2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 3–3 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach Joe Golding (6th year)
Assistant coach Brette Tanner
Assistant coach Ted Crass
Assistant coach Antonio Bostic
Home arena Moody Coliseum
(Capacity: 4,600)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–CC 0 0       5 0   1.000
Lamar 0 0       4 2   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 0 0       5 3   .625
Nicholls State 0 0       4 3   .571
Sam Houston State 0 0       4 3   .571
Abilene Christian* 0 0       3 3   .500
Stephen F. Austin 0 0       2 2   .500
Incarnate Word* 0 0       2 3   .400
Houston Baptist 0 0       2 4   .333
McNeese State 0 0       2 4   .333
Northwestern State 0 0       2 4   .333
New Orleans 0 0       1 3   .250
Central Arkansas 0 0       1 5   .167
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Abilene Christian University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.[1] The Wildcats will be led by sixth year head coach Joe Golding and will play their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Abilene Christian, in their final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I transition, will not eligible for the Southland Tournament, but will be considered a Division I team for scheduling purposes and Division I RPI member.[2]

Previous season and preseason

The Wildcats finished the 2015-16 season with a record of 13–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Franklin, JavlenJavlen Franklin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Parkview HS (Little Rock) Jacksonville, AR
G 1 Lewis, JarenJaren Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 2 Maxwell, B.J.B.J. Maxwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Austin, TX
G 3 Langston, DiamanteDiamante Langston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr South Plains College Lewisville, TX
G 4 Crnic, JovanJovan Crnic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Northern Oklahoma College Nis, Serbia
G 5 Ricks, PaytenPayten Ricks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Maize South Wichita, KS
G 10 Tripp, IsaiahIsaiah Tripp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Future College Prep Baltimore, MD
G 11 Green, DrakeDrake Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clear Lake Houston, TX
F 14 Lenox, TrevTrev Lenox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR
F 15 Farquhar, HaydenHayden Farquhar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Throckmorton HS Throckmorton, TX
C 21 Friday, JaloneJalone Friday 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Oklahoma City, OK
G 22 Reynolds, JadonJadon Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Fort Worth, TX
F 23 Howell, HaydenHayden Howell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Carl Albert HS Midwest City, OK
F 34 Kohl, KoltonKolton Kohl 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr San Angelo Central San Angelo, TX
G 42 Martin, JerodJerod Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Wichita, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Brette Tanner
  • Ted Crass
  • Antonio Bostic

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-23

Schedule and results

Source[3][4]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference regular season

November 11, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
Schreiner W 73–59  1–0
Moody Coliseum (1,750)
Abilene, TX

November 17*
6:00 p.m.
at New Hampshire W 65–57  2–0
Lundholm Gym (473)
Durham, NC

November 22*
7:00 p.m.
Charleston Southern L 65–66  2–1
Moody Coliseum (1,585)
Abilene, TX

November 22*
2:00 p.m.
at Oklahoma L 64–72  2–2
Lloyd Noble Center (9,303)
Norman, OK

November 27*
4:00 p.m.
Howard Payne W 71–55  3–2
Moody Coliseum (1,275)
Abilene, TX

November 30*
8:00 p.m., RTRM
at New Mexico L 55–64  3–3
The Pit (11,154)
Albuquerque, NM

December 3*
4:30 p.m.
at Charleston Southern        
CSU Field House 
North Charleston, SC

December 10*
4:00 p.m.
Northern New Mexico        
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

December 14*
TBA
Randall        
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

December 17*
9:00 p.m.
at Sacramento State        
Colberg Court 
Sacramento, CA

December 19*
9:00 p.m.
at San Francisco        
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
Southland regular season

December 29
7:00 p.m.
at New Orleans        
(  )
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA

December 31
2:00 p.m.
at Southeastern Louisiana        
(  )
University Center 
Hammond, LA

January 5, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Central Arkansas        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

January 7
4:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

January 12
7:30 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

January 14
4:00 p.m.
Lamar        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

January 19
TBA
at Nicholls        
(  )
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA

January 26
8:00 p.m.
at Incarnate Word        
(  )
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX

January 28
7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi        
(  )
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

February 1
7:00 p.m.
New Orleans        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

February 4
4:00 p.m.
Sam Houston State        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

February 9
7:00 p.m.
at Central Arkansas        
(  )
Farris Center 
Conway, AR

February 11
4:00 p.m.
Northwestern State        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

February 16
7:00 p.m.
at McNeese State        
(  )
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA

February 22
7:30 p.m.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

February 25
6:15 p.m.
at Sam Houston State        
(  )
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX

March 1
7:30 p.m.
Incarnate Word        
(  )
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

March 4
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist        
(  )
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Wildcats to face Sooners during non-conference portion of 2016-17 slate". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. "Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". acu.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  3. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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