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

## 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.

## 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. |||||