The 2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Islanders are led by second-year head coach Jim Shaw. Eight home games games are scheduled at the Dugan Wellness Center, and ten home games are at American Bank Center. Both arenas are located in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–3 (0–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | American Bank Center Dugan Wellness Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 6 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Southland tournament winner As of November 27, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason polls
editSouthland Conference Poll
editThe Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 191 votes overall, the Islanders were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1][2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | McNeese | 242 (21) |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 208 |
| 3 | Nicholls | 205 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 191 |
| 5 | Lamar | 143 |
| 6 | Southeastern | 121 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 117 |
| 8 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 112 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 90 |
| 10 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 54 |
| 10 | New Orleans | 54 |
| 12 | Houston Christian | 48 |
Preseason All Conference
editGarry Clark was selected as a first team preseason all-conference team member.[1]
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition game | |||||||||||
| Oct 26, 2024* 2:00 pm |
at Abilene Christian | W 100–86 | 0–0 |
18 – J. Roberts | 4 – J. Roberts | 2 – I. Williams | Moody Coliseum (315) Abilene, TX | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 5:00 pm |
at No. 14 Purdue | L 73–90 | 0–1 |
20 – O. Dease | 7 – O. Dease | 4 – I. Williams | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
| Nov 4, 2024* 5:00 pm |
at Dallas Christian | W 87–36 | 1–1 |
16 – S. Williams | 7 – S. Jackson | 5 – K. Parker | Dugan Wellness Center (1,322) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| Nov 12, 2024* 8:00 pm |
at New Mexico | L 81–100 | 1–2 |
19 – G. Clark | 7 – O. Dease | 7 – O. Dease | Dreamstyle Arena (11,160) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| Nov 14, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Mexico State | L 82–83 | 1–3 |
21 – I. Williams | 7 – O. Dease | 9 – I. Williams | Pan American Center (4,114) Las Cruces, NM | ||||
| Nov 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin Island U Invitational |
W 81–77 | 2–3 |
16 – J. Roberts | 8 – G. Clark | 5 – J. Walker | Dugan Wellness Center (1,042) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| Nov 23, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Le Moyne Island U Invitational |
W 82–61 | 3–3 |
17 – G. Clark | 7 – G. Clark | 6 – I. Williams | Dugan Wellness Center (881) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| Nov 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas Lutheran | W 94–45 | 4–3 |
15 – Parker | 10 – S. Williams | 6 – I. Williams | Dugan Wellness Center (1,224) Corpus Christi, TX | ||||
| Nov 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Prairie View A&M | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 7, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Stephen F. Austin | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 14, 2024* 11:59 pm, ESPN+ |
at Hawaii | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
| Dec 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Southwestern Adventist | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Houston | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 29, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Schreiner | Dugan Wellness Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown |
American Bank Center Corpus Christ, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | American Bank Center Corpus Christ, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 18, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Incarnate Word | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 1, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown |
UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at East Texas A&M | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Incarnate Word | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Mar 1, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". Southland Conference. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ Anthony Goss (October 17, 2024). "Southland announces 2024 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, All-Conference team". Crescent City Sports Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
- ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2024-25". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 22, 2024.