2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
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
Hometown
G
0
Brandon Pye
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Sr
Timberview HS
Mansfield, TX
G
1
Hameed Ali
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
San Leandro HS
Hayward, CA
G
2
Cole Martinez
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Air Force Academy Prep
San Antonio, TX
G
3
Joe Kilgore
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Dekaney HS
Spring, TX
G
4
Ehab Amin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
St. John's Military Academy
Alexandria, Egypt
F
5
T. J. Traylor
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Dominguez HS
Los Angeles, CA
G
10
Kyle Brown
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Ridge Point
Fresno, TX
G
11
Jelani Currie
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Albany Academy
Albany, NY
G
15
David Bloom
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Prince of Peace Christian High School
Plano, TX
G
22
Emmanuel Toney
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Annapolis Area Christian
Annapolis, MD
F
23
Bryce Douvier
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Sedgwick HS Northern Colorado
Sedgwick, KS
F
25
Rashawn Thomas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Southeast HS
Oklahoma City, OK
F
31
Viktor Juricek
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Canarias Basketball Academy
Prievidza , Slovakia
F
34
Dale Francis
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Sr
Canarias Basketball Academy
Leighton Buzzard , England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 Homecoming
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
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