2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Willis Wilson's fourth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. The Islanders are members of the Southland Conference and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center.

2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
CIT, Second round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2014–15 record20–14 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Yaphett King
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †17–1 .944  29–5  .853
Sam Houston State15–3 .833  26–9  .743
Texas A&M–CC13–5 .722  20–14  .588
Northwestern State13–5 .722  19–13  .594
Incarnate Word**10–8 .556  18–11  .621
Lamar*9–9 .500  15–15  .500
McNeese State8–10 .444  15–16  .484
Houston Baptist*7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Nicholls State7–11 .389  10–19  .345
New Orleans6–12 .333  11–18  .379
Southeastern Louisiana6–12 .333  9–23  .281
Abilene Christian**4–14 .222  10–21  .323
Central Arkansas*2–16 .111  2–27  .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner

The Islanders were picked to finish fourth (4th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tied for third (3rd) in the Sports Information Director Poll. They received one first place vote in the SID poll.[1]

They finished the season 20–14, 13–5 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Tournament where they lost to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before losing in the second round to Kent State.

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
2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Pye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTimberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrSan Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Cole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAir Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrDominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Johnathan Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHightower HS Houston, TX
G 11 Jelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrAlbany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrPrince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoAnnapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Bryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrSedgwick HS
Northern Colorado		 Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Rashawn Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoSoutheast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Viktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCanarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Dale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCanarias 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: 2014-09-26

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm		 Our Lady of the Lake W 73–58  1–0
 American Bank Center (1,336)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/18/2014*
6:00 pm, FS2		 at Georgetown L 62–78  1–1
 Verizon Center (4,887)
Washington, D.C.
11/23/2014*
1:00 pm		 at Saint Louis
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 62–56  2–1
 Chaifetz Arena (6,620)
St. Louis, MO
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Bradley
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 38–62  2–2
 Carver Arena (5,507)
Peoria, IL
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm		 Mississippi Valley State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 W 75–66  3–2
 American Bank Center (2,385)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm		 Radford
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic		 L 46–57  3–3
 American Bank Center (6,039)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/06/2014*
1:00 pm		 Denver L 48–64  3–4
 American Bank Center (1,064)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/15/2014*
7:30 pm		 UTSA L 60–73  3–5
 American Bank Center (1,019)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/17/2014*
8:00 pm		 at Denver L 73–83  3–6
 Magness Arena (740)
Denver, CO
12/20/2014*
9:00 pm		 at Cal State Northridge W 75–68  4–6
 Matadome (550)
Northridge, CA
12/22/2014*
9:00 pm		 at Cal State Fullerton L 77–82  4–7
 Titan Gym (578)
Fullerton, CA
12/30/2014*
7:30 pm		 Jarvis Christian W 87–55  5–7
 American Bank Center (929)
Corpus Christi, TX
Conference Games
01/06/2015
8:00 pm		 at Central Arkansas W 77–70  6–7
(1–0)		 Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
01/10/2015
7:00 pm		 McNeese State W 71–61  7–7
(2–0)		 Dugan Wellness Center (488)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/12/2015
7:00 pm		 Lamar L 64–66  7–8
(2–1)		 American Bank Center (824)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/17/2015
3:30 pm		 at Nicholls State W 69–66  8–8
(3–1)		 Stopher Gym (785)
Thibodaux, LA
01/20/2015
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 88–76  9–8
(4–1)		 American Bank Center (945)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/24/2015
6:15 pm		 at New Orleans W 71–67 OT 10–8
(5–1)		 Lakefront Arena (1,079)
New Orleans, LA
01/26/2015
7:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 70–61  11–8
(6–1)		 University Center (615)
Hammond, LA
01/31/2015
6:00 pm		 at Stephen F. Austin L 51–61  11–9
(6–2)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,512)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/03/2015
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 71–70  12–9
(7–2)		 American Bank Center (1,283)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/07/2015
4:30 pm		 at Sam Houston State L 59–67  12–10
(7–3)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,097)
Huntsville, TX
02/09/2015
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 66–77  12–11
(7–4)		 Sharp Gymnasium (902)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Stephen F. Austin W 71–63  13–11
(8–4)		 American Bank Center (1,324)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/16/2015
7:00 pm		 New Orleans W 55–53  14–11
(9–4)		 American Bank Center (1,270)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/21/2015
4:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word L 68–74  14–12
(9–5)		 McDermott Center (1,200)
San Antonio, TX
02/24/2015
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian W 67–44  15–12
(10–5)		 Moody Coliseum (1,024)
Abilene, TX
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, RTSW		 Sam Houston State W 61–59  16–12
(11–5)		 American Bank Center (3,057)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/05/2015
7:30 pm		 Houston Baptist W 85–72  17–12
(12–5)		 American Bank Center (1,115)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2015
3:30 pm		 Abilene Christian W 58–27  18–12
(13–5)		 American Bank Center (1,914)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Tournament
03/12/2015
7:30 pm		 vs. New Orleans
Quarterfinals		 W 61–58  19–12
 Merrell Center (1,213)
Katy, TX
03/13/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Sam Houston State
Semifinals		 L 67–70  19–13
 Merrell Center (3,268)
Katy, TX
CIT
03/18/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast
First round		 W 75–69  20–13
 Alico Arena (2,587)
Fort Myers, FL
03/23/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Kent State
Second round		 L 65–69  20–14
 American Bank Center (2,015)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References
  1. "2014–15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. "2014–15 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
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