The Basics: St. Thomas
Game Twenty-Three
Oral Roberts (11-11), (5-4) vs St. Thomas (15-9), (5-4)
Date/Time: Thursday, February 8 / 7:00 p.m.
TV/Video: Summit League Network
Live Stats: St. Thomas Athletics
Audio: 99.9 FM ESPN Radio
Location: Schoenecker Arena (St. Paul, Minnesota)
 
The Basics: South Dakota State
Game Twenty-Four
Oral Roberts (11-11), (5-4) vs South Dakota State (13-11), (6-3)
Date/Time: Saturday, February 10 / 3:00 p.m.
TV/Video: CBS Sports Network
Live Stats: SDSU Athletics
Audio: 99.9 FM ESPN Radio
Location: Frost Arena (Brookings, South Dakota)
 
TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts men's basketball team looks to extend their three game winning streak as they prepare for upcoming road games at St. Thomas on Thursday, February 8th at 7:00 p.m. and at South Dakota State on Saturday, February 10th at 3 p.m.
 
Saturday's game will on national television broadcasted on CBS Sports Network.

Fans can tune into the games on the Summit League Network, 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 13 20-plus point outings and 20 10-plus point outings so far this season. He continues to lead the team in scoring by averaging 20.8 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 most recent outing versus Denver.
 
• Through 22 games, along with McBride, four other Golden Eagles average double-digits. Newcomer Jailen Bedford averages 14.6 ppg., Kareem Thompson adds 12.9 ppg and DeShang Weaver scores 10.9 ppg.
 
• Thompson currently ranks first in the nation in most minutes (38.33) played and not far behind is McBride in second (38.31). The Golden Eagles are 11th in the country in fewest turnovers per game at 9.4.
 
• McBride is currently 18th in the country in points per game.
 
• As a team, ORU leads the Summit League in three-pointers per game, low-turnover margin and fewest turnovers per game.
 
• 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: St. Thomas

• Thursday's game will be the 6th meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and St. Thomas.
• The Golden Eagles lead 5-1 all-time as the Tommies earned their first win of the series earlier this season in Tulsa.
• Parker Bjorklund leads St. Thomas in scoring this season averaging 13.8 points per game.
• Head Coach Johnny Tauer enters into his 13th season with the Tommies.

Opponent Information: South Dakota State

• Saturday's game will be the 33rd meeting all-time between the Golden Eagles and South Dakota State.
• ORU captured the first meeting of the season on January 27th winning 87-82.
• South Dakota State is led in scoring by Summit League Preseason Player of the Year, Zeke Mayo, with 18.7 points per game.
• Head Coach Eric Henderson enters into his 5th season with the Jackrabbits.

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.