<p>TULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills, who led the 15th-seeded Golden Eagles on a surprising run to the Sweet 16, agreed to a new contract Thursday that the school called a “longterm commitment.”</p>
<p>Oral Roberts claimed the Summit League’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament by winning three games in the league tournament. </p>
<p>Behind the play of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/max-abmas-kevin-obanor-florida-ohio-state-buckeyes-mens-basketball-eric-musselman-fa348897305db5c56adf7e8995261b41">Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor</a>, the Golden Eagles then <a href="https://apnews.com/article/duane-washington-max-abmas-kevin-obanor-ohio-state-buckeyes-mens-basketball-oral-roberts-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-7ccd7f375ce63804f43c16d19e1b0561">upset No. 2 seed Ohio State</a> and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/florida-florida-gators-mens-basketball-oral-roberts-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-kevin-obanor-indiana-48f05625d469ed0d79963ed44c882c6c">No. 7 seed Florida</a> for their first NCAA tournament wins since 1974. The run ended with a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-davonte-davis-eric-musselman-oral-roberts-golden-eagles-mens-basketball-mens-college-basketball-65a3300c2a291d5f2997ce4ed260accc">72-70 loss to Arkansas last Saturday</a>.</p>
<p>“We are very excited about the direction the men’s basketball program is with Paul as our coach for the future,” athletic director Mike Carter said in a statement. “I believe that he is the perfect coach for ORU basketball and we look forward to more years of continued success.”</p>
<p>Mills has a 57-67 overall record at the school. His teams finished 17-14 last season and 18-11 this season. Details of his new deal were not released.</p>
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