Head Coach
Joe Golding THIRD SEASON AT ACU
THE GOLDING FILE Born: Oct. 15, 1975 Hometown: Wichita Falls Family: Wife, Amanda (married seven years); two sons, Cason (7) and Chase (4) Degrees: Bachelor of Science in exercise and sport science (ACU, May 1999) Playing Experience: • Four-year letterwinner at ACU (1994-98) • Teague Point Guard Award winner (1997-98) • Three-year starter at point guard in high school, at Midland High as a sophomore (1991-92) and then at Wichita Falls High School as a junior and senior (1992-93, 1993-94) • District 5-4A Most Valuable Player as both a junior and senior (1992-93, 1993-94) • Led Wichita Falls HS to Region I-4A finals as a senior COACHING EXPERIENCE 1999-2000.... Assistant Coach....... South Garland HS 2000-01........ Assistant Coach....... South Garland HS 2002-03......... Head Coach............. Sachse HS 2003-04........ Head Coach............. Sachse HS 2004-05........ Assistant Coach....... Collin County C.C. 2005-06........ Assistant Coach....... Abilene Christian 2006-07........ Assistant Coach....... Abilene Christian 2007-08......... Assistant Coach....... Abilene Christian 2008-09........ Assistant Coach....... Ark.-Little Rock 2009-10......... Assistant Coach....... Ark.-Little Rock 2010-11......... Assistant Coach....... Ark.-Little Rock 2011-12.......... Head Coach............. Abilene Christian 2012-13.......... Head Coach............. Abilene Christian 2013-14......... Head Coach............. Abilene Christian
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Former Abilene Christian letterman and assistant basketball coach Joe Golding is at the start of his third season as the head men’s basketball coach at his alma mater. He was hired July 18, 2011, by his former teammate, ACU director of athletics Jared Mosley. Golding’s Wildcats won 12 games for the second consecutive year in 2012-13, but were 6-2 against non-conference teams and improved on their standing within the Lone Star Conference. And even though last year’s squad posted the same scoring average (71.5 ppg) as Golding’s first ACU team, the Wildcats became much better overall at shooting (.460) and rebounding (35.5) while reducing their number of turnovers. ACU finished its final year as a NCAA Division II program ranked 14th in 3-point field goal percentage (.404) and 23rd in rebounding margin (+5.8) thanks to efforts of seniors Eric Lawton and Steven Werner. Lawton, who averaged 17.3 points and 4.5 assists per game, was voted second team all-Lone Star Conference and earned the Wildcats’ first and only Newcomer of the Year award. He also ranked seventh nationally with a .459 (67-146) 3-point field goal percentage. Zach Williams was Golding’s first LSC honoree after he earned honorable mention status following his senior year of 2011-12. Williams finished second on the Wildcats that season with 11.9 points per game. Before returning to Abilene, Golding coached the previous three seasons for head coach Steve Shields at Arkansas-Little Rock, helping the Trojans to the Sun Belt Conference title and an appearance in the NCAA Division I national tournament. In addition to his normal coaching duties – which included working with the UALR guards – Golding was the Trojan’s recruiting coordinator. Golding joined the UALR coaching staff on July 1, 2008, bringing with him nine years of coaching experience at the junior college and high school levels. Prior to joining the Trojans, Golding spent three seasons (2005-08) as the top assistant to head coach Jason Copeland at Abilene Christian, where his primary duties included recruiting, scouting and on-floor coaching. A former point guard at ACU from 1994-98, he was also responsible for coaching the Wildcat guards. In 2007-08, Golding helped guide the Wildcats to a 20-9 record, marking the program’s first 20-win season since the 1998-99 campaign. The 2007-08 ACU squad qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament for the first time since 1998, Golding’s senior season. In addition, ACU had three guards earn all-LSC South Division honors in Corwin Ragland, Dejan Sencanski and Brandon Callahan, marking the first time since the 1985-86 season that ACU had more than one player on the all-conference team. Ragland was also named NABC Second Team All-South Central Region after averaging 17.1 points per game. Golding was a four-year letterwinner at ACU from 1994-98, playing in all 108 games, and was given the Teague Point Guard Award as a senior. He shot 46 percent over his four-year career, and averaged 4.3 points and 4.2 assists per game. Upon graduating from ACU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science in May of 1999, Golding got his first coaching job as a varsity assistant at South Garland High School, where he helped the team to back-to-back Class 5A playoff appearances. He spent the 2001-02 season as an assistant coach at Seminole Junior College before taking the head coaching job at Sachse High School. In the program’s first years at the 5A level, Golding led the team to a 15-14 record in 2002-03 and an 18-10 mark in 2003-04. Prior to returning to ACU in 2005, Golding spent the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach at Collin County Community College. Golding and his wife, Amanda, have been married for seven years and have two sons, Cason and Chase.
2013-14 ACU WILDCAT MEN’S BASKETBALL