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HOUSTON – In its final game of 2020-21, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program will close it out Saturday on the road against Houston Baptist at 5 p.m. at Sharp Gym.
It will be the only meeting this year between the Islanders (4-19, 1-13 SLC) and the Huskies (5-17, 4-10 SLC) since the game in Corpus Christi on Feb. 15 was canceled due to extreme weather conditions.
A&M-Corpus Christi has used a balanced scoring attack as seven different student-athletes average at least 7.4 points per game. Sophomore
Jalen White leads the team with 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game on the season. He's recorded at least 15 points in four of the last five games.
Senior
Nolan Bertain ranks second in the Southland Conference in three-point percentage (.419). He's made at least three long-range shots in eight games this year.
Junior
De'Lazarus Keys is the team's leading rebounder with 6.7 per game. Keys, who missed the entire non-conference slate due to injury, is second on the team in scoring with 9.0 points per outing.
A&M-Corpus Christi's SLC win this year came against Lamar 77-68 at home on Feb. 20. The Islanders built a 21-point second half advantage and held off a late comeback attempt. White scored a game-high 21 points and eight rebounds, while Keys registered 15 points and eight rebounds. A&M-Corpus Christi shot .421 (8-19) from three-point range and held the Cardinals to a .176 (3-17) clip.
The Huskies are fighting for a berth to the SLC Championships and are currently in 11th-place in the standings with the top-10 teams qualifying. HBU helped its cause Wednesday with a 72-67 win over Incarnate Word at home.
Pedro Castro is the top three-point shooter in the league with a .465 (50-86) average. He leads the team with 14 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. Za-Ontay Boothman also averages in double-figures with 10.8 points per outing.
Saturday's game is part of a men's and women's doubleheader and both games can be heard live on NewsTalk K-E-Y-S 1440 AM/98.7 FM.
NOTES
- The Islanders are 10-4 all-time against the Huskies. All 14 meetings have come under head coach
Willis Wilson.
- Seven different Islanders have scored 20 points in a game this year. Junior
Kerry Richardson submitted a career-high 20 points at Stephen F. Austin and broke the school record for single-game field goal percentage with an 8-for-8 mark.
- Senior
Perry Francois ranks seventh in the SLC in blocks with 1.0 per game. He averages 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and is shooting a team-high .594 from the field, including .538 in conference.
- Before A&M-Corpus Christi's final home game against UNO on Feb. 24, the Islanders honored five student-athletes on Senior Night. They distinguished
Javae Lampkins,
Myles Smith,
Perry Francois,
Peyton Smith and
Nolan Bertain. All five are on pace to graduate with degrees this spring.
- Wilson will wrap up his 10th season at the helm. He carries a 91-83 record against Southland Conference opponents. Wilson has won 142 games overall since arriving at The Island University and is the program's career leader in coaching victories.
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