2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian, in their second year of DII to DI transition, was not eligible for the Southland Tournament, but was a counter for scheduling purposes and was also considered as a DI RPI member.[2]
2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Classic Upper Division champions[1] | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
2014–15 record | 10–21 (4–14 Southland) |
Head coach | Joe Golding (4th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Moody Coliseum (Capacity: 4,600) |
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word** | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian** | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas* | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties ** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner |
The Wildcats were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for twelfth (12th) in the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.[3] The Wildcats finished the season with a 10–21 overall record and finished in twelfth place in conference play with a 4–14 record.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Source[4]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Out of Conference | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm |
Hillsdale Baptist | W 101–61 | 1–0 |
Moody Coliseum (825) Abilene, TX | |||||||
11/19/2013* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 |
at Tulsa | L 39–65 | 1–1 |
Reynolds Center (3,829) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
11/22/2014* 4:00 pm |
Duquesne | L 81–102 | 1–2 |
Moody Coliseum (2,125) Abilene, TX | |||||||
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm |
Jarvis Christian | W 91–65 | 2–2 |
Moody Coliseum (475) Abilene, TX | |||||||
11/29/2014* 6:00 pm |
at UC Riverside | L 56–76 | 2–3 |
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (183) Riverside, CA | |||||||
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm |
Sacramento State | W 72–61 | 3–3 |
Moody Coliseum (2,215) Abilene, TX | |||||||
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Houston | L 59–71 | 3–4 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,007) Houston, TX | |||||||
12/13/2014* 4:00 pm |
Northern New Mexico | W 76–48 | 4–4 |
Moody Coliseum (1,013) Abilene, TX | |||||||
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Loyola (Chicago) Las Vegas Classic |
L 44–83 | 4–5 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,015) Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm |
at Boise State Las Vegas Classic |
L 33–77 | 4–6 |
Taco Bell Arena (3,083) Boise, ID | |||||||
12/22/2014* 2:30 pm |
vs. South Carolina State Las Vegas Classic |
W 65–59 | 5–6 |
Orleans Arena (500) Paradise, NV | |||||||
12/23/2014* 5:00 pm |
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Las Vegas Classic |
W 69–61 | 6–6 |
Orleans Arena (1,700) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
12/28/2014* 5:00 pm |
at Grand Canyon | L 81–83 | 6–7 |
GCU Arena (3,968) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
01/04/2015 3:00 pm |
Central Arkansas | W 87–70 | 7–7 (1–0) |
Moody, Coliseum (614) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/10/2015 4:00 pm |
Nicholls State | W 71–54 | 8–7 (2–0) |
Moody Coliseum (540) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/13/2015 6:30 pm |
at Northwestern State | W 95–81 | 9–7 (3–0) |
Prather Coliseum (1,525) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
01/17/2015 11:00 am, CBSSN |
Stephen F. Austin | L 64–82 | 9–8 (3–1) |
Moody Coliseum (2,874) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/20/2015 7:00 pm |
at McNeese State | L 56–63 | 9–9 (3–2) |
Burton Coliseum (1,048) Lake Charles, LA | |||||||
01/24/2015 4:00 PM |
Incarnate Word | L 61–77 | 9–10 (3–3) |
Moody, Coliseum (1,325) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/26/2015 7:00 pm |
Sam Houston State | L 63–80 | 9–11 (3–4) |
Moody Coliseum (1,273) Abilene, TX | |||||||
01/31/2015 6:00 pm |
at Lamar | L 74–84 | 9–12 (3–5) |
Montagne Center (2,623) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
02/02/2015 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | L 61–77 | 9–13 (3–6) |
Sharp Gymnasium (716) Houston, TX | |||||||
02/07/2015 4:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | L 52–65 | 9–14 (3–7) |
Moody Coliseum (1,005) Abilene, TX | |||||||
02/09/2015 7:00 pm |
vs. Lamar | L 61–80 | 9–15 (3–8) |
Curtis Culwell Center (902) Garland, TX | |||||||
02/16/2015 6:30 pm |
at Sam Houston State | L 49–71 | 9–16 (3–9) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,136) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
02/21/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 54–55 | 9–17 (3–10) |
University Center (945) Hammond, LA | |||||||
02/24/2015 7:00 pm |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 44–67 | 9–18 (3–11) |
Moody Coliseum (1,024) Abilene, TX | |||||||
02/28/2015 6:15 pm |
at New Orleans | L 55–75 | 9–19 (3–12) |
Lakefront Arena (879) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
03/03/2015 7:00 pm |
Houston Baptist | W 83–71 | 10–19 (4–12) |
Moody Coliseum (1,158) Abilene, TX | |||||||
03/05/2015 8:00 pm |
at Incarnate Word | L 52–64 | 10–20 (4–13) |
McDermott Center (1,427) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
03/07/2015 3:30 pm |
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | L 27–58 | 10–21 (4–14) |
American Bank Center (1,914) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "ACU knocks off Pine Bluff to capture tournament title". Abilene Christian University Athletics. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- "Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". acu.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
- "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2015-01-21.