2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–21 (2–16 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Curtis
  • John Smith
  • Kenyon Spears
Home arenaMcDermott Convocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 15 – 3   .833 22 – 12   .647
Nicholls State 15 – 3   .833 21 – 11   .656
Stephen F. Austin † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Sam Houston State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 15   .583
Lamar 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
New Orleans 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 18 – 17   .514
Abilene Christian 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Texas A&M–CC 8 – 10   .444 11 – 18   .379
McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 17   .393
Incarnate Word 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
Houston Baptist 2 – 16   .111 6 – 25   .194
Northwestern State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 25   .138
† 2018 Southland tournament winner

The 2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by 12th-year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 7–21, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

The season marked the Cardinals' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I and were thus eligible for postseason play.

On March 6, 2018, the school announced that head coach Ken Burmeister would not return as head coach.[1] The Cardinals hired Carson Cunningham from Carroll College of the NAIA as the new head coach on March 22, 2018.[2]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 12–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place.

The season was the final year of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I.[3] During year four, the Cardinals played a normal conference schedule. They were Division I for scheduling purposes and were also considered as a Division I RPI member, but were not eligible for postseason play.

Roster

2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PF 00 Myles Thornton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Smithson Valley HS Selma, Texas
PG 1 Jalin Hart 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr New Mexico Junior College Houston, Texas
PF 3 Simi Socks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Coppell HS Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
SF 4 Christian Peevy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Mount Carmel HS Chicago, Illinois
C 5 Devin Wyatt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Loyola Marymount Desoto, Texas
PG 10 Cody Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr St. Pius X HS Fresno, Texas
G 12 Augustine Ene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Creekview HS Carrollton, Texas
PF 13 Charles Brown III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Murray State New Orleans, Louisiana
G 14 Keaton Hervey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cedar Park HS Cedar Park, Texas
G 15 Sam Burmeister 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Churchill HS San Antonio, Texas
C 20 Marek Hulva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Lewis and Clark Community College Opava, Czech Republic
SG 23 Jorden Kite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Clark HS San Antonio, Texas
C 32 Konstantin Kulikov 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr San Jacinto College Oryol, Russia
G 41 Shawn Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alief Hastings HS New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2017-10-04

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Southwestern W 87–71  1–0
  24 – Brown III   13 – Brown III   4 – Tied  McDermott Convocation Center (1,530)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Trinity W 93–57  2–0
  19 – Socks   11 – Johnson   4 – Hart  McDermott Convocation Center (1,234)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm 		McMurry W 88–49  3–0
  19 – Tied   8 – Johnson   5 – Johnson  McDermott Convocation Center (1,311)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount L 87–91  3–1
  20 – Peevy   9 – Johnson   7 – Hart  McDermott Convocation Center (1,588)
San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Houston L 58–97  3–2
  17 – Socks   9 – Peevy   3 – Tied  H&PE Arena (2,724)
Houston, TX
Nov 29, 2017*
8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		at No. 15 Gonzaga L 68–103  3–3
  17 – Hart   5 – Socks   3 – Johnson  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Texas Lutheran W 91–63  4–3
  17 – Hervey   7 – Tied   7 – Hart  McDermott Convocation Center (721)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 77–73  5–3
  20 – Socks   11 – Johnson   6 – Hart  McDermott Convocation Center (988)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 19, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at UTEP L 66–72  5–4
  21 – Socks   7 – Brown III   5 – Hart  Don Haskins Center (6,023)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Florida L 60–75  5–5
  13 – Brown III   7 – Johnson   1 – 5 tied  O'Connell Center (8,021)
Gainesville, FL
Southland regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:30 pm 		at McNeese State L 62–85  5–6
(0–1) 		 18 – Peevy   7 – Johnson   2 – 3 tied  Burton Coliseum (743)
Lake Charles, LA
Dec 30, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Nicholls State L 60–77  5–7
(0–2) 		 14 – Burmeister   5 – 3 tied   3 – Hart  Stopher Gym (203)
Thibodaux, LA
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm 		Sam Houston State L 74–85  5–8
(0–3) 		 21 – Brown III   2 – 4 tied   4 – Graham  McDermott Convocation Center (1,052)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas L 76–92  5–9
(0–4) 		 24 – Tied   9 – Peevy   4 – Graham  Farris Center (1,156)
Conway, AR
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 63–83  5–10
(0–5) 		 11 – Johnson   8 – Johnson   4 – Graham  William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,699)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		Lamar L 69–90  5–11
(0–6) 		 24 – Brown III   3 – 3 tied   3 – Graham  McDermott Convocation Center (735)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 20, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at New Orleans L 70–74  5–12
(0–7) 		 22 – Johnson   9 – Kulikov   4 – Hervey  Lakefront Arena (1,407)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 86–102  5–13
(0–8) 		 22 – Brown III   9 – Brown III   6 – Graham  Sharp Gymnasium (631)
Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2018
3:00 pm, ELVN 		New Orleams L 58–68  5–14
(0–9) 		 11 – Graham   11 – Kulikov   3 – Graham  McDermott Convocation Center (1,394)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 3, 2018
3:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 51–56  5–15
(0–10) 		 14 – Tied   9 – Johnson   3 – Graham  McDermott Convocation Center (1,532)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana L 68–86  5–16
(0–11) 		 26 – Brown III   8 – Brown III   4 – Tied  McDermott Convocation Center (601)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 69–80  5–17
(0–12) 		 17 – Hervey   5 – Brown III   2 – Brown III  Moody Coliseum (1,210)
Abilene, TX
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lamar L 62–85  5–18
(0–13) 		 27 – Johnson   8 – Johnson   5 – Graham  Montagne Center (1,594)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 70–81  5–19
(0–14) 		 23 – Johnson   8 – Johnson   5 – Tied  McDermott Convocation Center (567)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 54–66  5–20
(0–15) 		 19 – Burmeister   8 – Brown III   4 – Graham  McDermott Convocation Center (876)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2018
1:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 69–62  6–20
(1–15) 		 18 – Brown III   10 – Johnson   4 – Ene  American Bank Center (1,970)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 83–71  7–20
(2–15) 		 28 – Johnson   17 – Johnson   4 – Johnson  McDermott Convocation Center (1,052)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2018
3:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 59–69  7–21
(2–16) 		 12 – Brown III   7 – Tied   1 – 3 Tied  McDermott Convocation Center (1,256)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ McCrary, Cody (March 6, 2018). "UIW's Burmeister will not return as head basketball coach". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Kimmel, Slim (March 22, 2018). "Carroll College's Carson Cunningham officially headed to Incarnate Word". montanasports.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. February 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2016.