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

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]

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

Roster

2005–06 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Ken Tutt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr South Garland Garland, Texas G 2 Chris Riouse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr   Broken Arrow, Oklahoma G 3 Ben Haynes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Pullman Pullman, Washington G/F 3 Yemi Ogunoye 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cedar Hill Cedar Hill, Texas G/F 4 Larry Owens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westwood Yavapai College Mesa, Arizona G 5 Luke Spencer-Gardner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr   Melbourne, Australia G 10 Mike Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Hononegah Community Rockford, Illinois F 10 Marchello Vealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 11 Adam Liberty 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr John Marshall Wichita State Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F 13 Moses Ehambe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mansfield Summit Arlington, Texas G 14 Jonathan Bluitt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Bishop McGuinness Catholic Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F/C 21 Schuyler Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Peach County Cowley Community College Fort Valley, Georgia G/F 22 Eric Fowlkes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bay View Colby Community College Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 23 Daren Jordan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Trevor G. Browne Phoenix, Arizona F 30 Caleb Green 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Tulsa Memorial Tulsa, Oklahoma G/F 33 Andrew Meloy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sweetwater Christian Houston, Texas F 42 Sylvester Spicer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr South Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas C 45 Mickey Michalec 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Skiatook Texas Tech Skiatook, Oklahoma C 51 Matt Gastel 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Jenks Tulsa, Oklahoma	Head coach Scott Sutton (Oklahoma State) Assistant coach(es) Tom Hankins (Northeastern State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

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.

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