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
Conference	Southland Conference
2019–20 record	14–18 (10–10 Southland)
Head coach	Willis Wilson (9th season)
Associate head coach	Marty Gross
Assistant coaches	Mark Dannhoff Terry Johnson
Home arena	American Bank Center Dugan Wellness Center

2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin	19	–	1		.950			28	–	3		.903
Abilene Christian	15	–	5		.750			20	–	11		.645
Nicholls	15	–	5		.750			21	–	10		.677
Sam Houston State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	13		.581
Northwestern State	11	–	9		.550			15	–	15		.500
Lamar	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
McNeese State	10	–	10		.500			15	–	17		.469
Texas A&M–CC	10	–	10		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	9	–	11		.450			10	–	21		.323
Incarnate Word	6	–	14		.300			9	–	22		.290
New Orleans	5	–	15		.250			9	–	21		.300
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	15		.250			8	–	23		.258
Houston Baptist	4	–	16		.200			4	–	25		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Willis Wilson (Rice) Assistant coach(es) Marty Gross (Jacksonville) Mark Dannhoff (Wisconsin–La Crosse) Terry Johnson (Cal State–Stanislaus) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.