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Make it Rain: Wentz proves height isn’t everything

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Standing at 5-foot-9, Parker Wentz can count on one hand the times he's guarded an opponent who was shorter than him. At the Div. I level of college basketball, where guards typically exceed six-feet, it puts the sharpshooter from Lubbock at a normal disadvantage. But you don't become one of ACU's premiere men's basketball players by counting ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball aims for change this year

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The men's basketball program looks to take the next step entering its third season as members of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats have moved in the right direction, recording two conference wins in their first season, then four wins last year, but look to become a cornerstone program in the Southland. "We're ready to get going, we're ready ... [Read More…]

Several sports add new faces to coaching staffs

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Many new faces have arrived on campus since the start of the new school year. Among those are new coaches that vary to nearly every sports at ACU. Five programs added to their coaching staff over the summer, many of them being assistant positions, with the exception of one. Erika Lambert was brought on to join the women's basketball program ... [Read More…]

New Hampshire, Riverside highlight men’s basketball 2015-2016 schedule

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The ACU athletics' office released the men's basketball 2015-2016 schedule Thursday afternoon. The schedule is highlighted by two non-conference games that will be played in Abilene at Moody Coliseum. The Wildcats will host the University of New Hampshire (America East Conference) on Dec. 3 and California-Riverside (Big West Conference) on Dec. ... [Read More…]

Cats in Costa Rica: men’s basketball takes mission work global

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The men's basketball team spent the second week in August a long way from home. The Wildcats made the 2,614-mile trip from Abilene to the DFW International Airport to Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. The team woke up the first morning to conditions far different than those of Abilene. Temperatures in the 60's in ... [Read More…]

Men’s basketball to expand ACU mission in Costa Rica

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This summer, the men's basketball team will travel to Costa Rica to play international teams, but more importantly, do mission work. Though specific details are not in place yet, the team is set to take off Aug. 9 and will return Aug. 14, about a week before classes start. The idea has been on the back burner for a while. Now, the opportunity ... [Read More…]

Wildcats end 12-game skid on senior night

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Senior night provided some much needed magic for the men's basketball team Tuesday night in Moody Coliseum. In the team's final home game of the year, the Wildcats jumped out to a 20-10 lead halfway through the first half and never looked back. ACU would take the game, 83-71, and end its losing streak a game under a baker's dozen. "I'm really ... [Read More…]

Wildcats hope to find answers in New Orleans

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The men's basketball team will look for a little road magic to help them end their curent 11-game losing streak. ACU, who stands at 9-18 and 3-11, will play New Orleans (8-15, 4-10) at 6:15 p.m. Saturday in the Lakefront Arena. The Wildcats are coming off a 67-44 loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Tuesday night. The frigid temperatures ... [Read More…]

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