2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 16th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center. They were members of The Summit League. They return to The Summit after only two seasons in the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–6 in The Summit League play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated UC Santa Barbara in the first round before losing in the second round to Loyola–Chicago.

2014–15 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Second round
Conference	The Summit League
Record	19–15 (10–6 The Summit)
Head coach	Scott Sutton (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyan Brown Wade Mason Sean Sutton
Home arena	Mabee Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota State †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	10		.697
South Dakota State	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Oral Roberts	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
IPFW	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
South Dakota	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Denver	6	–	10		.375			12	–	18		.400
IUPUI	6	–	10		.375			10	–	21		.323
Omaha*	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Western Illinois	3	–	13		.188			8	–	20		.286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Summit League Tournament winner

Roster

Source^[1]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Aaron Young	Guard	5–11	165	Sophomore	Edmond, Oklahoma
1	Bobby Word	Guard	6–4	170	Sophomore	Lancaster, Texas
3	Jabbar Singleton	Guard	6–0	190	Sophomore	New Orleans, Louisiana
5	Brandon Conley	Forward	6–6	225	Junior	Fort Worth, Texas
12	Jackson Bart	Forward	6–5	190	Freshman	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
15	Obi Emegano	Guard	6–3	215	Redshirt Junior	Edmond, Oklahoma
22	Adrion Webber	Forward	6–5	210	Senior	Muskogee, Oklahoma
23	Dederick Lee	Guard	6–2	165	Redshirt Freshman	Clarksville, Arkansas
24	Korey Billbury	Guard	6–3	200	Redshirt Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
33	Darian Harris	Guard	6–6	195	Redshirt Freshman	Springdale, Arkansas
34	Denell Henderson	Forward	6–7	235	Senior	Damascus, Arkansas
35	Drew Wilson	Forward	6–7	220	Redshirt Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
44	Albert Owens	Center	6–9	260	Freshman	Cedar Hill, Texas

Schedule

Source^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014* 7:00 pm	East Central	W 75–68		Mabee Center (2,102) Tulsa, OK
11/08/2014* 7:00 pm	Rogers State	W 73–60		Mabee Center (2,706) Tulsa, OK
Regular season
11/15/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tulsa PSO Mayors Cup/MGM Grand Main Event	W 77–68	1–0	Mabee Center (6,534) Tulsa, OK
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 64–78	1–1	Mizzou Arena (5,563) Columbia, MO
11/21/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon State MGM Grand Main Event	L 42–55	1–2	Gill Coliseum (4,022) Corvallis, OR
11/25/2014* 8:00 pm	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette MGM Grand Main Event	L 52–76	1–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV
11/26/2014* 3:00 pm	vs. Milwaukee MGM Grand Main Event	W 69–66	2–3	MGM Grand Garden Arena (1,712) Paradise, NV
12/01/2014* 8:00 pm	at Weber State	L 61–62	2–4	Dee Events Center (5,633) Ogden, UT
12/07/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State			Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	New Mexico State	W 86–83	3–4	Mabee Center (3,494) Tulsa, OK
12/15/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	Missouri State	W 80–61	4–4	Mabee Center (2,567) Tulsa, OK
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 15 Oklahoma	L 53–85	4–5	Lloyd Noble Center (9,713) Norman, OK
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	at Memphis	L 63–78	4–6	FedExForum (13,084) Memphis, TN
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm	at Missouri State	L 45–52	4–7	JQH Arena (5,327) Springfield, MO
12/28/2014* 3:00 pm	Haskell Indian Nations	W 94–42	5–7	Mabee Center (3,184) Tulsa, OK
12/30/2014* 6:00 pm	at Detroit	W 77–73 ^OT	6–7	Calihan Hall (2,164) Detroit, MI
01/02/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Dakota State	L 66–72	6–8 (0–1)	Scheels Arena (2,610) Fargo, ND
01/07/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	W 69–61	7–8 (1–1)	Mabee Center (2,836) Tulsa, OK
01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Illinois	W 66–57	8–8 (2–1)	Western Hall (1,314) Macomb, IL
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Omaha	W 102–86	9–8 (3–1)	Mabee Center (2,884) Tulsa, OK
01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	IPFW	W 62–58	10–8 (4–1)	Mabee Center (3,404) Tulsa, OK
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, RTNW	at Denver	L 66–73	10–9 (4–2)	Magness Arena (1,482) Denver, CO
01/24/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota State	L 72–76	10–10 (4–3)	Mabee Center (4,509) Tulsa, OK
01/27/2015* 7:00 pm	Tabor	W 94–53	11–10	Mabee Center (2,398) Tulsa, OK
01/31/2015 4:30 pm	at South Dakota	W 73–72	12–10 (5–3)	DakotaDome (2,064) Vermillion, SD
02/05/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at IUPUI	W 78–68	13–10 (6–3)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,184) Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, PBS39	at IPFW	L 69–75	13–11 (6–4)	Gates Sports Center (1,068) Fort Wayne, IN
02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Illinois	W 77–67	14–11 (7–4)	Mabee Center (3,281) Tulsa, OK
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota	L 70–83	14–12 (7–5)	Mabee Center (4,005) Tulsa, OK
02/19/2015 7:00 pm	at Omaha	W 81–78	15–12 (8–5)	Ralston Arena (2,209) Ralston, NE
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Dakota State	L 52–81	15–13 (8–6)	Frost Arena (5,347) Brookings, SD
02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	North Dakota State	W 74–58	16–13 (9–6)	Mabee Center (3,908) Tulsa, OK
02/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Denver	W 60–57	17–13 (10–6)	Mabee Center (3,720) Tulsa, OK
The Summit League tournament
03/08/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. IUPUI Quarterfinals	W 60–57	18–13	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (3,720) Sioux Falls, SD
03/09/2015 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. North Dakota State Semifinals	L 56–60	18–14	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (10,153) Sioux Falls, SD
College Basketball Invitational
03/18/2015* 7:00 pm	UC Santa Barbara First round	W 91–87	19–14	Mabee Center (1,687) Tulsa, OK
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm	at Loyola–Chicago Quarterfinals	L 78–86	19–15	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,225) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

* The December 7 game vs Missouri State was postponed due to a power outage.^[3]

References

1. . ORU Golden Eagles athletics. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
2. . Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
3. . www.missouristatebears.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014.