The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Christian research university in Abilene, Texas, United States. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as an R2 (High Research Spending and Doctorate Production) institutio ...
during the
2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...
. The Wildcats were led by fifth year head coach
Joe Golding
Joseph Griffith Golding (March 26, 1921December 26, 1971) was a professional American football halfback/defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Boston Yanks (1947–1948) and the New York Bulldogs/Yanks (1949†...
and played their home games at the
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Texas (an inner suburb of Dallas). The arena opened in 1956. It is home to the Southern Methodist University Mustangs basketball teams and volleyball team. It was also home ...
. They were members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...
. The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 13–18, 8–10 in
Southland play to finish in seventh place.
Abilene Christian, in their third year of
Division II to
Division I transition, were not eligible for the
Southland tournament, but were considered a Division I team for scheduling purposes and Division I
RPI member.
Preseason
The Wildcats were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
Source
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Southland regular season
See also
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2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
References
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