Tonight�€™s Game

The Golden Eagles make the short drive north to 11th & Harvard for another
edition of the annual Mayor�€™s Cup game against Tulsa ... ORU is looking for its
fourth straight win in the series ... ORU�€™s Mayor�€™s Cup winning streak is its
longest in the series since winning eight in a row between 1976 and 1980 ...
tonight�€™s game is third of five straight to be played by ORU in the city of
Tulsa ... ORU head coach Scott Sutton is seeking his 125th career win
tonight ... the Golden Eagles host Akron (Dec. 2) and Lamar (Dec. 4) before
returning to the road for games at Georgetown (Dec. 9) and Chattanooga (Dec.
16).

The Coaches

ORU�€™s Scott Sutton begins his eighth season as the head coach of the
Golden Eagles, and his 12th overall with the program. Sutton is 124-92 (.574) as
head coach and ranks second in school history in career wins. He is the son of
legendary basketball coach Eddie Sutton, and the younger brother of Oklahoma
State head coach Sean Sutton. Tulsa�€™s Doug Wojcik is 14-18 in his second season
with the Golden Hurricane.

The Series

Tonight�€™s game is the 43rd meeting between ORU and Tulsa, with the Golden
Hurricane leading the series 27-15. ORU has won the last three meetings and four
of the last seven dating back to 1999. The Golden Eagles are 5-15 in the series
on Tulsa�€™s home floor, including 1-2 in the Reynolds Center. The last two games
have been routs, with ORU winning by an average of 19.5 points. Eight of the
last 10 meetings have been decided by 10 or fewer points, with two (�€˜00, �€˜01)
ending in overtime.

Green Becomes Mid-Con�€™s Career Rebound Leader

With the season barely two weeks old, senior forward Caleb Green has
already established a pair of new Mid-Continent Conference records. One game
after setting a new career free throw mark, Green moved to the top of the
Mid-Con�€™s career rebounding list mid-way through the first half against
Panhandle State on Nov. 25. Green vaulted past Valparaiso�€™s Chris Ensminger
(1996-200), who held the previous record of 910 career rebounds. With six boards
against the Aggies, Green finished the night with 915 career rebounds.

Panhandle State Leftovers

ORU�€™s 50-point win was the 9th-most lopsided win in school history and the
largest victory margin since a 115-62 win over Texas-Arlington on Dec. 17, 2001
... ORU�€™s eight blocked shots were its most since having eight against Missouri
State on Dec. 7, 2005 ... Shawn King�€™s five blocks were the most by an
ORU player since Larry Owens had five against Centenary on Jan. 26, 2006 ... ORU
played all 10 players on its roster for the first time this season.

Scouting Tulsa

The Golden Hurricane enter Tuesday�€™s game with a 3-1 record following a
91-70 win over Cal State Northridge last Saturday. Tulsa is led in scoring by
junior guard Rod Earls�€™ 14.0 points per game. Freshman guard Ben Uzoh averages
12.8 ppg, and leads the team in rebounding with 5.8 per game. The Golden
Hurricane shoot 48.3 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3-point range and
78.8 percent from the free throw line. Tulsa also has wins over Arkansas-Little
Rock and St. Gregory�€™s.

Dynamic Duo

This just in�€¦ Caleb Green and Ken Tutt are good. They are also
one of the best duos in the nation, and have been for going on four years. And
statistically speaking, they are one of the best scoring duos in NCAA history.
Green and Tutt are on pace to each reach 2,000 career points, and if they do,
will become just the seventh set of teammates in NCAA history to reach the
milestone together. The other 2,000-point duos are: Mark Alarie and Johnny
Dawkins, Duke (1986); Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, Loyola Marymount (1990);
Charles Price and Fred West, Texas Southern (1990); Taylor Coppenrath and T.J.
Sorrentine, Vermont (2005); Darryl Kennedy and Tim McCalister, Oklahoma (1987);
and B.B. Davis and Mike Olliver, Lamar (1981).

ORU Receives Top 25 Votes

For the second straight week, ORU is
receiving votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll, released Monday. The
Golden Eagles received four votes in Monday�€™s poll, down from seven votes the
previous week. ORU was left out of the Associated Press Top 25 one week after
earning three votes. The Nov. 20th polls marked the first time ORU has received
votes in any regular-season Top 25 poll since receiving a single vote on Dec. 9,
2002. The Golden Eagles also received votes in the 2005-06 preseason Associated
Press Top 25. ORU was last ranked when they finished the 1973-74 season ranked
18th by the AP.

Getting Defensive

On the first day of October practice, head coach Scott Sutton challenged the
Golden Eagles to be a better defensive team this season. If the first four games
are any indication, the Golden Eagles were listening. Entering Tuesday�€™s game at
Tulsa, ORU is holding opponents to 57.8 points per game while allowing 39.6
percent shooting, which includes a paltry 23.6 percent from 3-point range. ORU
is also out-rebounding opponents by nearly four boards per game while forcing 19
turnovers a contest. Perhaps the most improved defender is senior guard Ken
Tutt, who entered the �€˜06-07 season averaging 25 steals per season.
Through four games Tutt leads the team with 10 steals, an average of 2.5 per
game.

A Coronation

OK, that might be overstating it a bit, but Shawn King did enjoy a
strong effort against Panhandle State last Saturday. Playing just 19 minutes
against the Division II Aggies, King scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from
the field and 2-of-4 from the line, while grabbing nine rebounds and blocking
five shots.

Marchello Paints a Masterpiece Against the Jayhawks

While sophomore forward Marchello Vealy didn�€™t quite come out of
nowhere to help lead ORU to a stunning 78-71 win over No. 3 Kansas on Nov. 15,
it certainly was an unexpected performance. Vealy, who entered the game 1-for-13
in his career from 3-point range, sabotaged the Jayhawks by going 7-for-8 from
the perimeter, including a streak of seven in a row. He was 5-for-5 in the first
half to help stake ORU to a 39-34 lead. Vealy finished with a career-high 22
points and also added six rebounds.

Doing it All on the Big Stage

Senior forward Caleb Green asked head coach Scott Sutton two
summers ago to schedule at game at Kansas before he graduated. Green, who grew
up a Jayhawks fan, was one a huge part of ORU�€™s historic upset over No. Kansas
last Wednesday. Green scored 20 points with 11 rebounds, eight assists and a
career-high five steals. Green was everywhere in the win, even converting a pair
of 3-pointers. On the biggest stage, Green was "...by far, the best player in
the game," KU head coach Bill Self said afterward.

Together�€¦ Again

ORU�€™s coaching staff is a rarity in the college basketball world these days.
Head coach Scot Sutton and assistants Tom Hankins, Conley
Phipps and Corey Williams begin their eighth season as a staff, the
longest running tenure of any men�€™s basketball coaching staff in the country.
Belmont�€™s four-man staff has been together seven years.

Green Named Wooden Award Preseason All-America

Senior forward Caleb Green added perhaps the most prestigious honor
to an already impressive list of awards when he was named to the Wooden Award
Preseason All-America team in October. This is the first step toward being
eligible for the Wooden Award, given annually to college basketball�€™s top
player. Green, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, is a two-time Associated Press
honorable mention All-America and a two-time Mid-Con Player of the Year. As a
junior, Green averaged 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in leading ORU to a
21-12 record, its second straight Mid-Con regular-season title, the Mid-Con
Tournament title and ORU�€™s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 22 years.

Green Selected as Mid-Major All-American

The preseason hardware keeps rolling in
for Caleb Green. The senior forward is one of 25 players selected
to the CollegeInsider.com�€™s Preseason Mid-Major All-America team, which was
selected by NBA scouts, college head coaches and the CollegeInsider.com staff.
Green has twice been selected to College Insider�€™s post-season All-America team.
This honor is the latest in a line of national recognition for Green, who also
was tabbed a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports, was chosen among
the nation�€™s top power forwards by Lindy�€™s (No. 9) and CBS Sportsline
(No. 11).

ORU Picked for Mid-Con Three-Peat

ORU, which returns two preseason all-league selections, is once again the
favorite in the Mid-Continent Conference men�€™s basketball race this season,
according to a vote of conference coaches, SIDs and selected media members. This
marks the fourth time in the last five years ORU has been picked atop the
preseason poll. The Golden Eagles received 19 first-place votes to finish with
260 points. ORU is coming off a season in which it claimed its second
consecutive Mid-Con regular-season title after posting a 13-3 mark in conference
play and a 21-12 overall record. IUPUI (230) beat out UMKC (200) for second
place in the preseason voting. Both teams received two first-place votes.
Valparaiso came in fourth, while Oakland was fifth. Rounding out the poll are
Western Illinois, Southern Utah and Centenary.

Chasing History

Not only is Caleb Green looking
for his third straight Mid-Con Player of the Year honor, he�€™s also in line to
make a significant impact on the both the ORU and Mid-Con record books. With
1,875 career points and 906 career rebounds entering Tuesday�€™s game at Tulsa,
Green should become only the second player in ORU history (Mark Acres is the
other) and the first in Mid-Con history to reach 2,000 points and 1,000
rebounds. Green is 534 points shy of breaking the Mid-Con career scoring mark of
2,408 points (UMKC�€™s Michael Watson �€˜00-04). Green broke the Mid-Con�€™s career
rebounding record on Saturday against Panhandle State.

King Tutt

Not to be out done by Green, senior
guard Ken Tutt is looking to make a permanent mark on the record books as
well. Tutt is 7th in career scoring
and 3rd in 3-point field goals. Tutt, with 242 career treys, trails career
Division I leader Tim Gill by 91 for the top spot. Tutt is also on track to
finish in the Mid-Con top five in the same category. Tutt, a two-time first-team
all-conference selection, was the 2006 Mid-Con Tournament MVP.

Double Your Pleasure

Caleb Green recorded his 49th career double-double in Tuesday�€™s home win
over Louisiana-Lafayette, scoring 21 points and securing 12 rebounds against the
Ragin�€™ Cajuns. Of his 49 career double dips, 27 outings are 20-point, 10-rebound
efforts including nine last season. Green ranks second in ORU history in both
double-doubles and 20-point, 10-rebound games. He trails Mark Acres in both
categories.

Double Your Pleasure, Part II

Following his 21-point outburst against Louisiana-Lafayette on Tuesday,
Caleb Green has scored in double figures in 33 consecutive games, dating
back to last season. Green was last held under 10 points against when he scored
nine against Monmouth on Nov. 26, 2005 at the Great Alaska Shootout.

Tough Schedule

For the second straight season, head
coach Scott Sutton has put together a challenging schedule. Games at
Arkansas, BYU, Georgetown, and Kansas, and home contests against Akron and
Montana highlight the schedule. Overall, ORU will face seven teams which
participated in either the NCAA Tournament or NIT last season. ORU�€™s Division I
non-conference opponents posted a collective .574 winning percentage in �€™05-06.

Oh, Brother! (and Father)

ORU head coach Scott Sutton and his brother, first-year Oklahoma
State head coach Sean Sutton, enter an elite fraternity this fall as the seventh
set of head coach brothers in NCAA history (all levels). They are one of three
sets of head coach brothers currently active, joining James (Yale) and Joe
(Cornell) Jones, and John III (Georgetown) and Ronny (Ball State) Thompson.
Scott, Sean and their father Eddie, are the third father-son trio in NCAA
history, joining the Thompson�€™s and Ray (DePaul), Joey (DePaul) and Tom
(Ill.-Chicago) Meyer.

ORU Ranked 14th in Mid-Major Top 25

ORU is ranked 14th in the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major Top 25
poll. ORU, which ranked as high as ninth in the poll in the 2005-06 regular
season, finished the campaign out of the Top 25 despite winning 21 games and
advancing to the NCAA Tournament. Creighton tops the preseason poll, followed by
Gonzaga, Hofstra, Southern Illinois and Wichita State. Three preseason Top 25
teams are on ORU�€™s 2006-07 schedule. No. 8 Akron visits the Mabee Center on Dec.
2, while ORU hosts No. 19 Montana on Dec. 19. ORU visits No. 16 Loyola Marymount
on Nov. 10.

Green Named Preseason Player of the Year

Senior forward Caleb Green, two-time Mid-Con Player of the Year and
three-time first team All-Conference selection, has been tabbed as the Mid-Con
Preseason Player of the Year. Green propelled the Golden Eagles to the
regular-season and tournament titles after leading the conference in scoring
(20.8) and rebounding (8.8), and ranking in the top 10 in field-goal percentage
(6th), free-throw percentage (8th), free throws made (1st) and attempted (1st).
Senior guard Ken Tutt joined Green on the preseason all-conference first
team. Tutt averaged 14.2 points last season and was named Mid-Con Tournament
MVP.

A Prince of a Fellow

Junior forward Yemi Ogunoye is known around the ORU campus as a great
guy. In fact, some might say he�€™s a prince. No, really, he is a prince.
Ogunoye�€™s uncle is the king of Owo City, a branch of the Yoruban tribe, one of
the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Ogunoye�€™s father, Thomas, is next in
the line of succession and will one day return to Nigeria to follow his brother
as king. While Yemi is in the line of succession, he is behind his cousins and
unlikely to serve as king.

ORU Basketball on the Radio

Clear Channel-owned KTBZ 1430 AM "The Buzz" is the home of ORU Basketball
for the third season. Select broadcasts will be aired on sister station KAKC
1300 AM. Veteran sportscaster Mark Neely also begins his third season with the
Golden Eagles. Neely, a 3-time Tulsa Broadcaster of the Year, has also served as
the play-by-play voice of the Tulsa Drillers Double-A team since 1996. In
addition, Neely also handles select college football, basketball and Major
League Baseball broadcasts for ESPN.

ORU Signs Two in Early Signing Period

Texas natives Robert Jarvis
(Humble, Texas) and Kyron Stokes (Mansfield, Texas) signed with ORU on
the first day of the Early Signing Period.

Jarvis, a 5-11, 180-pound combo guard, is currently playing
his second year at Seminole (Okla.) State College. As a freshman Jarvis averaged
19.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game. He made 109
3-pointers in 31 games, shooting 38 percent form beyond the arc. He also made 84
percent of his free throws (100-119). Jarvis is a 2005 graduate of Humble High
School. He played in the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association All-Star as
a senior and scored a game-high 17 points in victory. Jarvis chose ORU over
Boise State, Houston, San Diego and Utah.

Stokes, a 6-4, 185-pound shooting guard, is a senior at
Mansfield Summit High School in suburban Dallas, the same school which produced
current ORU junior Moses Ehambe. Stokes ranks among the Top 50 seniors in
Texas by a pair of noted recruiting services. Rivals.com ranks him 41st,
while Hoop Scoop has him at No. 47. Stokes averaged 14.4 points, 4.7 rebounds,
and 1.6 assists per game as a junior, earning 1st-team all-district. He chose
ORU over Arkansas-Little Rock and TCU.

About ORU

Founded in 1963 by evangelist Oral Roberts, ORU is a 400-acre campus located
in South Tulsa. ORU boasts an enrollment of over 5,000 students from all 50
states and more than 30 foreign countries. Some famous ORU alums include
entertainer Kathy Lee Gifford and Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Clifton
Taulbert. "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening briefly attended ORU, and
subsequently, many of the characters on the show are modeled after former ORU
students and staff members. In fact, if you look closely over Ned Flanders�€™
fireplace, his college diploma reads "Oral Roberts University".

Up Next

The Golden Eagles host Mid-Major No. 8 and Mid-American Conference favorite
Akron, 7:05 p.m., Saturday at the Mabee Center.