2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Mid-Continent tournament champions; Mid-Continent Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	21–12 (13–3 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Scott Sutton (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Hankins; Conley Phipps;
Home arena	Mabee Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
IUPUI	13	–	3	.813	19	–	10	.655
UMKC	11	–	5	.688	14	–	14	.500
Valparaiso	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Southern Utah	8	–	8	.500	10	–	20	.333
Chicago State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Oakland	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Western Illinois	3	–	13	.188	7	–	21	.250
Centenary	2	–	14	.125	4	–	23	.148

† 2006 Mid-Continent Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by 7th year head coach Scott Sutton, played their home games at the Mabee Center and were members of Mid-Continent Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–3 in league play to be crowned regular season champions. They won the Mid-Continent Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Oakland region. The Golden Eagles lost to No. 1 seed Memphis in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Robert Jarvis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr		Humble, Texas
G	11	Adam Liberty	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	13	Moses Ehambe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Mansfield Summit	Arlington, Texas
F	21	Marcus Lewis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr		Long Beach, California
F	30	Caleb Green	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Tulsa Memorial	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	44	Marchello Vealy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 19, 2005*		Utah State	L 67–72 ^OT	0–1	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 2005*		vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout	W 68–48	1–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 25, 2005*		vs. Marquette Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–73	1–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 26, 2005*		vs. Monmouth Great Alaska Shootout	W 62–54	2–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Mid-Con Conference regular season
Feb 25, 2006		Valparaiso	W 87–78	18–11 (13–3)	Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mid-Con Conference tournament
Mar 4, 2006*		vs. Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 60–53	19–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 6, 2006*		vs. Valparaiso Semifinals	W 77–58	20–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 7, 2006*		vs. Chicago State Championship game	W 85–72	21–11	Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2006*	(16 OAK)	vs. (1 OAK) No. 4 Memphis First round	L 78–94	21–12	American Airlines Center (19,028) Dallas, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. OAK=Oakland. All times are in Central Time.

v t e Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Mabee Center (1972–present)
Rivalries	Tulsa
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24