2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 5–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach Willis Wilson (6th year)
Assistant coach Marty Gross
Assistant coach Mark Dannhoff
Home arena American Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–CC 0 0       5 0   1.000
Lamar 0 0       4 2   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 0 0       5 3   .625
Nicholls State 0 0       4 3   .571
Sam Houston State 0 0       4 3   .571
Abilene Christian* 0 0       3 3   .500
Stephen F. Austin 0 0       2 2   .500
Incarnate Word* 0 0       2 3   .400
Houston Baptist 0 0       2 4   .333
McNeese State 0 0       2 4   .333
Northwestern State 0 0       2 4   .333
New Orleans 0 0       1 3   .250
Central Arkansas 0 0       1 5   .167
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his sixth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, the Islanders are members of the Southland Conference and play their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center.

Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2015–16 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.

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

2016–17 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)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-25

Schedule and results

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

November 5, 2016*
5:00 pm
Concordia W 106–75 
Dugan Wellness Center (923)
Corpus Christi, TX
Non-conference regular season

November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm
Our Lady of the Lake W 115–100  1–0
American Bank Center (1,473)
Corpus Christi, TX

November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 94–72  2–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,002)
Edinburg, TX

November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Texas State W 73–69  3–0
Strahan Coliseum (1,797)
San Marcos, TX

November 23, 2016*
7:30 pm
Jarvis Christian W 84–61  4–0
American Bank Center (1,026)
Corpus Christi, TX

November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84-68  5-0
American Bank Center (2,0003)
Corpus Christi, TX

December 3, 2016*
9:00 pm
at Cal Poly   
Mott Gym 
San Luis Obispo, CA

December 5, 2016*
TBA
at Texas A&M   
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX

December 9, 2016
7:00 pm
St. Mary's (TX)   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm
UTSA   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Saint Mary's (CA)   
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, CA

December 22, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Oklahoma State   
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Southland regular season

December 31, 2016
6:15 pm
at New Orleans   
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA

January 2, 2017
TBD
at Nicholls   
Stopher Gym 
Thibodaux, LA

January 7, 2017
7:00 pm
Northwestern State   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

January 11, 2017
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin   
William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX

January 14, 2017
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

January 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

January 21, 2017
6:15 pm
at Sam Houston State   
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, TX

January 25, 2017
8:00 pm
at Lamar   
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX

January 28, 2017
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

February 1, 2017
7:30 pm
Houston Baptist   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

February 8, 2017
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

February 11, 2017
3:00 pm
at McNeese State   
Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA

February 15, 2017
7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word   
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA

February 18, 2017
7:00 pm
Lamar   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

February 22, 2017
7:30 pm
at Abilene Christian   
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX

February 25, 2017
1:30 pm
McNeese State   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX

March 1, 2017
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist   
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX

March 4, 2017
1:30 pm
Incarnate Word   
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Tournament

March 8-11, 2017
vs.    
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

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