# 2006–07 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders, led by eighth-year head coach Ronnie Arrow, competed as members of the Southland Conference. They played most of their home games at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in Southland play to atop the conference standings. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State, and Northwestern State to win the Southland tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the opening round to Wisconsin. This was the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 8, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M International | W 74–64 | | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Nov 13, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Kingsville | W 80–61 | | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas College | W 90–53 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (1,855) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Nov 20, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Monmouth | W 71–54 | 2–0 | American Bank Center (2,065) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Nov 25, 2006* 3:05 p.m. | | at Detroit | W 82–73 | 3–0 | Calihan Hall (1,852) Detroit, Michigan |
| Nov 29, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma State | L 73–95 | 3–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,090) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 2, 2006* 2:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 72–96 | 3–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (8,720) Starkville, Mississippi |
| Dec 9, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | Huston-Tillotson | W 87–59 | 4–2 | American Bank Center (2,063) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Dec 17, 2006* 9:30 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 57–67 | 4–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,041) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 18, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. South Florida | W 69–63 | 5–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (500) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 19, 2006* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Norfolk State | W 98–82 | 6–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (500) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 22, 2006* 6:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 61–79 | 6–4 | Mackey Arena (7,799) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Howard | W 75–57 | 7–4 | American Bank Center (1,652) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Dec 30, 2006* 7:30 p.m. | | Brown | W 71–57 | 8–4 | American Bank Center (2,007) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jan 2, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Kent State | W 81–73 | 9–4 | American Bank Center (1,630) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Southland Conference season ||||||
| Jan 6, 2007 3:00 p.m. | | McNeese State | W 74–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | American Bank Center (3,536) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jan 11, 2007 6:30 p.m. | | at Northwestern State | W 69–57 | 11–4 (2–0) | Prather Coliseum (2,316) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Jan 13, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 85–73 | 12–4 (3–0) | Farris Center (1,080) Conway, Arkansas |
| Jan 18, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Texas State | W 90–42 | 13–4 (4–0) | American Bank Center (3,083) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jan 20, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at UT Arlington | W 89–63 | 14–4 (5–0) | Texas Hall (553) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 28, 2007 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas–San Antonio | W 78–63 | 15–4 (6–0) | Convocation Center (1,571) San Antonio, Texas |
| Jan 31, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 70–62 | 16–4 (7–0) | Johnson Coliseum (2,313) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Feb 3, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | L 79–84 | 16–5 (7–1) | American Bank Center (5,101) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Feb 8, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Nicholls | W 107–91 | 17–5 (8–1) | American Bank Center (2,994) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Feb 10, 2007 11:14 a.m. | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 80–74 | 18–5 (9–1) | American Bank Center (2,029) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Feb 15, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas State | W 99–89 | 19–5 (10–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,492) San Marcos, Texas |
| Feb 19, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | UT Arlington | W 91–72 | 20–5 (11–1) | American Bank Center (3,178) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Feb 22, 2007 7:05 p.m. | | at Lamar | L 77–78 | 21–6 (11–2) | Montagne Center (3,448) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 24, 2007 12:00 p.m. | | Texas–San Antonio | W 75–59 | 22–6 (12–2) | American Bank Center (2,457) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Feb 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. | | Stephen F. Austin | W 69–65 | 23–6 (13–2) | American Bank Center (3,328) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Mar 1, 2007 5:00 p.m. | | at Sam Houston State | W 85–68 | 24–6 (14–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,868) Huntsville, Texas |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (8) Southeastern Louisiana Quarterfinals | W 80–72 | 24–6 | Campbell Center Houston, Texas |
| Mar 9, 2007* 8:30 p.m. | (1) | vs. (4) McNeese State Semifinals | W 87–66 | 25–6 | Campbell Center (1,466) Houston, Texas |
| Mar 11, 2007* 1:00 p.m. | (1) | vs. (3) Northwestern State Championship game | W 81–78 | 26–6 | Campbell Center (1,811) Houston, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2007* 1:55 p.m., CBS | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin First Round | L 63–76 | 26–7 | United Center (18,237) Chicago, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Chris Daniels – Southland Conference Player of the Year