List of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches. There have been 12 head coaches of the Golden Eagles in their 58-season history.

Oral Roberts' current head coach is Russell Springmann. He was hired as the Golden Eagles' head coach in March 2023, replacing Paul Mills, who left to become the head coach at Wichita State.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1965–1969	Bill White	4	65–35	.650
2	1969–1974 1987–1993	Ken Trickey	11	214–116	.648
3	1974–1977	Jerry Hale	3	61–21	.744
4	1977–1979	Lake Kelly	2	30–24	.556
5	1979–1982	Ken Hayes	4	50–43	.538
6	1982–1985	Dick Acres	3	47–34	.580
7	1985–1987	Ted Owens	2	21–35	.375
8	1993–1997	Bill Self	4	55–54	.505
9	1997–1999	Barry Hinson	2	36–23	.610
10	1999–2017	Scott Sutton	18	328–247	.570
11	2017–2023	Paul Mills	6	106–84	.558
12	2023–present	Russell Springmann	0	0–0	–
Totals		12 coaches	58 seasons	1,013–725	.583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source

Hayes was fired on December 18, 1982. Dick Acres served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1982–83 season.
After finishing the 1982–83 season as interim head coach, Acres was named permanent head coach.

References

^ "ORU Men's Basketball 2022-23 Record Book" (PDF). Oral Roberts Athletics. p. 33. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Haisten, Bill (March 22, 2023). "Bill Haisten: ORU names Russell Springmann as head coach — shades of 1997". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2023). "Wichita State hires Oral Roberts' Paul Mills as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
Lassiter, Jim (December 22, 1982). "Firing of Hayes Was Poorly Times". The Oklahoman. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
"ORU to stick with Acres". San Pedro News-Pilot. Associated Press. March 12, 1983. p. 11. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball head coaches
Bill White (1965–1969) Ken Trickey (1969–1974) Jerry Hale (1974–1977) Lake Kelly (1977–1979) Ken Hayes (1979–1982) Dick Acres (1982–1985) Ted Owens (1985–1987) Ken Trickey (1987–1993) Bill Self (1993–1997) Barry Hinson (1997–1999) Scott Sutton (1999–2017) Paul Mills (2017–2023) Russell Springmann (2023– )

v t e Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball
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