The oversized praying hands have long been the landmark of the Oral Roberts campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They are made of bronze, loom 60 feet high and weigh 30 tons. They are known as the World’s Largest Praying Hands, long an attraction for cross-country travelers and those who delight in obscure Americana.
Well, the private Christian school now has another indelible identifier. With a victory over No. 7 Florida in the NCAA men's tournament on Sunday, Oral Roberts became just the second No. 15 seed to ever advance to the Sweet 16.
Led by the dynamic duo of junior forward Kevin Obanor and sophomore guard Max Abmas, Oral Roberts stunned the college basketball establishment for the second straight game.