Islanders Poised to Take Down Defending Champs on Homecoming

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Islanders are looking for revenge, on homecoming night, against New Orleans Privateers on Saturday. The Islanders faced the Privateers in the conference championship game last year and fell to them on the road in early January, where the blue and green only lost by six points.

WHAT TO KNOW
 
Who: Islanders (8-13, 5-6) vs. New Orleans (12-11, 9-3)
Where: Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center
When: Saturday, Feb. 10 | 7:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN3 or WatchESPN App
Listen: Islanders Digital Network Powered by AEP Texas
 
SERIES HISTORY
 
>> Three of the Islanders' 10 games with the Privateers were decided in overtime.
>> The last time the Islanders won in the series was at the conference tournament in 2016, where the Islanders won by three.
 
LAST MEETING
 
>> RS.-Sophomore Kareem South scored 11 points in the second half alone, and recorded 15 points total.
>> Freshman Sean Rhea accrued his first career double-double with 10 rebounds and 13 points.
>> The Islanders combined for eight blocks. That's a season-high for the team and the most they've registered since recording eight at Lamar in January of last season.
 
ISLANDER INSIGHT
 
>> Senior guard Joe Kilgore recorded the schools first ever triple-double (24 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists)
>> RS-So. guard Kareem South was ranked as the 14th best current Canadian player at a mid-major by SB Nation's Mid-Major Madness.
>> Elijah Schmidt notched his first double-double against HBU. He scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
>> Freshman Sean Rhea recorded 16 rebounds against Sam Houston State, marking a career-high for the forward.
 
SCOUTING PRIVATEERS
 
>> Senior forward Travin Thibodeaux averages 16.8 points per game and has reached double-digit scoring in 16 consecutive games.
>> Thibodeaux has had 10 20-plus point outings.
>> Ezekiel Charles leads the conference in three-point shooting percentage at 48 percent.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Islanders face the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for a Valentine's Day match-up on the Corpus Christi Athletic Club Court at the American Bank Center.