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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–11 (0–3 Southland) |
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| Home arena | McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce* | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023–24 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.
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 Louisiana | 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 |
Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm |
at Texas Lutheran | W 79–75 | |
– | – | – | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at No. 18 Texas | L 56–88 | 0–1 |
26 – Wicks | 11 – Wicks | 3 – Wicks | Moody Center (10,763) Austin, TX | ||||
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tulsa | L 71–85 | 0–2 |
22 – Hammons | 12 – Robinson | 5 – Davis | Reynolds Center (2,556) Tulsa, OK | ||||
| November 14, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Schreiner University | W 104–63 | 1–2 |
29 – Wicks | 14 – Wicks | 6 – Davis | McDermott Center (201) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 100–81 | 2–2 |
21 – Hammons | 9 – Robinson | 5 – Davis | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,152) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville State | W 67–66 | 3–2 |
21 – S. Wicks | 5 – S. Robinson | 3 – J. Hammons | McDermott Center (86) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTSA UTSA MTE |
L 80–90 | 3–3 |
24 – S. Wicks | 11 – S. Wicks | 5 – S. Wicks | Convocation Center (916) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| November 26, 2023* 3:00 pm |
vs. Jacksonville State UTSA MTE |
L 65–67 | 3–4 |
16 – E. Davis | 7 – E. Davis | 3 – E. Davis | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | ||||
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bethune–Cookman | L 82–96 | 3–5 |
21 – J. Morgan | 9 – S. Wicks | 4 – J. Morgan | Moore Gymnasium (704) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | L 75–76 | 3–6 |
28 – S. Wicks | 8 – S. Robinson | 6 – E. Davis | McDermott Center (58) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| December 13, 2023* 11:15 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rice | L 57–80 | 3–7 |
13 – J. Hammons | 4 – S. Robinson | 3 – E. Davis | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,466) Houston, TX | ||||
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UIC | W 67–66 | 4–7 |
23 – J. Hammons | 8 – A. Anderson | 6 – A. Anderson | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,154) Chicago, IL | ||||
| December 30, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTRGV | L 74–77 | 4–8 |
21 – S. Robinson | 10 – S. Wicks | 6 – A. Anderson | UTRGV Fieldhouse (718) Edinburg, TX | ||||
| January 2, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Our Lady of the Lake | W 83–74 | 5–8 |
24 – J. Morgan | 6 – Tied (3) | 5 – A. Anderson | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | ||||
| Southland regular season | |||||||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 65–75 | 5–9 (0–1) |
19 – J. Hammons | 9 – S. Wicks | 5 – E. Davis | McDermott Center (218) San Antonio, TX | ||||
| January 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lamar | L 59–75 | 5–10 (0–2) |
16 – S. Robinson | 10 – S. Robinson | 4 – E. Davis | Neches Arena (781) Beaumont, TX | ||||
| January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northwestern State | L 77–97 | 5–11 (0–3) |
17 – S. Wicks | 5 – S. Wicks | 2 – E. Davis | Prather Coliseum (1,063) Natchitoches, LA | ||||
| January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
McNeese | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| January 22, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Nicholls | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| January 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Houston Christian | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas A&M–Commerce | The Field House Commerce, TX | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
| February 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeastern Louisiana | Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, LA | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
| February 12, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Lamar | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| February 19, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Texas A&M–Commerce | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at McNeese | The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Nicholls | Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Orleans | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| March 4, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
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. | |||||||||||
See also
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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Kevin Malcolm, Jr. (January 13, 2024). "Men's Basketball Reschedules Game". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
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