2016-17 Abilene Christian Wildcats basketball — schedule and results

The 2016-17 Abilene Christian Wildcats went 13-16 (7-11 in the Southland) under head coach Joe Golding. Simple Rating System: -11.86.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 29 games from this season: 9–5 at home, 4–11 on the road. The Christian Wildcats scored 69.3 points per game and allowed 71.5 (-2.2 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 3 games, from Dec 3, 2016 to Dec 14, 2016. The most lopsided win was 90–69 over Northern New Mexico on Dec 10, 2016; the heaviest defeat was 86–51 at San Francisco Dons on Dec 19, 2016. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Charleston Southern Buccaneers (65–66). 3 games went to overtime.

Among Abilene Christian Wildcats' 18 recorded seasons, 2016-17's .448 winning percentage ranks 10th. Previous season: 2015-16 Christian Wildcats (13–18). Next season: 2017-18 Christian Wildcats (16–16).

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result
2016-11-11	vs Schreiner	W 73–59
2016-11-17	at New Hampshire Wildcats	W 65–57
2016-11-22	vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers	L 65–66
2016-11-25	at Oklahoma Sooners	L 64–72
2016-11-27	vs Howard Payne	W 71–55
2016-11-30	at New Mexico Lobos	L 55–64
2016-12-03	at Charleston Southern Buccaneers	W 85–82 (OTOT)
2016-12-10	vs Northern New Mexico	W 90–69
2016-12-14	vs Hillsdale	W 78–74
2016-12-17	at Sacramento State Hornets	L 86–88 (2OTOT)
2016-12-19	at San Francisco Dons	L 51–86
2016-12-29	at New Orleans Privateers	L 66–75
2016-12-31	at SE Louisiana Lions	L 53–75
2017-01-05	vs Central Arkansas Bears	L 76–81
2017-01-07	vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	W 69–60
2017-01-12	vs SE Louisiana Lions	L 50–56
2017-01-14	vs Lamar Cardinals	W 67–64
2017-01-19	at Nicholls Colonels	L 59–62
2017-01-26	at Incarnate Word Cardinals	L 79–82
2017-01-28	at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders	L 60–72
2017-02-01	vs New Orleans Privateers	W 70–69 (OTOT)
2017-02-04	vs Sam Houston Bearkats	W 71–64
2017-02-09	at Central Arkansas Bears	L 73–84
2017-02-11	vs Northwestern State Demons	W 76–72
2017-02-16	at McNeese Cowboys	W 82–78
2017-02-22	vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders	L 44–56
2017-02-25	at Sam Houston Bearkats	W 84–81
2017-03-01	vs Incarnate Word Cardinals	L 75–89
2017-03-04	at Houston Christian Huskies	L 72–81

Game recaps

2016-11-11: Abilene Christian Wildcats handled Schreiner 73–59. Lewis, Jaren led the winners with 14 points. Keenan Gumbs had 15 for Schreiner.

2016-11-17: Behind Crnic, Jovan's 19 points, Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated New Hampshire 65–57. Jaleen Smith had 27 for New Hampshire.

2016-11-22: Charleston Southern edged Abilene Christian Wildcats 66–65. POTTER, Armel led the winners with 26 points. Lewis, Jaren had 18 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2016-11-25: Oklahoma beat Abilene Christian Wildcats 72–64. Woodard, Jordan led the winners with 16 points.

2016-11-27: Abilene Christian Wildcats beat Howard Payne 71–55 as Friday, Jalone scored a team-high 16.

2016-11-30: Behind BROWN, Elijah's 13 points, New Mexico defeated Abilene Christian Wildcats 64–55. Lewis, Jaren had 16 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2016-12-03: Abilene Christian Wildcats edged Charleston Southern 85–82. Lewis, Jaren led the winners with 26 points. POTTER, Armel had 21 for Charleston Southern.

2016-12-10: Behind Lewis, Jaren's 18 points, Abilene Christian Wildcats rolled past Northern N.M 90–69. LONG, Jeffrey had 16 for Northern N.M.

2016-12-14: Abilene Christian Wildcats beat Randall 78–74. Lewis, Jaren led the winners with 22 points. Kashus Lyons had 29 for Randall.

2016-12-17: Behind STRINGS, Justin's 22 points, Sacramento State held off Abilene Christian Wildcats 88–86. Franklin, Jaylen had 20 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2016-12-19: San Francisco blew out Abilene Christian Wildcats 86–51 as BOYCE, Ronnie scored a team-high 16. Franklin, Jaylen had 15 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2016-12-29: Behind Thomas, Erik's 24 points, New Orleans defeated Abilene Christian Wildcats 75–66. Lewis, Jaren had 19 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2016-12-31: Behind Polanco, Eddy's 17 points, SE Louisiana Lions rolled past Abilene Christian Wildcats 75–53. Farquhar, Hayden had 13 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-01-05: Behind Howard, Jordan's 28 points, Central Arkansas defeated Abilene Christian Wildcats 81–76. Friday, Jalone had 17 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-01-07: Abilene Christian Wildcats got past Stephen F. Austin 69–60 as Ricks, Payten scored a team-high 15. Charles, Ty had 15 for Stephen F. Austin.

2017-01-12: SE Louisiana Lions got past Abilene Christian Wildcats 56–50 as Currington, James scored a team-high 13. Lewis, Jaren had 12 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-01-14: Abilene Christian Wildcats edged Lamar 67–64. Friday, Jalone led the winners with 23 points. Weisbrod, Colton had 21 for Lamar.

2017-01-19: Behind Bell, Johnathan's 20 points, Nicholls held off Abilene Christian Wildcats 62–59. Friday, Jalone had 21 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-01-26: Incarnate Word Cardinals survived Abilene Christian Wildcats 82–79 as Socks, Simi scored a team-high 23. Friday, Jalone had 26 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-01-28: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Abilene Christian Wildcats 72–60 as Thomas,Rashawn scored a team-high 28.

2017-02-01: Abilene Christian Wildcats edged New Orleans 70–69. Friday, Jalone led the winners with 15 points. Thibodeaux, Travin had 18 for New Orleans.

2017-02-04: Behind Franklin, Jaylen's 19 points, Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated Sam Houston Bearkats 71–64. Henderson, Dakarai had 20 for Sam Houston Bearkats.

2017-02-09: Central Arkansas handled Abilene Christian Wildcats 84–73. Brooks, Derreck led the winners with 22 points. Friday, Jalone had 18 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-02-11: Abilene Christian Wildcats got past Northwestern State 76–72 as Friday, Jalone scored a team-high 20. Lane, Ishmael had 32 for Northwestern State.

2017-02-16: Behind Friday, Jalone's 18 points, Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated McNeese 82–78. Ledoux, Kalob had 19 for McNeese.

2017-02-22: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi handled Abilene Christian Wildcats 56–44. Thomas,Rashawn led the winners with 18 points.

2017-02-25: Behind Lewis, Jaren's 14 points, Abilene Christian Wildcats held off Sam Houston Bearkats 84–81. Dewey III, John had 31 for Sam Houston Bearkats.

2017-03-01: Incarnate Word Cardinals handled Abilene Christian Wildcats 89–75. Hart, Jalin led the winners with 23 points. Howell, Hayden had 16 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

2017-03-04: Houston Christian Huskies got past Abilene Christian Wildcats 81–72 as Russell, Atif scored a team-high 20. Lewis, Jaren had 23 for Abilene Christian Wildcats.

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