2013–14 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by third year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They were new members of the Southland Conference. Since this was the first year of a 4-year transition phase from DII to DI, Abilene Christian could participate in the Southland Tournament, and played each conference foe only once, with the exception of Incarnate Word.[1] They finished the season 11–20, 2–12 in Southland play to finish in 12th place.

2013–14 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–20 (2–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brette Tanner
  • Brian Burton
  • Patrice Days
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 18 0   1.000 32 3   .914
Texas A&M–CC 14 4   .778 18 16   .529
Sam Houston State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Incarnate Word* 9 5   .643 21 6   .778
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Nicholls State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
McNeese State 9 9   .500 11 20   .355
New Orleans** 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
Southeastern Louisiana 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Central Arkansas 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Lamar 3 15   .167 4 26   .133
Abilene Christian* 2 12   .143 11 20   .355
Houston Baptist 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2014 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Riley Payne Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Idalou, Texas
1 LaDarrien Williams Guard 5–10 190 Junior Austin, Texas
2 Rafael Farley Guard 6–5 195 Junior Houston, Texas
3 Parker Wentz Guard 5–9 160 Sophomore Lubbock, Texas
4 Michael Grant Guard 6–5 195 Freshman McKinney, Texas
5 Julian Edmonson Guard 6–1 195 Junior Fort Worth, Texas
10 Chris Blakeley Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Richardson, Texas
11 Harrison Hawkins Forward 6–0 175 Junior Long Beach, California
12 Austin Cooke Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Scottsdale, Arizona
14 Alexsander Milosavljevic Forward 6–9 245 Junior Svilajnac, Serbia
21 James Pegues Forward 6–6 220 Sophomore Arlington, Texas
33 Jacob Lancaster Forward 6–10 235 Junior Colorado Springs, Colorado
Christian Albright Forward 6–7 240 Freshman Dallas, Texas
Jaris Tinklenberg Guard 5–10 150 Freshman Pantego, Texas

Schedule

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Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2013*
1:00 pm
at Duquesne L 75–94  0–1
A. J. Palumbo Center (2,482)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/11/2013*
6:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure L 47–75  0–2
Reilly Center (3,042)
Allegany, NY
11/13/2013*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maryland L 44–67  0–3
Comcast Center (9,117)
College Park, MD
11/17/2013*
3:37 pm, BTN2/MC-22
at Iowa
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 41–103  0–4
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,733)
Iowa City, IA
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at TCU L 64–71  0–5
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,619)
Ft. Worth, TX
11/22/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. Western New Mexico
Angelo State Classic
W 62–44  1–5
Stephens Arena (N/A)
San Angelo, TX
11/23/2013*
5:00 pm
vs. Northern New Mexico
Angelo State Classic
W 78–56  2–5
Stephens Arena (N/A)
San Angelo, TX
11/25/2013*
6:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 65–93  2–6
Cintas Center (9,269)
Cincinnati, OH
11/29/2013*
6:30 pm
vs. West Alabama
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 67–77  2–7
Towson Center (127)
Towson, MD
11/30/2013*
12:00 pm
vs. Towson
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 47–74  2–8
Towson Center (1,120)
Towson, MD
12/03/2013*
7:30 pm
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist W 93–53  3–8
Moody Coliseum (2,146)
Abilene, TX
12/17/2013*
7:30 pm
Bacone College W 90–63  4–8
Moody Coliseum (230)
Abilene, TX
12/18/2013*
6:00 pm
Open Bible College W 87–43  5–8
Moody Coliseum (211)
Abilene, TX
12/30/2013*
1:00 pm
Open Bible College W 99–49  6–8
Moody Coliseum (230)
Abilene, TX
01/09/2014
7:30 pm
at New Orleans L 81–87  6–9
(0–1)
Lakefront Arena (671)
New Orleans, LA
01/11/2014
4:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 77–85 2OT 6–10
(0–2)
University Center (387)
Hammond, LA
01/16/2014
7:30 pm
Oral Roberts L 59–82  6–11
(0–3)
Moody Coliseum (941)
Abilene, TX
01/18/2014
3:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 73–72  7–11
(1–3)
Moody Coliseum (422)
Abilene, TX
01/23/2014
7:30 pm
Lamar L 57–65  7–12
(1–4)
Moody Coliseum (732)
Abilene, TX
01/25/2014
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Sam Houston State L 51–70  7–13
(1–5)
Moody Coliseum (1,500)
Abilene, TX
01/30/2014
8:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 48–64  7–14
(1–6)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,836)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 66–84  7–15
(1–7)
Prather Coliseum (1,422)
Natchitoches, LA
02/06/2014
7:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 87–81  8–15
(2–7)
Moody Coliseum (955)
Abilene, TX
02/08/2014
3:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–71  8–16
(2–8)
Moody Coliseum (1,102)
Abilene, TX
02/13/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Incarnate Word L 68–80  8–17
(2–9)
McDermott Convocation Center (1,786)
San Antonio, TX
02/15/2014*
6:00 pm
Dallas Christian W 108–69  9–17
Moody Coliseum (1,053)
Abilene, TX
02/18/2014*
7:30 pm
Arlington Baptist W 80–66  10–17
Moody Coliseum (1,106)
Abilene, TX
02/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Southwestern Adventist W 124–57  11–17
Moody Coliseum (1,222)
Abilene, TX
02/27/2014
7:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 60–79  11–18
(2–10)
Stopher Gym (347)
Thibodaux, LA
03/01/2014
3:00 pm
at McNeese State L 91–95 OT 11–19
(2–11)
Burton Coliseum (872)
Lake Charles, LA
03/08/2014
3:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 56–59  11–20
(2–12)
Moody Coliseum (1,500)
Abilene, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Richards, Joey (August 20, 2012). "Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership". Abilene Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "Wildcats to take on some of nation's top programs in inaugural Division I season". Retrieved September 14, 2013.