2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team will represent the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by first-year head coach Shane Heirman and play their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Southland) |
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| Home arena | McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Southland Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.
On April 11, 2023, the school fired head coach Carson Cunningham.[1] On May 5, the school named Central Michigan associate head coach Shane Heirman the team's new head coach.[2]
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 42 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish tenth in the conference.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Southeastern | 144 (6) |
| 2 | McNeese | 142 (6) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 132 (3) |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 124 (5) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 84 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 71 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 66 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 50 |
| 9 | Lamar | 45 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 42 |
Preseason All Conference
No Incarnate Word players were selected as a member of the Preseason all conference team.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov 2, 2023* TBA |
Texas Lutheran | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at No. 18 Texas | Moody Center Austin, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2023* TBA |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
| Nov 14, 2023* TBA |
Schreiner University | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 18, 2023* TBA |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||||
| Nov 22, 2023* TBA |
Jacksonville State | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 25, 2023* TBA |
at UTSA UTSA MTE |
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Nov 26, 2023* TBA |
vs. Jacksonville State UTSA MTE |
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 1, 2023* TBA |
at Bethune–Cookman | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||||
| Dec 9, 2023* TBA |
Northern Arizona | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 13, 2023* TBA |
at Rice | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Dec 21, 2023* TBA |
at UIC | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| Dec 30, 2023* TBA |
at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 2, 2024* TBA |
Our Lady of the Lake | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Southland Conference season | |||||||||||
| Jan 6, 2024 TBA |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 8, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | Neches Arena Beaumont, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 13, 2024 TBA |
at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA | |||||||||
| Jan 15, 2024 TBA |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 20, 2024 TBA |
McNeese | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 22, 2024 7:00 pm |
Nicholls | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Jan 27, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 3, 2024 TBA |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 5, 2024 TBA |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 10, 2024 TBA, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 12, 2024 TBA |
Lamar | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 17, 2024 TBA |
Northwestern State | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 19, 2024 TBA |
Texas A&M–Commerce | McDermott Gymnasium San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Feb 24, 2024 TBA |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| Feb 26, 2024 TBA |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| Mar 2, 2024 TBA |
New Orleans | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 4, 2024 TBA |
Southeastern Louisiana | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| Mar 6, 2024 TBA |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
References
- Luca, Greg (April 11, 2023). "UIW fires coach Carson Cunningham after five seasons". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- Database, Coaches (May 5, 2023). "Shane Heirman hired at Incarnate Word coach". Coaches Database. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
- "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIW Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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