The Islanders finished the 2016 – 17 season 24 – 12 , 12 – 6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place . They defeated Stephen F. Austin to advance to the championship game of the Southland Tournament where they lost to New Orleans . They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Georgia State , Weber State , Fort Wayne , and UMBC to advance to the championship game where they lost to Saint Peter 's
Southland Tournament
2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team