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2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

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The 2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his sixth 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 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][2] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Georgia State, Weber State, Fort Wayne and UMBC to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Peter's.

ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–12 (12–6 Southland)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Terry Johnson
Quick facts Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball, CIT, Runner-up ...
2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
CIT, Runner-up
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–12 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Terry Johnson
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
Seasons
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2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans †13–5 .72220–12  .625
Texas A&M–CC12–6 .66724–12  .667
Houston Baptist12–6 .66717–14  .548
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .66718–15  .545
Sam Houston State10–8 .55621–13  .618
Lamar10–8 .55619–15  .559
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .50016–16  .500
Nicholls State7–11 .38914–17  .452
Abilene Christian*7–11 .38913–16  .448
Northwestern State7–11 .38913–16  .448
Incarnate Word*7–11 .38912–17  .414
Central Arkansas7–11 .3898–24  .250
McNeese State4–14 .2227–22  .241
† 2017 Southland tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
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Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2015–16 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.

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

More information Players, Coaches ...
2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Brandon Pye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrTimberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrSan Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Cole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrAir Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Joe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Ehab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSt. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrDominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Kyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrRidge Point Fresno, TX
G 11 Jelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrAlbany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 David Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoPrince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrAnnapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Bryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrSedgwick HS
Northern Colorado		 Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Rashawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSoutheast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Viktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCanarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Dale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) SrCanarias Basketball Academy Leighton Buzzard, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-25

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016*
5:00 pm		 Concordia W 106–75 
Dugan Wellness Center (923)
Corpus Christi, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Our Lady of the Lake W 115–100  1–0
 American Bank Center (1,473)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 94–72  2–0
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,002)
Edinburg, TX
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Texas State W 73–69  3–0
 Strahan Coliseum (1,797)
San Marcos, TX
November 23, 2016*
7:30 pm		 Jarvis Christian W 84–61  4–0
 American Bank Center (1,026)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 84–68  5–0
 American Bank Center (2,003)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 3, 2016*
9:00 pm		 at Cal Poly L 70–82  5–1
 Mott Gym (1,347)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 5, 2016*
7:00 pm, SECN+		 at Texas A&M L 69–86  5–2
 Reed Arena (6,275)
College Station, TX
December 9, 2016*
7:00 pm		 St. Mary's (TX) W 77–67  6–2
 American Bank Center (1,117)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm		 UTSA W 73–69  7–2
 American Bank Center (1,079)
Corpus Christi, TX
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at No. 19 Saint Mary's L 46–67  7–3
 McKeon Pavilion (2,859)
Moraga, CA
December 22, 2016*
12:00 pm, FSOK		 at Oklahoma State L 70–92  7–4
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,342)
Stillwater, OK
Southland regular season
December 31, 2016
6:15 pm		 at New Orleans L 72–73 OT 7–5
(0–1)		 Lakefront Arena (517)
New Orleans, LA
January 2, 2017
8:20 pm		 at Nicholls L 64–68  7–6
(0–2)		 Stopher Gym (404)
Thibodaux, LA
January 7, 2017
7:00 pm		 Northwestern State W 99–82  8–6
(1–2)		 American Bank Center (1,172)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 46–79  8–7
(1–3)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,749)
Nacogdoches, TX
January 14, 2017
7:00 pm		 Central Arkansas W 88–81  9–7
(2–3)		 American Bank Center (1,223)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 19, 2017
7:00 pm, RTSW		 Stephen F. Austin L 58–61  9–8
(2–4)		 American Bank Center (2,377)
Corpus Christi, TX
January 21, 2017
6:15 pm		 at Sam Houston State L 62–76  9–9
(2–5)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,340)
Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ASN		 at Lamar W 69–66 OT 10–9
(3–5)		 Montagne Center (2,188)
Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Abilene Christian W 72–60  11–9
(4–5)		 American Bank Center (1,857)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 1, 2017
7:30 pm		 Houston Baptist W 90–79  12–9
(5–5)		 American Bank Center (1,132)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 80–75  13–9
(6–5)		 American Bank Center (1,373)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 11, 2017
3:00 pm, RTSW		 at McNeese State W 73–66  14–9
(7–5)		 Burton Coliseum (833)
Lake Charles, LA
February 15, 2017
7:30 pm		 at Incarnate Word W 97–81  15–9
(8–5)		 Lakefront Arena (1,058)
New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lamar W 70–63  16–9
(9–5)		 American Bank Center (3,535)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2017
7:30 pm		 at Abilene Christian W 56–44  17–9
(10–5)		 Moody Coliseum (1,227)
Abilene, TX
February 25, 2017
1:30 pm		 McNeese State W 81–70  18–9
(11–5)		 American Bank Center (1,462)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist L 80–94  18–10
(11–6)		 Sharp Gymnasium (787)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2017
1:30 pm		 Incarnate Word W 81–64  19–10
(12–6)		 American Bank Center (1,689)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland tournament
March 10, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (2) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals		 W 77–69  20–10
 Merrell Center (2,318)
Katy, TX
March 11, 2017
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (2) vs. (1) New Orleans
Championship		 L 65–68  20–11
 Merrell Center (2,068)
Katy, TX
CIT
March 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live		 Georgia State
First Round		 W 80–64  21–11
 Dugan Wellness Center (897)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live		 Weber State
Second Round		 W 82–72  22–11
 American Bank Center (1,116)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 26, 2017*
2:00 pm, Facebook Live		 Fort Wayne
Quarterfinals		 W 78–62  23–11
 Dugan Wellness Center (1,151)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 29, 2017*
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at UMBC
Semifinals		 W 79–61  24–11
 Retriever Activities Center (1,388)
Catonsville, MD
March 31, 2017*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Saint Peter's
Championship		 L 61–62  24–12
 Dugan Wellness Center (1,200)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

  • 2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team

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