2016–17_Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	13–16 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Joe Golding (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Brette Tanner; Ted Crass; Antonio Bostic;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum; (Capacity: 4,600)
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place.

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The Wildcats, in their final year of a four-year transition from Division II to Division I, were not eligible for a postseason tournament including the Southland tournament, but were considered a Division I team for scheduling purposes and a Division I RPI member.^[1]^[2]

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"Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". acu.edu. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

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"ACU begins new era as move to Division I, Southland Conference becomes official". Abilene Christian University. Retrieved August 30, 2017.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Orleans †	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M–CC	12	–	6	.667	24	–	12	.667
Houston Baptist	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Lamar	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Abilene Christian*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Incarnate Word*	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	8	–	24	.250
McNeese State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland tournament winner

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 pm	at New Hampshire	W 65–57	2–0	Lundholm Gym (473) Durham, NH
November 22* 7:00 pm	Charleston Southern	L 65–66	2–1	Moody Coliseum (1,585) Abilene, TX
November 22* 2:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 64–72	2–2	Lloyd Noble Center (9,303) Norman, OK
November 27* 4:00 pm	Howard Payne	W 71–55	3–2	Moody Coliseum (1,275) Abilene, TX
November 30* 8:00 pm, RTRM	at New Mexico	L 55–64	3–3	The Pit (11,154) Albuquerque, NM
December 3* 4:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	W 85–82	4–3	CSU Field House (671) North Charleston, SC
December 10* 4:00 pm	Northern New Mexico	W 90–69	5–3	Moody Coliseum (1,122) Abilene, TX
December 14* 7:00 pm	Randall	W 78–74	6–3	Moody Coliseum (750) Abilene, TX
December 17* 9:00 pm	at Sacramento State	L 86–88 ^OT	6–4	Colberg Court (556) Sacramento, CA
December 19* 9:00 pm	at San Francisco	L 51–86	6–5	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,163) San Francisco, CA
Southland regular season
December 29 7:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 66–75	6–6 (0–1)	Lakefront Arena (608) New Orleans, LA
December 31 2:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 73–75	6–7 (0–2)	University Center (539) Hammond, LA
January 5, 2017 7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 76–81	6–8 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,215) Abilene, TX
January 7 4:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	W 69–60	7–8 (1–3)	Moody Coliseum (1,217) Abilene, TX
January 12 7:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	L 50–56	7–9 (1–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,217) Abilene, TX
January 14 4:00 pm	Lamar	L 64–67	8–9 (2–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,144) Abilene, TX
January 19 4:30 pm	at Nicholls	L 59–62	8–10 (2–5)	Stopher Gym (1,468) Thibodaux, LA
January 26 8:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	L 79–82	8–11 (2–6)	McDermott Center (1,177) San Antonio, TX
January 28 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 60–72	8–12 (2–7)	American Bank Center (1,857) Corpus Christi, TX
February 1 7:00 pm	New Orleans	W 70–69 ^OT	9–12 (3–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,485) Abilene, TX
February 4 4:00 pm	Sam Houston State	W 71–64	10–12 (4–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,249) Abilene, TX
February 9 7:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	L 73–84	10–13 (4–8)	Farris Center (958) Conway, AR
February 11 4:00 pm	Northwestern State	W 76–72	11–13 (5–8)	Moody Coliseum (1,271) Abilene, TX
February 16 7:00 pm	at McNeese State	W 82–78	12–13 (6–8)	Burton Coliseum (434) Lake Charles, LA
February 22 7:30 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 44–56	12–14 (6–9)	Moody Coliseum (1,227) Abilene, TX
February 25 6:15 pm	at Sam Houston State	W 84–81	13–14 (7–9)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,578) Huntsville, TX
March 1 7:30 pm	Incarnate Word	L 75–89	13–15 (7–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,875) Abilene, TX
March 4 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 72–81	13–16 (7–11)	Sharp Gymnasium (963) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

2016–17_Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

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