2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.[ 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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Javlen Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr Parkview HS (Little Rock)
Jacksonville, AR
F 1
Jaren Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr Lake Highland Prep
Orlando, FL
G 3
Parker Wentz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr Trinity Christian HS
Lubbock, TX
G 4
Jovan Crnic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Jr Northern Oklahoma College
Nis, Serbia
G 5
Jalen Little 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr Otero Junior College
Colorado Springs, CO
G 10
Isaiah Tripp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Future College Prep
Baltimore, MD
F 12
Austin Cooke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr Central Arizona College
Scottsdale, AZ
F 15
Hayden Farquhar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Fr Throckmorton HS
Throckmorton, TX
G 22
Drake Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So Clear Lake HS
Houston, TX
F 23
Hayden Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
So Carl Albert HS
Midwest City, OK
F 33
Duran Porter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
Sr Tallahassee CC
Macon, GA
C
Jalone Friday 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Fr
Oklahoma City, OK
G
Jerod Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Home school
Wichita, KS
G
B. J. Maxwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Home school
Austin, TX
G
Jadon Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Fort 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
Schedule and results
Source[ 3]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015 *6:00 pm
University of the Southwest W 94–63 1–0
Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
11/17/2015 *7:00 pm
Howard Payne W 70–56 2–0
Moody Coliseum (1,075)Abilene, TX
11/22/2015 *9:00 pm
at Portland
L 57–87 2–1
Chiles Center Portland, OR
11/24/2015 *6:00 pm
at Colorado State
L 100–108 2OT
2–2
Moby Arena 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 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 Hampshire L 75–86 3–4
Moody Coliseum (1,450)Abilene, TX
12/05/2015 *1:00 pm
at Nebraska
L 63–73 3–5
Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
12/12/2015 *1:00 pm
Schreiner W 69–46 4–5
Moody Coliseum (512)Abilene, TX
12/18/2015 *7:00 pm
UC Riverside L 56–60 4–6
Moody Coliseum (1,002)Abilene, TX
12/20/2015 *1:00 pm
at TCU
L 69–80 4–7
Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
12/22/2015 *6:00 pm
at Drake
L 70–87 4–8
Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
12/30/2015 *7:00 pm
Hillsdale Baptist W 90–48 5–8
Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
01/02/2016 4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas
W 62–61 6–8
Farris Center Conway, AR
01/09/2016 3:30 pm
at Nicholls State
L 62–63 6–9
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA
01/12/2016 7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 87–72 7–9
Moody Coliseum (1,512)Abilene, TX
01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
L 62–97 7–10
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
01/19/2016 7:00 pm
McNeese State W 75–67 8–10
Moody Coliseum (1,619)Abilene, TX
01/23/2016 4:30 pm
at Incarnate Word
L 60–74 8–11
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
01/25/2016 6:00 pm
at Sam Houston State
L 51–72 8–12
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
01/30/2015 4:00 pm
Lamar W 80–71 9–12
Moody Coliseum (2,103)Abilene, TX
02/02/2016 7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 79–72 10–12
Moody Coliseum (1,226)Abilene, TX
02/06/2016 4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 61–80 10–13
University Center Hammond, LA
02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar
W 71–67 11–13
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
02/15/2016 7:30 pm
vs. Sam Houston State
L 71–84 11–14
Mabee Complex (Hardin Simmons University) (1,075)Abilene, TX
02/18/2016 7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist
L 71–73 11–15
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
02/21/2016 1:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 91–80 12–15
Moody Coliseum (1,065)Abilene, TX
02/23/2016 7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 59–65 12–16
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
02/27/2016 4:00 pm
New Orleans W 87–84 13–16
Moody Coliseum (1,987)Abilene, TX
03/03/2016 7:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 70–74 13–17
Moody Coliseum (1,633)Abilene, TX
03/05/2015 4:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–74 13–18
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
References
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