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Trials, tribulations and Jai’Vion Seat

December 8, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Overcoming adversity is a strength for freshman guard JV Seat from Edmond, Oklahoma, and his strength shines brightly on and off the court.  Journey to becoming a Seat JV was homeless at 9 years old before living at Boys Ranch Town in Edmond. After moving to the Boys Ranch Town, he started third grade at Chisholm Elementary in Edmond where he ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Features, Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU basketball, ACU MBB, Brette Tanner, JV Seat, Rob Seat, Shane Cowherd, Wildcats Basketball

Daniels, Cameron acquire 100th win in ACU career

December 1, 2022 by Connor Mullins

Twenty-seven forced turnovers, five in double digit scoring and 19 assists led to the 100th career win for graduate guard Tobias Cameron and senior guard Damien Daniels for the Wildcats, 93-46, over North American on Wednesday night. Cameron and Daniels are now the winningest players in the Division I era for ACU and 100-38 for their decorated ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: ACU basketball, ACU MBB, ACU men's basketball, Brette Tanner, Damien Daniels, Head coach Brette Tanner, Tobias Cameron

Offensive surge puts Wildcats over the top of Lumberjacks

November 29, 2022 by Connor Mullins

An explosion on the offensive end saw the Wildcats (3-4) win by double digits, 92-82 against Northern Arizona (2-6) on Sunday.  ACU shot 57% from the floor and 56% from beyond the arc while holding the Lumberjacks to 48% from the floor and 45% from three. The Wildcats lineup mostly remained the same as these were the five Tanner chose on ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU basketball, ACU MBB, ACU men's basketball, Brette Tanner, Head coach Brette Tanner

Wildcats begin ‘soul searching’ after dropping all three in Vegas Four

November 23, 2022 by Connor Mullins

ACU (2-4) struggled in the Vegas Four, dropping all three games to Wright State, 77-61, Weber State, 77-67, and UC Riverside, 76-65. Turnovers proved to be an issue as ACU never won the turnover battle in any of the three games. Head coach Brette Tanner used a different five in all three matches with the Wright State starters being Damien ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: ACU basketball, ACU MBB, Brette Tanner, Head coach Brette Tanner, Wildcats Basketball

2022-2023 men’s basketball schedule finally complete

September 16, 2022 by Connor Mullins

ACU’s schedule is now complete ahead of the 2022-2023 season. Men’s basketball has 12 non-conference games before starting Western Athletic Conference play at Stephen F. Austin on Dec. 29. Five of the 12 non-conference matchups will be in the newly renovated Moody Coliseum. Second year head coach Brette Tanner’s team will play in Moody 14 times ... [Read More…]

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