2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team will represent 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.

2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–2 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Shane Heirman (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jaren Jackson, Sr. (1st season) Ben Lang (1st season) Shawn Ward (1st season) Robert Holloway (1st season)
Home arena	McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
McNeese	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Incarnate Word	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Lamar	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
New Orleans	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Texas A&M–Commerce*	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Nicholls	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0		–			1	–	3		.250
Northwestern State	0	–	0		–			1	–	5		.167
Houston Christian	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of November 21, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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 Hometown G 0 Sky Wicks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey F 1 Breno Silva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Joinville, Brazil F 2 Lamin Sabally 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Berlin, Germany F 3 Davante Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Baltimore, Maryland G 4 Amani Drummond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Houston, Texas F 5 Dylan Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Healdsburg, California G 9 Elijah Davis — — Jr Baltimore, Maryland G 10 Josiah Hammons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 11 TJ Ford, Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Houston, Texas F 12 Shon Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Chicago, Illinois G 13 Josh Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brampton, Ontario F/C 23 Marcus Glover — — So Chicago, Illinois C 33 Gabe Beny Til 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So South Sudan C 35 Josh Akpovwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Houston, Texas G 55 Alex Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee	Head coach Shane Heirman (Tulsa) Assistant coach(es) Jaren Jackson, Sr. (Georgetown) Shawn Ward (Incarnate Word) Ben Lang (DePaul) Robert Holloway (Eastern Illinois) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2023* 7:00 pm	at Texas Lutheran	W 79–75		–	–	–	McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 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
Nov 18, 2023* 7:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 100–81	2–2	21 – Hammons	9 – Robinson	5 – Davis	K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
Nov 22, 2023* 7:00 pm	Jacksonville State						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2023* 3:00 pm	at UTSA UTSA MTE						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Nov 26, 2023* 3:00 pm	vs. Jacksonville State UTSA MTE						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Dec 1, 2023* TBA	at Bethune–Cookman						Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 9, 2023* 3:00 pm	Northern Arizona						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Dec 13, 2023* 11:15 pm	at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
Dec 21, 2023* 1:00 pm	at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL
Dec 30, 2023* TBA	at UTRGV						UTRGV Fieldhouse  Edinburg, TX
Jan 2, 2024* 6:30 pm	Our Lady of the Lake						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Southland regular season
Jan 6, 2024 5:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 8, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena  Beaumont, TX
Jan 13, 2024 TBA	at Northwestern State						Prather Coliseum  Natchitoches, LA
Jan 15, 2024 TBA	at Texas A&M–Commerce						The Field House  Commerce, TX
Jan 20, 2024 5:00 pm	McNeese						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 22, 2024 6:30 pm	Nicholls						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Jan 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 3, 2024 TBA	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 5, 2024 TBA	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center  Hammond, LA
Feb 10, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	at Houston Christian						Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, TX
Feb 12, 2024 6:30 pm	Lamar						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 17, 2024 5:00 pm	Northwestern State						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 19, 2024 6:30 pm	Texas A&M–Commerce						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Feb 24, 2024 TBA	at McNeese						The Legacy Center  Lake Charles, LA
Feb 26, 2024 TBA	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium  Thibodaux, LA
Mar 2, 2024 5:00 pm	New Orleans						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Mar 4, 2024 6:30 pm	Southeastern Louisiana						McDermott Center  San Antonio, TX
Mar 6, 2024 TBA	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.

Source: ^[4][5]

See also

• 2023–24 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

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. "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.