2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–14 (5–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taylor Land (3rd season)
  • Chris Artis (2nd season)
  • Ryne Smith (2nd season)
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons
2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls 14 – 2   .875 18 – 7   .720
Abilene Christian † 13 – 2   .867 24 – 5   .828
Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 19 – 9   .679
Stephen F. Austin* 12 – 3   .800 16 – 5   .762
Northwestern State 9 – 7   .563 11 – 18   .379
New Orleans 8 – 7   .533 10 – 15   .400
Lamar 6 – 10   .375 10 – 18   .357
Incarnate Word 5 – 9   .357 8 – 14   .364
Southeastern Louisiana 5 – 10   .333 8 – 18   .308
McNeese State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Houston Baptist 4 – 11   .267 6 – 19   .240
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 5 – 19   .208
Texas A&M–CC 2 – 13   .133 5 – 19   .208
*Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
† 2021 Southland tournament winner

The 2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Carson Cunningham and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They qualified for the Southland tournament for the first time in school history.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 6–14 in Southland play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

Roster

2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Charlie Yoder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Westview HS
Spire Institute 		LaGrange, IN
F 1 Bradley Akhile 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Stephen F. Austin HS
Gillette College 		Houston, TX
G 2 Keaston Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sulphur Springs HS Sulphur Springs, TX
G 3 Drew Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Penn HS Granger, IN
G/F 4 Derek Van Vlerah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, OH
G 5 Brandon Swaby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Northeast HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 12 Dakota Reber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilsonville HS Milwaukie, OR
G 13 Josh Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Father Henry Carr Catholic Brampton, ON
F 14 Logan Bracamonte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Randolph HS Honolulu, HI
F 15 Marcus Larsson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Froya Basket Oslo, Norway
F 21 Thomas Zevgaras 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Athinaiki Agogi & Paideia Karditsa, Greece
F 23 Godsgift Ezedinma 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midway HS Enugu, Nigeria
G 25 Des Balentine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Western HS
Tyler JC 		Kokomo, IN
F 33 Kenyon Holcombe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran HS Houston, TX
F/C 43 Jacob Harvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Somerset HS
Western Texas CC 		Somerset, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 24, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 2020*
1:00 pm 		Rice
UIW Invitational 		L 53–68  0–1
 McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Nov 29, 2020*
1:00 pm 		Our Lady of the Lake
UIW Invitational 		W 84–71  1–1
 McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Dec 2, 2020*
7:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 83–94 OT 1–2
 Arena-Auditorium (1,066)
Laramie, WY
Dec 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas State L 64–72  1–3
 Strahan Arena (701)
San Marcos, TX
Dec 12, 2020*
 Grambling State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Dec 14, 2020*
 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Canceled due to COVID-19 issues McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Dec 18, 2020*
 at Arizona State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Dec 21, 2020*
 at Rice Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Dec 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 13 Texas Tech L 51–79  1–4
 United Supermarkets Arena (3,850)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 31, 2020*
5:00 pm 		McMurry W 92–71  2–4
 McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 1, 2021*
1:00 pm 		McMurry W 81–54  3–4
 McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 6, 2021
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State W 75–67  4–4
(1–0) 		Prather Coliseum (439)
Natchitoches, LA
Jan 9, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans L 64–86  4–5
(1–1) 		Lakefront Arena (425)
New Orleans, LA
Jan 13, 2021
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 83–61  5–5
(2–1) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 16, 2021
6:30 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 65–83  5–6
(2–2) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 20, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Lamar Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Jan 23, 2021
2:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 72–53  6–6
(3–2) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 27, 2021
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist L 57–73  6–7
(3–3) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Jan 30, 2021
6:30 pm 		Abilene Christian L 67–75  6–8
(3–4) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lamar
Rescheduled from January 20 		W 67–58  7–8
(4–4) 		Montagne Center (871)
Beaumont, TX
Feb 6, 2021
3:30 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 58–53  8–8
(5–4) 		American Bank Center (904)
Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 10, 2021
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 67–68  8–9
(5–5) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 13, 2021
6:30 pm 		New Orleans Postponed due to COVID-19 issues McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
Feb 17, 2021
6:30 pm 		at McNeese State Postponed due to weather Burton Coliseum 
Lake Charles, LA
Feb 20, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin Postponed due to weather William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 24, 2021
7:00 pm 		Lamar L 45–67  8–10
(5–6) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 1, 2021
7:00 pm 		New Orleans L 72–88  8–11
(5–7) 		McDermott Center (176)
San Antonio, TX
Mar 3, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 67–72  8–12
(5–8) 		Sharp Gymnasium (140)
Houston, TX
Mar 6, 2021
3:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 60–85  8–13
(5–9) 		Teague Special Events Center 
Abilene, TX
Southland tournament
March 9, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Houston Baptist
First round 		L 68–80  8–14
 Merrell Center 
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Hercules Tires Southland Basketball Tournament - Southland Conference". southland.org. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIW Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2020.