2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

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]

2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–14 (5–9 Southland)
Head coach	Carson Cunningham (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Taylor Land (3rd season) Chris Artis (2nd season) Ryne Smith (2nd season)
Home arena	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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, Indiana F 1 Bradley Akhile 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Stephen F. Austin HS Gillette College Houston, Texas G 2 Keaston Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sulphur Springs HS Sulphur Springs, Texas G 3 Drew Lutz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Penn HS Granger, Indiana G/F 4 Derek Van Vlerah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Dublin Coffman HS Dublin, Ohio G 5 Brandon Swaby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Northeast HS Fort Lauderdale, Florida F 12 Dakota Reber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilsonville HS Milwaukie, Oregon G 13 Josh Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Father Henry Carr Catholic Brampton, Ontario, Canada F 14 Logan Bracamonte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Randolph HS Honolulu, Hawaii 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, Indiana F 33 Kenyon Holcombe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran HS Houston, Texas F/C 43 Jacob Harvey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Somerset HS Western Texas CC Somerset, Texas	Head coach Carson Cunningham (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Kenyon Spears (Lamar) Taylor Land (St. Edward's) Chris Artis (Valparaiso) Ryne Smith (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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".
2. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UIW Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2020.