Tonight�€™s
Game
The
Golden Eagles open their first Mid-Con road trip of the season
tonight when they visit Southern Utah ... this is
ORU�€™s second trip to Utah in the last two weeks
after participating in the BYU Holiday Classic in Provo, Dec. 28-30
... senior forward Caleb Green is 15 points shy of
moving past former Valparaiso standout Bryce Drew and into fifth
place on the Mid-Con�€™s all-time scoring list
... ORU is just 3-6 away from the Mabee Center, with two wins
coming on a neutral court.
Head Coach Scott Sutton
ORU�€™s
Scott Sutton is in his eighth season as the head
coach of the Golden Eagles, and his 12th overall with the program.
Sutton is 130-98 (.570) as head coach and ranks second in school
history in career wins. The 2005 NABC District 12 co-Coach of the
Year with his father, Scott is the son of legendary basketball
coach Eddie Sutton, and the younger brother of Oklahoma State head
coach Sean Sutton. Valparaiso is coached by Bill Evans is in his
15th season at Southern Utah, and is 203-215 with the
Thunderbirds.
The Series
Tonight�€™s
game is the 27th meeting between ORU and Southern Utah, with the
Golden Eagles owning an 18-8 advantage in the series. The Golden
Eagles have won their last eight games against the T-Birds,
including three straight victories in Cedar City. Southern Utah
last defeated ORU, 73-58 on Jan. 9, 2003 at the Centrum. The Golden
Eagles swept the series last year, winning 84-79 in Cedar City, and
85-59 in Tulsa.
Green Reaches 2,000 Points
& 1,000 Rebounds
NCAA
active career scoring leader Caleb Green
became the third player in school history -- and the
Mid-Con�€™s first -- with 2,000 points and 1,000
rebounds when he reached the rebounding milestone in late December
at BYU. Green joins Mark Acres (2,038 & 1,051) and Eddie
Woods (1,340 & 1,365) as the only ORU players with 2,000
points and 1,000 rebounds. Green is now one of 95 players in NCAA
Division I history to accomplish the feat, and joins
Nevada�€™s Nick Fazekas as the only active
players to achieve the milestone.
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