Oral Roberts University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Athletics == {{Main|Oral Roberts Golden Eagles}} Oral Roberts University is a member of [[The Summit League]] after leaving its former conference home, [[Southland Conference]], in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url =http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=440&articleid=20111025_440_0_OralRo880305|title=Oral Roberts joins Southland Conference|author=Mike Brown|date=October 25, 2011 | access-date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> Its athletic programs include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and tennis along with track and field for men and women. There is also a baseball program for men and volleyball for women. ORU's early sports team nicknames were the [[Titan (mythology)|Titans]] for men and the Lady Titans for women, adopted in 1965 by a vote of the student body. On April 30, 1993, all teams for both men and women became known as the [[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|Golden Eagle]]s. ORU's [[mascot]] is Eli the [[golden eagle]], who hatched out of his [[papier-mâché]] egg on November 17, 1993, before the start of an exhibition basketball game as the official symbol of a new era in ORU athletics. The mascot's name is an [[acronym]] for education, life skills and integrity. Notable players include: [[Max Abmas]] (men's basketball), [[Jose Trevino (baseball)|Jose Trevino]] and [[Chi Chi Gonzalez|Alex "Chi Chi" Gonzalez]] (baseball), [[Kevi Luper]] (women's basketball), [[Jeffery Gibson]] (track and field), [[Jack Whitt]] (track and field), and Austin Hannah (golf).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/oru/oral-roberts-announces-former-athletes-in-its-hall-of-fame/article_ff225944-8be1-5c33-aa99-bf5f8669dee5.html|title=Oral Roberts announces 4 former athletes in its 2019 Hall of Fame class|publisher=Tulsa World|date=December 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.normantranscript.com/sports/golf-at-state-amateur-one-former-westwood-champ-out-another-into-round-of-16/article_1b02e9a8-e8fc-11eb-8cb5-eba27ea0c86b.html|title=Golf: At State Amateur, one former Westwood champ out, another into round of 16|publisher=Norman Transcript|date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> ===Basketball=== {{Main|Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball|Oral Roberts Golden Eagles women's basketball}} The women's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA tournaments in the past eight seasons. In 2018, former NBA player [[Lee Mayberry]] was appointed as assistant coach for the women's basketball team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktul.com/sports/oral-roberts/oru-womens-basketball-hires-a-local-legend|title=ORU Women's Basketball Hires a Local Legend|author=TJ Eckert|publisher=KTUL|date=July 4, 2018}}</ref> [[Paul Mills]] has been the head coach of the Golden Eagles men's basketball team since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktul.com/sports/oral-roberts/oru-hires-mills-as-new-head-mens-basketball-coach|title=ORU hires Mills as new head men's basketball coach|publisher=KTUL|date=April 28, 2017}}</ref> On March 19, 2021, the ORU men's basketball team defeated the #2 seed [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] in the [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021 NCAA tournament]] as a #15 seed in the first round. This was the first time a #15 seed won an NCAA tournament game since [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball|Middle Tennessee]] defeated [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] in the first round of the [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016 NCAA tournament]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Oral Roberts shocks Ohio State, becomes only ninth No. 15 seed to upset No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oral-roberts-shocks-ohio-state-becomes-only-ninth-no-15-seed-to-upset-no-2-seed-in-ncaa-tournament/live/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=19 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> ORU then defeated #7 seed [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] in the Round of 32 to advance to the [[March Madness|Sweet Sixteen]]. It is only the second #15 seed to ever reach the Sweet Sixteen, after [[Florida Gulf Coast Eagles men's basketball|Florida Gulf Coast]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/15-seeds-sweet-16-oral-roberts-fgcu/1xb7svdzcqarg17vp15k33ads9 15 seeds in Sweet 16: How Oral Roberts' unlikely March Madness run compares to FGCU in 2013 | Sporting News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Player [[Max Abmas]] was named the [[Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesummitleague.org/news/2021/3/3/awards-oral-roberts-abmas-collects-summitmbb-player-of-the-year-honors.aspx|title=Oral Roberts' Abmas collects #SummitMBB Player of the Year honors|publisher=Summit League|date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> ===Baseball=== {{Main|Oral Roberts Golden Eagles baseball}} The ORU baseball team has played in 29 NCAA regional tournaments. ORU advanced to the College World Series in 1978 and 2023. In 2006, ORU advanced to the NCAA Super Regional against Clemson, and in 2023 the Golden Eagles beat Oregon in the Eugene Super Regional. ORU baseball once won 12 consecutive conference championships and played in 12 consecutive NCAA regional tournaments (1998 to 2009).<ref name="thesummitleague.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=3742285 |title=ORU Captures Baseball Championship Title With 6-2 Win Over SDSU - theSummitLeague.org—Official Web Site of The Summit League |publisher=Thesummitleague.org |date=May 24, 2009 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723023808/http://www.thesummitleague.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3900&ATCLID=3742285 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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