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

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

CIT, Runner-up
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	24–12 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Willis Wilson (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Marty Gross Mark Dannhoff Terry Johnson
Home arena	American Bank Center (Capacity: 8,280) Dugan Wellness Center
Seasons← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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. 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.

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

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

Willis Wilson (Rice)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty Gross (Jacksonville)
Mark Dannhoff (UW–La Crosse)
Terry Johnson (Stanislaus State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-25

Schedule and results

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	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	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.

References

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

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