Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
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Oral Roberts University or ORU, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the largest charismatic Christian university in the world. The school has an enrollment of about 4,000 students who come from every state in the U.S. and attracts a significant number of international students. Its undergraduate programs include theology, music, communication arts, modern languages, behavioral sciences, graphics, education, chemistry, computer science, mathematical science, engineering, physics, English, history, humanities, government, and nursing. The university also has a seminary, a graduate education program, and a graduate business school.
The university is named for its founder, televangelist Oral Roberts.
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.
Men's Basketball
The men's basketball team reached the NCAA Elite Eight in the 1974 Tournament before losing to Kansas. 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.
The Golden Eagles are currently coached by Scott Sutton.
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 of 1996 and has delivered all four of the school's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship appearances.
