CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. --- A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Men?s
Basketball announced their 2003-2004 schedule, Tuesday. The
Islanders will play 26 regular season games (13 home/13 road) and
two home exhibitions.
This year?s schedule is highlighted by competitions with four Big
12 schools. A&M-Corpus Christi will face road matchups with
Baylor, Kansas State, NCAA Tournament team Oklahoma State and the
long awaited game with the ?mothership? ? Texas A&M.
The 03-04 squad will face Ohio Valley Conference powerhouses Murray
State and Morehead State. As well as regional rivals UT-Pan
American and Sam Houston State. A&M-Corpus Christi?s annual
Homecoming Weekend is the first weekend in February and will
feature the Islanders taking on Division I newcomer Northern
Colorado in the second half of the annual double-header.
The ?03-?04 road games will be marked with visits to the Big 12
teams, as well as trips to New York (Binghamton) Colorado (Air
Force) and Illinois (Chicago State).
?This by far is our most enduring schedule since we started the
program,? said Islander Head Coach Ronnie Arrow, ?We have four
schools from one of the top conferences in the country, the Big 12.
Our tournament is the best field we?ve every hosted. Playing Air
Force home and home will present a challenge to prepare for their
style of play as well. Our home schedule will provide our fans with
some great Division 1 basketball, with many teams having NCAA
tournament history. We have an experienced team this year, and are
looking to do well against our scheduled opponents.?
The Islanders open the 2003-2004 season at home with Texas A&M
International, on Saturday November 22nd as part of the annual
College of Business Basketball Bash. They then welcome Alcorn State
before heading to face the 1st of the bevy of Big 12 schools,
Baylor on November 29th. December opens with the Islanders at home
against Sam Houston State, followed by a trip to Face Morehead
State in Kentucky(Dec 6) Air Force will fly into town on December
9th. The Islanders will then head North to face the Big 12?s Texas
A&M (Dec 13) and Kansas State (Dec 20.)
The Men return to Memorial Coliseum, to host a pre-Christmas game
with Prairie View A&M (Dec. 23) The Islander?s will close out
2003 at home hosting the Flint Hills Resources Classic on
December29-30. January will find the Islanders at Binghamton (Jan.
4) and completing their Big 12 circuit at Oklahoma State on January
6th. Texas Southern (Jan. 12) will be waiting for the Isles at home
in Corpus, followed by another road swing to IP-Fort Wayne (Jan.
17), Chicago State (Jan. 19), and the return game to Air Force.
(Jan. 21) The season will conclude with road games to Alcorn State
(Jan. 29), UT-Pan American (Feb. 16), Murray State (Feb. 23), and
Savannah State (Feb. 25). February brings home games against
Schreiner (Feb. 2), Northern Colorado (Feb. 7 ? Homecoming),
Central Baptist (Feb. 21) and the season finale against south Texas
rival UT-Pan American on February 28th.
For tickets to any of these games or for more information visit the
Islander Athletics web site at www.goislanders.com or call the
Athletic Ticket office at 825-BALL (2255)
