2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders, led by ninth-year head coach Willis Wilson, played their home games at American Bank Center, with three games at the Dugan Wellness Center, both of which are in Corpus Christi, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Northwestern State.

2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record14–18 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach
Associate head coachMarty Gross
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Terry Johnson
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin191 .950  283  .903
Abilene Christian155 .750  2011  .645
Nicholls155 .750  2110  .677
Sam Houston State119 .550  1813  .581
Northwestern State119 .550  1515  .500
Lamar1010 .500  1715  .531
McNeese State1010 .500  1517  .469
Texas A&M–CC1010 .500  1418  .438
Central Arkansas911 .450  1021  .323
Incarnate Word614 .300  922  .290
New Orleans515 .250  921  .300
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250  823  .258
Houston Baptist416 .200  425  .138
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SLC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2018–19 season 14–18 overall, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.[1]

Roster

2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Aristotelis Sotiriou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Athens, Greece
G 1 Jordan Hairston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Centreville, Virginia
G 2 Myles Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Klein, Texas
G/F 3 Jalen White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, Florida
G 4 Jashawn Talton-Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 5 Javae Lampkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 10 Perry Francois 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr North Miami, Florida
G 11 Evan Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Spring, Texas
G 12 Peyton Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Corpus Christi, Texas
F 14 Elijah Schmidt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Spring, Texas
F 15 Irshaad Hunte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Toronto, Ontario
G 23 Jalon Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, Texas
G/F 24 Edgars Kaufmanis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Valmiera, Latvia
G 32 Nolan Bertain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Portland, Oregon
F 35 Tony Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:30 pm
Concordia (TX) W 81–71 
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
Regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, KDF
Louisiana Tech L 49–82  0–1
American Bank Center (1,027)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 66–71  0–2
Memorial Gymnasium (8,300)
Nashville, TN
November 15, 2019*
7:30 pm
Stony Brook
Islander Invitational
L 63–68  0–3
American Bank Center (1,078)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2019*
6:30 pm, KRIS
North Dakota State
Islander Invitational
L 45–57  0–4
American Bank Center (1,108)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 17, 2019*
4:00 pm, KRIS-DT2 CW
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
W 63–55  1–4
American Bank Center (978)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 23, 2019*
3:30 pm
St. Thomas (TX) W 69–59  2–4
Dugan Wellness Center (1,005)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
W 63–55  3–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (978)
Edinburg, TX
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm
at UTSA L 67–89  3–5
Convocation Center (939)
San Antonio, TX
December 7, 2019*
3:30 pm
St. Mary's (TX) W 81–53  4–5
Dugan Wellness Center (975)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 15, 2019*
5:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 60–63  4–6
Reed Arena (5,846)
College Station, TX
December 18, 2019
7:00 pm
at Nicholls L 58–64  4–7
(0–1)
Stopher Gymnasium (360)
Thibodaux, LA
December 21, 2019
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 67–71  4–8
(0–2)
Farris Center (207)
Conway, AR
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 52–73  4–9
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,968)
Lincoln, NE
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, KZTV
Northwestern State W 67–62  5–9
(1–2)
American Bank Center (1,237)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 4, 2020
3:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 80–84  5–10
(1–3)
American Bank Center (1,107)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 8, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin W 73–72  6–10
(2–3)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (822)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 11, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Abilene Christian L 56–68  6–11
(2–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,011)
Abilene, TX
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 56–62  6–12
(2–5)
University Center (570)
Hammond, LA
January 18, 2020
3:30 pm, KDF or KRIS
Lamar W 64–58  7–12
(3–5)
American Bank Center (1,711)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 74–71  8–12
(4–5)
American Bank Center (1,438)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 25, 2020
4:15 pm
at Incarnate Word W 68–47  9–12
(5–5)
McDermott Center (444)
San Antonio, TX
January 29, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State L 61–80  9–13
(5–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,029)
Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 77–82  9–14
(5–7)
Sharp Gymnasium (802)
Houston, TX
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, KDF
McNeese State W 69–62  10–14
(6–7)
American Bank Center (1,400)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, KDF
Stephen F. Austin L 67–75  10–15
(6–8)
American Bank Center (1,537)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 15, 2020
3:30 pm, KDF
Abilene Christian L 64–78  10–16
(6–9)
American Bank Center (1,259)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar L 62–79  10–17
(6–10)
Montagne Center (2,841)
Beaumont, TX
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm
at New Orleans W 81–75  11–17
(7–10)
Lakefront Arena (364)
New Orleans, LA
February 29, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Incarnate Word W 78–70  12–17
(8–10)
American Bank Center (2,678)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, KDF or KRIS
Sam Houston State W 71–60  13–17
(9–10)
American Bank Center (1,202)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 7, 2020
3:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 84–78  14–17
(10–10)
American Bank Center (1,637)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland Tournament
March 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (5) Northwestern State
First round
L 62–79  14–18
Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

See also

2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

References

  1. "Men's basketball season ends in Southland Tournament". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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