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 High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Pye, BrandonBrandon Pye style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Timberview HS Mansfield, TX
G 1 Ali, HameedHameed Ali style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Sr San Leandro HS Hayward, CA
G 2 Martinez, ColeCole Martinez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Air Force Academy Prep San Antonio, TX
G 3 Kilgore, JoeJoe Kilgore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dekaney HS Spring, TX
G 4 Amin, EhabEhab Amin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. John's Military Academy Alexandria, Egypt
F 5 Traylor, T. J.T. J. Traylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Dominguez HS Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jordan, JohnathanJohnathan Jordan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Hightower HS Houston, TX
G 11 Currie, JelaniJelani Currie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Albany Academy Albany, NY
G 15 Bloom, DavidDavid Bloom style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Prince of Peace Christian High School Plano, TX
G 22 Toney, EmmanuelEmmanuel Toney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) So Annapolis Area Christian Annapolis, MD
F 23 Douvier, BryceBryce Douvier style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Sedgwick HS
Northern Colorado		 Sedgwick, KS
F 25 Thomas, RashawnRashawn Thomas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) So Southeast HS Oklahoma City, OK
F 31 Juricek, ViktorViktor Juricek style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Prievidza, Slovakia
F 34 Francis, DaleDale Francis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 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 Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Out of Conference
11/14/2014* Our Lady of the Lake W 73–58  1–0 American Bank Center (1,336)
11/18/2014* at Georgetown L 62–78  1–1 Verizon Center (4,887)
11/23/2014* at Saint Louis
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)		 W 62–56  2–1 Chaifetz Arena (6,620)
11/25/2014* at Bradley
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)		 L 38–62  2–2 Carver Arena (5,507)
11/28/2014* Mississippi Valley State
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)		 W 75–66  3–2 American Bank Center (2,385)
11/29/2014* Radford
(Corpus Christi Coastal Classic)		 L 46–57  3–3 American Bank Center (6,039)
12/06/2014* Denver L 48–64  3–4 American Bank Center (1,064)
12/15/2014* UTSA L 60–73  3–5 American Bank Center (1,019)
12/17/2014* at Denver L 73–83  3–6 Magness Arena (740)
12/20/2014* at Cal State Northridge W 75–68  4–6 Matadome (550)
12/22/2014* at Cal State Fullerton L 77–82  4–7 Titan Gym (578)
12/30/2014* Jarvis Christian W 87–55  5–7 American Bank Center (929)
Conference Games
01/06/2015 at Central Arkansas W 77–70  6–7 (1–0) Farris Center (752)
01/10/2015 McNeese State W 71–61  7–7 (2–0) Dugan Wellness Center (488)
01/12/2015 Lamar L 64–66  7–8 (2–1) American Bank Center (824)
01/17/2015 at Nicholls State W 69–66  8–8 (3–1) Stopher Gym (785)
01/20/2015 Northwestern State W 88–76  9–8 (4–1) American Bank Center (945)
01/24/2015 at New Orleans W 71–67 OT 10–8 (5–1) Lakefront Arena (1,079)
01/26/2015 at Southeastern Louisiana W 70–61  11–8 (6–1) University Center (615)
01/31/2015 at Stephen F. Austin L 51–61  11–9 (6–2) William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,512)
02/03/2015 Incarnate Word W 71–70  12–9 (7–2) American Bank Center (1,283)
02/07/2015 at Sam Houston State W 59–67  12–10 (7–3) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,097)
02/09/2015 at Houston Baptist L 66–77  12–11 (7–4) Sharp Gymnasium (902)
02/14/2015 Stephen F. Austin W 71–63  13–11 (8–4) American Bank Center (1,324)
02/16/2015 New Orleans W 55–53  14–11 (9–4) American Bank Center (1,270)
02/21/2015 at Incarnate Word L 68–74  14–12 (9–5) McDermott Center (1,200)
02/24/2015 at Abilene Christian W 67–44  15–12 (10–5) Moody Coliseum (1,024)
02/28/2015 Sam Houston State W 61–59  16–12 (11–5) American Bank Center (3,057)
03/05/2015 Houston Baptist W 85–72  17–12 (12–5) American Bank Center (1,115)
03/07/2015 Abilene Christian W 58–27  18–12 (13–5) American Bank Center (1,914)
Southland Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. New Orleans
(Quarterfinals)		 W 61–58  19–12 Merrell Center (1,213)
03/13/2015 vs. Sam Houston State
(Semifinals)		 L 67–70  19–13 Merrell Center (3,268)
CIT
03/18/2015* at Florida Gulf Coast
(First round)		 W 75–69  20–13 Alico Arena (2,587)
03/23/2015* at Kent State
(Second round)		 L 65–69  20–14 American Bank Center (2,015)
*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".