Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball

Abilene Christian Wildcats
Abilene Christian Wildcats
	2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
University	Abilene Christian University
Head coach	Joe Golding (10th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Abilene, Texas
Arena	Moody Coliseum ; (Capacity: 4,600)
Nickname	Wildcats
Student section	Wildcat Reign
Colors	Purple and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2019; at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 1985, 1986, 1987* ; * at Division II level; Southland Conference: 2019

The Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, United States. In the 2013–14 season, the Wildcats made the jump to NCAA Division I and rejoined the Southland Conference after 40 years.^[2] They are currently led by head coach Joe Golding and play their home games at Moody Coliseum.

In 2019, the Wildcats won the Southland Conference and earned their first Division I NCAA Tournament appearance.

Postseason

Abilene Christian has appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	Kentucky	L 44–79

The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament nine times. Their combined record is 9–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Southwest Missouri State Western Illinois	L 67–87 W 85–81 ^OT
1960	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Colorado College Northeast Missouri State	W 109–65 L 76–79
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Southeast Missouri State Lamar Tech	L 55–57 L 74–83
1964	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Lamar Tech Southeast Missouri State	W 73–71 L 87–90
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Doane Washington (MO)	W 91–50 L 66–69
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Jackson State Southwest Missouri State North Dakota	W 94–79 W 63–58 L 62–63
1986	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Southwest Missouri State Sam Houston State	L 72–94 W 76–60
1987	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Delta State West Texas State	L 71–88 L 63–67
1999	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	West Texas A&M Pittsburg State Truman State	W 102–96 ^3OT W 79–59 L 69–76

The Wildcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First Round	Drake	L 73–80 ^OT

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Venues	Moody Coliseum (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Academics	Colleges: Arts and Sciences Biblical Studies Business Administration Education and Human Services Honors College Schools: Graduate School of Theology Information Technology and Computing Nursing
Athletics	Baseball Basketball men women Football Softball Facilities: Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Crutcher Scott Field Moody Coliseim Poly Wells Field
Campus facilities	Abilene Christian University Press
Student life	KACU

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Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lions Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Championships & awards	Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24