2025–26 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2025–26 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
2025–26 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Summit League
Record	5–10 (0–0 Summit)
Head coach	Kory Barnett (1st season);
Associate head coach	Kory Alford
Assistant coaches	Van Green; Donovan Williams; Will Saxon; Isaac Green;
Home arena	Mabee Center

2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Thomas	0	–	0	–	10	–	4	.714
North Dakota State	0	–	0	–	10	–	5	.667
Omaha	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
South Dakota State	0	–	0	–	7	–	7	.500
Denver	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	5	–	10	.333
Oral Roberts	0	–	0	–	5	–	10	.333
Kansas City	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154

† 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Oral Roberts University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, who are led by first-year head coach Kory Barnett, play their home games at the Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2024–25 season 7–23, 3–13 in Summit League play, to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Kansas City in the first round of the Summit League tournament.^[2]

On March 7, 2025, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Russell Springmann, after just two seasons at the helm.^[3] Three weeks later, on March 28, the school announced that they would be hiring West Virginia assistant coach Kory Barnett as the team's new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jack Turner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Loyola Chicago	Los Angeles, California
G	1	Ty Harper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Youngstown State	Norcross, Georgia
G	2	Chase Martin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Wofford	Jenks, Oklahoma
G	4	Laymen McGrady	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Houston, Texas
G	5	Connor Dow	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma State	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
G	6	Cal Furnish	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Crossings Christian School	Edmond, Oklahoma
G	7	Martins Kilups	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Rīgas Tālmācības Vidusskola	Riga, Latvia
G	8	Alex Couto	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Carmel High School	Carmel, Indiana
F	9	Ofri Naveh	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	West Virginia	Neot Golan, Israel
F	10	Aaron Jacob	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Cameron	Austin, Texas
G	20	Lane Sparks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	GS	Huntington	Dillsboro, Indiana
F	21	Baron Smith Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	North Texas	Haltom City, Texas
F	25	Luke Gray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Oklahoma Christian	Edmond, Oklahoma
F	27	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Nevada	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan

Head coach

Kory Barnett (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Kory Alford (UCLA)
Van Green (Rice)
Donovan Williams (Park)
Will Saxon (Oklahoma)
Isaac Green (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 2, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025* 7:00 pm	Central Baptist	W 118–63	–	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 71–95	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,211) Stillwater, OK
November 8, 2025* 7:00 pm, KGEB	John Brown	W 84–50	1–1	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
November 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, KGEB	Tulsa Mayor's Cup	L 87–88	1–2	Mabee Center (5,467) Tulsa, OK
November 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, GEBN	Belmont	L 60–83	1–3	Mabee Center (3,467) Tulsa, OK
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, KGEB	Haskell	W 84–64	2–3	Mabee Center (2,502) Tulsa, OK
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Oklahoma	L 71–95	2–4	Lloyd Noble Center (5,765) Norman, OK
November 24, 2025* 6:00 pm, FloSports	at Florida Gulf Coast Coconut Hoops Tarpon Bay Division	L 88–93	2–5	Alico Arena (1,195) Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2025* 3:30 pm, FloSports	vs. Kennesaw State Coconut Hoops Tarpon Bay Division	W 91–83	3–5	Alico Arena (341) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 3:30 pm, FloSports	vs. Rice Coconut Hoops Tarpon Bay Division	L 62–81	3–6	Alico Arena (117) Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Weber State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	L 66–92	3–7	Dee Events Center (2,133) Ogden, UT
December 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, GEBN	Montana State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge	W 72–68	4–7	Mabee Center (3,568) Tulsa, OK
December 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, GEBN	Ecclesia	W 97–52	5–7	Mabee Center (2,867) Tulsa, OK
December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 62–63	5–8	Great Southern Bank Arena (1,581) Springfield, MO
December 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU	L 53–72	5–9	Schollmaier Arena (4,688) Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, GEBN	UT Arlington	L 57–69	5–10	Mabee Center (4,755) Tulsa, OK
Summit League regular season
January 1, 2026 1:00 pm, SLN	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, CBSSN	at North Dakota State			Scheels Center Fargo, ND
January 10, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	St. Thomas			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Denver			Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Omaha			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	North Dakota State			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
January 31, 2026 2:00 pm, SLN	at South Dakota State			First Bank and Trust Arena Brookings, SD
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at St. Thomas			Lee & Penny Anderson Arena St. Paul, MN
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Kansas City			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 14, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota State			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Omaha			Baxter Arena Omaha, NE
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	South Dakota			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	Denver			Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2026 7:00 pm, SLN	at Kansas City			Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
Summit League tournament
March 4–8, 2026 SLN/CBSSN	vs. Summit League tournament			Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Brown scores 24, UMKC knocks off Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament 73-56". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Oral Roberts fires coach Russell Springmann". Reuters. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Rochester grad Barnett to take over at Oral Roberts". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
^ "Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[2] "Brown scores 24, UMKC knocks off Oral Roberts in Summit League Tournament 73-56". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[3] "Oral Roberts fires coach Russell Springmann". Reuters. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[4] "Rochester grad Barnett to take over at Oral Roberts". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

[6] "Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 2, 2025.

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Rivalries	Tulsa
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