# 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Islanders were led by head coach Willis Wilson, in his eighth season at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, as members of the Southland Conference. They played all their home games at the American Bank Center, except for two games at the Dugan Wellness Center. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2017–18 season 11–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 8 seed in the Southland tournament where they lost to New Orleans in the first round.

## Schedule and results

Sources:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, KDF | | Howard Payne | W 81–34 | 1–0 | American Bank Center (1,097) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov. 9, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Our Lady of the Lake | W 113–83 | 2–0 | Dugan Wellness Center (1,003) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov. 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, KDF | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | L 69–76 | 2–1 | American Bank Center (1,160) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov. 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington Hardwood Showcase | W 73–67 | 3–1 | College Park Center (1,569) Arlington, TX |
| Nov. 17, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. UC Davis Hardwood Showcase | L 54–57 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | College Park Center (150) Arlington, TX |
| Nov. 21, 2018* 7:00 p.m., KDF | | St. Mary's | W 61-58 | 4-2 | American Bank Center (817) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Nov. 26, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown | L 59-68 | 4-3 | UTRGV Fieldhouse (695) Edinburg, TX |
| Dec 2, 2018* 11:00 am, SECN | | at No. 6 Tennessee | L 51–79 | 4–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,730) Knoxville, TN |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 p.m., Eleven Sports | | Texas State | L 55-61 | 4-5 | American Bank Center (1,225) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:30 p.m., KDF | | Huston–Tillotson | W 81–63 | 5–5 | American Bank Center (1,191) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:30 p.m. | | UTSA | L 50–64 | 5–6 | American Bank Center (1,004) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Dec 22, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 68–73 | 5–7 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,307) Ruston, LA |
| Dec 292, 2018* 1:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 59–69 | 5–8 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,745) Stillwater, OK |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 87–75 | 6–8 (1–0) | American Bank Center (936) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 55–61 | 6–9 (1–1) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 62–61 | 7–9 (2–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,214) Natchitoches, LA |
| Jan 16, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 50–72 | 7–10 (2–2) | Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (855) Huntsville, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 76-61 | 8-10 (3-2) | American Bank Center (1,215) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | Nicholls State | W 75-73 | 9-10 (4-2) | American Bank Center (975) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 71–78 | 9–11 (4–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,301) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 72–73 | 9–12 (4–4) | Sharp Gymnasium (1,000) Houston, TX |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 58–64 | 9–13 (4–5) | Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Incarnate Word Homecoming | W 70–61 | 10–13 (5–5) | American Bank Center (2,318) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | L 69–70 | 10–14 (5–6) | American Bank Center (1,118) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:15 pm | | at New Orleans | L 58–68 | 10–15 (5–7) | Lakefront Arena (793) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 20, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 65–55 | 11–15 (6–7) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,614) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 3:30 pm | | Lamar | L 58–63 | 11–16 (6–8) | American Bank Center (1,250) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 64–73 | 11–17 (6–9) | American Bank Center (1,191) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 12–17 (7–9) | McDermott Convocation Center (860) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 6, 2019 6:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 59–50 | 13–17 (8–9) | H&HP Complex (2,426) Lake Charles, LA |
| Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 76–69 | 14–17 (9–9) | American Bank Center (1,059) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) Central Arkansas First round | L 53–73 | 14–18 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,650) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||