# 2021–22 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders, led by first-year head coach Steve Lutz, competed as members of the Southland Conference. With the exception of four games at the on-campus Dugan Wellness Center, they played most of their home games at American Bank Center. Both venues are in Corpus Christi, Texas. They 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 Louisiana to win the Southland tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the First Four to Texas Southern.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, 2–13 in Southland play to finish in last place. Since only the top 10 teams in the conference qualify for the Southland tournament, the Islanders failed to qualify.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, KDF | | Texas Lutheran | W 102–64 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (1,289) Corpus Christi, TX |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 65–86 | 1–1 | Reed Arena (4,696) College Station, TX |
| November 16, 2021* 5:00 pm | | vs. IUPUI UTSA Tournament | W 65–59 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (148) San Antonio, TX |
| November 17, 2021* 1:00 pm | | vs. Denver UTSA Tournament | W 69–67 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (124) San Antonio, TX |
| November 21, 2021* 3:00 pm | | at UTSA UTSA Tournament | W 77–58 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (1,065) San Antonio, TX |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm | | St. Mary's (TX) | W 83–78 | 5–1 | Dugan Wellness Center (688) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 1, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 83–77 | 6–1 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,500) Edinburg, TX |
| December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Southwestern | W 111–60 | 7–1 | American Bank Center (841) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | W 75–69 | 8–1 | American Bank Center (1,349) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 87–73 | 9–1 | Baxter Arena (1,058) Omaha, NE |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 71–79 | 9–2 | Williams Arena (9,001) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 18, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lamar | W 57–53 | 10–2 | Dugan Wellness Center (816) Corpus Christi, TX |
| December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN+ | | at Notre Dame | L 73–83 | 10–3 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,970) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 31, 2021* 12:00 pm | | Sul Ross State | W 101–49 | 11–3 | Dugan Wellness Center (689) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 6, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Northwestern State Southland Basketball Tip-Off First Round | W 89–67 | 12–3 | Merrell Center (87) Katy, TX |
| January 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Nicholls Southland Basketball Tip-Off Semifinals | L 75–84 | 12–4 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| January 8, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. McNeese State Southland Basketball Tip-Off 3rd Place Game | W 67–54 | 13–4 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| Southland Conference season ||||||
| January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Incarnate Word | W 80–64 | 14–4 (1–0) | American Bank Center (1,007) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 20, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 60–56 | 15–4 (2–0) | American Bank Center (1,023) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 22, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston Baptist | L 71–77 | 15–5 (2–1) | American Bank Center (1,343) Corpus Christi, TX |
| January 27, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 86–71 | 16–5 (3–1) | University Center (670) Hammond, LA |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 76–90 | 16–6 (3–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,005) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | New Orleans | L 70–79 | 16–7 (3–3) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,348) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Orleans | L 69–78 | 16–8 (3–4) | Lakefront Arena (1,179) New Orleans, LA |
| February 12, 2022 3:00 pm | | at Nicholls | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (3–5) | Stopher Gymnasium (332) Thibodaux, LA |
| February 17, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 74–83 | 16–10 (3–6) | American Bank Center (1,458) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State Homecoming | W 83–76 | 17–10 (4–6) | American Bank Center (2,301) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 65–53 | 18–10 (5–6) | The Legacy Center (1,474) Lake Charles, LA |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston Baptist | W 75–70 | 19–10 (6–6) | Sharp Gymnasium (694) Houston, TX |
| March 2, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Nicholls | L 75–86 | 19–11 (6–7) | American Bank Center (1,648) Corpus Christi, TX |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 77–68 | 20–11 (7–7) | McDermott Center (737) San Antonio, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Houston Baptist Quarterfinal | W 75–60 | 21–11 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Nicholls Semifinal | W 71–63 | 22–11 | Merrell Center Katy, TX |
| March 12, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana Championship | W 73–65 | 23–11 | Merrell Center (1,252) Katy, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2022* 5:40 pm, TruTV | (16 MW) | vs. (16 MW) Texas Southern First Four | L 67–76 | 23–12 | UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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