The Basics: Denver / Kansas City
Game Thirty / Game Thirty-One
Oral Roberts (7-22), (2-12) vs Denver (15-15), (8-7) / Oral Roberts (7-22), (2-12) at Kansas City (4-24), (1-13)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 26 / 7:00 p.m. CT | Saturday, February 28 / 7:00 p.m. CT
TV/Video: Summit League Network / Summit League Network
Live Stats: ORU Athletics / Kansas City Athletics
Tickets: ORU Athletics / Kansas City Athletics
Location: Mabee Center (Tulsa, Oklahoma) / Swinney Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The ORU men's basketball program will host the Denver Pioneers for Senior Night on Thursday at 7 PM before concluding the regular season at the Swinney Center, facing off against the Kansas City Roos on Saturday at 7 PM.
 
Thursday's pregame Senior Night ceremony will begin at approximately 6:48 PM as we honor Ty Harper and Aaron Jacob's contributions to the men's basketball program.
 
Fans can watch the games on Summit League Network or tune into Behind the Mic with Connor Clark on X, Facebook and YouTube. Fans can also stay up to date on the action by following along on X @ORUMBB.

Important Links
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Game Notes

Quick Hits
• ORU will host the Denver Pioneers for Senior Night on Thursday, February 26^th at 7 PM.
• Head Coach Kory Barnett was named the 13th head coach of the Oral Roberts men's basketball program on March 8th, 2025.
• The Golden Eagles picked up their first win of the Kory Barnett era on 11/8/25, defeating John Brown 84-50.
• ORU has welcomed 12 newcomers this offseason (four freshmen and eight transfers).
• Luke Gray averaged 3.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg in 2024-25 while Chase Martin utilized a redshirt.
• ORU ranked 77th in non-conference strength of schedule, per KenPom.
• In games won, the Golden Eagles are scoring 80.6 ppg while holding their opponents to just 62.7 ppg.
• Through 14 games of Summit League play, ORU is tied for the lead in blocks per game, averaging 3.86.
• Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams is third in the League, averaging 1.3 bpg through his 13 Summit League contests.
• Through 29 games played, Ty Harper ranks fourth in the Summit League in scoring, averaging 16.5 ppg.
• Over his last seven games, Harper is averaging 21.3 ppg.
• Harper is currently at 997 career points (D1), just three away from hitting the 1,000-point mark.
• Last Saturday, ORU beat the South Dakota Coyotes at the Mabee Center, 67-62, moving to 2-12 in Summit League play.
• Ty Harper scored a career-high 29 points in the win over the Coyotes.
• The Golden Eagles picked up their first conference win of the season on February 12th, taking down the Kansas City Roos 69-60 at the Mabee Center.
• Ofri Naveh recorded his second double-double of the year at St. Thomas, recording 17 points and 12 boards.
• Connor Dow has started every game for the Golden Eagles this season.
• Luke Gray is averaging 11.7 ppg over his last six games.
• Gray is averaging 8.4 ppg in Summit League play compared to his 6.5 ppg in non-conference contests.
• The Golden Eagles erased a 20-point halftime deficit (42-22) against Montana State on Dec. 6, outscoring the Bobcats 50-26 in the second half.
• ORU shot 61.9 percent from deep vs Kennesaw State, its first time shooting 61.9 percent or better from beyond the arc since playing Western Illinois on 2/27/20 (63%, 17-27).
• ORU had two double-doubles (vs Haskell) for the first time since facing off against NDSU on March 7^th, 2023 (Abmas- 26/10 assists, Vanover-10/10 rebounds).
• The Golden Eagles grabbed 20 offensive rebounds against John Brown earlier this year, their first 20+ OREB game since facing Haskell on November 18th, 2021.
• ORU recorded 12 total blocks against Oklahoma State, falling just one block short of tying its single-game record.
• Defensively, the Golden Eagles are holding opponents to 71.6 ppg at the Mabee Center while giving up 84.8 ppg on the road.
• Connor Dow ranks first in the Summit League in three-point attempts (213) and third in three-point field goals made, with 68. His 213 attempts rank 37^th nationally.
• The Golden Eagles are 65^th in the country and first in the Summit League in 3-point attempts per game, averaging 26.6 per game.

Opponent Information: Denver
• ORU is 9-3 at home against the Pioneers and 13-13 all-time.
• The Golden Eagles fell to Denver on the road earlier this season, 98-87.
• Denver ranks first in the Summit League in free-throw percentage (78.3%) and three-point percentage (38.5%). Both stats rank 13^th and 14^th in the country, respectively.
• Carson Johnson leads the Pioneer offense, averaging 20.1 ppg. Johnson sits at seventh in the country in total points (603) and 16^th in field goals made (200).
• Head Coach Tim Bergstraser is in his first season at the helm of the Pioneers.
 
Opponent Information: Kansas City
• Against the Roos, ORU holds a 14-6 record on the road and a 31-15 record all-time.
• The Golden Eagles earned their first Summit League win over the Roos earlier this month, defeating Kansas City 69-60 at the Mabee Center.
• Karmello Branch leads the Roo offense, scoring 12.4 ppg.
• Branch is one of four Roos who average more than 10 ppg (Branch, Evans, Petty, Grady II).
• Head Coach Marvin Menzies is in his fourth season at the helm of the Roos, holding a 44-81 record.
• On February 1^st, the Roos announced that former University of Maryland Head Coach Mark Turgeon will take over for Head Coach Marvin Menzies next season.

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