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

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.

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
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Lamar 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 11   .389 8 24   .250
McNeese State 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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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

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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
Last update: 2016-09-25

Schedule and results

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thomas helps Texas A&M-Corpus Christi gain Southland final". ESPN. March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (March 12, 2017). "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi loses Southland final in OT to New Orleans". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 14, 2024.