2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Golding, are members of the Southland Conference. Due to renovations at their usual home arena Moody Coliseum, they will play their home games on temporary stands and court set up on the indoor tennis courts of the Teague Special Events Center.[2]
2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Gulf Coast Showcase champions[1] | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
2020–21 record | 14–3 (6–1 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brette Tanner |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Teague Special Events Center |
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 SLC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 15–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament, however, the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. East Tennessee State Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 70–47 | 1–0 |
Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 1:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. Austin Peay Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 80–72 | 2–0 |
Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 10:00 am, FloHoops |
vs. Omaha Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 70–58 | 3–0 |
Hertz Arena (50) Estero, FL | |||||||
December 1, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Howard Payne West Texas Classic |
W 81–51 | 4–0 |
Teague Special Events Center (212) Abilene, TX | |||||||
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State West Texas Classic |
W 69–48 | 5–0 |
Teague Special Events Center (296) Abilene, TX | |||||||
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 17 Texas Tech | L 44–51 | 5–1 |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,175) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McMurry | W 83–46 | 6–1 |
Teague Special Events Center (210) Abilene, TX | |||||||
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hardin–Simmons | W 95–73 | 7–1 |
Teague Special Events Center (228) Abilene, TX | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 4:00 pm, SECN |
at Arkansas | L 72–85 | 7–2 |
Bud Walton Arena (4,110) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm |
Dallas Christian | W 82–44 | 8–2 |
Teague Special Events Center (194) Abilene, TX | |||||||
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | W 83–65 | 9–2 (1–0) |
Teague Special Events Center (245) Abilene, TX | |||||||
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Houston Baptist | W 66–63 | 10–2 (2–0) |
Sharp Gymnasium (140) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 16, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 76–42 | 11–2 (3–0) |
Teague Special Events Center (332) Abilene, TX | |||||||
January 20, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sam Houston State | L 57–64 | 11–3 (3–1) |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (707) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
January 23, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Central Arkansas | W 93–58 | 12–3 (4–1) |
Teague Special Events Center (411) Abilene, TX | |||||||
January 27, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | W 82–62 | 13–3 (5–1) |
Teague Special Events Center (382) Abilene, TX | |||||||
January 30, 2021 6:30 pm |
at Incarnate Word | W 75–67 | 14–3 (6–1) |
McDermott Center (176) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Postponed | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | ||||||||
February 6, 2021 4:30 pm |
at Lamar | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Baptist | Teague Special Events Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Teague Special Events Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
February 24, 2021 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Sam Houston State | Teague Special Events Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Central Arkansas | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
March 3, 2021 |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
March 6, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | Teague Special Events Center Abilene, TX | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- http://gulfcoastshowcase.com/2020/11/abilene-christian-crowned-mens-champions-of-beachbubble/
- https://ktxs.com/sports/college-sports/acu-basketball-games-moving-to-teague-events-center
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.