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

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2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
Southland regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record24–11 (14–4 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ralph Davis
  • Cole Dewey
  • Jim Shaw
Home arenaAmerican Bank Center
Dugan Wellness Center
Seasons
2022–23 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Nicholls 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Texas A&M–Commerce* 9 9   .500 13 20   .394
Houston Christian 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
New Orleans 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
McNeese 6 12   .333 11 23   .324
Incarnate Word 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Lamar 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner

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

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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.[1]

Preseason polls

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Southland Conference Poll

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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.[2]

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

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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.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Trevian Tennyson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Arlington, Texas
F/C 1 Jasman Sangha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Brampton, Ontario
G 2 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Grand Prairie, Texas
G 3 Tyrese Nickelson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Waterloo, Iowa
G 4 Jalen Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
G 5 Jourdyn Grandberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Richland Hills, Texas
F 10 Isaac Mushila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Lubumbashi, Congo
G 11 Terrion Murdix 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Springfield, Illinois
F 12 Owen Dease 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Evansville, Indiana
F 13 De'Lazarus Keys 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Orlando, Florida
G 14 Jaren Marshall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska
F 21 Aaron Harden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr San Antonio, Texas
G 22 Simeon Fryer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Ross Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) GS Detroit, Michigan
C 32 Stephen Giwa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
C 42 Conner Kern 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 280 lb (127 kg) So Prosper, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2022

Schedule and results

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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.

Source[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2021–22". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year". Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule 2022-23". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved December 5, 2022.