2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fourth year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian, in their second year of DII to DI transition, was not eligible for the Southland Tournament, but was a counter for scheduling purposes and was also considered as a DI RPI member.[2]

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Las Vegas Classic Upper Division champions[1]
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record10–21 (4–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Patrice Days
  • Cooper Schmidt
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
(Capacity: 4,600)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin171 .944  295  .853
Sam Houston State153 .833  269  .743
Texas A&M–CC135 .722  2014  .588
Northwestern State135 .722  1913  .594
Incarnate Word**108 .556  1811  .621
Lamar*99 .500  1515  .500
McNeese State810 .444  1516  .484
Houston Baptist*711 .389  1216  .429
Nicholls State711 .389  1019  .345
New Orleans612 .333  1118  .379
Southeastern Louisiana612 .333  923  .281
Abilene Christian**414 .222  1021  .323
Central Arkansas*216 .111  227  .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland Tournament winner

The Wildcats were picked to finish eleventh (11th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for twelfth (12th) in the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.[3] The Wildcats finished the season with a 10–21 overall record and finished in twelfth place in conference play with a 4–14 record.

Roster

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Riley Payne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoIdalou HS Idalou, TX
G 1 LaDarrien Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrCoastal Bend College Austin, TX
G 2 K. J. Maura 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrArlington Country Day School San Juan, PR
G 3 Parker Wentz 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrTrinity Christian HS Lubbock, TX
G 4 Michael Grant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoBoyd HS McKinney, TX
G 5 Jalen Little 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrOtero Junior College Colorado Springs, CO
G 10 Isaiahl Tripp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrFuture College Prep Baltimore, MD
G 11 Harrison Hawkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrNavarro College Long Beach, CA
F 12 Austin Cooke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCentral Arizona College Scottsdale, AZ
F 14 Alexsander Milosavljevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrGeorgia Perimeter College Svilajnac Serbia
G 15 Skyler Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrRockwall HS Rockwall, TX
F 20 Christian Albright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS FrEpiscopal School of Dallas Dallas, TX
G 22 Drake Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrClear Lake HS Houston, TX
G 30 Chris Blakeley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoJ.J. Pearce HS Richardson, TX
F 33 Duran Porter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrTallahassee CC Macon, GA
G 42 David Hanson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrKankakee CC Stockton England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brette Tanner
  • Patrice Days
  • Solomon Bozeman

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-30

Schedule and results

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Hillsdale Baptist W 101–61  1–0
Moody Coliseum (825)
Abilene, TX
11/19/2013*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 39–65  1–1
Reynolds Center (3,829)
Tulsa, OK
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm
Duquesne L 81–102  1–2
Moody Coliseum (2,125)
Abilene, TX
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 91–65  2–2
Moody Coliseum (475)
Abilene, TX
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 56–76  2–3
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (183)
Riverside, CA
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 72–61  3–3
Moody Coliseum (2,215)
Abilene, TX
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 59–71  3–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,007)
Houston, TX
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm
Northern New Mexico W 76–48  4–4
Moody Coliseum (1,013)
Abilene, TX
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Loyola (Chicago)
Las Vegas Classic
L 44–83  4–5
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,015)
Chicago, IL
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
at Boise State
Las Vegas Classic
L 33–77  4–6
Taco Bell Arena (3,083)
Boise, ID
12/22/2014*
2:30 pm
vs. South Carolina State
Las Vegas Classic
W 65–59  5–6
Orleans Arena (500)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Las Vegas Classic
W 69–61  6–6
Orleans Arena (1,700)
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2014*
5:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 81–83  6–7
GCU Arena (3,968)
Phoenix, AZ
Conference Games
01/04/2015
3:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 87–70  7–7
(1–0)
Moody, Coliseum (614)
Abilene, TX
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
Nicholls State W 71–54  8–7
(2–0)
Moody Coliseum (540)
Abilene, TX
01/13/2015
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 95–81  9–7
(3–0)
Prather Coliseum (1,525)
Natchitoches, LA
01/17/2015
11:00 am, CBSSN
Stephen F. Austin L 64–82  9–8
(3–1)
Moody Coliseum (2,874)
Abilene, TX
01/20/2015
7:00 pm
at McNeese State L 56–63  9–9
(3–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,048)
Lake Charles, LA
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 61–77  9–10
(3–3)
Moody, Coliseum (1,325)
Abilene, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 63–80  9–11
(3–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,273)
Abilene, TX
01/31/2015
6:00 pm
at Lamar L 74–84  9–12
(3–5)
Montagne Center (2,623)
Beaumont, TX
02/02/2015
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 61–77  9–13
(3–6)
Sharp Gymnasium (716)
Houston, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 52–65  9–14
(3–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,005)
Abilene, TX
02/09/2015
7:00 pm
vs. Lamar L 61–80  9–15
(3–8)
Curtis Culwell Center (902)
Garland, TX
02/16/2015
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 49–71  9–16
(3–9)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,136)
Huntsville, TX
02/21/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana L 54–55  9–17
(3–10)
University Center (945)
Hammond, LA
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 44–67  9–18
(3–11)
Moody Coliseum (1,024)
Abilene, TX
02/28/2015
6:15 pm
at New Orleans L 55–75  9–19
(3–12)
Lakefront Arena (879)
New Orleans, LA
03/03/2015
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 83–71  10–19
(4–12)
Moody Coliseum (1,158)
Abilene, TX
03/05/2015
8:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 52–64  10–20
(4–13)
McDermott Center (1,427)
San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015
3:30 pm
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 27–58  10–21
(4–14)
American Bank Center (1,914)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "ACU knocks off Pine Bluff to capture tournament title". Abilene Christian University Athletics. December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  2. "Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". acu.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2014-09-19.
  3. "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  4. "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2015-01-21.
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