2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

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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 in Southland play, to finish in second place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the semifinals[1] before beating New Orleans in the final to win the Southland tournament.[2] As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.[3]

ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Ted Crass
  • Antonio Bostic
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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
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2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State16–2 .88921–12  .636
Abilene Christian †14–4 .77827–7  .794
Southeastern Louisiana12–6 .66717–16  .515
New Orleans12–6 .66719–14  .576
Lamar12–6 .66720–13  .606
Texas A&M–CC9–9 .50014–18  .438
Central Arkansas8–10 .44414–19  .424
Houston Baptist8–10 .44412–18  .400
Stephen F. Austin7–11 .38914–16  .467
Nicholls7–11 .38914–17  .452
Northwestern State6–12 .33311–20  .355
McNeese State5–13 .2789–22  .290
Incarnate Word1–17 .0566–25  .194
† 2019 Southland tournament winner
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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.[4]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jaylen Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Little Rock, AR
F 1 Jaren Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Orlando, FL
G 4 Damien Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)140 lb (64 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
G 5 Payten Ricks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wichita, KS
G 11 Tobias Cameron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Gold Coast, Australia
G 14 Trey Lenox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Hot Springs, AR
F 15 Hayden Farquhar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Throckmorton, TX
G 22 Chase Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Richmond, TX
F 23 Hayden Howell Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Midwest City, OK
F 32 Joe Pleasant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Overland Park, KS
G 33 Paul Hiepler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Camarillo, CA
C 34 Kolton Kohl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS So San Angelo, TX
F 42 Clay Gayman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Nevada, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2019

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Schedule and results

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