2011–12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Willis Wilson's first season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. The Islanders are members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. They played their home games at the American Bank Center. They finished the season 6–24, 4–12 in Southland play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Southland Basketball tournament.

2011–12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
DivisionWest
Record6–24 (4–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marty Gross
  • K. T. Turner
  • Mark Dannhoff
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Seasons
2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Lamar 11 5   .688 23 12   .657
McNeese State 10 6   .625 17 16   .515
Northwestern State 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Nicholls State 6 10   .375 10 20   .333
Southeastern Louisiana 5 11   .313 12 17   .414
Central Arkansas 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
West
Texas–Arlington 15 1   .938 24 9   .727
Stephen F. Austin 12 4   .750 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 6   .625 18 14   .563
Sam Houston State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Texas State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
2012 Southland tournament winner
As of March 14, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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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

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2011–12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Hameed Ali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr San Leandro Hayward, CA
G/F 4 Jason Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Allen CC Ft. Worth, TX
G 5 Terence Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Baltimore, MD
G 10 Johnathan Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hightower Houston, TX
G/F 11 Chris Hawkins-Mast 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Eastern Utah Washington D.C.
G 12 Jake Kocher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Michael's Austin, TX
F 15 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Schreiner University Rockport, TX
F 21 Jordan Pope-Didier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westwind Academy Rockford, IL
F 22 Myron Dempsey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Redlands Community College St. Petersburg, FL
F/C 23 Nate Maxey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westwind Academy San Diego, CA
G 25 Charlie Hurd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Tarleton State Houston, TX
G 32 James King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Steele Schertz, TX
C 33 Ted Wang 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Westwind Academy Zhe Jiang, China
G 42 Kennon Dvorak 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Victoria College Moulton, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
7:30pm
Incarnate Word L 65–69 OT
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00pm
at Oklahoma State L 39–71  0–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,377)
Stillwater, OK
11/14/2011*
7:00pm
Denver L 58–65  0–2
American Bank Center (1,226)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00pm
Utah State W 58–55 OT 1–2
American Bank Center (1,382)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/26/2011*
3:00pm
at No. 25 Texas A&M L 43–56  1–3
Reed Arena (6,114)
College Station, TX
12/01/2011*
7:00pm, CSS/ESPN3
Texas Tech L 54–61  1–4
American Bank Center (2,719)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/03/2011*
7:00pm
at Houston L 66–87  1–5
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,052)
Houston, TX
12/15/2011*
7:00pm
South Alabama L 64–66  1–6
American Bank Center (1,159)
Corpus Christi, TX
12/17/2011*
2:00pm, ESPN3
at West Virginia
Las Vegas Classic
L 64–84  1–7
WVU Coliseum (7,226)
Morgantown, WV
12/19/2011*
7:00pm
at Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic
L 53–66  1–8
JQH Arena (5,002)
Springfield, MO
12/22/2011*
12:00pm
vs. Bethune–Cookman
Las Vegas Classic
L 52–61  1–9
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
12/23/2011*
12:00pm
vs. Kennesaw State
Las Vegas Classic
L 65–69  1–10
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/2011*
7:00pm
at Rice L 66–78  1–11
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,479)
Houston, TX
01/04/2012
7:00pm, SLC TV
Lamar L 58–74  1–12
(0–1)
American Bank Center (1,078)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/07/2012
7:00pm
McNeese State L 69–71  1–13
(0–2)
American Bank Center (1,028)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/11/2012
7:00pm
UTSA W 50–49  2–13
(1–2)
Convocation Center (1,161)
San Antonio, TX
01/14/2012
7:00pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 55–67  2–14
(1–3)
University Center (465)
Hammond, LA
01/18/2012
7:00pm
at UT–Arlington L 73–77  2–15
(1–4)
Dugan Wellness Center (840)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/21/2012
7:00pm
at Sam Houston State W 50–49  3–15
(2–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,168)
Huntsville, TX
01/25/2012
7:00pm
at Texas State W 74–68  4–15
(3–4)
American Bank Center (1,528)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/28/2012
7:00pm
Stephen F. Austin
Homecoming
L 49–64  4–16
(3–5)
American Bank Center (2,327)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/01/2012
6:30pm
at Nicholls State L 61–65  4–17
(3–6)
Stopher Gym (632)
Thibodaux, LA
02/04/2012
2:00pm
at Northwestern State L 68–82  4–18
(3–7)
Prather Coliseum (1,523)
Natchitoches, LA
02/06/2012*
7:00pm
at Savannah State L 49–55  4–19
Tiger Arena (1,445)
Savannah, GA
02/11/2012
7:00pm
Sam Houston State L 53–61  4–20
(3–8)
American Bank Center (1,268)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/15/2012
7:00pm
at Texas State L 61–79  4–21
(3–9)
Strahan Coliseum (1,973)
San Marcos, TX
02/18/2012*
7:00pm
at Central Michigan W 49–47  5–21
McGuirk Arena (1,431)
Mt. Pleasant, MI
02/22/2012
7:00pm
UTSA L 82–86 OT 5–22
(3–10)
American Bank Center (1,197)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/25/2012
7:00pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 41–74  5–23
(3–11)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,909)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/29/2012
7:00pm
at UT–Arlington L 64–78  5–24
(3–12)
College Park Center (4,109)
Arlington, TX
03/03/2012
7:00pm
Central Arkansas W 67–65  6–24
(4–12)
American Bank Center (1,550)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "2011–12 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Basketball Roster". goislanders.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–12 Schedule". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.