CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team was selected to finish third in the Southland Conference Coaches Poll, released by the conference office this afternoon.
The Islanders received one first-place vote, while McNeese State was picked to finish atop the SLC and received the remaining first-place votes in the league. Stephen F. Austin came in second in the poll behind the Cowboys and ahead of the Islanders.
Corpus Christi is coming off an 18-15 record last season where they finished 13-9 in conference play. They earned the four-seed in the Southland Conference Tournament and made it to the semifinals before falling to SFA by two. The Islanders return four players from last seasons team and brought in 12 newcomers, nine players from the transfer portal and three freshmen.
McNeese led the way with 121 total points in the poll while SFA and Corpus Christi finished with 109 and 98, respectively. Lamar and UTRGV round out the top five of the poll, followed by New Orleans, Houston Christian, Northwestern State, and Southeastern. Nicholls State was selected tenth while Incarnate Word and East Texas A&M round out the coaches poll.
The Islanders open the season on Nov. 2 as they travel to take on Texas State. They face Louisiana on Nov. 6 before returning for their home opener against Dallas Christian on Nov. 10.
Southland Preseason Coaches Poll (First-Place Votes)
- McNeese - 121 (11)
- SFA - 109
- A&M-Corpus Christi - 98 (1)
- Lamar - 91
- UTRGV - 78
- LSU New Orleans - 68
- HCU - 47
- Northwestern State - 45
- Southeastern - 38
- Nicholls - 37
- UIW - 36
- East Texas A&M - 24
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