2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.
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.
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2014-09-26
Schedule and results
[ 2]
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
References
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