2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–23 (3–15 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jaren Jackson, Sr. (1st season)
  • Ben Lang (1st season)
  • Shawn Ward (1st season)
  • Robert Holloway (1st season)
Home arenaMcDermott Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons
2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 4   .882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 – 4   .778 21 – 12   .636
Nicholls 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588
Lamar 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 9 – 23   .281
Texas A&M–Commerce* 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
New Orleans 4 – 14   .222 10 – 23   .303
Houston Christian 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Incarnate Word 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Shane Heirman and played 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)
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

2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Sky Wicks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr State College of Florida Jersey City, NJ
F 1 Breno Silva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr NBA Academy Joinville, Brazil
F 2 Lamin Sabally 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr UTSA Berlin, Germany
F 3 Davante Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Red Lion Area Senior HS Baltimore, MD
G 4 Amani Drummond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Central Michigan Houston, TX
F 5 Dylan Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Healdsburg HS Healdsburg, CA
G 9 Elijah Davis
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—
 Jr Walters State CC Baltimore, MD
G 10 Josiah Hammons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Truman College Chicago, IL
G 11 TJ Ford, Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Ridge Point HS Houston, TX
F 12 Shon Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Austin Peay Chicago, IL
G 13 Josh Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School Brampton, Ontario
G 14 Evan Santos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Alamo Heights HS Alamo Heights, TX
F/C 23 Marcus Glover
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—
 So Kirkwood CC Chicago, IL
C 33 Gabe Beny Til 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Hurricane HS (WV) South Sudan
C 35 Josh Akpovwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Seven Lakes HS Houston, TX
G 55 Alex Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Alabama State Memphis, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
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
Roadrunner/Cardinal Classic 		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
Roadrunner/Cardinal Classic 		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 L 66–80  5–12
(0–4) 		 26 – J. Hammons   6 – Tied (2)   3 – Tied (2)  McDermott Center (376)
San Antonio, TX
January 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls L 74–78 OT 5–13
(0–5) 		 21 – A. Anderson   8 – S. Wicks   4 – A. Anderson  McDermott Center (135)
San Antonio, TX
January 27, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 79–75  6–13
(1–5) 		 17 – S. Wicks   11 – S. Wicks   6 – S. Wicks  McDermott Center (199)
San Antonio, TX
January 31, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Commerce L 66–71  6–14
(1–6) 		 18 – D. Hayman   6 – S. Wicks   5 – E. Davis  The Field House (203)
Commerce, TX
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at New Orleans W 82–80  7–14
(2–6) 		 27 – S. Wicks   15 – S. Wicks   6 – A. Anderson  Lakefront Arena (748)
New Orleans, LA
February 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 64–76  7–15
(2–7) 		 15 – S. Wicks   6 – D. Dennis   7 – A. Anderson  Pride Roofing University Center (756)
Hammond, LA
February 10, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Houston Christian L 83–86  7–16
(2–8) 		 22 – J. Hammons   8 – D. Hayman   3 – E. Davis  Sharp Gymnasium (707)
Houston, TX
February 12, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Lamar W 76–67  8–16
(3–8) 		 19 – S. Wicks   11 – S. Wicks   4 – D. Hayman  McDermott Center (204)
San Antonio, TX
February 17, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwestern State L 61–81  8–17
(3–9) 		 20 – A. Anderson   7 – S. Wicks   2 – Tied (2)  McDermott Center (150)
San Antonio, TX
February 19, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 72–76 OT 8–18
(3–10) 		 18 – J. Morgan   12 – D. Dennis   4 – A. Anderson  McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
February 24, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 71–87  8–19
(3–11) 		 14 – T. Ford, Jr.   6 – D. Hayman   5 – T. Ford, Jr.  The Legacy Center (4,213)
Lake Charles, LA
February 26, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Nicholls L 82–92  8–20
(3–12) 		 22 – S. Wicks   14 – D. Dennis   4 – D. Hayman  Stopher Gymnasium (850)
Thibodaux, LA
March 2, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		New Orleans L 80–87  8–21
(3–13) 		 23 – J. Hammons   7 – D. Hayman   4 – T. Ford, Jr.  McDermott Center (151)
San Antonio, TX
March 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Southeastern Louisiana L 56–73  8–22
(3–14) 		 17 – Tied (2)   7 – D. Hayman   8 – E. Davis  McDermott Center (146)
San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 52–71  8–23
(3–15) 		 13 – Hammons   12 – Wicks   3 – Davis  American Bank Center (2,719)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [4][5][6]

See also


References

  1. ^ Luca, Greg (April 11, 2023). "UIW fires coach Carson Cunningham after five seasons". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Database, Coaches (May 5, 2023). "Shane Heirman hired at Incarnate Word coach". Coaches Database. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Southeastern Edges Out McNeese as Favorites in Men's Hoops Preseason Poll; Team Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIW Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Kevin Malcolm, Jr. (January 13, 2024). "Men's Basketball Reschedules Game". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved January 15, 2024.