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

The 2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents 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, will play their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.

2020–21 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
2020–21 record	9–7 (6–2 The Summit)
Head coach	Paul Mills (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Solomon Bozeman Russell Springmann Sam Patterson
Home arena	Mabee Center

2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	9	–	1		.900			11	–	7		.611
South Dakota State	5	–	1		.833			11	–	4		.733
North Dakota State	9	–	3		.750			11	–	9		.550
Oral Roberts	7	–	3		.700			10	–	8		.556
North Dakota	5	–	7		.417			6	–	15		.286
Kansas City	3	–	5		.375			7	–	10		.412
Western Illinois	3	–	7		.300			5	–	12		.294
Denver	1	–	7		.125			2	–	13		.133
Omaha	0	–	8		.000			2	–	16		.111
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

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 Lacis 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 Paul Mills (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Solomon Bozeman (Little Rock) Russell Springmann (Salisbury) Sam Patterson (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule and results

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 at Southwestern Christian			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 – Postponed 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			Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 6, 2021 7:30 pm		at North Dakota State			Scheels Center  Fargo, ND
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN		South Dakota State			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN		South Dakota State			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm		at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm		at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN		Western Illinois			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ORUSN		Western Illinois			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
Summit League Tournament
March 6–9 2021		vs.			Denny Sanford Premier Center  Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

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.