4-C.J. McBride
POSITION: Guard
YEAR: Junior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 5-10, 170 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: June 14, 1980
HOMETOWN: Gulfport, Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL: Harrison Central HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
MAJOR: Kinesiology
NOTES: Averaged 19.7 ppg last season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and appeared in the Mississippi JUCO All-Star Game.

5-Lee Denmon III
POSITION: Guard
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-2, 175 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: July 27, 1979
HOMETOWN: Inglewood, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Morningside HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Los Angeles Southwest College
MAJOR: Political Science
NOTES: Second-team All-Independent selection last year after averaging 13.7 ppg, second-best on team. ... Led Islanders with 51 3-pointers, making five vs. Samford in Iowa State Holiday Classic, a tournament record. ... Finished second on team in steals (43) and third in assists (57). ... Voted one of two team captains by his peers.

11-Michael Hicks
POSITION: Forward
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-5, 196 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: Aug. 4, 1976
HOMETOWN: Panama City, Panama
HIGH SCHOOL: I. Comercial N. HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Bacone JC, Muskogee, Okla.
MAJOR: Computer Science
NOTES: Named Independent Player of the Year after leading Islanders in scoring (22.2 ppg), rebounding (9.2 rpg), 12 other statistical categories. ... Would have ranked 11th nationally in scoring, 24th in rebounding if not for A&M-Corpus Christi's provisional NCAA status. ... Scored 20 or more points in 18 games, 30 or more four times, including career-high 33 on Feb. 15 vs. Schreiner. ... Leading scorer on the Panamanian National Team. ... Voted one of two team captains by his peers.

15-Arunas Drasutis
POSITION: Guard/Forward
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-5, 205 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: Nov. 27, 1974
HOMETOWN: Plunge, Lithuania
HIGH SCHOOL: Sateikiu vid. Mok
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Weatherford JC
MAJOR: Business
NOTES: Averaged 6.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg and was one of four players to appear in all 26 games last season. ... Led team with 147 bench points. Scored in double-digits 10 times. ... Had career-high 22 points, 9 rebounds Nov. 28 at UT-San Antonio, going 10 of 15 from the field.

20-Sennai Atsbeha
POSITION: Guard
YEAR: Junior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-4, 190 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: Oct. 20, 1979
HOMETOWN: Seattle
HIGH SCHOOL: Franklin HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: East Los Angeles College
MAJOR: Business
NOTES: Averaged 16.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 apg last season at East Los Angeles College, earning second-team All-South Coast Conference and honorable mention all-state honors.

21-Brian Hamilton
POSITION: Guard/Forward
YEAR: Freshman
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-5, 167 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: May 14, 1982
HOMETOWN: Missouri City
HIGH SCHOOL: Sugar Land Elkins HS
MAJOR: Business
NOTES: Averaged 18.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 6 spg, 4 bpg last season at Elkins High School. ... Named first-team District 20-5A after helping lead Elkins to a 28-11 record.

33-Dustin Shultz
POSITION: Forward
YEAR: Sophomore
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-8, 215 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: Feb. 12, 1981
HOMETOWN: Exeter, Calif.
HIGH SCHOOL: Exeter Union HS
MAJOR: Business Administration
NOTES: Averaged 1.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg last season and was one of four players to appear in every game. ... Made 14 starts, set career-highs in scoring with 8 points Jan. 17 at Albany and in rebounding with 11 on Jan. 15 at Stony Brook.

34-Damian Kirkaldy
POSITION: Forward/Center
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-9, 205 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: May 21, 1977
HOMETOWN: Colon, Panama
HIGH SCHOOL: Instituto Rufo A. Gavay HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Bacone JC, Muskogee, Okla.
MAJOR: Business
NOTES: Second-team All-Independent selection after averaging 7.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg in 23 games. ... Started last eight games of season, averaging 14.9 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.3 bpg. ... Set team record for rebounds with 17 on Feb. 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman.

40-Shaun Hemsley
POSITION: Forward
YEAR: Sophomore
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-9, 215 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: June 16, 1981
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
HIGH SCHOOL: Crenshaw HS
MAJOR: Computer Science
NOTES: Averaged 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg in 16 games last season, starting four as a freshman. ... Had career highs in minutes (17), points (9), rebounds (4) Nov. 28 at UT-San Antonio.

50-Pathe Diene
POSITION: Center
YEAR: Senior
HEIGHT, WEIGHT: 6-10, 240 lbs.
DATE OF BIRTH: Oct. 4, 1975
HOMETOWN: Dakar, Senegal
HIGH SCHOOL: Lycee Blaise Diagne HS
PREVIOUS COLLEGE: UTEP
MAJOR: Math and Computer Science
NOTES: Averaged 1.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg in 15 games last season. ... Played in first organized basketball game in his life Dec. 18 vs. Montana State and finished with 11 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in 23 minutes.