# 2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Willis Wilson's fifth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. The Islanders were members of the Southland Conference and played their home games at the American Bank Center and the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the season 25–8, 15–3 in Southland play to finish in second place. They defeated Sam Houston State to advance to the championship game of the Southland tournament where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They received an invite to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Preseason

The Islanders were picked to finish third (3rd) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Director Poll.

## Media

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 9:28 pm | St. Mary's University, Texas | W 94–63 | | Dugan Wellness Center (904) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 9:40 pm | Our Lady of the Lake | W 94–72 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (1,045) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Texas A&M Battle 4 Atlantis | L 70–95 | 1–1 | Reed Arena (5,392) College Station, TX |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, LHN | at Texas Battle 4 Atlantis | L 56–67 | 1–2 | Frank Erwin Center (11,315) Austin, TX |
| 11/23/2015* 7:30 pm | St. Edward's University | W 78–50 | 2–2 | American Bank Center (868) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/26/2015* 3:30 pm | vs. Furman Battle 4 Atlantis | W 73–69 | 3–2 | Alumni Gym (611) Elon, NC |
| 11/27/2015* 7:05 pm | vs. Elon Battle 4 Atlantis | W 85–81 | 4–2 | Alumni Gym (847) Elon, NC |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 61–48 | 5–2 | American Bank Center (948) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/05/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCS | Texas State | W 47–39 | 6–2 | American Bank Center (1,586) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, TWCS | at UTSA | W 85–79 | 7–2 | Convocation Center (704) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/15/2015* 8:00 pm, BTN | Wisconsin | L 49–64 | 7–3 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 12/20/2015* 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 80–74 | 8–3 | American Bank Center (917) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | Austin Peay | W 74–70 | 9–3 | Dunn Center (1,345) Clarksville, TN |
| Southland regular season |||||
| 01/05/2016 7:30 pm | Central Arkansas | W 94–82 | 10–3 (1–0) | American Bank Center (837) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/09/2016 3:00 pm | at McNeese State | W 77–68 | 11–3 (2–0) | Burton Coliseum (520) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | at Lamar | W 91–82 | 12–3 (3–0) | Montagne Center (1,539) Beaumont, TX |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | Nicholls State | W 76–71 | 13–3 (4–0) | American Bank Center (1,247) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/19/2016 3:30 pm | at Northwestern State | W 89–79 | 14–3 (5–0) | Prather Coliseum (1,620) Natchitoches, LA |
| 01/23/2016 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 97–76 | 15–3 (6–0) | American Bank Center (1,708) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/26/2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN | Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–63 | 16–3 (7–0) | American Bank Center (1,906) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 01/30/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stephen F. Austin | L 61–66 | 16–4 (7–1) | American Bank Center (2,348) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, TWCS | at Incarnate Word | L 65–70 | 16–5 (7–2) | McDermott Center (1,230) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, RTSW | Sam Houston State Homecoming | W 51–48 | 17–5 (8–2) | American Bank Center (3,713) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/08/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | Houston Baptist | W 83–76 | 18–5 (9–2) | American Bank Center (1,038) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/13/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 58–70 | 18–6 (9–3) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (6,264) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | W 65–57 | 19–6 (10–3) | Lakefront Arena (332) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | Incarnate Word | W 90–69 | 20–6 (11–3) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,422) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | W 65–59 | 21–6 (12–3) | American Bank Center (1,428) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Sam Houston State | W 75–70 | 22–6 (13–3) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,217) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | at Houston Baptist | W 81–71 | 23–6 (14–3) | Sharp Gymnasium (957) Houston, TX |
| 03/05/2016 4:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | W 74–69 | 24–6 (15–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,363) Abilene, TX |
| Southland tournament |||||
| 03/11/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Sam Houston State Semifinal | W 79–76 | 25–6 | Merrell Center (3,019) Katy, TX |
| 03/12/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Stephen F. Austin Championship game | L 60–82 | 25–7 | Merrell Center (4,399) Katy, TX |
| CIT |||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette First round | L 72–96 | 25–8 | Cajundome (1,205) Lafayette, LA |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||