2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by tenth year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 17–12, 12–6 in conference play to finish in a tie for third place.

2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015–16 record17–12 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Curtis
  • John Smith
  • Johnny Brown
Home arenaMcDermott Convocation Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †18–0 1.000  28–6  .824
Texas A&M–CC15–3 .833  25–8  .758
Sam Houston State12–6 .667  18–16  .529
Incarnate Word*12–6 .667  17–12  .586
Houston Baptist10–8 .556  17–17  .500
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .500  12–21  .364
Abilene Christian*8–10 .444  13–18  .419
McNeese State7–11 .389  9–20  .310
Central Arkansas**6–12 .333  7–21  .250
New Orleans6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Nicholls State6–12 .333  11–23  .324
Northwestern State5–13 .278  8–20  .286
Lamar3–15 .167  11–19  .367
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
** Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 Southland Tournament winner

This was year three of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I.[1] During year three, the Cardinals played a normal conference schedule. They were Division I for scheduling purposes and were also be considered as a Division I RPI member. Although Incarnate Word was classified as a Division I school for scheduling purposes in years two through four and can win the regular season conference title, they cannot participate in the conference tournament until the 2017–18 season at which time they will also be able to enter the NCAA Tournament, should they win the conference.

Preseason

The Cardinals were picked to finish sixth (6th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and fifth (5th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.[2]

Audio streaming

All Incarnate Word games were broadcast on KKYX. KKYX's broadcasts were available at their website. KUIW Radio also produced a student media broadcast for each non-televised home game, that was to be available online, and they were to provide streaming of all non-televised home games to be shown via UIW TV.

Roster
2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 0 Jontrell Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoAurora West Aurora, IL
F 1 Derail Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrKlein Forest
Wichita State University		 Houston, TX
PG 2 Mitchell Badillo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrCy Falls Houston, TX
F 3 Simi Socks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCoppell
Bridgton Academy		 Coppell, TX
F 4 Kyle Hittle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNew Braunfels New Braunfels, TX
PF 5 Tavin Askew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWoodale
Shelton CC		 Memphis, TN
PG 10 Tyler Singleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrTriple A Academy Dallas, TX
G 15 Sam Burmeister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoChurchill San Antonio, TX
SG 23 Jorden Kite 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrClark San Antonio, TX
G 24 Phillip Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrEdison High School (New Orleans) New Orleans, LA
F 32 Jerred Kite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrAntonian High School
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi		 San Antonio, TX
G 41 Shawn Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoAlief Hastings New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-20

Schedule and results

Source:[3][4]

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:30 pm		 Texas Lutheran W 86–65  1–0
 McDermott Center (2,108)
San Antonio, TX
11/16/2015*
8:30 pm		 Schreiner W 79–43  2–0
 McDermott Center (502)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2015*
6:00 pm		 at No. 21 Purdue L 61–96  2–1
 Mackey Arena (11,536)
West Lafayette, IN
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm		 at No. 7 Oklahoma L 63–96  2–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (7,332)
Norman, OK
12/03/2015*
8:30 pm		 Dallas Christian W 108–71  3–2
 McDermott Center (602)
San Antonio, TX
12/07/2015*
7:05 pm		 at Sacramento State L 70–73  3–3
 Hornets Nest (803)
Sacramento, CA
12/09/2015*
10:00 pm		 at California L 62–74  3–4
 Haas Pavilion (9,324)
Berkeley, CA
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm		 Our Lady of the Lake L 97–99  3–5
 McDermott Center (502)
San Antonio, TX
12/18/2015*
6:00 pm		 at St. John's W 73–51  4–5
 Carnesecca Arena (4,120)
Queens, NY
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm		 vs. LIU Brooklyn L 59–66  4–6
 Barclays Center (791)
Brooklyn, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Rice W 82–76  5–6
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,747)
Houston, TX
Southland regular season
01/02/2016
4:30 pm		 Sam Houston State L 72–78  5–7
(0–1)		 McDermott Center (809)
San Antonio, TX
01/09/2016
4:30 pm		 Northwestern State W 70–56  6–7
(1–1)		 McDermott Center (554)
San Antonio, TX
01/11/2016
7:00 pm		 at New Orleans W 71–68  7–7
(2–1)		 Lakefront Arena (481)
New Orleans, LA
01/16/2016
4:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 75–71  8–7
(3–1)		 University Center (644)
Hammond, LA
01/23/2016
4:30 pm		 Abilene Christian W 74–60  9–7
(4–1)		 McDermott Center (1,722)
San Antonio, TX
01/25/2016
7:00 pm		 at McNeese State L 76–79  9–8
(4–2)		 Burton Coliseum (401)
Lake Charles, LA
01/30/2016
4:30 pm		 Nicholls State W 68–61  10–8
(5–2)		 McDermott Center (408)
San Antonio, TX
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, TWCS		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 70–65  11–8
(6–2)		 McDermott Center (1,230)
San Antonio, TX
02/06/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar W 74–71  12–8
(7–2)		 Montagne Center (2,128)
Beaumont, TX
02/08/2016
6:30 pm		 at Nicholls State L 60–71  12–9
(7–3)		 Stopher Gym (561)
Thibodaux, LA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm		 Central Arkansas W 71–69  13–9
(8–3)		 McDermott Center (827)
San Antonio, TX
02/15/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 46–84  13–10
(8–4)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,892)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/20/2016
7:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–90  13–11
(8–5)		 Dugan Wellness Center (1,422)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/22/2016
7:00 pm		 at Houston Baptist W 97–91  14–11
(9–5)		 Sharp Gymnasium (818)
Houston, TX
02/27/2016
4:30 pm, TWCS		 Lamar W 89–70  15–11
(10–5)		 McDermott Center (824)
San Antonio, TX
02/29/2016
6:00 pm		 Stephen F. Austin L 58–84  15–12
(10–6)		 McDermott Center (876)
San Antonio, TX
03/03/2016
7:00 pm		 at Abilene Christian W 74–70  16–12
(11–6)		 Moody Coliseum (1,633)
Abilene, TX
03/05/2016
4:00 pm		 Houston Baptist W 97–86  17–12
(12–6)		 McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. February 7, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. "Stephen F Austin Named Favorite in Conference Preseason Polls". Southland Conference. October 28, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. "Incarnate Word Cardinals". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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