2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders were led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his seventh season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi as members of the Southland Conference. They played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 11–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 8 seed in the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans in the first round.

2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017–18 record11–18 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Terry Johnson
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southeastern Louisiana153 .833  2212  .647
Nicholls State153 .833  2111  .656
Stephen F. Austin144 .778  287  .800
Sam Houston State126 .667  2115  .583
Lamar117 .611  1914  .576
New Orleans117 .611  1617  .485
Central Arkansas108 .556  1817  .514
Abilene Christian810 .444  1616  .500
Texas A&M–CC810 .444  1118  .379
McNeese State810 .444  1117  .393
Incarnate Word216 .111  721  .250
Houston Baptist216 .111  625  .194
Northwestern State117 .056  425  .138
2018 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2016–17 season 24–12, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Stephen F. Austin to advance to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans.[1] They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Weber State, Fort Wayne,[2] and UMBC[3] to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Peter's.[4][5]

Roster

2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Kyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) RS So Missouri City, Texas
G 2 Myles Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Klein, Texas
G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alexandria, Egypt
G 5 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Plano, Texas
F 10 Perry Francois 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So North Miami, Florida
G 11 Kareem South 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS So Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 12 Peyton Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Corpus Christi, Texas
F 13 Deion Rhea 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Porter, Texas
F 14 Elijah Schmidt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Spring, Texas
F 15 Sean Rhea 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Porter, Texas
G 20 Colin Hale 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Aransas Pass, Texas
G 21 Tre Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Oakland, California
G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Bowie, Maryland
G/F 24 Jamell Bradley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr San Antonio, Texas
F 34 York Benjamin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 26, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Kingsville L 80–82 OT
American Bank Center (1,947)
Corpus Christi, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 10, 2017*
7:30 pm
Our Lady of the Lake W 69–68  1–0
Dugan Wellness Center (1,177)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, FCS
at No. 25 Baylor L 46–70  1–1
Ferrell Center (4,454)
Waco, TX
Nov. 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
L 75–82  1–2
American Bank Center (1,437)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 19, 2017*
12:00 pm, SECN+
at Georgia L 65–68  1–3
Stegeman Coliseum (6,220)
Athens, GA
Nov. 24, 2017*
TBA
at UTSA L 58–72  1–4
UTSA Convocation Center (965)
San Antonio, TX
Nov. 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Texas State L 53–66  1–5
Strahan Coliseum (1,548)
San Marcos, TX
Dec. 1, 2017*
7:00 pm
Texas Lutheran W 80–42  2–5
Dugan Wellness Center (1,072)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec. 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
at UTRGV
South Texas Showdown
L 78–82  2–6
UTRGV Fieldhouse (764)
Edinburg, TX
Dec. 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
St. Mary's (TX) W 71–55  3–6
Dugan Wellness Center (1,011)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec. 19, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 63–85  3–7
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,102)
Oxford, MS
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
1:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 69–81  3–8
(0–1)
Farris Center (548)
Conway, AR
Dec 30, 2017
7:30 pm
Lamar L 72–77  3–9
(0–2)
American Bank Center (2,472)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 67–65  4–9
(1–2)
American Bank Center (1,117)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, KDF
Sam Houston State L 50–82  4–10
(1–3)
American Bank Center (1,722)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 13, 2018
4:15 pm
at New Orleans L 55–61  4–11
(1–4)
Lakefront Arena (731)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 16, 2018
7:30 pm
at Nicholls State L 61–91  4–12
(1–5)
Stopher Gymnasium (213)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, KDF
Abilene Christian W 80–66  5–12
(2–5)
American Bank Center (700)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 27, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 79–69 OT 6–12
(3–5)
American Bank Center 
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
at Southeastern Louisiana W 67–54  7–12
(4–5)
University Center (1,023)
Hammond, LA
Feb 3, 2018
3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 56–51  8–12
(5–5)
McDermott Convocation Center (1,532)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 7, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Sam Houston State L 64–66  8–13
(5–6)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (1,123)
Huntsville, TX
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans L 53–62  8–14
(5–7)
American Bank Center (3,317)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, KDF
Stephen F. Austin L 68–87  8–15
(5–8)
American Bank Center (1,216)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 17, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 76–79  8–16
(5–9)
Montagne Center (1,953)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian
Postponed (inclement weather), Make-up Feb. 22[6]
Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 76–67  9–16
(6–9)
Moody Coliseum (1,221)
Abilene, TX
Feb 24, 2018
1:30 pm, KDF
Incarnate Word L 62–69  9–17
(6–10)
American Bank Center (1,970)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
McNeese State W 82–70  10–17
(7–10)
American Bank Center (1,235)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 92–87  11–17
(8–10)
Sharp Gymnasium (842)
Houston, TX
Southland Tournament
Mar 7, 2018
5:00 pm
(8) vs. (5) New Orleans
First Round
L 76–83  11–18
Leonard E. Merrell Center (970)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

References

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