2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Paul Mills, played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 30–5, 18–0 in Summit League play, to win the regular-season championship. They defeated North Dakota,^[1] St. Thomas^[2] and North Dakota State^[3] to win the Summit League tournament championship. 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.^[4]

2022–23 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Summit League regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Summit League
Record	30–5 (18–0 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Mills (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Sam Patterson Russell Springmann Kenton Paulino
Home arena	Mabee Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oral Roberts †	18	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
South Dakota State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
North Dakota State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	17		.485
Western Illinois	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
St. Thomas*	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
South Dakota	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Kansas City	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Denver	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
North Dakota	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Omaha	4	–	14		.222			9	–	23		.281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2023 Summit League Tournament winner

On March 22, 2023, head coach Paul Mills left the school to take the head coaching position at Wichita State.^[5] Shortly thereafter, the school named assistant coach Russell Springmann the team's new head coach.^[6]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2021–22 season 19–12, 12–6 in Summit League play, to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois^[7] before falling to North Dakota State.^[8] They did not receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament or any other postseason tournament.

Roster

2022–23 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) 218 lb (99 kg) So Houston, TX G 2 Kareem Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Florence, AL G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Rockwall, TX G 4 Jake Shannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Ada, OK G 5 Cam Amboree 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Pearland, TX G 10 Issac McBride 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Little Rock, AR G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Tartu, Estonia C 13 Nate III Clover 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr Port Arthur, TX F 14 DeShang Weaver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Houston, TX G 20 Trey Phipps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK F 23 Sir Issac Herron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Houston, TX G 25 Elijah Lawrence 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Bellaire, TX F 32 Patrick Mwamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Kinshasa, DR Congo F 35 Connor Vanover 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Little Rock, AR	Head coach Paul Mills (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Sam Patterson (Baylor) Russell Springmann (Salisbury) Kenton Paulino (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 15, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., WCCN		at Saint Mary's	L 70–78	0–1	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,219) Moraga, CA
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		John Brown	W 95–62	1–1	Mabee Center (5,097) Tulsa, OK
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 3 Houston Cougar Classic	L 45–83	1–2	Fertitta Center (7,246) Houston, TX
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern Cougar Classic	W 82–64	2–2	H&PE Arena (2,109) Houston, TX
November 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Oklahoma Baptist	W 98–86	3–2	Mabee Center (4,328) Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2022* 8:00 p.m.		at Utah State	L 85–95	3–3	Smith Spectrum (5,980) Logan, UT
November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ORUSN		Rogers State	W 81–70	4–3	Mabee Center (3,787) Tulsa, OK
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Ozark Christian Nike N7 Native American Heritage Night	W 116–68	5–3	Mabee Center (3,527) Tulsa, OK
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa PSO Mayor's Cup	W 77–66	6–3	Reynolds Center (4,662) Tulsa, OK
December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Central Arkansas	W 111–78	7–3	Mabee Center (3,897) Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Liberty	W 84–70	8–3	Mabee Center (4,422) Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Missouri State	W 80–77	9–3	Mabee Center (4,692) Tulsa, OK
December 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		South Dakota State	W 79–40	10–3 (1–0)	Mabee Center (4,579) Tulsa, OK
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Omaha	W 92–89	11–3 (2–0)	Baxter Arena (2,208) Omaha, NE
December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at Denver	W 80–62	12–3 (3–0)	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,081) Denver, CO
January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Kansas City	W 74–71	13–3 (4–0)	Mabee Center (6,011) Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	L 75–82	13–4	The Pit (9,249) Albuquerque, NM
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Western Illinois	W 87–63	14–4 (5–0)	Mabee Center (5,183) Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		St. Thomas	W 81–69	15–4 (6–0)	Mabee Center (5,684) Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Dakota State	W 92–69	16–4 (7–0)	Scheels Center (3,265) Fargo, ND
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Dakota	W 84–72	17–4 (8–0)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,655) Grand Forks, ND
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Denver	W 102–61	18–4 (9–0)	Mabee Center (5,249) Tulsa, OK
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		Omaha	W 73–64	19–4 (10–0)	Mabee Center (7,846) Tulsa, OK
January 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		South Dakota Rescheduled from December 21	W 103–53	20–4 (11–0)	Mabee Center (5,224) Tulsa, OK
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at Kansas City	W 85–57	21–4 (12–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (1,523) Kansas City, MO
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m.		at St. Thomas	W 95–88	22–4 (13–0)	Schoenecker Arena (2,013) St. Paul, MN
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at Western Illinois	W 82–73	23–4 (14–0)	Western Hall (1,681) Macomb, IL
February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		North Dakota	W 73–70	24–4 (15–0)	Mabee Center (7,492) Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ORUSN		North Dakota State	W 74–66	25–4 (16–0)	Mabee Center (8,012) Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Dakota	W 82–70	26–4 (17–0)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,813) Vermillion, SD
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m.		at South Dakota State	W 69–65	27–4 (18–0)	Frost Arena (4,207) Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
March 4, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) North Dakota Quarterfinals	W 96–80	28–4	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., MidcoSN/ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) St. Thomas Semifinals	W 70–65	29–4	Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
March 7, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)	vs. (3) North Dakota State Championship	W 92–58	30–4	Denny Sanford Premier Center (5,011) Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023* 6:10 p.m., CBS	(12 E)	vs. (5 E) No. 12 Duke First round	L 51–74	30–5	Amway Center (18,018) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9][10]

References

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