2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 18th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–22, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.

2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	The Summit League
Record	8–22 (4–12 The Summit)
Head coach	Scott Sutton (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton Marc Stricker Rodney Perry
Home arena	Mabee Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota	12	–	4		.750			22	–	12		.647
North Dakota State	11	–	5		.688			19	–	11		.633
Omaha	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Fort Wayne	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Denver	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
South Dakota State †	8	–	8		.500			18	–	17		.514
IUPUI	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Western Illinois	5	–	11		.313			8	–	20		.286
Oral Roberts	4	–	12		.250			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Summit League Tournament winner

On April 10, 2017, the school fired all-time winningest coach Scott Sutton after 18 years.^[1] He finished with an overall record of 328–247.^[2] On April 28, the school hired Baylor assistant Paul Mills as the new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.

Roster

2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Aaron Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Edmond, Oklahoma G 1 Kris Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Frisco, Texas G 3 Jontray Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Austin, Texas G 10 Jalen Bradley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Norfolk, Nebraska G 12 Isaac Gilliam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dripping Springs, Texas G 13 Aaron Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Edmond, Oklahoma G 20 Spencer Sutton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma F 23 Emmanuel Nzekwesi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Trophy Club, Texas F 25 Javan White 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ames, Iowa G 30 Dezmond McDaniel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri F 32 Kellen Manek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Harrah, Oklahoma G 33 Darian Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Springdale, Arkansas G 35 R.J. Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Olathe, Kansas C 44 Albert Owens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Jr Cedar Hill, Texas F 52 Chris Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 261 lb (118 kg) Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma	Head coach Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Sean Sutton (Oklahoma State) Marc Stricker (UMKC) Rodney Perry (Missouri State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 82–75		Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
Regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Baylor	L 61–76	0–1	Ferrell Center (5,250) Waco, TX
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Rogers State	W 87–76	1–1	Mabee Center (2,653) Tulsa, OK
11/18/2016* 2:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. Ole Miss Paradise Jam Quarterfinals	L 88–95 ^OT	1–2	Sports and Fitness Center (512) St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Loyola–Chicago Paradise Jam consolation round	L 53–78	1–3	Sports and Fitness Center (1,831) St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016* 11:30 am	vs. Montana Paradise Jam 7th place game	L 48–67	1–4	Sports and Fitness Center (224) St. Thomas, VI
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tulsa PSO Mayor's Cup	L 65–79	1–5	Mabee Center (4,230) Tulsa, OK
12/01/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Oakland	L 64–92	1–6	Athletics Center O'rena (2,607) Auburn Hills, MI
12/03/2016* 3:30 pm, BTN	at Michigan State	L 76–80	1–7	Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 66–92	1–8	Lloyd Noble Center (8,034) Normon, OK
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm	John Brown	W 95–63	2–8	Mabee Center (2,220) Tulsa, OK
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 76–86	2–9	JQH Arena (3,723) Springfield, MO
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, FS2	at No. 10 Creighton Paradise Jam	L 65–66	2–10	CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,489) Omaha, NE
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Little Rock	W 63–48	3–10	Mabee Center (2,849) Tulsa, OK
12/23/2016* 3:00 pm	Richmond	W 87–72	4–10	Mabee Center (2,735) Tulsa, OK
Summit League regular season
12/28/2016 8:00 pm, ALT2	at Denver	L 73–77	4–11 (0–1)	Magness Arena (1,347) Denver, CO
12/29/2016 1:30 pm	at Fort Wayne	L 91–102	4–12 (0–2)	Gates Sports Center (1,015) Fort Wayne, IN
01/07/2017 2:00 pm	at Western Illinois	L 71–86	4–13 (0–3)	Western Hall (813) Macomb, IL
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota State	W 94–88	5–13 (1–3)	Mabee Center (2,812) Tulsa, OK
01/14/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	IUPUI	L 85–91	5–14 (1–4)	Mabee Center (2,595) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	South Dakota	W 90–80	6–14 (2–4)	Mabee Center (2,401) Tulsa, OK
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Omaha	W 103–86	7–14 (3–4)	Mabee Center (3,048) Tulsa, OK
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Dakota State	L 71–81	7–15 (3–5)	Scheels Center (4,353) Fargo, ND
01/28/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Fort Wayne	L 83–87	7–16 (3–6)	Mabee Center (2,534) Tulsa, OK
01/31/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Denver	L 69–93	7–17 (3–7)	Mabee Center (2,464) Tulsa, OK
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Dakota State	L 67–74	7–18 (3–8)	Frost Arena (3,917) Brookings, SD
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Western Illinois	L 60–63	7–19 (3–9)	Mabee Center (3,040) Tulsa, OK
02/11/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at IUPUI	W 74–68	8–19 (4–9)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,029) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2017 7:00 pm	at Omaha	W 83–76	8–20 (4–10)	Baxter Arena (1,679) Omaha, NE
02/18/2017 3:15 pm, ESPN3	at South Dakota	L 72–86	8–21 (4–11)	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,659) Vermillion, SD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	North Dakota State	L 80–82	8–22 (4–12)	Mabee Center (3,182) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[4]^[5].

References

1. "Oral Roberts fires coach Sutton after 18 years". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
2. . KDLT. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
3. Haisten, Bill (April 28, 2017). "ORU confirms hiring of Baylor assistant Paul Mills as Golden Eagle basketball coach". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
4. . Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
5. "2021-22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Schedule".