The men's basketball team accomplished something that the program had not done in nearly 30 years: have a 3-0 start in conference play. The Wildcats earned a 95-81 victory over the Northwest State Demons Tuesday night on the road in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The win puts the Wildcats at 9-7 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The Demons drop to 7-8 ... [Read More…]

The ACU men's basketball team improved to 2-0 following the teams' conference opening wins against Central Arkansas and Nicholls State over the past two weekends. The Wildcats began Southland Conference competition on Jan. 4 against the UCA Bears, in which the team won 87-70. This past weekend, ACU defended home court once again by besting the ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats hit the road this weekend as the men's basketball team will take on the University of Houston at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and heard on 98.1 The Ticket. The Wildcats played Sacramento State Thursday night in Moody Coliseum as part of ACU's Christmas Slam. Go online to acuoptimist.com for the recap. Head ... [Read More…]

The men's basketball team won its first Div. I non-conference game in 30 years Thursday night against Sacramento State, 72-61. Senior guard LaDarrien Williams led all scorers with a season-high 24 points behind the strength of 3-5 shooting from three and 9-10 from the free throw line. "The coaches have been on me lately about getting to the free ... [Read More…]

The men's basketball team went 1-1 over the Thanksgiving break to move to 2-3 on the young season. After falling to Duquesne at home, ACU took on Jarvis Christian College and came away with a 91-65 win to move back to .500. The Wildcats then traveled to Riverside, California, to play in the team's first game on the West Coast since 1987. The men ... [Read More…]

Despite a career-high 31 points from 5'9" junior guard Parker Wentz, the men's basketball team was not able to overcome a hot second half shooting performance from Atlantic 10 conference member Duquesne University, falling at home, 102-81. "I thought our guys played hard," head coach Joe Golding said. "I thought our ball movement was a lot ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats were over matched Wednesday night as the team fell to Tulsa on the road, 65-39. It was the first time since 1982 that the team was held to under 40 points for a game. "Tulsa is an NCAA tournament team, so it was a great challenge for us," said Harrison Hawkins, senior guard. "Hopefully, we'll look back at this game and learn from ... [Read More…]

The Wildcats started the season 1-0 after Friday night's blowout win over Hillsdale Freewill Baptist, 101-61 in Moody Coliseum. Junior guard Parker Wentz led all scorers with 23 points and added five rebounds and five assists. ACU shot 57 percent from the field and was 48 percent from beyond the three point line (12-25). Senior guard Harrison ... [Read More…]