The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
are the 16 intercollegiate teams representing the Oral Roberts University that compete in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Oral Roberts competes in The Summit League in all sports.
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History
The Titans began play as an independent team in
1965. In
1971, the Titans moved up to
Division I. From
1979 until
1987, the Titans were a member of the
Midwestern Collegiate Conference. In
1989, they became an
NAIA school. In
1991, they returned to
Division I. The team joined the
Mid-Continent Conference (now The Summit League) effective
1997.
Mascot
ORU's athletic teams for both men and women are known as the
Golden Eagles, a change which became effective on
April 30,
1993.
Originally, ORU's nicknames were the
Titans for men and the Lady Titans for women. These monikers were adopted in 1965 by a vote of the student body, many of whom were from the East Coast or were either casual or serious New York Titans (now known as
Jets) football fans.
The nicknames endured until 1993, when a search for a new nickname was concluded with the selection of the Golden Eagles. ORU's new
mascot, "Eli" the Golden Eagle, hatched out of his
papier-mache egg on
November 17,
1993, before the start of an exhibition basketball game. With this unveiling, the Golden Eagle nickname became the official symbol of a new era in ORU athletics.
Venues
The Golden Eagles basketball teams play at the
Mabee Center. The baseball team plays at J. L. Johnson Stadium. The volleyball team plays at Cooper Aerobics Center. The soccer teams play at the ORU Soccer Complex. The golf teams play at Indian Springs Country Club.
Sports
| Oral Roberts competes in the following NCAA sports
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| Men's sports
| Women's sports
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| Sport
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| Division
| Sport
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| Division
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| Basketball
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| The Summit League
| Basketball
| I
| The Summit League
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| Golf
| I
| The Summit League
| Golf
| I
| The Summit League
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| Cross Country
| I
| The Summit League
| Cross Country
| I
| The Summit League
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| Tennis
| I
| The Summit League
| Tennis
| I
| The Summit League
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| Soccer
| I
| The Summit League
| Soccer
| I
| The Summit League
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| Baseball
| I
| The Summit League
| Volleyball
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| The Summit League
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| Indoor Track & Field
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| The Summit League
| Indoor Track & Field
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| The Summit League
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| Outdoor Track & Field
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| The Summit League
| Outdoor Track & Field
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| The Summit League
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Baseball
The baseball team has won the Mid-Con and Summit League regular season and tournament titles for each of the past 12 years. In
2006, they advanced to the NCAA Super Regional.
ORU continues to compete against regional rivals such as Arkansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Wichita State, as well as dominating the Summit League.
Women's Soccer
The women's soccer team advanced to the NCAA Tournament in
2004.
Women's Basketball
Having 4 conference championships under their belt in the 8 years since joining the Mid-Continent Conference (now
The Summit League), the team has a solid reputation among fellow mid-major programs. Head coach Jerry Finkbeiner was hired in July 1996 and has delivered all four of the school's
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship appearances.
Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team reached the NCAA Elite Eight in the 1974 Tournament before losing to
Kansas 93-90 in overtime, in what has been called "the most important basketball game ever played in Tulsa."
[1] Most recently, the men's basketball team went to the
2006 NCAA Tournament as the #16 seed, but lost in the first round to #1 seeded
Memphis.
The following season, on November 15, 2006, the unranked Oral Roberts basketball team stunned the #3 team in the nation, the University of Kansas, at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, 78-71. The team went on to win the Mid-Con conference championship on March 6, 2007, defeating #2 seeded
Oakland Golden Grizzlies, overcoming an 11-point halftime deficit to win 71-67.
In 2008, the Golden Eagles captured their third consecutive Summit League title, receiving a 13 seed in the South Region of the
NCAA Tournament. The Eagles lost to 4th-seeded
Pittsburgh, 82-63
The Golden Eagles are currently coached by
Scott Sutton.
See also
- Oral Roberts Golden Eagles basketball
- Oral Roberts University
References
- Bill Haisten, "Miracle Makers: 1974 NCAA loss to Kansas was a milestone event for ORU", ''Tulsa World'', April 2, 2009.