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
Conference	Southland Conference
2015–16 record	25–8 (15–3 Southland)
Head coach	Willis Wilson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Marty Gross Mark Dannhoff Yaphett King
Home arena	American Bank Center (Capacity: 8,280) Dugan Wellness Center

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	6		.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			12	–	21		.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
McNeese State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12		.333			7	–	21		.250
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	23		.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Lamar	3	–	15		.167			11	–	19		.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
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) Sr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr San Leandro HS Hayward, CA G 2 Cole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Air Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dekaney HS Spring, TX G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt F 5 T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Dominguez HS Los Angeles, CA G 10 Kyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Ridge Point Fresno, TX G 11 Jelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Albany Academy Albany, NY G 15 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Prince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Annapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD F 23 Bryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Sedgwick HS Northern Colorado Sedgwick, KS F 25 Rashawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Southeast HS Oklahoma City, OK F 31 Viktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia F 34 Dale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr 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: 2015-11-20

Schedule and results

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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

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

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.