2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference Southland Conference
2015–16 record 25–8 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach Willis Wilson (5th year)
Assistant coach Marty Gross
Assistant coach Mark Dannhoff
Assistant coach Yaphett King
Home arena American Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 18 – 0   1.000     28 – 6   .824
Texas A&M–CC 15 – 3   .833     25 – 8   .758
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667     18 – 16   .529
Incarnate Word* 12 – 6   .667     17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 10 – 8   .556     17 – 17   .500
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500     12 – 21   .364
Abilene Christian* 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
McNeese State 7 – 11   .389     9 – 20   .310
Central Arkansas** 6 – 12   .333     7 – 21   .250
New Orleans 6 – 12   .333     10 – 20   .333
Nicholls State 6 – 12   .333     11 – 23   .324
Northwestern State 5 – 13   .278     8 – 20   .286
Lamar 3 – 15   .167     11 – 19   .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Willis Wilson's fifth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. The Islanders were members of the Southland Conference and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They defeated Sam Houston State to advance to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Preseason

The Islanders were picked to finish third (3rd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director Poll.[1]

Media

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi men's basketball airs on KKTX with Steven King on the call all season long. Video streaming of all non-televised home games is available at GoIslanders.com.

Roster

2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Pye, BrandonBrandon Pye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Ali, HameedHameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Martinez, ColeCole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Air Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Kilgore, JoeJoe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Amin, EhabEhab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 Traylor, T. J.T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Dominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Brown, KyleKyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Ridge Point Fresno, TX
G 11 Currie, JelaniJelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 Bloom, DavidDavid Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Prince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Toney, EmmanuelEmmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Annapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Douvier, BryceBryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Sedgwick HS
Northern Colorado		 Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Thomas, RashawnRashawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southeast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Juricek, ViktorViktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Francis, DaleDale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Leighton Buzzard, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marty Gross (Jacksonville)
  • Mark Dannhoff (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  • Yaphett King (Redlands College)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-20

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
9:28 pm		 St. Mary's University, Texas W 94–63 
Dugan Wellness Center (904)
Corpus Christi, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season

11/13/2015*
9:40 pm		 Our Lady of the Lake W 94–72  1–0
 American Bank Center (1,045)
Corpus Christi, TX

11/19/2015*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Texas A&M
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 70–95  1–1
 Reed Arena (5,392)
College Station, TX

11/21/2015*
7:00 pm, LHN		 at Texas
Battle 4 Atlantis		 L 56–67  1–2
 Frank Erwin Center (11,315)
Austin, TX

11/23/2015*
7:30 pm		 St. Edward's University W 78–50  2–2
 American Bank Center (868)
Corpus Christi, TX

11/26/2015*
3:30 pm		 vs. Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis		 W 73–69  3–2
 Alumni Gym (611)
Elon, NC

11/27/2015*
7:05 pm		 vs. Elon
Battle 4 Atlantis		 W 85–81  4–2
 Alumni Gym (847)
Elon, NC

12/02/2015*
7:00 pm		 Austin Peay W 61–48  5–2
 American Bank Center (948)
Corpus Christi, TX

12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCS		 Texas State W 47–39  6–2
 American Bank Center (1,586)
Corpus Christi, TX

12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, TWCS		 at UTSA W 85–79  7–2
 Convocation Center (704)
San Antonio, TX

12/15/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN		 Wisconsin L 49–64  7–3
 Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI

12/20/2015*
7:00 pm		 Cal Poly W 80–74  8–3
 American Bank Center (917)
Corpus Christi, TX

12/28/2015*
7:00 pm		 Austin Peay W 74–70  9–3
 Dunn Center (1,345)
Clarksville, TN
Southland regular season

01/05/2016
7:30 pm		 Central Arkansas W 94–82  10–3
(1–0)		 American Bank Center (837)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/09/2016
3:00 pm		 at McNeese State W 77–68  11–3
(2–0)		 Burton Coliseum (520)
Lake Charles, LA

01/11/2016
7:00 pm, ASN		 at Lamar W 91–82  12–3
(3–0)		 Montagne Center (1,539)
Beaumont, TX

01/16/2016
7:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 76–71  13–3
(4–0)		 American Bank Center (1,247)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/19/2016
3:30 pm		 at Northwestern State W 89–79  14–3
(5–0)		 Prather Coliseum (1,620)
Natchitoches, LA

01/23/2016
7:00 pm		 New Orleans W 97–76  15–3
(6–0)		 American Bank Center (1,708)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/26/2016
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Southeastern Louisiana W 73–63  16–3
(7–0)		 American Bank Center (1,906)
Corpus Christi, TX

01/30/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin L 61–66  16–4
(7–1)		 American Bank Center (2,348)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/02/2016
7:00 pm, TWCS		 at Incarnate Word L 65–70  16–5
(7–2)		 McDermott Center (1,230)
San Antonio, TX

02/06/2016
7:00 pm, RTSW		 Sam Houston State W 51–48  17–5
(8–2)		 American Bank Center (3,713)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/08/2016
8:00 pm, ASN		 Houston Baptist W 83–76  18–5
(9–2)		 American Bank Center (1,038)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/13/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 58–70  18–6
(9–3)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264)
Nacogdoches, TX

02/15/2016
7:00 pm		 at New Orleans W 65–57  19–6
(10–3)		 Lakefront Arena (332)
New Orleans, LA

02/20/2016
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 90–69  20–6
(11–3)		 Dugan Wellness Center (1,422)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/23/2016
7:00 pm		 Abilene Christian W 65–59  21–6
(12–3)		 American Bank Center (1,428)
Corpus Christi, TX

02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Sam Houston State W 75–70  22–6
(13–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,217)
Huntsville, TX

03/03/2016
7:30 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 81–71  23–6
(14–3)		 Sharp Gymnasium (957)
Houston, TX

03/05/2016
4:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian W 74–69  24–6
(15–3)		 Moody Coliseum (1,363)
Abilene, TX
Southland Tournament

03/11/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Sam Houston State
Semifinal		 W 79–76  25–6
 Merrell Center (3,019)
Katy, TX

03/12/2016
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Stephen F. Austin
Championship game		 L 60–82  25–7
 Merrell Center (4,399)
Katy, TX
CIT

03/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Lafayette
First round		 L 72–96  25–8
 Cajundome (1,205)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015-16 Islanders Basketball Schedule". Islanders Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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