2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic Champions
Southland tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018–19 record27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Head coachJoe Golding (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Ted Crass
  • Antonio Bostic
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State162 .889  2112  .636
Abilene Christian144 .778  277  .794
Southeastern Louisiana126 .667  1716  .515
New Orleans126 .667  1914  .576
Lamar126 .667  2013  .606
Texas A&M–CC99 .500  1418  .438
Central Arkansas810 .444  1419  .424
Houston Baptist810 .444  1218  .400
Stephen F. Austin711 .389  1416  .467
Nicholls711 .389  1417  .452
Northwestern State612 .333  1120  .355
McNeese State513 .278  922  .290
Incarnate Word117 .056  625  .194
2019 Southland Tournament winner

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]

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
Final
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.
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See also

  • 2018-19 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

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.
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