Oral Roberts Golden Eagles basketball

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles basketball history

Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK)
Mabee Center
Summit League

Current head coach: Russell Springmann (2023-)

  • Asst: Sam Patterson (2017-)
  • Asst: Antonio Bostic (2023-)
  • Asst: Bill Lewit (2023-)
  • Asst/DBO: Steve Upshaw (2002-)
  • Asst/DPD/Video: Dave Nedbalek (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  2  (1974, 2021)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  7  (1974, 1984, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021, 2023)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  4-7
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  8  (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1997, 2005, 2012)
  • NIT Overall Record:  2-8
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2015)
  • CBI Overall Record:  1-1
  • CIT Appearances:  2  (2011, 2013)
  • CIT Overall Record:  2-2
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances:  1  (1990)
  • NAIA Tournament Overall Record:  2-1

Conference Titles (Horizon, Southland, Summit):

Award Winners:




Oral Roberts head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Russell Springmann 2023-Pres 12-19 0 0 0
Paul Mills 2017-23 106-84 1 2 0
Scott Sutton 1999-2017 328-247 5 3 0
Barry Hinson 1997-99 36-23 1 0 0
Bill Self 1993-97 55-54 0 0 0
Ken Trickey 1969-74, 87-93 214-116 0 1 (1^) 0
Ted Owens 1985-87 21-35 0 0 0
Dick Acres 1982-85 47-34 1 1 0
Ken Hayes 1979-82 50-43 0 0 0
Lake Kelly 1977-79 30-24 0 0 0
Jerry Hale 1974-77 61-21 0 0 0
Bill White 1965-69 65-35 0 0 0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These appearances were in the NAIA Tournament

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.