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
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2020–21 record14–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrette Tanner
Assistant coaches
  • Antonio Bostic
  • Jon Trilli
Home arenaTeague Special Events Center
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sam Houston State81 .889  146  .700
Abilene Christian71 .875  153  .833
Stephen F. Austin71 .875  113  .786
Nicholls72 .778  106  .625
Incarnate Word54 .556  88  .500
Southeastern Louisiana44 .500  611  .353
Northwestern State44 .500  514  .263
New Orleans35 .375  412  .250
Houston Baptist25 .286  312  .200
Lamar26 .250  413  .235
McNeese State27 .222  810  .444
Central Arkansas27 .222  314  .176
Texas A&M–CC06 .000  312  .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

2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Logan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Carrollton, Texas
F 3 Airion Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)264 lb (120 kg) So Little Rock, Arkansas
G 4 Damien Daniels 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)140 lb (64 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
F 5 Cameron Steele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Excelsior, Minnesota
F 10 Reggie Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)150 lb (68 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 11 Tobias Cameron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
G 12 Mahki Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 13 Payton Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) Fr Abilene, Texas
G 15 Immanuel Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lake Oswego, Oregon
G 20 Coryon Mason 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 21 Jameson Richardson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Duke, Oklahoma
F 32 Joe Pleasant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Overland Park, Kansas
G 33 Paul Hiepler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Camarillo, California
C 34 Kolton Kohl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr San Angelo, Texas
F 42 Clay Gayman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Nevada, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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