# 2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Brette Tanner, played their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 16–18, 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.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–11 in WAC play, to finish in ninth place. In the first round of the WAC tournament, they were defeated by California Baptist.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | Arlington Baptist | W 82–61 | | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | W 64–59 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,084) Stillwater, OK |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at NC State | L 64–84 | 1–1 | PNC Arena (12,554) Raleigh, NC |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M | L 74–79 | 1–2 | Moody Coliseum (1,895) Abilene, TX |
| November 17, 2023* 4:15 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. San Jose State Paradise Jam quarterfinals | W 77–71 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (524) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 19, 2023* 4:45 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Fordham Paradise Jam semifinals | W 59–45 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Missouri State Paradise Jam championship | L 69–87 | 3–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | L 71–86 | 3–4 (0–1) | College Park Center (1,275) Arlington, TX |
| December 2, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 74–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,773) Abilene, TX |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 76–78 | 3–6 | Moody Coliseum (1,153) Abilene, TX |
| December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard Payne | W 120–69 | 4–6 | Moody Coliseum (1,251) Abilene, TX |
| December 17, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP WAC/C-USA Challenge | W 88–82 | 5–6 | Moody Coliseum (1,469) Abilene, TX |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas | L 73–83 | 5–7 | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky WAC/C-USA Challenge | L 84–86 | 5–8 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,011) Bowling Green, KY |
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,521) Abilene, TX |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 64–74 | 6–9 (1–3) | GCU Arena (7,105) Phoenix, AZ |
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 53–68 | 6–10 (1–4) | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton | L 71–79 | 6–11 (1–5) | Wisdom Gym (2,104) Stephenville, TX |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 78–67 | 7–11 (2–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,541) Abilene, TX |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 82–60 | 8–11 (3–5) | Moody Coliseum (1,401) Abilene, TX |
| January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | L 67–82 | 8–12 (3–6) | Moody Coliseum (1,712) Abilene, TX |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (3–7) | Moody Coliseum (1,652) Abilene, TX |
| February 8, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 52–75 | 8–14 (3–8) | Climate Pledge Arena (2,354) Seattle, WA |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 45–74 | 8–15 (3–9) | UCCU Center (2,474) Orem, UT |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 87–79 | 9–15 (4–9) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,041) Edinburg, TX |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 63–62 | 10–15 (5–9) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,887) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | California Baptist | W 71–65 | 11–15 (6–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,323) Abilene, TX |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 79–73 | 12–15 (7–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,669) Abilene, TX |
| February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 77–68 | 13–15 (8–9) | America First Event Center (828) Cedar City, UT |
| March 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 86–79 | 14–15 (9–9) | Burns Arena (2,387) St. George, UT |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 64–59 | 15–15 (10–9) | Moody Coliseum (1,437) Abilene, TX |
| March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | L 67–74 | 15–16 (10–10) | Moody Coliseum (1,817) Abilene, TX |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 10:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin First round | L 57–60 | 15–17 | Orleans Arena (1,064) Paradise, NV |
| CIT ||||||
| March 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round – Lou Henson Classic | W 73–63 | 16–17 | Wisdom Gym (615) Stephenville, TX |
| March 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton Quarterfinals – Lou Henson Classic | L 59–86 | 16–18 | Wisdom Gym (1,576) Stephenville, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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