2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team

2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–6 (1–1 Southland)
Head coach	Jim Shaw (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ralph Davis Terrence Rencher Dylan Johnson Johnathan Bell Robert Edwards
Home arena	American Bank Center Dugan Wellness Center

2024–25 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nicholls	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	5		.583
Lamar	2	–	0		1.000			6	–	6		.500
Northwestern State	2	–	0		1.000			5	–	6		.455
UT Rio Grande Valley	1	–	1		.500			8	–	4		.667
Incarnate Word	1	–	1		.500			7	–	5		.583
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	1	–	1		.500			7	–	6		.538
Houston Christian	1	–	1		.500			4	–	9		.308
McNeese	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	1		.000			6	–	6		.500
New Orleans	0	–	1		.000			2	–	9		.182
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	2		.000			6	–	6		.500
East Texas A&M*	0	–	2		.000			2	–	11		.154
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 Southland tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Islanders are led by second-year head coach Jim Shaw. Eight home games games are scheduled at the Dugan Wellness Center, and ten home games are at American Bank Center. Both arenas are located in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Previous season

The Islanders finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 14–4 in Southland play to finish in second place. They were defeated by Nicholls in the semifinals of the Southland tournament. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they would fall to Abilene Christian in the first round.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 16, 2024. Receiving 191 votes overall, the Islanders were picked to finish fourth in the conference.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	McNeese	242 (21)
2	Stephen F. Austin	208
3	Nicholls	205 (3)
4	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	191
5	Lamar	143
6	Southeastern	121
7	Incarnate Word	117
8	UT Rio Grande Valley	112
9	Northwestern State	90
10	Texas A&M–Commerce	54
10	New Orleans	54
12	Houston Christian	48

Preseason All Conference

Garry Clark was selected as a first team preseason all-conference team member.

Roster

2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Leo Torbor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New Mexico Junior College Brooklyn Park, Minnesota G 1 Dian Wright-Forde 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Odessa College Bay Shore, New York G 2 Jordan Roberts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr South Grand Prairie High School Grand Prairie, Texas G 3 Christian Villegas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Midland College El Paso, Texas G 4 Kam Parker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Independence Community College Tulsa, Oklahoma G 5 Damarion Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Veterans Memorial High School San Antonio, Texas F 6 Sheldon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Coastal Alabama Community College Atmore, Alabama F 7 Kayden Crosby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So North Platte Community College Pflugerville, Texas G 10 Isaac Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F 12 Owen Dease 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Evansville Reitz High School Evansville, Indiana C 13 Shilo Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Vincennes Indianapolis, Indiana F 20 Michael Oaks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Detroit Mercy Houston, Texas G 21 Jaden Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr East Carolina Lawrenceville, Georgia G 22 Kalon Hargrove 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Harlan High School San Antonio, Texas G 24 Aaron Potter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Western Texas College Tulsa, Oklahoma C 32 Stephen Giwa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Panola College Houston, Texas F 33 Garry Clark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Tarleton State St. Louis, Missouri	Head coach Jim Shaw (Grinnell) Assistant coach(es) Ralph Davis (Texas A&M–Kingsville) Terrence Rencher (Texas) Dylan Johnson (Michigan) Johnathan Bell (Nicholls State) Robert Edwards (Nebraska) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2024* 2:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	W 100–86	0–0	18 – J. Roberts	4 – J. Roberts	2 – I. Williams	Moody Coliseum (315) Abilene, TX
Regular season
Nov 4, 2024* 5:00 pm		at No. 14 Purdue	L 73–90	0–1	20 – O. Dease	7 – O. Dease	4 – I. Williams	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
Nov 4, 2024* 5:00 pm		Dallas Christian	W 87–36	1–1	16 – S. Williams	7 – S. Jackson	5 – K. Parker	Dugan Wellness Center (1,322) Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 12, 2024* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 81–100	1–2	19 – G. Clark	7 – O. Dease	7 – O. Dease	The Pit (11,160) Albuquerque, NM
Nov 14, 2024* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 82–83	1–3	21 – I. Williams	7 – O. Dease	9 – I. Williams	Pan American Center (4,114) Las Cruces, NM
Nov 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin Island U Invitational	W 81–77	2–3	16 – J. Roberts	8 – G. Clark	5 – J. Walker	Dugan Wellness Center (1,042) Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 23, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Le Moyne Island U Invitational	W 82–61	3–3	17 – G. Clark	7 – G. Clark	6 – I. Williams	Dugan Wellness Center (881) Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Texas Lutheran	W 94–45	4–3	15 – K. Parker	10 – S. Williams	6 – I. Williams	Dugan Wellness Center (1,224) Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 30, 2024* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Prairie View A&M	W 109–74	5–3	15 – G. Clark	7 – S. Williams	3 – J. Walker	American Bank Center (1,155) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lamar	L 61–65	5–4 (0–1)	14 – G. Clark	5 – G. Clark	3 – O. Dease	Dugan Wellness Center (1,052) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 7, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Stephen F. Austin	W 67–48	6–4 (1–1)	15 – G. Clark	12 – G. Clark	3 – Tied	Dugan Wellness Center (1,138) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 14, 2024* 10:59 pm, ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 62–71	6–5	11 – Tied	6 – S. Jackson	5 – G. Clark	Stan Sheriff Center (4,614) Honolulu, HI
Dec 18, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Southwestern Adventist	W 117–63	7–5	19 – G. Clark	12 – S. Williams	10 – S. Williams	Dugan Wellness Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX
Dec 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 15 Houston	L 51–87	7–6	17 – G. Clark	9 – G. Clark	3 – G. Clark	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
Dec 29, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Schreiner						Dugan Wellness Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center  Hammond, LA
Jan 6, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Jan 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown						American Bank Center  Corpus Christ, TX
Jan 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwestern State						American Bank Center  Corpus Christ, TX
Jan 18, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Jan 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Nicholls						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		McNeese						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 1, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Rio Grande Valley South Texas Showdown						UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
Feb 3, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at East Texas A&M						The Field House  Commerce, TX
Feb 8, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin						William R. Johnson Coliseum  Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lamar						Neches Arena  Beaumont, TX
Feb 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Incarnate Word						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 17, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Houston Christian						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 22, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at McNeese						The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, LA
Feb 24, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
Mar 1, 2025 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeastern Louisiana						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
Mar 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		New Orleans						American Bank Center  Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source

See also

• 2024–25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders women's basketball team