# 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fifth year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. 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.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | University of the Southwest | W 94–63 | 1–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,150) Abilene, TX |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Howard Payne | W 70–56 | 2–0 | Moody Coliseum (1,075) Abilene, TX |
| 11/22/2015* 9:00 pm | at Portland | L 57–87 | 2–1 | Chiles Center (1,541) Portland, OR |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm | at Colorado State | L 100–108 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | Moby Arena (2,801) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/27/2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Florida A&M Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 72–62 | 3–2 | American Bank Center (176) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. Oakland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 57–85 | 3–3 | American Bank Center (168) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | L 75–86 | 3–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,450) Abilene, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 1:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 63–73 | 3–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,491) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm | Schreiner | W 69–46 | 4–5 | Moody Coliseum (512) Abilene, TX |
| 12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | L 56–60 | 4–6 | Moody Coliseum (1,002) Abilene, TX |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | at TCU | L 69–80 | 4–7 | Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena (5,791) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/22/2015* 6:00 pm | at Drake | L 70–87 | 4–8 | Knapp Center (2,701) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Hillsdale Baptist | W 90–48 | 5–8 | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX |
| Southland regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | W 62–61 | 6–8 (1–0) | Farris Center (512) Conway, AR |
| 01/09/2016 3:30 pm | at Nicholls State | L 62–63 | 6–9 (1–1) | Stopher Gym (1,297) Thibodaux, LA |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | W 87–72 | 7–9 (2–1) | Moody Coliseum (1,512) Abilene, TX |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 62–97 | 7–10 (2–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,873) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm | McNeese State | W 75–67 | 8–10 (3–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,619) Abilene, TX |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm | at Incarnate Word | L 60–74 | 8–11 (3–3) | McDermott Center (1,722) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/25/2016 6:00 pm | at Sam Houston State | L 51–72 | 8–12 (3–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,051) Huntsville, TX |
| 01/30/2015 4:00 pm | Lamar | W 80–71 | 9–12 (4–4) | Moody Coliseum (2,103) Abilene, TX |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 79–72 | 10–12 (5–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,226) Abilene, TX |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 61–80 | 10–13 (5–5) | University Center (763) Hammond, LA |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | W 71–67 | 11–13 (6–5) | Montagne Center (1,743) Beaumont, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | vs. Sam Houston State | L 71–84 | 11–14 (6–6) | Mabee Complex (Hardin Simmons University) (1,075) Abilene, TX |
| 02/18/2016 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 71–73 | 11–15 (6–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (827) Houston, TX |
| 02/21/2016 1:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 91–80 | 12–15 (7–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,065) Abilene, TX |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 59–65 | 12–16 (7–8) | American Bank Center (1,428) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | New Orleans | W 87–84 | 13–16 (8–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,987) Abilene, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | L 70–74 | 13–17 (8–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,633) Abilene, TX |
| 03/05/2015 4:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 69–74 | 13–18 (8–10) | Moody Coliseum (1,363) Abilene, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||