The Basics: Kansas City
Game Twenty-Nine
Oral Roberts (11-17), (5-10) vs Kansas City (15-15), (9-6)
Date/Time: Sunday, March 3 / 2:00 p.m.
TV/Video: KGEB TV 53 – Cox Cable 23 / Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics
Audio: 99.9 FM ESPN Radio
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team returns to the Mabee Center on Sunday, March 3rd at 2:00 p.m. as they host Kansas City on Senior Day for the last regular season game of the year.
 
Thanks to our ticket partner, the Muscogee Nation, for sponsoring Sunday's game. Fans can receive four (4) FREE tickets by visiting the ticket promotion table in the North Lobby of the Mabee Center. The first 1,000 fans at Sunday's game will receive a FREE Oral Roberts t-shirt!

Fans can tune into the games on the Summit League Network and locally on KGEB TV 53 – Cox Cable 23, listen to the action at 99.9 FM on ESPN Radio, or stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB

Important Links
Summit League Notes

Quick Hits
 
• Issac McBride was named to the Preseason All-Summit League First Team and Kareem Thompson earned a spot on the Second Team as the Golden Eagles were picked second in the league's preseason poll, but did receive seven first place votes.
 
• McBride was named Summit League Player of the Week on November 20, December 4 and January 29. He's had 14 20-plus point outings and 24 10-plus point outings so far this season. He continues to lead the team in scoring by averaging 20.5 points per game. He has recorded more than 1,000 points during his time at ORU. McBride scored a career-high 34 points in ORU's last home game versus Denver on February 3rd.
 
• Through 28 games, along with McBride, four other Golden Eagles average double-digits. Newcomer Jailen Bedford averages 14.3 ppg., Kareem Thompson adds 12.7 ppg and DeShang Weaver scores 10.2 ppg.
 
• McBride currently ranks first in the nation in most minutes per game (38.40)  and not far behind is Thompson in second (38.23). The Golden Eagles are 18th in the country in fewest turnovers per game at 9.7.
 
• McBride is currently 30th in the country in points per game.
 
• As a team, ORU leads the Summit League in three-pointers per game and second in  low-turnover margin.
 
• Russell Springmann took over the ORU program and is in his first season as a head coach of his career. He is in his sixth season at ORU. He earned his first career head coaching win on Nov. 6, 2023, with a 75-71 victory over Mid-America Christian. He earned his first Division-I win with a 65-63 victory at home against Texas Southern.
 
Opponent Information: Kansas City

• Thursday's game will be the 42nd meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and UMKC.
• ORU leads the series 29-12 all-time.
• Jamar Brown leads the Roos in scoring averaging 15.3 points per game.
• Head Coach Marvin Menzies enters into his second season with Kansas City.

For the latest information on ORU men's basketball, follow @ORUMBB on X or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading the ORU Athletics App in the Google Play or App Store.