2015-16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Men’s Basketball Game Notes Game Ten • at Wisconsin Men’s Basketball Contact: Dan Forcella, Assistant AD for Media Relations Office: (361) 825-3410 | Cell: (207) 650-6790 | Email: [email protected] | Twitter: @DanForcella #GoDers @IslandersMBB @IslandersMBB /IslandersMBB GAME INFORMATION THE MATCHUP Game 10 Date: ................................................. Tuesday, Dec. 15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ISLANDERS (7-2) Time: ...................................................................8 p.m. Head Coach: Willis Wilson (Rice, 1982) City:.................................................... Madison, Wisc. Site: ............................................Kohl Center (17,279) Record with Islanders: 57-79 (5th year) TV: ....................................................Big Ten Network Overall Record: 276-325 (21st year) Talent: ......................... Brian Anderson, Jon Crispin Audio: .............................. Islanders Digital Network Wisconsin BADGERS (6-5) Talent: .......................................................Steven King Head Coach: Bo Ryan (Wilkes, 1969) Live Stats: ........................................UWBadgers.com Record with Badgers: 363-130 (14th year) Twitter: ............................................. @IslandersMBB Series: .................................................. Wisconsin, 1-0 Overall Record: 746-233 (31st year) SCHEDULE / RESULTS INSIDE THE ISLANDERS Nov. 7 St. Mary’s # W, 94-63 SETTING THE SCENE Nov. 13 Our Lady of the Lake W, 94-72 • The Islanders take their six-game winning streak to the midwest to challenge Nov. 19 at Texas A&M ^ L, 70-95 last year’s national runner-up Wisconsin Badgers Tuesday night at the Kohl Nov. 21 at Texas ^ L, 56-67 Center. Nov. 23 St. Edward’s W, 78-50 • The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network with commentary Nov. 26 vs. Furman ^ (at Elon) W, 73-69 from Brian Anderson and Jon Crispin. The Islanders Digital Network will also Nov. 27 at Elon ^ W, 85-81 have live audio with Voice of the Islanders Steven King on the call. Dec. 2 Austin Peay W, 61-48 Dec. 5 Texas State W, 47-39 NCAA TOURNAMENT TILT Dec. 12 at UTSA W, 85-79 • The Islanders and the Badgers have met one time before and it was one of Dec. 15 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. Dec. 20 Cal Poly 2 p.m. the most memorable games in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi history, a NCAA Dec. 28 at Austin Peay 7 p.m. Tournament First Round match-up back in 2007. Jan. 5 Central Arkansas* 7:30 p.m. • Having joined the Southland Conference for the 2006-07 after being an Jan. 9 at McNeese State* 3 p.m. independent program, it was the Islanders’ first opportunity to earn an Jan. 11 at Lamar* 7 p.m. automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and they did it by winning the league Jan. 16 Nicholls* 7 p.m. championship. Jan. 19 at Northwestern State* 3:30 p.m. • After scoring the first 10 points of the game, and leading by as many as 18 Jan. 23 New Orleans* 7 p.m. points in the first half, the 15th Islanders took a 27-19 advantage into the break. Jan. 26 Southeastern Louisiana* 8 p.m. Number two seed Wisconsin eventually came back and won 76-63 to oust the Jan. 30 Stephen F. Austin* 2 p.m. Islanders from the tournament. Feb. 2 at Incarnate Word* 7 p.m. Feb. 6 Sam Houston State* 7 p.m. Feb. 8 Houston Baptist* 8 p.m. GOING STREAKING Feb. 13 at Stephen F. Austin* 6 p.m. • The Islanders are on a six-game winning streak, having defeated St. Edward’s, Feb. 15 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. Furman, Elon, Austin Peay, Texas State and most recently UTSA. Feb. 20 Incarnate Word* 7 p.m. • The team’s last loss was a 67-56 defeat at Texas on Nov. 21. Feb. 23 Abilene Christian* 7 p.m. • It marks their longest win streak since a seven-gamer during 2013-14. Feb. 27 at Sam Houston State* 7 p.m. Mar. 3 at Houston Baptist* 7:30 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS Mar. 5 at Abilene Christian* 4 p.m. G | #1 | r-Sr. G | #0 | Sr. G | #11 | Sr. F | #23 | r-Sr. F | #25 | Jr. Mar. 9 Southland First Round TBA Mar. 10 Southland Second Round TBA Mar. 11 Southland Semifinals TBA Mar. 12 Southland Finals TBA * Southland contest | ^ Battle4Atlantis | # Exhibition Hameed ALI Brandon PYE Jelani CURRIE Bryce DOUVIER Rashawn THOMAS 2015-16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Men’s Basketball Game Notes Game Ten • at Wisconsin THE SERIES ISLANDERS ROSTER Overall: ....................................................Badgers, 1-0 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School at Corpus Christi:..................................................n/a 0 Brandon Pye G 6-0 175 Sr. Mansfield, Texas/Timberview 1 Hameed Ali G 6-2 180 r-Sr. Hayward, Calif./San Leandro at Madison: .............................................................n/a 2 Cole Martinez G 6-2 185 Sr. San Antonio, Texas/Air Force Acad. Prep at Neutral location: ...............................Badgers, 1-0 3 Joe Kilgore G 6-5 185 So. Spring, Texas/Dekaney Streak: ...................................................... Badgers W1 4 Ehab Amin G 6-3 200 So. Alexandria, Egypt/St. John’s Military Largest Islanders win: ..........................................n/a 5 T.J. Traylor F 6-8 215 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Dominguez Largest Badgers win: ........................ 76-63, 3/16/07 10 Kyle Brown G 5-10 150 Fr. Fresno, Texas/Ridge Point Most Islanders points: ............................63, 3/16/07 11 Jelani Currie G 6-4 190 Sr. Albany, N.Y./Albany Academy Least Islanders points: ...........................63, 3/16/07 12 Jake Kocher G 6-3 180 r-Jr. Austin, Texas/St. Michael’s Most Badgers points: ..............................76, 3/16/07 13 Kareem South G 6-2 185 Fr. Toronto, Ontario/Senator O’Connor Least Badgers points: .............................76, 3/16/07 15 David Bloom G 6-4 205 So. Plano, Texas/Prince of Peace Christian 22 Emmanuel Toney G 6-2 185 Jr. Bowie, Md./Annapolis Area Christian 23 Bryce Douvier F 6-7 235 r-Sr. Sedgwick, Kan./Northern Colorado QUICK FACTS 25 Rashawn Thomas F 6-8 230 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla./Southeast 31 Viktor Juricek F 6-11 220 Sr. Prievidza, Slovakia/Canarias Academy Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Info 34 Dale Francis F 6-8 260 Sr. Leighton Buzzard, England/Canarias Acad. City: Corpus Christi, Texas Founded: 1947 Head Coach: Willis Wilson (Rice, 1982), Fifth season Enrollment: 11,256 Associate Head Coach: Marty Gross (Jacksonville, 1977), Fifth season Nickname: Islanders Assistant Coach: Mark Dannhoff (UW-La Crosse, 1991), Sixth season Colors: Royal Blue, Green and White Assistant Coach: Yaphett King (Cal State Fullerton, 2005), Fourth season Home Court: American Bank Center Director of Operations: Terry Johnson (Cal State Stanislaus, 2012), Second season Capacity: 8,100 Scholastic Coordinator: Will Chapman (Oklahoma Christian, 2012), Second season Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Southland Pronunciations: President: Dr. Flavius Killebrew huh-MEED, AH-lee VIK-turr, YUR-ih-check Director of Athletics: Scott Lazenby EE-hab, uh-MEEN Joe, KILL-goor Athletics Phone: (361) 825-3215 juh-LAH-nee, KERR-ee YAH-fett, King Mark, DAN-off Jake, KOH-er Basketball Staff Head Coach: Willis Wilson (Rice, 1982) Brice, DOO-vee-ay ruh-SHON, Thomas Career Record (Year): 276-325 (21st) Record at School (Year): 57-79 (5th) INSIDE THE ISLANDERS Associate Head Coach: Marty Gross DOMINANT DEFENSE Assistant Coach: Mark Dannhoff • The Islanders are making their mark on the defensive end this season, holding Assistant Coach: Yaphett King Director of Operations: Terry Johnson four of their last five opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field, and Scholastic Coordinator: Will Chapman all but Texas A&M to less than 41 percent. Athletic Trainer: Jerry Hilker • A&M-Corpus Christi leads the Southland with a scoring defense of 66.7 ppg Strength & Conditioning: Richard Burnett and a field goal percentage defense of .369, which ranks 16th in the nation. Media Relations Assistant AD for Media Relations: Dan Forcella SURROUNDED BY SENIORS Office: (361) 825-3410 • The Islanders have plenty of veteran experience as there are eight seniors on Cell: (207) 650-6790 the squad. Email: [email protected] • There is only one team in the nation (Tulsa) that has more seniors on its roster Website: GoIslanders.com than the Islanders. History First Year of Basketball: 1999-2000 WILSON WAY Overall Record: 245-241 • Willis Wilson is in his fifth year at the helm of the Islanders, but is in his 21st Home Record: 147-72 American Bank Center: 94-51 as a head coach, having spent 16 seasons as the winningest coach at Rice. Road Record: 79-156 • The Islanders have seen success the last two seasons under Wilson, winning Neutral Record: 19-13 18 games two years ago and 20 last season. NCAA Appearances: 1 (2007) • Wilson was named the 2014 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year. Team Information 2014-15 Record: 20-14 POSTSEASON PRESENCE Home Record: 11-5 • The Islanders have advanced to the postseason each of the last two seasons, Road Record: 8-8 advancing to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament both Neutral Record: 1-2 Conference Record: 13-5 years. Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 • Only two other teams in the Southland Conference have done the same, as Lettermen Returning/Lost: 13/1 Sam Houston State has also been in the CIT the past two years, while Stephen F. Newcomers: 2 Austin has earned the league’s NCAA Tournament bid both times around. 2015-16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Men’s Basketball Game Notes Game Ten • at Wisconsin TALE OF THE TAPE INSIDE THE ISLANDERS AMCC WISC TWENTY-FIVE FOR THIRTY 7-2 Record 6-5 • Rashawn Thomas tied his career high at UTSA on Saturday, scoring 30 points W6 Streak L2 for the second time this season. 72.1 PPG 69.9 • The junior forward went 11-of-19 from the floor, grabbed nine rebounds and 66.7 PPG Def 65.2 blocked two shots to dominate the Roadrunners.