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
Conference	Southland Conference
2015–16 record	17–12 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Burmeister (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Curtis John Smith Johnny Brown
Home arena	McDermott Convocation Center (Capacity: 2,000)

2015–16 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Stephen F. Austin †	18	–	0		1.000			28	–	6		.824
Texas A&M–CC	15	–	3		.833			25	–	8		.758
Sam Houston State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
Incarnate Word*	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
Houston Baptist	10	–	8		.556			17	–	17		.500
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9		.500			12	–	21		.364
Abilene Christian*	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
McNeese State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	20		.310
Central Arkansas**	6	–	12		.333			7	–	21		.250
New Orleans	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Nicholls State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	23		.324
Northwestern State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	20		.286
Lamar	3	–	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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown PG 0 Jontrell Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Aurora West Aurora, IL F 1 Derail Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Klein Forest Wichita State University Houston, TX PG 2 Mitchell Badillo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Cy Falls Houston, TX F 3 Simi Socks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Coppell Bridgton Academy Coppell, TX F 4 Kyle Hittle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX PF 5 Tavin Askew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Woodale Shelton CC Memphis, TN PG 10 Tyler Singleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Triple A Academy Dallas, TX G 15 Sam Burmeister 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Churchill San Antonio, TX SG 23 Jorden Kite 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Clark San Antonio, TX G 24 Phillip Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Edison High School (New Orleans) New Orleans, LA F 32 Jerred Kite 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Antonian 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) So Alief Hastings New Orleans, LA	Head coach Ken Burmeister (Saint Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Brian Curtis (Incarnate Word) John Smith (Northwestern State) Johnny Brown (New Mexico) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

• 2015–16 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team

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.