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

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.

2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record25–8 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Yaphett King
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000  286  .824
Texas A&M–CC153 .833  258  .758
Sam Houston State126 .667  1816  .529
Incarnate Word*126 .667  1712  .586
Houston Baptist108 .556  1717  .500
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1221  .364
Abilene Christian*810 .444  1318  .419
McNeese State711 .389  920  .310
Central Arkansas**612 .333  721  .250
New Orleans612 .333  1020  .333
Nicholls State612 .333  1123  .324
Northwestern State513 .278  820  .286
Lamar315 .167  1119  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 Southland Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Pye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrTimberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrSan Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Cole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrAir Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSt. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrDominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Kyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrRidge Point Fresno, TX
G 11 Jelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrAlbany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoPrince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrAnnapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Bryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrSedgwick HS
Northern Colorado
Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Rashawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrSoutheast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Viktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCanarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Dale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrCanarias 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. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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