# 2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

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).

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–10 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round, before losing to fellow WAC member Tarleton in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 | W 78–70 | 6–3 | Pan American Center (4,296) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Baylor | L 57–88 | 6–4 | Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX |
| December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hardin–Simmons | W 93–62 | 7–4 | Moody Coliseum (1,065) Abilene, TX |
| December 18, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at East Texas A&M | L 67–68 | 7–5 | The Field House (1,611) Commerce, TX |
| December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 69–65 | 8–5 | Moody Coliseum (1,191) Abilene, TX |
| December 28, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 13 Texas A&M | L 54–92 | 8–6 | Reed Arena (11,086) College Station, TX |
| December 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 57–62 | 8–7 | Moody Coliseum (1,064) Abilene, TX |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 53–64 | 8–8 (0–1) | UCCU Center (1,601) Orem, UT |
| January 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 64–66 | 8–9 (0–2) | Climate Pledge Arena (1,461) Seattle, WA |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 58–88 | 8–10 (0–3) | GCU Arena (7,129) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 54–60 | 8–11 (0–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,123) Abilene, TX |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 67–56 | 9–11 (1–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,854) Abilene, TX |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (1–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,232) Abilene, TX |
| January 30, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 60–83 | 9–13 (1–6) | Fowler Events Center (2567) Riverside, CA |
| February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 86–72 | 10–13 (2–6) | Burns Arena (1,671) St. George, UT |
| February 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 84–70 | 11–13 (3–6) | America First Event Center (989) Cedar City, UT |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 73–59 | 12–13 (4–6) | Moody Coliseum (1,346) Abilene, TX |
| February 20, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 75–59 | 13–13 (5–6) | Moody Coliseum (1,484) Abilene, TX |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 80–72 | 14–13 (6–6) | Moody Coliseum (1,450) Abilene, TX |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 52–67 | 14–14 (6–7) | Wisdom Gym (3,000) Stephenville, TX |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 70–59 | 15–14 (7–7) | College Park Center (1,750) Arlington, TX |
| March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 60–73 | 15–15 (7–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,523) Abilene, TX |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (8–8) | Moody Coliseum (1,851) Abilene, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Seattle Quarterfinals | L 63–69 | 16–16 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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