2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–21 (2–16 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Burmeister (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Curtis John Smith Kenyon Spears
Home arena	McDermott Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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 Ken Burmeister (St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Brian Curtis (Incarnate Word) John Smith (Northwestern State) Kenyon Spears (Lamar) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

• 2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

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.