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2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Southland tournament champions
Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Ted Crass
  • Antonio Bostic
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 2   .889 21 12   .636
Abilene Christian 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
New Orleans 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
McNeese State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2019 Southland tournament winner

The 2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 to finish in 2nd place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the semifinals before beating New Orleans in the final to win the Southland tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 16–16, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Drake.[1]

Roster

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jaylen Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
F 1 Jaren Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 4 Damien Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
G 5 Payten Ricks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wichita, Kansas
G 11 Tobias Cameron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Gold Coast, Queensland
G 14 Trey Lenox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hot Springs, Arkansas
F 15 Hayden Farquhar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Throckmorton, Texas
G 22 Chase Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Richmond, Texas
F 23 Hayden Howell Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Midwest City, Oklahoma
F 32 Joe Pleasant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Overland Park, Kansas
G 33 Paul Hiepler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Camarillo, California
C 34 Kolton Kohl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So San Angelo, Texas
F 42 Clay Gayman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Nevada, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Sources:[2][3][4][5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Arlington Baptist W 107–54  1–0
Moody Coliseum (1,500)
Abilene, TX
Nov 9, 2018*
8:00 p.m.
Arkansas State W 94–73  2–0
Moody Coliseum (1,209)
Abilene, TX
Nov 15, 2018*
8:00 p.m.
at Denver W 67–61  3–0
Magness Arena (804)
Denver, CO
Nov 22, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Elon
Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–56  4–0
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Nov 23, 2018*
7:30 p.m.
at Pacific
Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic
W 73–71  5–0
Alex G. Spanos Center (602)
Stockton, CA
Nov 24, 2018*
10:00 p.m.
vs. UC Riverside
Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic
W 60–48  6–0
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
Howard Payne W 90–53  7–0
Moody Coliseum (1,027)
Abilene, TX
Dec 1, 2018*
5:00 p.m.
at Pepperdine L 62–77  7–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,044)
Malibu, CA
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Campbell W 83–68  8–1
Moody Coliseum (1,027)
Abilene, TX
Dec 8, 2018*
10:30 am
Schreiner W 93–53  9–1
Moody Coliseum (1,018)
Abilene, TX
Dec 15, 2018*
6:00 pm
at No. 11 Texas Tech
Throwback Game
L 48–82  9–2
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (7,169)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 70–68  10–2
Show Me Center (672)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 p.m.
McMurry W 88–40  11–2
Moody Coliseum (685)
Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 p.m.
New Orleans W 68–58  12–2
(1–0)
Moody Coliseum (525)
Abilene, TX
Jan 5, 2019
6:30 p.m.
at Sam Houston State L 68–71  12–3
(1–1)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (771)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 9, 2019
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 73–72  13–3
(2–1)
H&HP Complex (1,782)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 75–72  14–3
(3–1)
University Center (563)
Hammond, LA
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist W 75–68  15–3
(4–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,169)
Abilene, TX
Jan 19, 2019
6:00 pm
Northwestern State W 78–69  16–3
(5–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,199)
Abilene, TX
Jan 23, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 60–61  16–4
(5–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,027)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 26, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 79–56  17–4
(6–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,669)
Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–71  18–4
(7–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,301)
Abilene, TX
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lamar W 75–64  19–4
(8–2)
Montagne Center (2,438)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 9, 2019
6:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 85–90 2OT 19–5
(8–3)
Moody Coliseum (2,397)
Abilene, TX
Feb 13, 2019
at Nicholls State W 64–48  20–5
(9–3)
Stopher Gym (313)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 68–48  21–5
(10–3)
McDermott Convocation Center (739)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019
3:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 66–75  21–6
(10–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,399)
Abilene, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 p.m.
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 73–64  22–6
(11–4)
American Bank Center (1,191)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas W 67–55  23–6
(12–4)
Farris Center (825)
Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin W 72–58  24–6
(13–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,235)
Abilene, TX
Mar 9, 2019
4:00 p.m.
Incarnate Word W 81–52  25–6
(14–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,501)
Abilene, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 15, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana
Semifinals
W 69–66  26–6
Merrell Center (2,100)
Katy, TX
Mar 16, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) New Orleans
Championship
W 77–60  27–6
Merrell Center (1,751)
Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019*
6:10 pm, CBS
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Kentucky
First Round
L 44–79  27–7
VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SB Nation. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.