2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fifth year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 13–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record13–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Patrice Days
  • Cooper Schmidt
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
(Capacity: 4,600)
Seasons
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000286 .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833258 .758
Sam Houston State126 .6671816 .529
Incarnate Word*126 .6671712 .586
Houston Baptist108 .5561717 .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001221 .364
Abilene Christian*810 .4441318 .419
McNeese State711 .389920 .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333721 .250
New Orleans612 .3331020 .333
Nicholls State612 .3331123 .324
Northwestern State513 .278820 .286
Lamar315 .1671119 .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland tournament winner

Abilene Christian, in their third year of Division II to Division I transition, were not eligible for the Southland tournament, but were considered a Division I team for scheduling purposes and Division I RPI member.[1]

Preseason

The Wildcats were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.[2]

Roster

2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Javlen Franklin6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrParkview HS (Little Rock)Jacksonville, AR
F1Jaren Lewis6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrLake Highland PrepOrlando, FL
G3Parker Wentz5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrTrinity Christian HSLubbock, TX
G4Jovan Crnic6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrNorthern Oklahoma CollegeNis, Serbia
G5Jalen Little5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrOtero Junior CollegeColorado Springs, CO
G10Isaiah Tripp6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoFuture College PrepBaltimore, MD
F12Austin Cooke6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg)SrCentral Arizona CollegeScottsdale, AZ
F15Hayden Farquhar6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrThrockmorton HSThrockmorton, TX
G22Drake Green6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoClear Lake HSHouston, TX
F23Hayden Howell6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SoCarl Albert HSMidwest City, OK
F33Duran Porter6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrTallahassee CCMacon, GA
CJalone Friday6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg)FrOklahoma City, OK
GJerod Martin6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrHome schoolWichita, KS
GB. J. Maxwell6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrHome schoolAustin, TX
GJadon Reynolds6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrFort Worth, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brette Tanner
  • Solomon Bozeman
  • Ron Holmes

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

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-20

Schedule and results

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
University of the SouthwestW 94–63 1–0
Moody Coliseum (1,150)
Abilene, TX
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Howard PayneW 70–56 2–0
Moody Coliseum (1,075)
Abilene, TX
11/22/2015*
9:00 pm
at PortlandL 57–87 2–1
Chiles Center (1,541)
Portland, OR
11/24/2015*
6:00 pm
at Colorado StateL 100–108 2OT2–2
Moby Arena (2,801)
Fort Collins, CO
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Florida A&M
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
W 72–62 3–2
American Bank Center (176)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. Oakland
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
L 57–85 3–3
American Bank Center (168)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/03/2015*
7:00 pm
New HampshireL 75–86 3–4
Moody Coliseum (1,450)
Abilene, TX
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm
at NebraskaL 63–73 3–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,491)
Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm
SchreinerW 69–46 4–5
Moody Coliseum (512)
Abilene, TX
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
UC RiversideL 56–60 4–6
Moody Coliseum (1,002)
Abilene, TX
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
at TCUL 69–80 4–7
Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (5,791)
Fort Worth, TX
12/22/2015*
6:00 pm
at DrakeL 70–87 4–8
Knapp Center (2,701)
Des Moines, IA
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Hillsdale BaptistW 90–48 5–8
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
01/02/2016
4:00 pm
at Central ArkansasW 62–61 6–8
(1–0)
Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/09/2016
3:30 pm
at Nicholls StateL 62–63 6–9
(1–1)
Stopher Gym (1,297)
Thibodaux, LA
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
Northwestern StateW 87–72 7–9
(2–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,512)
Abilene, TX
01/16/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. AustinL 62–97 7–10
(2–2)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873)
Nacogdoches, TX
01/19/2016
7:00 pm
McNeese StateW 75–67 8–10
(3–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,619)
Abilene, TX
01/23/2016
4:30 pm
at Incarnate WordL 60–74 8–11
(3–3)
McDermott Center (1,722)
San Antonio, TX
01/25/2016
6:00 pm
at Sam Houston StateL 51–72 8–12
(3–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,051)
Huntsville, TX
01/30/2015
4:00 pm
LamarW 80–71 9–12
(4–4)
Moody Coliseum (2,103)
Abilene, TX
02/02/2016
7:00 pm
Houston BaptistW 79–72 10–12
(5–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,226)
Abilene, TX
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeastern LouisianaL 61–80 10–13
(5–5)
University Center (763)
Hammond, LA
02/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at LamarW 71–67 11–13
(6–5)
Montagne Center (1,743)
Beaumont, TX
02/15/2016
7:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston StateL 71–84 11–14
(6–6)
Mabee Complex (Hardin Simmons University) (1,075)
Abilene, TX
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistL 71–73 11–15
(6–7)
Sharp Gymnasium (827)
Houston, TX
02/21/2016
1:00 pm
Southeastern LouisianaW 91–80 12–15
(7–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,065)
Abilene, TX
02/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 59–65 12–16
(7–8)
American Bank Center (1,428)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/27/2016
4:00 pm
New OrleansW 87–84 13–16
(8–8)
Moody Coliseum (1,987)
Abilene, TX
03/03/2016
7:00 pm
Incarnate WordL 70–74 13–17
(8–9)
Moody Coliseum (1,633)
Abilene, TX
03/05/2015
4:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiL 69–74 13–18
(8–10)
Moody Coliseum (1,363)
Abilene, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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