2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–9 (0–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cinco Boone
  • Ted Crass
  • Cameron Henderson
  • Doug Karleskint
  • Jon Trilli
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah Valley 4 – 0   1.000 12 – 6   .667
Tarleton 3 – 1   .750 8 – 11   .421
Grand Canyon 2 – 1   .667 12 – 5   .706
Seattle 2 – 1   .667 7 – 10   .412
Utah Tech 2 – 1   .667 6 – 12   .333
Southern Utah 1 – 2   .333 9 – 8   .529
California Baptist 1 – 2   .333 8 – 9   .471
Abilene Christian 0 – 3   .000 8 – 10   .444
UT Arlington 0 – 4   .000 7 – 11   .389
† 2025 WAC tournament winner
As of January 16, 2025

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.[1] As the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to Stephen F. Austin in the first round.[2] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi in the first round,[3] before losing to fellow WAC member Tarleton in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Nasir DeGruy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr LSU Eunice New Orleans, LA
G 1 Colby Tanner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Wylie HS Abilene, TX
G 2 Yaniel Rivera 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dade Christian School Bayamón, Puerto Rico
F 3 Leonardo Bettiol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Liceo Duca degli Abruzzi Roncade, Italy
G 4 Rich Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Thomas Aquinas Bronx, NY
G 5 Quion Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oklahoma State Jonesboro, AR
G 6 Dontrez Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sikeston HS Sikeston, MO
G 7 Christian Alston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bartlett HS Memphis, TN
F 10 Jack Sawyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Aledo HS Aledo, TX
F 11 Ma'Shy Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Spire Institute Academy Austin, TX
F 12 Cade Hornecker 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Southern Illinois Amarillo, TX
F 15 Bradyn Hubbard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Connors State Tulsa, OK
G 21 Hunter Jack Madden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Otero College Sydney, Australia
G 23 Joseph Venzant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Liberty Midland, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2024

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 GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		California Baptist Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
January 25, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
January 30, 2025
9:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at California Baptist Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
February 8, 2025
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
February 13, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
February 20, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
February 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State Wisdom Gym 
Stephenville, TX
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
March 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
WAC tournament
March 12–15, 2025
TBA, ESPN+ 		vs. TBA Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Fink, Ray (March 13, 2024). "Buzzer-Beater Ends ACU's Tournament". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Fink, Ray (March 19, 2024). "Cats Move to Henson Finals with Victory". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cats Finish Season in CIT Quarterfinals". Abilene Christian University Athletics. March 20, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.