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
Conference	Southland Conference
2014–15 record	20–14 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach	Willis Wilson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Marty Gross Mark Dannhoff Yaphett King
Home arena	American Bank Center (Capacity: 8,280) Dugan Wellness Center

2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	17	–	1		.944			29	–	5		.853
Sam Houston State	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Texas A&M–CC	13	–	5		.722			20	–	14		.588
Northwestern State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Incarnate Word**	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Lamar*	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
McNeese State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Houston Baptist*	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Nicholls State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	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
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) Jr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr San Leandro HS Hayward, CA G 2 Cole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Air Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt F 5 T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dominguez HS Los Angeles, CA G 10 Johnathan Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hightower HS Houston, TX G 11 Jelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Albany Academy Albany, NY G 15 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Annapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD F 23 Bryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sedgwick HS Northern Colorado Sedgwick, KS F 25 Rashawn Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Southeast HS Oklahoma City, OK F 31 Viktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia F 34 Dale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Leighton Buzzard, England	Head coach Willis Wilson (Rice) 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 Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-26

Schedule and results

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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

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

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.