Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Women's Basketball

Chadwick produced a 38-51 record, including an 18-win season in 2013-14. The Islander head coach picked up his second Southland Conference Coach of the Years honors and set the record for longest duration between awards. A 33-year veteran of the womens college basketball coaching ranks, Royce Chadwick, was named the fourth head womens basketball coach in Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi history on April 11, 2012. Chadwick, who spent the previous 11 years at the helm of the Marshall University program. The Floydada, Texas, native had a career record of 561-302 (.650) before coming to the Island University with  stops at Marshall, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Oklahoma Panhandle State and Howard Junior College. In 29 years at the Division I level, he holds a 421-326 (.564) record and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Much of his success came at Southland foe Stephen F. Austin, where he led the Ladyjacks for seven seasons. In his tenure at SFA, the team went 173-44 (.797) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each season. The 1996 team made it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen, and Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997. He went 4-7 in NCAA Tournament games, with five of those losses coming to top-four seeds and all of them to teams seeded eighth or better. In his time in Nacogdoches he won the conference tournament six times and compiled a sparkling 128-14 (.901) mark in league play. His teams won five Southland regular-season championships Chadwick led Marshall to seven winning seasons in his time there, the most of any coach in program history. He won 161 games for the Thundering Herd, including a 19-win season in 2004-05 that saw the team go 12-4 in Mid-American Conference play and win the MAC East for the first time. From his third year at Marshall on, he won at least 14 games every season with the exception of one, when his team was decimated by injuries. He also played a major role in the upswing of attendance at Marshall games. He saw a school-record 7,017 fans come through the turnstiles for a matchup with SEC foe Kentucky in 2004, marking the fourth consecutive season that the Herd had the highest-attended game in the conference. In his first season at Marshall, the team saw a 251 percent increase in attendance. His first collegiate head coaching assignment was at Panhandle (Okla.) State, where he led his Aggie teams to 19 and 20 wins, respectively, in his two years there. At Sam Houston State, his next stop, he guided a school that had never posted a winning season to an 18-9 mark during the 1987-88 campaign, just one year removed from a 9-18 season. In his five seasons at Howard, Chadwick posted a record of 148-21, won four Western Conference titles, advanced to the NJCAA Tournament twice and was named National Coach of the Year in 1992. A multifaceted talent, Chadwick also served as Howards athletic director. In 1983, Chadwick broke into the coaching ranks at Olton High School in Texas, where he led the Mustangs to a record of 21-5 and their first district championship in nine years. Chadwick earned a bachelors degree in accounting from Southwestern Oklahoma State in 1980 and later earned a masters degree in business education from his alma mater in 1982. Chadwick is the proud father of two daughters, Kasi and Kelsi. Royce Chadwick enters his fifth season at the helm of the Islanders womens basketball program. The Floydada, Texas, native designed his 2016-17 roster to be a mix of old and young, with eight returners and eight newcomers. He enters his 33rd year as a head coach with a career record of 608-373 (.620), as well as a 47-61 mark on the Island. On Nov. 18, 2015, Chadwich became the 44th coach in womens college basketball history to reach 600 career wins. The Islanders topped Rice 60-55 at the Dugan Wellness Center. The remainder of the 2015-16 season saw the Islanders post a 9-20 record. Redshirt-sophomore Brittany Mbamalu narrowly missed her own school record of 3-pointers in a season.  In his first three seasons at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Chadwick produced a 38-51 record, including an 18-win season in 2013-14. The Islander head coach picked up his second Southland Conference Coach of the Years honors and set the record for longest duration between awards. A 33-year veteran of the womens college basketball coaching ranks, Royce Chadwick, was named the fourth head womens basketball coach in Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi history on April 11, 2012. Chadwick, who spent the previous 11 years at the helm of the Marshall University program. The Floydada, Texas, native had a career record of 561-302 (.650) before coming to the Island University with  stops at Marshall, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Oklahoma Panhandle State and Howard Junior College. In 29 years at the Division I level, he holds a 421-326 (.564) record and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Much of his success came at Southland foe Stephen F. Austin, where he led the Ladyjacks for seven seasons. In his tenure at SFA, the team went 173-44 (.797) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each season. The 1996 team made it all the way to the Sweet Sixteen, and Chadwick was named the Southland Coach of the Year in 1997. He went 4-7 in NCAA Tournament games, with five of those losses coming to top-four seeds and all of them to teams seeded eighth or better. In his time in Nacogdoches he won the conference tournament six times and compiled a sparkling 128-14 (.901) mark in league play. His teams won five Southland regular-season championships Chadwick led Marshall to seven winning seasons in his time there, the most of any coach in program history. He won 161 games for the Thundering Herd, including a 19-win season in 2004-05 that saw the team go 12-4 in Mid-American Conference play and win the MAC East for the first time. From his third year at Marshall on, he won at least 14 games every season with the exception of one, when his team was decimated by injuries. He also played a major role in the upswing of attendance at Marshall games. He saw a school-record 7,017 fans come through the turnstiles for a matchup with SEC foe Kentucky in 2004, marking the fourth consecutive season that the Herd had the highest-attended game in the conference. In his first season at Marshall, the team saw a 251 percent increase in attendance. His first collegiate head coaching assignment was at Panhandle (Okla.) State, where he led his Aggie teams to 19 and 20 wins, respectively, in his two years there. At Sam Houston State, his next stop, he guided a school that had never posted a winning season to an 18-9 mark during the 1987-88 campaign, just one year removed from a 9-18 season. In his five seasons at Howard, Chadwick posted a record of 148-21, won four Western Conference titles, advanced to the NJCAA Tournament twice and was named National Coach of the Year in 1992. A multifaceted talent, Chadwick also served as Howards athletic director. In 1983, Chadwick broke into the coaching ranks at Olton High School in Texas, where he led the Mustangs to a record of 21-5 and their first district championship in nine years. Chadwick earned a bachelors degree in accounting from Southwestern Oklahoma State in 1980 and later earned a masters degree in business education from his alma mater in 1982. Chadwick is the proud father of two daughters, Kasi and Kelsi.

After a national search, Toyelle Wilson was announced as the fifth head coach in the history of the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team in April 2025.   Wilson joins the Islanders following an illustrious coaching career spanning nearly two decades, with impactful roles as both a head coach and assistant coach at the highest levels of collegiate basketball. She brings to the Island 110 career wins and five postseason appearances out of the seven seasons she's been a head coach. Including her time as an assistant coach, Wilson has made 13 NCAA Tournaments with two runs to the Sweet 16, four to the Elite Eight, and the National Championship Title in 2019.   A nationally respected leader in women's college basketball, Wilson brings a championship pedigree, a proven track record in player development, and an unwavering commitment to excellence both on and off the court.   Most recently, Wilson spent the last four seasons serving as the head coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where she orchestrated a remarkable turnaround for the Mustangs, finishing tied for fourth as the program's highest finish in the American Athletic Conference her first year. Under Wilson, the Mustangs also made the postseason in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014 and 2015 after SMU finished the 2022-23 season with its second consecutive WNIT appearance. That same year, SMU finished 13-2 in Moody Coliseum, including a 10-0 start at home to set the program's new best start to open a season and best home winning streak.   Prior to SMU, Wilson was a key figure on staff at the University of Michigan from 2019-21, helping the Wolverines reach back-to-back NCAA Tournaments including a historic Sweet 16 appearance in 2021, the first in program history. At Michigan, she was instrumental in recruiting and developing elite talent, including All-Americans and WNBA draft picks, while elevating the program to national prominence.   From 2013-19, Wilson served as an assistant coach at Baylor University under Hall of Fame Coach Kim Mulkey. During her time with the Lady Bears, the program captured six Big 12 regular season titles and the 2019 NCAA National Championship. Wilson played a central role in Baylor's success, contributing to four Elite Eight appearances and one Sweet 16 run. Her reputation for elite defensive schemes, dynamic recruiting, and strong player relationships helped produce 40 All-Big 12 honorees, three Big 12 Players of the Year, three Defensive Players of the Year, and 10 WNBA draft picks.   Wilson's head coaching journey began at Prairie View A&M from 2010-13, where she made history by leading the Lady Panthers to three consecutive SWAC Tournament Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances, a first in program history. She earned SWAC Coach of the Year honors twice and helped elevate Prairie View's national profile through both athletic and academic excellence. Prior to accepting the head coach position, Wilson was the Panthers' top assistant for four years and spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Robert Morris University.   Wilson was additionally one of 30 coaches across the nation who participated in the Center for Coaching Excellence (CCE) by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The CCE is an elite program for select basketball coaches and is designed to provide college women's basketball coaches with the professional skills and personal ethics training necessary to be exceptional leaders. Wilson is also a member of the WBCA. A native of Voorhees, New Jersey, Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Manhattan College in 2003 and was a four-year letterwinner for the women's basketball team. She was a team captain and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors while leading the Jaspers to an NCAA Tournament berth and a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship in 2003. Professional Coaching Background 2025-Present                   Texas A&M-Corpus Christi -- Head Coach 2021-2025                        Southern Methodist University -- Head Coach 2019-2021                        Michigan -- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2013-2019                        Baylor -- Assistant Coach 2010-2013                        Prairie View A&M -- Head Coach 2006-2010                        Prairie View A&M -- Assistant Coach 2003-2006                        Robert Morris -- Assistant Coach

Alyssa Andrews joined the staff of head coach Toyelle Wilson and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team as a graduate assistant in August 2025. The 2025-26 season will be her first with the program. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to join the women's basketball staff here with the Islanders," Andrews said. "Basketball has been such a big part of my life, and I'm excited to learn, grow and contribute in a new role. I can't wait to get started with the team and be part of the culture here." Andrews, a native of Woodbridge, Virginia, comes to the Island after wrapping up her playing career at Wake Forest in the spring. During her four-year tenure with the team, she featured in 108 total games and made 13 starts, averaging 3.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 16.1 minutes per game. Most recently, she was a team captain for the 2024-25 season, where she scored 54 points and grabbed 55 rebounds across 13 games while knocking down eight three-pointers in 12 tries. "I'm so excited to welcome Alyssa to the Island!" Wilson said. "She played in the ACC and will bring a wealth of knowledge to our program! She understands what it takes to be elite and the mindset to be great, and we need that type of example to relate to the players. Our staff got even stronger, and I want to help her grow in this first step of her coaching career." While with the Demon Deacons, Andrews also earned many different honors and accolades off the court, most notably taking home an ACC Top Six for Service Award in May of last year. She also served as a member of Wake Forest's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) from 2022-25 and represented the university as part of the ACC's Social Media Committee and SAAC Executive Board in 2024-25, the latter of which she was named as the group's Communications Chair. In addition, Andrews attended the Women Leaders in Sports 2024 National Conference in Baltimore last October as a representative of the ACC and was selected to join the NCAA x Meta NIL Empower Program in January.

Brunson comes to the Island University after spending two years as the associate head coach and teams recruiting coordinator at Texas Southern University.     Im excited about being an Islander and Im looking forward to taking this program tithe next level, Brunson said. Im eager about the opportunity to work with Coach Chadwick and his staff. With the staff that we have and the facilities that we have here on the Island we have an opportunity to bring in exceptional student-athletes to help compete for a Southland Conference Championship.    Prior to joining the Tigers, he worked at the University of Texas-El Paso from 2002-10. It was there where Brunson played an instrumental role in recruiting and shaping the Miners program. He led UTEP to three consecutive winning seasons, including two that consisted of 20-plus victories.     Brunson began his career at Independence Community College in 1987 as an assistant mens basketball coach. In 1989 he took the reins of the womens basketball program and at the same time served as the director of athletics from 1991-2001. He also served as the mens and womens basketball academic counselor.      The Wichita, Kan., native received the Army Commendation during the 1990 season after being called to active duty for Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield.     During his playing days (1983-85) at St. Marys University in San Antonio, Texas, Brunson dished out 478 assists, shattering the school record. He also tallied unimpressive 7.5 assists per game. After graduation, Brunson was student assistant for St. Marys from 1985-87. In 2004, he was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame.     Brunson and his wife, Cynthia, have three children, Darius, Deion and Deiona. He also has a son, Darren, Jr. Brunson earned his bachelors degree in business administration from St. Marys in 1987. He later earned his masters degree in administration from Pittsburg State in 1998.

White served on Chadwicks staffs at Marshall and Stephen F. Austin prior to joining him at the Island University. Roxanne has been a key member of my womens basketball staffs for the last 16 years, Chadwick said.She is a relentless recruiter, an outstanding evaluator of talent and a coach who makes the most of the talented players shebrings in. But perhaps best of all, her connections in this state will help us compete with anyone for the best prospects in the area. She will be a tremendous asset to our family at Texas A&MCorpus Christi. White was Marshalls recruiting coordinator for all 11 years she was at the school and was the associate head coach for 10 of those seasons. The Stephen F. Austin alumna was an assistant for Chadwick for five years at SFA and also spent a year with TexasA&M. Royce Chadwick is one of the most respected coaches inwomens college basketball and Im thrilled to have the opportunity to continue working with him, White said.Ive always wanted to return to the state of Texas, and to be able to be at an outstanding university with a beautiful campus and great facilities this is a perfect situation. I couldnt be happier to be an Islander. White worked with the guards while at Marshall and the results were easily evident. Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, a White recruit from Houston, finished her illustrious career as Marshall's third all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 points. One of Marshall's all-time greats, Shepard-Hall ranks in the school's top-10 in several categories including No. 1 in 3-pointers made and attempted and was named All-Conference USA in each of her four with theHerd. Later in her tenure, Casey Baker and Kizzy Hart shined for theHerd. Baker, a member of the C-USA All-Defensive Team, led the conference in steals in 2007-08 while finishing in the top ten inC-USA in assists and assist/turnover ratio. Hart led MU in scoring while ranking in the top 10 in the league. White has also helped make the transition to Division I basketball for junior collegeplayers seamless, as several transfers such as Reshundra Smiley and Bridget Chacon saw immediate success in the Marshall system. In her first two seasons as Marshall's recruiting coordinator, White helped land back-to-back top-50 recruiting classes, according to the Blue Star Report and All-Star Girls Report, two prominentwomen's basketball recruiting publications. Her history of effective recruiting practices can be drawn as far back as her early coaching days with Stephen F. Austin, as the Blue Star Report honored her efforts with the 17th-ranked recruiting class in 1998and the 22nd-ranked class in 1999. White's experience with recruiting is extensive, as are the number of blue-chip prospects signed under her watch. She signed the MVP of the NJCAA Tournament in 2000 and two NJCAA Kodak All-Americans in 1998 and 2000, respectively. In her first signingperiod at Marshall, White inked Ida Dotson, a two-time NJCAA Kodak All-American and a 2002-03 preseason all-MAC East selection. White spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Stephen F.Austin, where she worked as the recruiting, academic and summercamp coordinator for the Ladyjacks. During her tenure at SFA, White helped sign two nationally-ranked recruiting classes and coached two Southland Conference Players of the Year. The Ladyjacks were ranked in the AP and USA Today Top-25 in 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000, while making the NCAA Tournament every year from 1996-2001. During the 1995-96 season, White served as an administrative assistant for the women's basketball program at Texas A&M. Herduties included public relations, marketing and travel coordination for the Aggies. She served as a restricted earnings coach under Chadwick during his first season at SFA (1994-95). White excelled as a point guard at SFA from 1991 to 1994. Duringher career she helped the Ladyjacks to four NCAA Tournament appearances (including two Sweet 16 berths), won four Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships and helped SFA compile a four-year record of 105-20. A native of Zwolle, La., White earned a bachelors degreein communications from Stephen F. Austin in 1994 and a master's degree in secondary education with an emphasis in communications from SFA in 2000.

Makala Roper joined the staff of head coach Toyelle Wilson and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team as an assistant coach in May 2025. The 2025-26 season will be her first with the program. Roper comes to the Islanders after five years with Seattle University, starting with the women's basketball team as a graduate assistant ahead of the 2020-21 season. She served in this role for two seasons before then being elevated to Director of Basketball Operations in 2022 and then to an assistant coach in 2023. Roper also spent a season at Lakeside School in Seattle in 2019-2020 before joining the Redhawks, serving as the co-head coach for the JV team and as an assistant for the varsity team. Prior to her coaching career, Roper spent four seasons playing at UC Santa Barbara, playing in 115 total games and averaging 7.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game during her time with the Gauchos. Her best season came in 2015-16, when she earned an All-Big West Honorable Mention nod after averaging 12.2 points per game while shooting 37.5 percent from three-point range. Roper would go on to play one season professionally after college, featuring for Baerum Basket Bekkestua in Norway. Roper, a native of Seattle, graduated with her Bachelor's degree in African-American/Black Studies from UCSB in 2018, and she would later earn her Master's degree in Sports Business Leadership from Seattle U in 2022.

Austin Gunnell joined the staff of head coach Toyelle Wilson and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's basketball team as a video coordinator and assistant coach in May 2025. The 2025-26 season will be his first with the program. Gunnell joins the Islanders after most recently serving as a graduate assistant for the women's basketball team at Baylor for the last two seasons. During Gunnell's tenure with the team, the Bears qualified for the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back years, advancing to the Sweet 16 during the 2023-24 season and making it to the Round of 32 in 2024-25. Prior to his time in Waco, Gunnell worked for the women's basketball team at the University of Michigan for two seasons, first serving as a student manager before then getting promoted to head manager ahead of the 2022-23 season. While Gunnell was in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines earned two NCAA Tournament berths, including the school's first-ever appearance in the Elite 8 in his first year and a Round of 32 showing in his second. Gunnell graduated from Baylor with his bachelor's degree in Sport Management in 2023, and he would later earn his master's degree in the same major at Baylor in 2025.