2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 20–14 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach Willis Wilson (4th year)
Assistant coach Marty Gross
Assistant coach Mark Dannhoff
Assistant coach Yaphett King
Home arena American Bank Center
(Capacity: 8,280)
Dugan Wellness Center
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944     29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833     26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722     20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722     19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556     18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500     15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389     12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 11   .389     10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333     11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333     9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222     10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111     2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland Tournament winner

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.

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

2014–15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Pye, BrandonBrandon Pye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Ali, HameedHameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr San Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Martinez, ColeCole Martinez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Air Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Kilgore, JoeJoe Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Amin, EhabEhab Amin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 Traylor, T. J.T. J. Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jordan, JohnathanJohnathan Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hightower HS Houston, TX
G 11 Currie, JelaniJelani Currie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 Bloom, DavidDavid Bloom 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Toney, EmmanuelEmmanuel Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Annapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Douvier, BryceBryce Douvier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sedgwick HS
Northern Colorado
Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Thomas, RashawnRashawn Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Southeast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Juricek, ViktorViktor Juricek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Francis, DaleDale Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Leighton Buzzard, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marty Gross (Jacksonville)
  • Mark Dannhoff (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
  • Yaphett King (Redlands College)

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 W 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

  1. "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. "2014–15 Schedule".
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