2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Riley Payne
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Idalou HS
Idalou, TX
G
1
LaDarrien Williams
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Coastal Bend College
Austin, TX
G
2
K. J. Maura
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Arlington Country Day School
San Juan, PR
G
3
Parker Wentz
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Trinity Christian HS
Lubbock, TX
G
4
Michael Grant
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Boyd HS
McKinney, TX
G
5
Jalen Little
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Otero Junior College
Colorado Springs, CO
G
10
Isaiahl Tripp
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Future College Prep
Baltimore, MD
G
11
Harrison Hawkins
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Navarro College
Long Beach, CA
F
12
Austin Cooke
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Central Arizona College
Scottsdale, AZ
F
14
Alexsander Milosavljevic
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Georgia Perimeter College
Svilajnac Serbia
G
15
Skyler Simmons
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Rockwall HS
Rockwall, TX
F
20
Christian Albright
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Fr
Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, TX
G
22
Drake Green
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Clear Lake HS
Houston, TX
G
30
Chris Blakeley
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
J.J. Pearce HS
Richardson, TX
F
33
Duran Porter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Tallahassee CC
Macon, GA
G
42
David Hanson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Kankakee 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