The 2021–22 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, as members of the

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Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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finished the 2020–21 season 18–11, 10–5 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. In the Summit League tournament, they defeated North Dakotas and top-seeded

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to advance to the championship game. There they defeated

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to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the South region, the school's first appearance since

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. In the First Round, they upset No. 2-seeded

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in overtime, becoming the first No. 15 seed since

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, and just the ninth overall, to win a first-round game. In the Second Round, they defeated

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, becoming just the second No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16, the other being Florida Gulf Coast in

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. In the Sweet 16, they matched up against

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for their second meeting of the season, having played each other in the regular season, an Arkansas win. After a potential game-winning three missed at the buzzer, Arkansas came away with the win, preventing Oral Roberts from becoming the first-ever No. 15 to advance to the Elite Eight.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Oral Roberts Golden Eagles The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are the sixteen college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oral Roberts University, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Golden Eagles compete at the National Collegiate Athle ...

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team is the basketball team representing Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The team is a member of Summit League. Oral Roberts has made appearances in seven NCAA Division I men's basketba ...