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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 represents Abilene Christian University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by eighth-year head coach Joe Golding and play 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 a automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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
Last update: January 26, 2019

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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