Islanders Return to Action Wednesday at UNO

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NEW ORLEANS – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program will play its second game in 29 days Wednesday when it travels to New Orleans for a 7 p.m. tip at Lakefront Arena.
 
Four of A&M-Corpus Christi's (3-7, 0-1 SLC) initial five conference games were postponed due to COVID-19 protocols, in addition to the final two non-conference games. The most recent postponement was Saturday's game at Lamar, which has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 1 at 7 p.m.
 
Wednesday will be the second of a three-game road trip for the Islanders to open conference play. They'll follow it up with a five-game home stand beginning Jan. 27.
 
Senior Perry Francois leads the conference and ranks 15th in the nation in field goal percentage (.631). He's the team in both scoring (11.5 ppg) and blocks (1.4 bpg).
 
Senior Nolan Bertain has drilled at least three three-pointers in five consecutive outings. He's coming off a career-high 20 points against Southeastern Louisiana where he was 5-of-11 from long-range. Bertain ranks second in the SLC in three-point percentage with a .438 mark.
 
Sophomore Jalen White averages in double-figures with 10.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. He has a pair of double-doubles on the year.
 
UNO (3-9, 2-2 SLC) has split its first four SLC games, but is coming off back-to-back wins over Incarnate Word 86-64 and McNeese 99-84. The Privateers were picked to finish eighth in the Preseason SLC Poll, one spot ahead of the Islanders.
 
Damion Rosser leads the team in both scoring (15.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.0 rpg). Troy Green is also a threat with 15.6 points per outing.
 
The game between A&M-Corpus Christi and UNO can be heard live for free on NewsTalk K-E-Y-S 1440 AM/98.7 FM with Steven King on the call.
 
NOTES
- The Islanders are 8-9 all-time against the Privateers but look to even up the series Wednesday. A&M-Corpus Christi swept the season series last year, winning 74-71 at home and 81-75 on the road. The Islanders are 8-7 against UNO under head coach Willis Wilson.
 
- The Islanders lead the SLC and rank No. 14 in the country in three-point percentage defense (.274). They also rank second in the conference in both scoring defense (66.0 ppg) and field goal percentage defense (.400).
 
- A&M-Corpus Christi won its final two non-conference games. The Islanders shut down Paul Quinn 59-35 and allowed just 11 points in the first half. The Islanders didn't give up a three-pointer in a game for the first time since Feb. 1, 2014 when Lamar went 0-for-4, as Paul Quinn finished 0-for-10.
 
- Head coach Willis Wilson carries a 90-71 record against Southland Conference opponents. He's won 141 games overall since arriving at The Island University and is the program's career leader in coaching victories.
 
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