2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
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|mode=Basketball
|year=2015–16
|team=Abilene Christian Wildcats
|image=ACU Wildcats wordmark.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Southland Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Southland
|record=13–18
|conf_record=8–10
|head_coach=Joe Golding
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1=Brette Tanner
|asst_coach2=Patrice Days
|asst_coach3=Cooper Schmidt
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Moody Coliseum
(Capacity: 4,600)
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.acu.edu/division1/timeline.html|title=Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I|publisher=acu.edu|accessdate=2015-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031125/http://www.acu.edu/division1/timeline.html|archive-date=2015-11-17|url-status=dead}}
Preseason
The Wildcats were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.{{cite web|title=Stephen F. Austin Picked Named Favorite in Preseason Polls|url=http://www.southland.org/news/2015/10/28/MBB_1028150040.aspx?path=mbball|publisher=Southland Conference|accessdate=November 14, 2015|date=October 28, 2015}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Javlen|last=Franklin|num=0|pos=g|ft=6|in=2|lbs=195|class=fr|rs=|home=Jacksonville, AR|high_school=Parkview HS (Little Rock)}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaren|last=Lewis|num=1|pos=f|ft=6|in=6|lbs=210|class=fr|rs=|home=Orlando, FL|high_school=Lake Highland Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Parker|last=Wentz|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=170|class=sr|rs=|home=Lubbock, TX|high_school=Trinity Christian HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jovan|last=Crnic|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=220|class=jr|rs=|home=Nis, Serbia|high_school=Northern Oklahoma College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalen|last=Little|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=170|class=sr|rs=|home=Colorado Springs, CO|high_school=Otero Junior College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Tripp|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=so|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Future College Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Cooke|num=12|pos=f|ft=6|in=7|lbs=235|class=sr|rs=|home=Scottsdale, AZ|high_school=Central Arizona College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hayden|last=Farquhar|num=15|pos=f|ft=6|in=7|lbs=230|class=fr|rs=|home=Throckmorton, TX|high_school=Throckmorton HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Drake|last=Green|num=22|pos=g|ft=6|in=3|lbs=170|class=so|rs=|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Clear Lake HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Hayden|last=Howell|num=23|pos=f|ft=6|in=7|lbs=225|class=so|rs=|home=Midwest City, OK|high_school=Carl Albert HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Duran|last=Porter|num=33|pos=f|ft=6|in=8|lbs=240|class=sr|rs=|home=Macon, GA|high_school=Tallahassee CC}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jalone|last=Friday|num=|pos=c|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=fr|rs=|home=Oklahoma City, OK|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jerod|last=Martin|num=|pos=g|ft=6|in=1|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Wichita, KS|high_school=Home school}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=B. J.|last=Maxwell|num=|pos=g|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=fr|rs=|home=Austin, TX|high_school=Home school}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jadon|last=Reynolds|num=|pos=g|ft=6|in=1|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Fort Worth, TX|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Brette Tanner
- Solomon Bozeman
- Ron Holmes
|roster_url=http://acusports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball
|accessdate=2015-11-20
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=no|ranklink=2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Abilene Christian Wildcats|border=0|color=white}}" | Non-Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/13/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = University of the Southwest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,150
| tv =
| score = 94–63
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Howard Payne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,075
| tv =
| score = 70–56
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2015
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Portland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Chiles Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename =
| attend = 1,541
| tv =
| score = 57–87
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Colorado State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moby Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO
| gamename =
| attend = 2,801
| tv =
| score = 100–108
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2015
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Bank Center
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| gamename = Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
| attend = 176
| tv =
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/28/2015
| time = 2:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Oakland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Bank Center
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| gamename = Corpus Christi Coastal Classic
| attend = 168
| tv =
| score = 57–85
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,450
| tv =
| score = 75–86
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/05/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| gamename =
| attend = 15,491
| tv =
| score = 63–73
| overtime =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Schreiner
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 512
| tv =
| score = 69–46
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = UC Riverside
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,002
| tv =
| score = 56–60
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = TCU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 5,791
| tv =
| score = 69–80
| overtime =
| record = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Knapp Center
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,701
| tv =
| score = 70–87
| overtime =
| record = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Hillsdale Baptist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 90–48
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Abilene Christian Wildcats|border=0|color=white}}" | Southland regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/02/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Farris Center
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| gamename =
| attend = 512
| tv =
| score = 62–61
| overtime =
| record = 6–8
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/09/2016
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Nicholls State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stopher Gym
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,297
| tv =
| score = 62–63
| overtime =
| record = 6–9
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Northwestern State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,512
| tv =
| score = 87–72
| overtime =
| record = 7–9
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = William R. Johnson Coliseum
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 3,873
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–97
| overtime =
| record = 7–10
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/19/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,619
| tv =
| score = 75–67
| overtime =
| record = 8–10
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Incarnate Word
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McDermott Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,722
| tv =
| score = 60–74
| overtime =
| record = 8–11
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/25/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bernard Johnson Coliseum
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,051
| tv =
| score = 51–72
| overtime =
| record = 8–12
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/30/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 2,103
| tv =
| score = 80–71
| overtime =
| record = 9–12
| conference = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Houston Baptist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,226
| tv =
| score = 79–72
| overtime =
| record = 10–12
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/06/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = University Center
| site_cityst = Hammond, LA
| gamename =
| attend = 763
| tv =
| score = 61–80
| overtime =
| record = 10–13
| conference = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Lamar
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Montagne Center
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,743
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–67
| overtime =
| record = 11–13
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/15/2016
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mabee Complex (Hardin Simmons University)
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,075
| tv =
| score = 71–84
| overtime =
| record = 11–14
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Houston Baptist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Sharp Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 827
| tv =
| score = 71–73
| overtime =
| record = 11–15
| conference = 6–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,065
| tv =
| score = 91–80
| overtime =
| record = 12–15
| conference = 7–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = American Bank Center
| site_cityst = Corpus Christi, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,428
| tv =
| score = 59–65
| overtime =
| record = 12–16
| conference = 7–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/27/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Orleans
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,987
| tv =
| score = 87–84
| overtime =
| record = 13–16
| conference = 8–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Incarnate Word
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,633
| tv =
| score = 70–74
| overtime =
| record = 13–17
| conference = 8–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2015
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = Abilene, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 1,363
| tv =
| score = 69–74
| overtime =
| record = 13–18
| conference = 8–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time}}
See also
References
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