CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Less than two months away from tip-off, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team announced its 2024-25 season schedule on Wednesday.
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The Islanders will gear up for a challenging schedule, opening with the reigning Big 10 champions Purdue on Nov. 4 in Indiana. The Boilers are coming off a National Runners-Up finish after falling to UConn in the NCAA National Championship.
A&M-Corpus Christi's next two road games will come against New Mexico and New Mexico State, as the squad will also play visitor in tough environments at Hawaii on Dec. 14 and Houston on Dec. 21. The Cougars are coming off a Big 12 championship and Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament.
The Islanders' home opener is set for Nov. 8 against Dallas Christian in the Dugan Wellness Center. A&M-Corpus Christi will also host an MTE Tournament the weekend before Thanksgiving, hosting UT-Martin and Le Moyne Nov. 21-23.
Overall, the Islanders will play 18 home games this year including 10 at the American Bank Center.
"We've assembled a very formidable nonconference schedule this season that will challenge us while helping the team grow as we get ready for Southland Conference play," said head coach
Jim Shaw who will enter his second year at the helm. "We'll play road games at the defending Big Ten and Big 12 Champions that will allow us to compete against two of the most dominate college basketball programs in the country. Additionally, we will travel to a couple historic college basketball venues in the state of New Mexico to play two great mid-major programs. Lastly, we get to host a Multi-Team Event in Corpus Christi for the first time in five years that will reward our loyal, growing Islander fanbase with a weekend of great college basketball."
With the addition of SFA and UTRGV to the league, the conference slate will feature 12 teams this upcoming season, marking the most competitors in the league since the 2020-21 campaign. Each institution will 20 games (10 home, 10 away), the largest number of contests since the 2002-03 season.
"The conference schedule sees the addition of two in-state institutions and long-time rivals in SFA and UTRGV while expanding the total number of conference games to twenty (20). The new 12-team version of Southland Conference men's basketball looks to be deeper and stronger than it's been in recent years with many exciting SLC matchups coming to the Coastal Bend on Saturday afternoons and Monday evenings during the months of January, February and early March," said Shaw.
The Islanders will play Northwestern State and Texas A&M-Commerce just once each while playing the other nine teams twice in a home-and-away format. The SLC opener for A&M-Corpus Christi is set for Dec. 5 against Lamar at home.
The SLC Championships will be hosted at the Legacy Center in Lake Charles, La., March 9-12.
"Overall, the 2024-25 schedule has a great balance of intriguing home games and spectacular high-major matchups that Islanders students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans will enjoy watching all season long," Shaw said.
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