2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fourth-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 18–11, 10–5 in Summit League Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated North Dakota, South Dakota State, and North Dakota State to be champions of the Summit League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they upset Ohio State and Florida to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Arkansas.

2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–11 (10–5 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 9 3   .750 16 7   .696
South Dakota 11 4   .733 14 11   .560
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Oral Roberts 10 5   .667 18 11   .621
North Dakota 8 8   .500 9 17   .346
Kansas City 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Western Illinois 5 9   .357 7 15   .318
Omaha 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Denver 1 13   .071 2 19   .095
2021 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Golden Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 17–14, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Omaha in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament,[1] before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kevin Obanor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Mount Zion Christian Academy Houston, Texas
F/C 1 Elijah Lufile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Jr Midland College Milton, Ontario, Canada
G 2 Kareem Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So East Central Community College Florence, Alabama
G 3 Max Abmas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Jesuit Dallas Rockwall, Texas
G 4 Jamie Bergens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr West Nottingham Academy Almere, Netherlands
G 5 D'Mauria Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Antelope Valley College Los Angeles, California
G 10 RJ Glasper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Arkansas Tech Forrest City, Arkansas
G 11 Carlos Jürgens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Tartu Art Gymnasium Tartu, Estonia
G 12 Justin Lovvorn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Hardin–Simmons Dallas, Texas
C 13 Nate Clover III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Port Arthur Memorial High School Port Arthur, Texas
F 14 DeShang Weaver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Cypress Falls High School Houston, Texas
F 22 Francis Lācis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Riga Centre Language School Riga, Latvia
G 23 Sheldon Stevens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Southern Arkansas Tech Grandview, Missouri
G 30 Jonathan Alexandre 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Legacy Christian Academy Pétion-Ville, Haiti
F 45 Ismael Plet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal School Amsterdam, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, SECN+
at Missouri L 64–91  0–1
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Rogers State W 93–63  1–1
Mabee Center (1,570)
Tulsa, OK
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State L 80–85  1–2
Charles Koch Arena (100)
Wichita, KS
December 5, 2020*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Southwestern Christian Postponed to December 12 due to COVID-19 issues Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/ORUSN
at Oklahoma State L 78–83  1–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,350)
Stillwater, OK
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ORUSN
Tulsa
PSO Mayor's Cup
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Tulsa Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm
Southwestern Christian W 111–58  2–3
Mabee Center (1,183)
Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Bacone W 96–65  3–3
Mabee Center (1,308)
Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
at Oklahoma L 65–79  3–4
Lloyd Noble Center (2,000)
Norman, OK
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm, ORUSN
UT Arlington Canceled by agreement Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
December 20, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 76–87  3–5
Bud Walton Arena (4,201)
Fayetteville, AR
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 95–83  4–5
(1–0)
Baxter Arena (547)
Omaha, NE
January 3, 2021
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 86–75  5–5
(2–0)
Baxter Arena (361)
Omaha, NE
January 8, 2021
7:30 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota L 71–72  5–6
(2–1)
Mabee Center (1,370)
Tulsa, OK
January 9, 2021
7:30 pm, ORUSN
North Dakota W 74–57  6–6
(3–1)
Mabee Center (1,447)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2021
1:00 pm
at Denver W 88–84  7–6
(4–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm
at Denver W 91–82  8–6
(5–1)
Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Kansas City W 60–58  9–6
(6–1)
Mabee Center (1,790)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Kansas City L 76–81  9–7
(6–2)
Mabee Center (1,584)
Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2021
7:30 pm
at North Dakota State L 54–61  9–8
(6–3)
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 6, 2021
7:30 pm
at North Dakota State W 80–74  10–8
(7–3)
Scheels Center 
Fargo, ND
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota State W 103–86  11–8
(8–3)
Mabee Center (1,594)
Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
South Dakota State L 80–95  11–9
(8–4)
Mabee Center (1,320)
Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2021
4:00 pm
at South Dakota L 84–86  11–10
(8–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,007)
Vermillion, SD
February 21, 2021
3:00 pm
at South Dakota canceled due to COVID-19 issues Sanford Coyote Sports Center 
Vermillion, SD
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Western Illinois W 85–81  12–10
(9–5)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2021
7:00 pm, ORUSN
Western Illinois W 95–59  13–10
(10–5)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 7, 2021
5:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) North Dakota
Quarterfinals
W 76–65  14–10
Sanford Pentagon (200)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 8, 2021
5:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Semifinals
W 90–88  15–10
Sanford Pentagon (200)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (3) North Dakota State
Championship
W 75–72  16–10
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
2:00 pm, CBS
(15 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 Ohio State
First Round
W 75–72 OT 17–10
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 21, 2021
6:45 pm, truTV
(15 S) vs. (7 S) Florida
Second Round
W 81–78  18–10
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (979)
Indianapolis, IN
March 27, 2021
6:25 pm, TBS
(15 S) vs. (3 S) No. 10 Arkansas
Sweet Sixteen
L 70–72  18–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 4 seed ORU uses strong second half to knock out No. 5 Omaha". The Summit League. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ward lifts NDSU past Oral Roberts in Summit League tourney". USA Today. March 9, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved December 8, 2020.