List of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches
Appearance
The following is a list of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Golden Eagles in their 58-season history.[1]
Oral Roberts' current head coach is Russell Springmann. He was hired as the Golden Eagles' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Paul Mills, who left to become the head coach at Wichita State.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1965–1969 | Bill White | 4 | 65–35 | .650 |
2 | 1969–1974 1987–1993 |
Ken Trickey | 11 | 214–116 | .648 |
3 | 1974–1977 | Jerry Hale | 3 | 61–21 | .744 |
4 | 1977–1979 | Lake Kelly | 2 | 30–24 | .556 |
5 | 1979–1982[a] | Ken Hayes | 4 | 50–43 | .538 |
6 | 1982–1985[b] | Dick Acres | 3 | 47–34 | .580 |
7 | 1985–1987 | Ted Owens | 2 | 21–35 | .375 |
8 | 1993–1997 | Bill Self | 4 | 55–54 | .505 |
9 | 1997–1999 | Barry Hinson | 2 | 36–23 | .610 |
10 | 1999–2017 | Scott Sutton | 18 | 328–247 | .570 |
11 | 2017–2023 | Paul Mills | 6 | 106–84 | .558 |
12 | 2023–present | Russell Springmann | 0 | 0–0 | – |
Totals | 12 coaches | 58 seasons | 1,013–725 | .583 | |
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ORU Men's Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). Oral Roberts Athletics. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Haisten, Bill (March 22, 2023). "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2023). "Wichita State hires Oral Roberts' Paul Mills as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Lassiter, Jim (December 22, 1982). "Firing of Hayes Was Poorly Times". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ "ORU to stick with Acres". San Pedro News-Pilot. Associated Press. March 12, 1983. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.