# 2011–12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 13th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and are members of The Summit League. This was their last season as a member of The Summit League before joining the Southland Conference in 2012–13 (they rejoined the Summit League in 2014–15). They finished the season 27–7, 17–1 in Summit League play to be crowned regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of The Summit League Basketball tournament to Western Illinois. As regular season conference champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Nevada.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | D.J. Jackson | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 3 | Robert Aery | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 4 | Roderick Pearson, Jr. | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 10 | Tyrone Nance | Forward | 6–5 | 211 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA |
| 11 | Shawn Glover | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Junior | Dallas, TX |
| 12 | Ken Holdman | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 13 | Warren Niles | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 14 | Jake Lliteras | Guard | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| 21 | Kris Obaseki | Forward | 6–9 | 180 | Freshman | Houston, TX |
| 22 | Steven Roundtree | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 23 | P.J. Purnell | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland |
| 25 | Trey Cox | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Freshman | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 32 | Damen Bell-Holter | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 245 | Junior | Hydaburg, Alaska |
| 35 | Mikey Manghum | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Derby, England |
| 45 | Dominique Morrison | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 54 | Michael Craion | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Kansas City, Missouri |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2011* 7:00 pm | | Rogers State | W 78–45 | — | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| 11/06/2011* 3:00 pm | | Northeastern State | W 65–59 | — | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at West Virginia | L 71–78 | 0–1 | WVU Coliseum (8,579) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/15/2011* 9:30 pm | | vs. UTSA NIT Season Tip-Off | L 77–78 | 0–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,719) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/16/2011* 9:30 pm | | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff NIT Season Tip-Off | W 80–44 | 1–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,836) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/19/2011* 7:00 pm | | Austin Peay | W 71–59 | 2–2 | Mabee Center (2,852) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/21/2011* 7:30 pm | | SMU NIT Season Tip-Off | W 62–56 | 3–2 | Mabee Center (1,971) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/22/2011* 7:30 pm | | FIU NIT Season Tip-Off | W 73–65 | 4–2 | Mabee Center (2,218) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm, FCS | | Missouri State | W 68–63 | 5–2 | Mabee Center (3,352) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/03/2011 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 61–55 | 6–2 (1–0) | Mabee Center (2,263) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/08/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oklahoma | L 59–73 | 6–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (7,699) Norman, OK |
| 12/12/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 58–55 | 7–3 | Jack Stephens Center (2,557) Little Rock, AR |
| 12/15/2011* 8:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 61–67 | 7–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/18/2011* 12:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at No. 8 Xavier | W 64–42 | 8–4 | Cintas Center (9,678) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm, FCS | | Texas Tech | W 72–56 | 9–4 | Mabee Center (8,064) Tulsa, OK |
| 12/28/2011 7:00 pm | | at UMKC | W 72–65 | 10–4 (2–0) | Swinney Recreation Center (1,504) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/30/2011 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | W 79–67 | 11–4 (3–0) | DakotaDome (1,689) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/03/2012 6:00 pm | | at Oakland | W 89–80 | 12–4 (4–0) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,185) Rochester, MI |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | North Dakota State | W 89–80 | 13–4 (5–0) | Mabee Center (2,524) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/07/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | South Dakota State | W 97–75 | 14–4 (6–0) | Mabee Center (3,725) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 71–70 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4 (7–0) | Western Hall (1,029) Macomb, IL |
| 01/14/2012 6:00 pm | | at IUPUI | W 81–71 | 16–4 (8–0) | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,215) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/19/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | IPFW | W 65–54 | 17–4 (9–0) | Mabee Center (3,583) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/21/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | Oakland | W 93–86 | 18–4 (10–0) | Mabee Center (9,005) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/26/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | South Dakota | W 97–64 | 19–4 (11–0) | Mabee Center (3,170) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/28/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | UMKC | W 77–67 | 20–4 (12–0) | Mabee Center (6,850) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/02/2012 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 60–75 | 20–5 (12–1) | Frost Arena (4,255) Brookings, SD |
| 02/04/2012 7:30 pm | | at North Dakota State | W 85–76 | 21–5 (13–1) | Bison Sports Arena (4,464) Fargo, ND |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | IUPUI | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 (14–1) | Mabee Center (3,495) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/11/2012 7:00 pm, FCS | | Western Illinois Homecoming | W 61–51 | 23–5 (15–1) | Mabee Center (8,617) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/15/2012 6:00 pm | | at IPFW | W 75–71 | 24–5 (16–1) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,679) Ft. Wayne, IN |
| 02/18/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Akron ESPN BracketBusters | W 67–61 | 25–5 | Mabee Center (7,745) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/25/2012 8:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 73–71 | 26–5 (17–1) | Centrum Arena (2,738) Cedar City, UT |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2012 6:00 pm, FCS | (1) | vs. (8) IPFW Quarterfinals | W 71–67 | 27–5 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,614) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/05/2012 6:00 pm, FCS | (1) | vs. (4) Western Illinois Semifinals | L 53–54 | 27–6 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,448) Sioux Falls, SD |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 8:15 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Nevada First round | L 59–68 | 27–7 | Mabee Center (2,474) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||