Abilene_Christian_Wildcats_men's_basketball Knowpia

Abilene Christian Wildcats
Abilene Christian Wildcats
	2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
University	Abilene Christian University
Head coach	Brette Tanner (3rd season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Abilene, Texas
Arena	Moody Coliseum ; (Capacity: 4,600)
Nickname	Wildcats
Student section	Wildcat Reign
Colors	Purple and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1966*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1999*
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1999*, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
	1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2019, 2021; at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	Lone Star: 1985, 1986, 1987; Southland Conference: 2019, 2021

The Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University (ACU) in Abilene, Texas, United States. The Wildcats joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) on July 1, 2021, after having spent the previous eight years in the Southland Conference. Before this move, ACU's most recent conference change was in the 2013 offseason, when the Wildcats made the jump to NCAA Division I and rejoined the Southland Conference after a 40-year absence.^[2] They are led by head coach Brette Tanner and play their home games at Moody Coliseum.

In 2019, the Wildcats won the Southland Conference and earned their first Division I NCAA Tournament appearance. The Wildcats recorded their first tournament win in 2021, upsetting #3 seeded Texas 53–52.

Postseason edit

NCAA Division I Tournament results edit

Abilene Christian has appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament twice. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	#15	First Round	#2 Kentucky	L 44–79
2021	#14	First Round Second Round	#3 Texas #11 UCLA	W 53–52 L 47–67

NCAA Division II Tournament results edit

The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament nine times. Their combined record is 9–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Southwest Missouri State Western Illinois	L 67–87 W 85–81 ^OT
1960	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Colorado College Northeast Missouri State	W 109–65 L 76–79
1962	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Southeast Missouri State Lamar Tech	L 55–57 L 74–83
1964	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Lamar Tech Southeast Missouri State	W 73–71 L 87–90
1965	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Doane Washington (MO)	W 91–50 L 66–69
1966	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Jackson State Southwest Missouri State North Dakota	W 94–79 W 63–58 L 62–63
1986	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Southwest Missouri State Sam Houston State	L 72–94 W 76–60
1987	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Delta State West Texas State	L 71–88 L 63–67
1999	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals	West Texas A&M Pittsburg State Truman State	W 102–96 ^3OT W 79–59 L 69–76

CBI results edit

The Wildcats have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	#6	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#11 Troy #3 Ohio #2 Middle Tennessee	W 82-70 W 91-86 L 69-85

CIT results edit

The Wildcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First round	Drake	L 73–80 ^OT
2024	First round Quarterfinals	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Tarleton	W 73–63 L 59–86

References edit

^ Abilene Christian University Branding and Editorial Style Guide. July 1, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ "Abilene Christian moving to Division I, Southland Conference in 2013 - NCAA.com". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.