The 2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Brette Tanner, play their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Moody Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WAC tournament winner As of December 3, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–10 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] As the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round.[2] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round,[3] before losing to fellow WAC member Tarleton in the quarterfinals.[4]
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Schedule and results
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 86–100 | Moody Coliseum (315) Abilene, TX | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Howard Payne | W 107–74 | 1–0 |
Moody Coliseum (1,832) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Middle Tennessee C-USA/WAC Alliance |
L 56–79 | 1–1 |
Moody Coliseum (1,434) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
McMurry | W 101–55 | 2–1 |
Moody Coliseum (1,026) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 16, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas State | W 72–60 | 3–1 |
Moody Coliseum (1,024) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State C-USA/WAC Alliance |
L 78–84 | 3–2 |
Convocation Center (1,381) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
| November 25, 2024* 8:00 p.m. |
vs. Southern Miss Basketball Travelers Invitational |
W 82–74 | 4–2 |
Worthington Arena (157) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| November 26, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana State Basketball Travelers Invitational |
L 59–85 | 4–3 |
Worthington Arena (2,393) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN |
at Omaha | W 71–55 | 5–3 |
Baxter Arena (2,243) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| December 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State C-USA/WAC Alliance |
Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | |||||||||
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Baylor | Foster Pavilion Waco, TX | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hardin–Simmons | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Texas Southern | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| December 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN |
Texas A&M | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||||
| December 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
California Baptist | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Seattle | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | Wisdom Gym Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Grand Canyon | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 12–15, 2025 TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBA | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Fink, Ray (March 13, 2024). "Buzzer-Beater Ends ACU's Tournament". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Fink, Ray (March 19, 2024). "Cats Move to Henson Finals with Victory". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Cats Finish Season in CIT Quarterfinals". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 20, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.