2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders were led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his eighth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, as members of the Southland Conference. They played all their home games at the American Bank Center, except for two games at the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 14–18 overall, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Southland tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Central Arkansas.

2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record14–18 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • Mark Dannhoff
  • Terry Johnson
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
Seasons
2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sam Houston State 16 2   .889 21 12   .636
Abilene Christian 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
New Orleans 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Texas A&M–CC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Central Arkansas 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Houston Baptist 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Stephen F. Austin 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Nicholls 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Northwestern State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
McNeese State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Incarnate Word 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2019 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

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The Islanders finished the 2017–18 season 11–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 8 seed in the Southland tournament where they lost to New Orleans in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Kyle Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Jr Missouri City, Texas
G 2 Myles Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Klein, Texas
G 4 Jashawn Talton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 5 Javae Lampkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Washington, D.C.
F 10 Perry Francois 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr North Miami, Florida
G 11 Kareem South 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 12 Peyton Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Corpus Christi, Texas
F 14 Elijah Schmidt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
F 15 Irshaad Hunte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Toronto, Canada
G 21 Tre Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Oakland, California
G 22 Emmanuel Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Bowie, Maryland
F 23 Jalen Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 35 Tony Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
G 45 Jake Babic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Oakville, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 24, 2018

Schedule and results

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Sources:[2][3][4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, KDF
Howard Payne W 81–34  1–0
American Bank Center (1,097)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Our Lady of the Lake W 113–83  2–0
Dugan Wellness Center (1,003)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, KDF
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
L 69–76  2–1
American Bank Center (1,160)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington
Hardwood Showcase
W 73–67  3–1
College Park Center (1,569)
Arlington, TX
Nov. 17, 2018*
2:00 pm
vs. UC Davis
Hardwood Showcase
L 54–57 OT 3–2
College Park Center (150)
Arlington, TX
Nov. 21, 2018*
7:00 p.m., KDF
St. Mary's W 61-58  4-2
American Bank Center (817)
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov. 26, 2018*
7:00 p.m.
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
South Texas Showdown
L 59-68  4-3
UTRGV Fieldhouse (695)
Edinburg, TX
Dec 2, 2018*
11:00 am, SECN
at No. 6 Tennessee L 51–79  4–4
Thompson–Boling Arena (14,730)
Knoxville, TN
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 p.m., Eleven Sports
Texas State L 55-61  4-5
American Bank Center (1,225)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 18, 2018*
7:30 p.m., KDF
Huston–Tillotson W 81–63  5–5
American Bank Center (1,191)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 20, 2018*
7:30 p.m.
UTSA L 50–64  5–6
American Bank Center (1,004)
Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 68–73  5–7
Thomas Assembly Center (1,307)
Ruston, LA
Dec 292, 2018*
1:00 pm
at Oklahoma State L 59–69  5–8
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,745)
Stillwater, OK
Southland regular season
January 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 87–75  6–8
(1–0)
American Bank Center (936)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 5, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 55–61  6–9
(1–1)
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Jan 9, 2019
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 62–61  7–9
(2–1)
Prather Coliseum (1,214)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 16, 2019
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 50–72  7–10
(2–2)
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (855)
Huntsville, TX
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm
New Orleans W 76-61  8-10
(3-2)
American Bank Center (1,215)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm
Nicholls State W 75-73  9-10
(4-2)
American Bank Center (975)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian L 71–78  9–11
(4–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,301)
Abilene, TX
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 72–73  9–12
(4–4)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,000)
Houston, TX
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 58–64  9–13
(4–5)
Dugan Wellness Center (1,400)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word
Homecoming
W 70–61  10–13
(5–5)
American Bank Center (2,318)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 69–70  10–14
(5–6)
American Bank Center (1,118)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 16, 2019
4:15 pm
at New Orleans L 58–68  10–15
(5–7)
Lakefront Arena (793)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 20, 2019
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin W 65–55  11–15
(6–7)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,614)
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 23, 2019
3:30 pm
Lamar L 58–63  11–16
(6–8)
American Bank Center (1,250)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 64–73  11–17
(6–9)
American Bank Center (1,191)
Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 74–72 OT 12–17
(7–9)
McDermott Convocation Center (860)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2019
6:30 pm
at McNeese State W 59–50  13–17
(8–9)
H&HP Complex (2,426)
Lake Charles, LA
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 76–69  14–17
(9–9)
American Bank Center (1,059)
Corpus Christi, TX
Southland tournament
Mar 13, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (7) Central Arkansas
First round
L 53–73  14–18
Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,650)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M-CC Islanders Schedule - 2017-18". ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Islander Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Chris Dobbertean (August 17, 2018). "2018-19 College Basketball Early Season Tournaments, Events, And Neutral-Site Games". SBNation. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M-CC Islanders Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018.