2025–26 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (0–0 WAC) |
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| Home arena | Moody Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University (ACU) during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Brette Tanner, play their home games at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas, as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Effective in 2026–27, the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC), with ACU's membership accordingly transferring.[1]
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2024–25 season 16–16, 8–8 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.[2] They were defeated by Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament.[3]
Preseason
On October 28, 2025, the WAC released their preseason coaches poll. Abilene Christian was picked to finish third in the conference.[4]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | California Baptist | 33 (5) | |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 29 (1) | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | 27 | |
| 4 | UT Arlington | 22 (1) | |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 19 | |
| 6 | Utah Tech | 9 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 8 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[4]
Preseason All-WAC Team
| Player | Year | Position |
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| Bradyn Hubbard | Senior | Forward |
Source:[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 25, 2025* 2:00 pm |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 82–77 | – |
Dugan Wellness Center (976) Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McMurry | W 92–55 | 1–0 |
Moody Coliseum (1,523) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 6, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Omaha | W 73–71 | 2–0 |
Moody Coliseum (1,025) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 11, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southwestern Adventist | W 104–63 | 3–0 |
Moody Coliseum (654) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| November 14, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | L 66–76 | 3–1 |
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 49–63 | 3–2 |
Strahan Arena (1,215) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
| November 24, 2025* 8:00 pm, PTB Live |
vs. UTSA Jacksonville Classic |
W 61–50 | 4–2 |
John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (562) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| November 25, 2025* 5:30 pm, PTB Live |
vs. William & Mary Jacksonville Classic |
L 58–92 | 4–3 |
John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (246) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| November 28, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jarvis Christian | W 87–55 | 5–3 |
Moody Coliseum (584) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| December 2, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | W 71–63 | 6–3 |
Firestone Fieldhouse (511) Malibu, CA | |||||||
| December 6, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Mexico State | W 77–69 | 7–3 |
Moody Coliseum (923) Abilene, TX | |||||||
| December 16, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 1 Arizona | L 62−96 | 7−4 |
McKale Center (13,092) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
| December 19, 2025* 8:30 pm, TNT/TruTV |
at No. 10 BYU | L 67–85 | 7–5 |
Marriott Center (17,958) Provo, UT | |||||||
| December 22, 2025* 4:00 pm, YouTube |
at Texas Southern | H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||||
| WAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Valley | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | College Park Center Arlington, TX | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
California Baptist | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Utah | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tarleton State | EECU Center Stephenville, TX | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Utah | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Tech | Burns Arena St. George, UT | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Utah Valley | UCCU Center Orem, UT | |||||||||
| March 5, 2026 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | Fowler Events Center Riverside, CA | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Arlington | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX | |||||||||
| WAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 |
vs. | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Atlantic Sun Conference and Western Athletic Conference to Forge Strategic Alliance: WAC to Rebrand as United Athletic Conference" (Press release). United Athletic Conference. June 25, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "ACU Men's Basketball: Wildcats bounced by Seattle U in WAC Tournament quarterfinals". Abilene Reporter-News. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c "California Baptist Voted Top Team In 2025-26 WAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Abilene Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Abilene Christian Wildcats 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2025.