The 2020–21 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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(ACU) in the

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. The Wildcats, led by tenth-year head coach Joe Golding, were members of the

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. Due to renovations at their usual home arena of

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, they played their home games on temporary stands and court set up on the indoor tennis courts of the Teague Special Events Center. This was the Wildcats' final season in the Southland Conference. ACU and three other schools from Texas will leave that league on July 1, 2021 to join the

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. The Wildcats finished the season 24–5, 13–2 in Southland play, to finish in second place. They defeated Lamar and Nicholls to be champions of the Southland tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they upset

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in the first round before losing in the second round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 15–5 in Southland play, to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed, they received a double-bye to the semifinals of the Southland tournament; however, the tournament was cancelled amid the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Wildcats (variously ACU or ACU Wildcats) refers to the sports teams of Abilene Christian University located in Abilene, Texas. The Wildcats joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) on July 1, 2021, after having spent the pre ...

Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball 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 y ...

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