2016–17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team American college basketball season
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] 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 .
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 .
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
2016–17 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)
Sr 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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2016 *7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 94–72 2–0
UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
November 21, 2016 *7:00 pm
at Texas State
W 73–69 3–0
Strahan Coliseum 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 San Luis Obispo, CA
December 5, 2016 *7:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M
L 69–86 5–2
Reed Arena 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 Moraga, CA
December 22, 2016 *12:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma State
L 70–92 7–4
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Southland regular season
December 31, 2016 6:15 pm
at New Orleans
L 72–73 OT
7–5
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 2, 2017 8:20 pm
at Nicholls
L 64–68 7–6
Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA
January 7, 2017 7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 99–82 8–6
American Bank Center (1,172)Corpus Christi, TX
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
L 46–79 8–7
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 14, 2017 7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 88–81 9–7
American Bank Center (1,223)Corpus Christi, TX
January 19, 2017 7:00 pm, RTSW
Stephen F. Austin L 58–61 9–8
American Bank Center (2,377)Corpus Christi, TX
January 21, 2017 6:15 pm
at Sam Houston State
L 62–76 9–9
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
January 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ASN
at Lamar
W 69–66 OT
10–9
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
January 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Abilene Christian W 72–60 11–9
American Bank Center (1,857)Corpus Christi, TX
February 1, 2017 7:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 90–79 12–9
American Bank Center (1,132)Corpus Christi, TX
February 8, 2017 7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 80–75 13–9
American Bank Center (1,373)Corpus Christi, TX
February 11, 2017 3:00 pm, RTSW
at McNeese State
W 73–66 14–9
Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
February 15, 2017 7:30 pm
at Incarnate Word
W 97–81 15–9
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
February 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 70–63 16–9
American Bank Center (3,535)Corpus Christi, TX
February 22, 2017 7:30 pm
at Abilene Christian
W 56–44 17–9
Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
February 25, 2017 1:30 pm
McNeese State W 81–70 18–9
American Bank Center (1,462)Corpus Christi, TX
March 1, 2017 7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist
L 80–94 18–10
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
March 4, 2017 1:30 pm
Incarnate Word W 81–64 19–10
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 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 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.
See also
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