# 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders, led by ninth-year head coach Willis Wilson, played their home games at American Bank Center, with three games at the Dugan Wellness Center, both of which are in Corpus Christi, Texas, as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Northwestern State.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2018–19 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Concordia (TX) | W 81–71 | | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, KDF | | Louisiana Tech | L 49–82 | 0–1 | American Bank Center (1,027) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 66–71 | 0–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,300) Nashville, TN |
| November 15, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Stony Brook Islander Invitational | L 63–68 | 0–3 | American Bank Center (1,078) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 16, 2019* 6:30 pm, KRIS | | North Dakota State Islander Invitational | L 45–57 | 0–4 | American Bank Center (1,108) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 17, 2019* 4:00 pm, KRIS-DT2 CW | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 63–55 | 1–4 | American Bank Center (978) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 23, 2019* 3:30 pm | | St. Thomas (TX) | W 69–59 | 2–4 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,005) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 63–55 | 3–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (978) Edinburg, TX |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 67–89 | 3–5 | Convocation Center (939) San Antonio, TX |
| December 7, 2019* 3:30 pm | | St. Mary's (TX) | W 81–53 | 4–5 | Dugan Wellness Center (975) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 15, 2019* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 60–63 | 4–6 | Reed Arena (5,846) College Station, TX |
| December 18, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 58–64 | 4–7 (0–1) | Stopher Gymnasium (360) Thibodaux, LA |
| December 21, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 67–71 | 4–8 (0–2) | Farris Center (207) Conway, AR |
| December 29, 2019* 3:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 52–73 | 4–9 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,968) Lincoln, NE |
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, KZTV | | Northwestern State | W 67–62 | 5–9 (1–2) | American Bank Center (1,237) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 4, 2020 3:30 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 80–84 | 5–10 (1–3) | American Bank Center (1,107) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 8, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 73–72 | 6–10 (2–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (822) Nacogdoches, TX |
| January 11, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Abilene Christian | L 56–68 | 6–11 (2–4) | Moody Coliseum (1,011) Abilene, TX |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 56–62 | 6–12 (2–5) | University Center (570) Hammond, LA |
| January 18, 2020 3:30 pm, KDF or KRIS | | Lamar | W 64–58 | 7–12 (3–5) | American Bank Center (1,711) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 74–71 | 8–12 (4–5) | American Bank Center (1,438) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 25, 2020 4:15 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 68–47 | 9–12 (5–5) | McDermott Center (444) San Antonio, TX |
| January 29, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sam Houston State | L 61–80 | 9–13 (5–6) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,029) Huntsville, TX |
| February 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 77–82 | 9–14 (5–7) | Sharp Gymnasium (802) Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 pm, KDF | | McNeese State | W 69–62 | 10–14 (6–7) | American Bank Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 pm, KDF | | Stephen F. Austin | L 67–75 | 10–15 (6–8) | American Bank Center (1,537) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 15, 2020 3:30 pm, KDF | | Abilene Christian | L 64–78 | 10–16 (6–9) | American Bank Center (1,259) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 62–79 | 10–17 (6–10) | Montagne Center (2,841) Beaumont, TX |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 81–75 | 11–17 (7–10) | Lakefront Arena (364) New Orleans, LA |
| February 29, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 78–70 | 12–17 (8–10) | American Bank Center (2,678) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, KDF or KRIS | | Sam Houston State | W 71–60 | 13–17 (9–10) | American Bank Center (1,202) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 7, 2020 3:30 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 84–78 | 14–17 (10–10) | American Bank Center (1,637) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Northwestern State First round | L 62–79 | 14–18 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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