# 2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represent Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Islanders are led by second-year head coach Steve Lutz. With the exception of four games at the Dugan Wellness Center, all home games are at American Bank Center. Both arenas are located in Corpus Christi, Texas. They finished the season 24–11, 14–4 in Southland play to win the regular season championship. They defeated McNeese and Northwestern State to win the Southland tournament for the second consecutive year. As a result, they received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, as a No. 16 seed in the South region. In the First Four, they defeated Southeast Missouri State before losing to overall No. 1 seed Alabama in the First Round.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the season 23–12, 7–7 in Southland play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed, they defeated Houston Baptist, Nicholls, and Southeastern to win the SLC tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

## Preseason polls
### Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 11 first place votes and 149 votes overall, the Islanders were picked to finish first in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 149 (11) |
| 2 | Nicholls | 137 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 129 (2) |
| 4 | Southeastern | 105 |
| 5 | McNeese | 97 |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 92 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 56 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 55 (1) |
| 9 | Lamar | 44 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 36 |

### Preseason All Conference

Terrion Murdix, Isaac Mushila, and Trevian Tennyson were selected as members of the Preseason All Conference first team. Simeon Fryer was selected as a second team member.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2022* 6:30 pm, SEC+ | | at Mississippi State | L 44–63 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,254) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 75–55 | 1–1 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity (TX) | W 91–73 | 2–1 | American Bank Center (1,314) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTRGV South Texas Showdown | W 97–75 | 3–1 | American Bank Center (1,493) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov 22, 2022* 5:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield UTEP Tournament | L 63–73 | 3–2 | Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 23, 2022* 5:00 pm | | vs. Alcorn UTEP Tournament | W 98–67 | 4–2 | Don Haskins Center (N/A) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 25, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTEP UTEP Tournament | L 67–72 | 4–3 | Don Haskins Center (4,320) El Paso, TX |
| Nov 30, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTRGV South Texas Showdown | L 82–89 | 4–4 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (865) Edinburg, TX |
| Dec 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas Lutheran | W 100–63 | 5–4 | American Bank Center (1,218) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 13, 2022* 6:30 pm, PAC12 | | at No. 9 Arizona | L 61–99 | 5–5 | McKale Center (13,854) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 16, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Schreiner | W 104–69 | 6–5 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,273) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 58–81 | 6–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,007) Stillwater, OK |
| Dec 28, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Our Lady of the Lake | W 88–74 | 7–6 | Dugan Wellness Center (771) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland Conference Regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2022 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northwestern State | W 65–59 | 8–6 (1–0) | Prather Coliseum (1,345) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 4, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 91–61 | 9–6 (2–0) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | W 80–71 | 10–6 (3–0) | McDermott Center (N/A) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–7 (3–1) | American Bank Center (1,319) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 14, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | W 97–79 | 11–7 (4–1) | American Bank Center (1,471) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 66–68 | 11–8 (4–2) | Montagne Center (1,671) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Christian | L 78–90 | 11–9 (4–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX |
| Jan 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | W 96–86 | 12–9 (5–3) | American Bank Center (1,519) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 28, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese | W 83–72 | 13–9 (6–3) | American Bank Center (2,110) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 2, 2023 8:23 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | W 86–69 | 14–9 (7–3) | Lakefront Arena (852) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 4, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPNews | | at Southeastern | W 83–72 | 15–9 (8–3) | University Center (3,107) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Christian | W 91–68 | 16–9 (9–3) | American Bank Center (1,350) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 11, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 61–52 | 17–9 (10–3) | American Bank Center (1,644) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Nicholls | W 78–74 | 18–9 (11–3) | Stopher Gymnasium (688) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 18, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 77–54 | 19–9 (12–3) | The Legacy Center (1,677) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 23, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Commerce | L 80–84 | 19–10 (12–4) | American Bank Center (1,634) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 25, 2023 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 83–75 | 20–10 (13–4) | American Bank Center (337) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 1, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M–Commerce | W 93–88 $^{OT}$ | 21–10 (14–4) | The Field House (631) Commerce, TX |
| Southland Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (8) McNeese Semifinals | W 80–63 | 22–10 | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA |
| March 8, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) Northwestern State Championship | W 75–71 | 23–10 | The Legacy Center (813) Lake Charles, LA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2023* 5:40 pm, TruTV | (16 S) | vs. (16 S) Southeast Missouri State First Four | W 75–71 | 24–10 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| March 16, 2023* 1:45 p.m., CBS | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Alabama First Round | L 75–96 | 24–11 | Legacy Arena (15,126) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central. ||||||
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