2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2016–17
Team:	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Conference:	The Summit League
Short Conf:	The Summit
Record:	8–22
Conf Record:	4–12
Hc Year:	18th
Asst Coach2:	Marc Stricker
Asst Coach3:	Rodney Perry

The 2016–17 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles were led by 18th year head coach Scott Sutton and played their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–22, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.

On April 10, 2017, the school fired all-time winningest coach Scott Sutton after 18 years.^[1] He finished with an overall record of 328–247.^[2] On April 28, the school hired Baylor assistant Paul Mills as the new head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–10 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Summit League regular season

Notes and References

1. News: Oral Roberts fires coach Sutton after 18 years. ESPN.com. 2017-04-11.
2. Web site: Oral Roberts Fires Scott Sutton. 2017-04-10. KDLT. 2017-04-11. 2017-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063335/http://www.kdlt.com/2017/04/10/oral-roberts-fires-scott-sutton/. dead.
3. News: ORU confirms hiring of Baylor assistant Paul Mills as Golden Eagle basketball coach. Bill. Haisten. Tulsa World. April 28, 2017. July 18, 2017.