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ABILENE CHRISTIAN BasketBALL ACU G A M E ARKANSAS 2020-21 Schedule Team Information Team Information Record ...............................................................7-1 9 Record ..............................................................7-0 Last game .........................Dec. 16 vs. Hardin-Sim- ACU at Arkansas Last game ......................Dec. 20 vs. Oral Roberts, NOVEMBER mons, W 95-73 W 87-76 Head Coach ........................................Joe Golding Bud Walton Arena Head Coach ..................................Eric Musselman 25 ETSU# W 70-47 Career Record / Years .........................141-140 / 10 Fayetteville, Ark. Career Record / Years ........................... 137-46 / 6 27 Austin Peay# W 80-72 ACU Record / Years ......................................Same Arkansas Record / Years .......................... 27-12 / 2 28 Omaha# W 70-58 vs. Arkansas .....................................First meeting Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 vs. ACU .............................................First meeting Mid-Major Poll ...................................................24 4 p.m. AP Poll ...............................................................RV NET Ranking .......................................................... NET Ranking .......................................................... DECEMBER Associate Head Coach ....................Brette Tanner Associate Head Coach .....................David Patrick Assistant Coaches ......... Antonio Bostic, Jon Trilli, Assistant Coaches ................ Corey Williams, Clay 1 Howard Payne^ W 81-51 Colton Southall, Bryen Spriggs Moser 5 Tarleton^ W 69-48 9 Texas Tech L 44-51 WILDCATS RAZORBACKS 12 McMurry W 83-46 16 Hardin-Simmons W 95-73 22 Arkansas 4 p.m. 7-1 0-0 7-0 0-0 29 Dallas Christian 7 p.m. Overall Southland THE SERIES Overall Conference This is the first ever meeting between these JANUARY Category Overall NCAA Rank two programs Category Overall NCAA Rank Scoring Off. 74.0 155 Scoring Off. 90.7 13 2 Lamar* 3 p.m. Scoring Def. 55.8 9 Scoring Def. 60.1 30 6 Houston Baptist* 7 p.m. FG Percentage 44.0 181 FG Percentage 47.2 79 9 Texas A&M-CC* 3:30 p.m. FG % Defense 38.8 56 FG % Defense 34.6 8 16 Southeastern La.* 3 p.m. 3-Pt FG Pct. 35.3 116 3-Pt FG Pct. 34.8 130 20 Sam Houston* 8:30 p.m. 3-Pt. FG % Def. 25.0 15 3-Pt. FG % Def. 28.1 59 23 Central Arkansas* 3 p.m. Free Throw % 61.1 306 Free Throw % 71.3 139 27 SFA* 7:30 p.m. Reb. / Game 34.62 228 Reb. / Game 47.71 5 30 UIW* 6:30 p.m. Reb. Margin +0.1 198 Reb. Margin +13.6 10 Turnover Margin +8.6 5 Turnover Margin +2.7 86 FEBRUARY Assists/Game 14.6 117 Assists/Game 17.3 41 Steals/Game 11.0 5 Steals/Game 8.3 70 6 Lamar 4:30 p.m. Blocks/Game 2.4 247 Blocks/Game 6.6 2 10 Houston Baptist* 7 p.m. 13 Texas A&M-CC* 7:30 p.m. 20 Southeastern La.* 4 p.m. LAST GAME STARTERS 24 Sam Houston* 7:30 p.m. 27 Central Arkansas* 7 p.m. DAMIEN DANIELS • Led the team with 96 assists in 2019-20 G • 5-7 • 140 • jr • 2VL • Led the team with 5 assists against ETSU MARCH 4 Kansas City, Mo. • Hogan Prep • Tallied a season-high 11 points to lead the team in scoring against Tarleton GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG APG 3 SFA* TBD • Hit 3 three’s in the win over Tarleton 6 UIW* 3 p.m. 8-8 .373 .304 .455 6.3 1.4 2.8 10-14 SLC Tournament TBD REGGIE MILLER • Grabbed six rebounds against ETSU, second most G • 6-0 • 150 • sr • 1VL on the team All games Central Time 10 Houston • Seward County CC • Scored a career-high 10 points against Austin Peay • Has four games with at least three steals *Southland Conference GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG APG • Totaled a career-high six assists against Hardin-Sim- # BeachBubble at the Gulf Coast Showcase 8-8 .464 .412 .560 5.9 4.1 3.4 mons ^West Texas Classic -All home games in bold. CORYON MASON • Had 37 steals last season, second most on the team G • 6-0 • 190 • sr • 1VL • Scored 13 points and dished 5 assists in the season 20 Oklahoma City • Ranger College opener against ETSU • Led the team with 14 points against Austin Peay GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG APG • Went 5-8 from the field for a team-high 14 points at 8-8 .500 .286 .665 9.9 1.9 1.6 Texas Tech ACU MEDIA RELATIONS • Named preseason first team all-conference Cassie Kelley Media Relations Coordinator (VB, MBB, SB) JOE PLEASANT • Earned third team all-conference honors last year as ACU Box 27916 • Abilene, Texas 79699-7916 F • 6-8 • 220 • jr • 2VL well as first team all-academic 325-674-6171 (office) 32 Overland Park, Kan. • Blue Valley NW HS • Led all scorers with 16 points against McMurry, also 304-208-3026 (cell) GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG APG grabbed eight rebounds [email protected] 7-5 .431 .333 .607 9.9 4.3 0.9 • Matched a career-high with 20 points against HSU Website: www.ACUSports.com Twitter: ACUSports KOLTON KOHL • Earned his second career double-double in the Instagram: acusports Facebook: ACU Sports C • 7-0 • 240 • sr • 3VL season opener against ETSU (12 & 10) 34 San Angelo, Texas • San Angelo Central • 10 rebounds against ETSU matches his career-high • Scored in double figures in the first four games GP-GS FG% 3-Pt% FT% PPG RPG APG • Named Gulf Coast Showcase Tournament MVP, 8-8 .500 .667 .733 9.8 4.9 0.8 averaged 12.3 points and 6 rebounds WWW.ACUSPORTS.COM /ACU Wildcat’s Men’s Basketball @ACUMBB @ACUMBB 1 ACU MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 ACU Radio / TV Roster QUICK FACTS President: Dr. Phil Schubert (ACU, ’91) Location: Abilene, Texas Population: 120,000 Founded: 1906 Joined Southland: 1963 / Re-joined in 2013 Enrollment: 4,910 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White Faculty Athletics Representative #1 · Logan McLaughlin #3 · Airion Simmons #4 · Damien Daniels #5 · Cameron Steele Dr. Jonathan Stewart (Lubbock Christian, '90) Guard Forward Guard Forward Director of Athletics 6-1, 185, Fr., HS 6-5, 264, So., 1VL 5-7, 140, Jr., 2VL 6-8, 205, Fr., HS Allen Ward (William Jewel, '89) Carrollton, Texas Little Rock, Ark. Kansas City, Mo. Excelsior, Minn. Deputy Director of Athletics / Internal Operations Drew Long (Northwestern, ’04) Deputy Director of Athletics / External Operations Steve Harrell (Delaware, ’06) Assistant Athletic Trainer Tony Corrao (Indiana, '18) Associate Director of Athletics for Student Services Chris Ballard (ACU, '08) Media Relations Coordinator Cassie Kelley (Ohio Valley, '12) #10 · Reggie Miller #11 · Tobias Cameron #12 · Mahki Morris #13 · Payton Brooks Men's Basketball History Guard Guard Guard Guard 6-0, 150, Sr., 1VL 6-5, 210, R-Jr., 2VL 6-3, 184, Sr., 1VL 6-2, 193, Fr., HS First Year of Basketball: 1919 Houston, Texas Gold Coast, Queensland, Philadelphia, Pa. Abilene, Texas AUS First Year of Southland Basketball: 1964-73 Re-joined in 2014 All-Time Record, Years: 1,202-1,157 (100th season) All-Time Southland Record, Years: 101-106, 16th season Southland Championships, Last: 3, 1967-68 Southland Tournament Championships, Last: 1, 2018-19 NCAA I Playoff Appearances, Last: 1, 2018-19 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Joe Golding #15 · Immanuel Allen #20 · Coryon Mason #21 · Jameson Richardson #32 · Joe Pleasant Alma Mater, Year: Abilene Christian, 1999 Guard Guard Forward Forward Record at School: 134-139, 10th season 6-4, 215, R-So., RS 6-0, 190, Sr., 1VL 6-8, 230, Fr., HS 6-8, 220, Jr., 2VL Lake Oswego, Ore. Oklahoma City Duke, Okla. Overland Park, Kan. Career Record: Same Southland Conference Record: 69-70, 8th season Basketball Office Phone: 325-674-2323 Assistant Coaches Associate Head Coach Brette Tanner (Emporia State, Kan., ’98) Eighth season at ACU Assistant Coach Antonio Bostic (Stephen F. Austin, ’13) Fifth season at ACU Assistant Coach #33 · Paul Hiepler #34 · Kolton Kohl #42 · Clay Gayman Jon Trilli (Midwestern State, ’15) Guard Center Forward Second season at ACU 6-4, 190, Sr., 3VL 7-0, 240, R-Sr., 3VL 6-6, 220, Jr., 2VL Graduate Assistant Coach Camarillo, Calif. San Angelo, Texas Nevada, Mo. Colton Southall (Radford, ’19) Second season at ACU Special Assistant to the Head Coach Bryen Spriggs (Slippery Rock, ’10) First season at ACU Student Managers Alex Hampton (Fourth season) Duncan Bacon (Second season) Coby Johnson (Second season) Joe Golding Brette Tanner Antonio Bostic Jon Trilli Colton Southall Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Assistant WWW.ACUSPORTS.COM /ACU Wildcat’s Men’s Basketball @ACUMBB @ACUMBB 2 Team Stats Leaders MBB faces tough test in Fayetteville on Tuesday ACU ARKANSAS FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Wildcats have another tough test on the horizon as they Points Mason-9.9 Moody-16.3 prepare to face the undefeated Razorbacks. Arkansas is coming off a come from Rebounds Kohl-4.9 Vanover-8.1 behind win over Oral Roberts and is currently 7-0 on the season. ACU has won their Assists Miller-3.4 Tate-4.7 previous two games and will look to carry their momentum into Tuesday’s game. Turnovers Miller-2.3 Tate-2.1 Steals Miller-2.6 Sills-1.9 The game will feature the Wildcats top defense against one of the best offensive Blocks Gayman-0.9 Vanover-2.9 teams in the country. The Wildcats have had six days to prepare for their second FG% McLaughlin-.531 Sills-.542 Power 5 matchup of the season and will look to bring the same competitiveness 3-pt FG% McLaughlin-.520 Vanover-.440 and fight they showed against Tech. FT% Kohl-.733 Moody-.800 Fouls Allen-18 Tate-18 SERIES HISTORY Minutes Miller-27.5 Smith-28.9 This will be the first meeting between these programs.