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2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Southland tournament champions; Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Joe Golding (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Brette Tanner; Ted Crass; Antonio Bostic;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by eighth-year head coach Joe Golding and play their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 27-7, 14-4 to finish in 2nd place. In the Southland tournament, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the semifinals before beating New Orleans in the final to win the Southland tournament. As a result, they received a automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kentucky.

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Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Arlington Baptist	W 107–54	1–0	Moody Coliseum (1,500) Abilene, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		Arkansas State	W 94–73	2–0	Moody Coliseum (1,209) Abilene, TX
Nov 15, 2018* 8:00 p.m.		at Denver	W 67–61	3–0	Magness Arena (804) Denver, CO
Nov 22, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Elon Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic	W 72–56	4–0	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Nov 23, 2018* 7:30 p.m.		at Pacific Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic	W 73–71	5–0	Alex G. Spanos Center (602) Stockton, CA
Nov 24, 2018* 10:00 p.m.		vs. UC Riverside Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic	W 60–48	6–0	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 p.m.		Howard Payne	W 90–53	7–0	Moody Coliseum (1,027) Abilene, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 5:00 p.m.		at Pepperdine	L 62–77	7–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,044) Malibu, CA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbell	W 83–68	8–1	Moody Coliseum (1,027) Abilene, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 10:30 am		Schreiner	W 93–53	9–1	Moody Coliseum (1,018) Abilene, TX
Dec 15, 2018* 6:00 pm		at No. 11 Texas Tech Throwback Game	L 48–82	9–2	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (7,169) Lubbock, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 70–68	10–2	Show Me Center (672) Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 p.m.		McMurry	W 88–40	11–2	Moody Coliseum (685) Abilene, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 p.m.		New Orleans	W 68–58	12–2 (1–0)	Moody Coliseum (525) Abilene, TX
Jan 5, 2019 6:30 p.m.		at Sam Houston State	L 68–71	12–3 (1–1)	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (771) Huntsville, TX
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm		at McNeese State	W 73–72	13–3 (2–1)	H&HP Complex (1,782) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–72	14–3 (3–1)	University Center (563) Hammond, LA
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 p.m.		Houston Baptist	W 75–68	15–3 (4–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,169) Abilene, TX
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 78–69	16–3 (5–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,199) Abilene, TX
Jan 23, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	L 60–61	16–4 (5–2)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,027) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 79–56	17–4 (6–2)	Moody Coliseum (1,669) Abilene, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 78–71	18–4 (7–2)	Moody Coliseum (1,301) Abilene, TX
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lamar	W 75–64	19–4 (8–2)	Montagne Center (2,438) Beaumont, TX
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 pm		Sam Houston State	L 85–90 ^2OT	19–5 (8–3)	Moody Coliseum (2,397) Abilene, TX
Feb 13, 2019		at Nicholls State	W 64–48	20–5 (9–3)	Stopher Gym (313) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 68–48	21–5 (10–3)	McDermott Convocation Center (739) San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019 3:30 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	L 66–75	21–6 (10–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,399) Abilene, TX
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 p.m.		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 73–64	22–6 (11–4)	American Bank Center (1,191) Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 2, 2019 4:00 p.m.		at Central Arkansas	W 67–55	23–6 (12–4)	Farris Center (825) Conway, AR
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 72–58	24–6 (13–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,235) Abilene, TX
Mar 9, 2019 4:00 p.m.		Incarnate Word	W 81–52	25–6 (14–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,501) Abilene, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 15, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana Semifinals	W 69–66	26–6	Merrell Center (2,100) Katy, TX
Mar 16, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (4) New Orleans Championship	W 77–60	27–6	Merrell Center (1,751) Katy, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2019* 6:10 pm, CBS	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 7 Kentucky First Round	L 44–79	27–7	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (13,495) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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2018–19 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball

Southland tournament champions Tiger's Thanksgiving Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27–7 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach	Joe Golding (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Brette Tanner Ted Crass Antonio Bostic
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2	.889	21	–	12	.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	7	.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
New Orleans	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Lamar	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11	.389	14	–	16	.467
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194


† 2019 Southland tournament winner