEB/ESPN+) During the week: Head Coach Paul Mills and players will be Jan. 16 at Western Illinois (ESPN3) available for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to practice Jan. 25 at South Dakota (MidcoSN2) each day with advance notice. Contact the ORU Athletic Jan. 29 South Dakota State (KGEB/ESPN+) Communications Department to arrange interviews and Feb. 6 at North Dakota (MidcoSN) verify practice times. Feb. 8 at North Dakota State (MidcoSN2) Feb. 12 Omaha (KGEB/ESPN+) After the game: Players and coaches will be available in the media room after a 10-minute, cool-down period. For STATISTICAL TRENDS, WINS AND LOSSES (2019-20) specific interview requests, please contact a member of WINS (7 GMS) LOSSES (5 GMS) the ORU Athletic Communications staff. At home games, 87.1 Scoring Average 67.0 members of the opposing team will NOT be taken to the 61.3 Opp. Scoring Average 76.2 media room unless otherwise specified. All requests for .464 FG Percent .360 opposing coaches and players should go through the .378 FG Percent Defense .446 visiting SID. .348 3FG Percent .246 .723 FT Percent .736 QUICK FACTS (PRIOR TO THE 2019-20 SEASON) 44.6 Rebounding Margin -2.6 FIRST YEAR OF BASKETBALL: 1965-66 14.0 Assists/Game 10.8 12.0 Turnovers/Game 12.6 OVERALL ALL-TIME RECORD: 929-683 (.576) (54 years) 6.9 Steals/Game 6.8 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES (REC): 5 (2-5) 3.0 Blocks/Game 1.4 LAST NCAA TOURNAMENT: 2008 First Round (L, 82-63 vs. Pittsburgh) SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS (BASED ON PRESEASON POLL) 2018-19 RECORD: 11-21 (7-6 H; 3-13 A; 1-2 N) CURRENT 2018-19 2018-19 2018-19 SUMMIT LEAGUE RECORD/FINISH: 7-9/T-5th TEAM NET RANK OVERALL CONFERENCE 2018-19 POST-SEASON: N/A North Dakota St. 171 19-16 9-7 FINAL RANKING LAST YEAR: N/A South Dakota 141 13-17 7-9 STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 4/1 Oral Roberts 109 11-21 7-9 Omaha 176 21-11 13-3 LETTERMEN RETURNING/LOST: 5/6 South Dakota St. 193 24-9 14-2 RETURNING REDSHIRTS: 2 Purdue Fort Wayne 271 18-15 9-7 NEWCOMERS: 4 Western Illinois 300 10-21 4-12 North Dakota 212 12-18 6-10 ORU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Denver 309 8-22 3-13 ASSISTANT A.D.-COMMUNICATIONS/MBB: Scott Slarks SLARKS’ PHONE: 918-495-6646 EMAIL: [email protected] DIR.-ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: Jarrett Hardwick HARDWICK’S PHONE: 918-495-7094 EMAIL: [email protected] ASST. DIR.-ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS: Tyler Pounds POUNDS’ PHONE: 918-495-7181 EMAIL: [email protected] VOICE OF THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Adam Hildebrandt MEDIA RELATIONS FAX: 918-495-7142 WEBSITE: ORUAthletics.com MAILING ADDRESS: 7777 S.