2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Southland tournament champions; Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Joe Golding (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Brette Tanner; Ted Crass; Antonio Bostic;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	12	.636
†	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2019 Southland tournament winner

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]

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

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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	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

Joe Golding (Abilene Christian)

Assistant coach(es)

Brette Tanner (Emporia State)
Ted Crass (Little Rock)
Antonio Bostic (Stephen F. Austin)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2019

Schedule and results

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.

Sources:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Wildcats one win from The Dance after taming Lions". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "TICKET PUNCHED! YOUR WILDCATS ARE GOING DANCING". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "Kentucky ends Wildcats' season with first-round victory". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "Wildcats see season come to end in OT loss at Drake". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 12, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ Dobbertean, Chris (November 27, 2017). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SB Nation. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[1] "Wildcats one win from The Dance after taming Lions". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[2] "TICKET PUNCHED! YOUR WILDCATS ARE GOING DANCING". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[3] "Kentucky ends Wildcats' season with first-round victory". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 21, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[4] "Wildcats see season come to end in OT loss at Drake". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 12, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[5] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[6] Dobbertean, Chris (November 27, 2017). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SB Nation. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[7] "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

[8] "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018-19 BASKETBALL TV SCHEDULE". Southland Conference. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

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