2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by ninth year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.

2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bilal Batley
  • Brian Curtis
  • John Smith
Home arenaMcDermott Convocation Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 29 5   .853
Sam Houston State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Texas A&M–CC 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Northwestern State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Incarnate Word** 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Lamar* 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
McNeese State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Houston Baptist* 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Nicholls State 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
New Orleans 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Southeastern Louisiana 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Abilene Christian** 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Central Arkansas* 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2015 Southland tournament winner

This was year 2 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from DII to DI.[1] During year 2 they will play a normal conference schedule. They are DI for scheduling purposes and are also to be considered as a DI RPI member.

Although Incarnate Word was classified as a DI school for scheduling purposes in years 2–4 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.

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

They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, their first ever DI postseason appearance, where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Audio streaming

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

Roster

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2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
PG 0 Jontrell Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Aurora West Aurora, Illinois
F 1 Derall Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Klein Forest
Wichita State University
Houston, Texas
G 2 Mitchell Badillo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cy Falls Houston, Texas
G 4 Kyle Hittle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr New Bruanfels New Braunfels, Texas
F 5 Traylin Farris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Manvel Pearland, Texas
G 10 Shawn Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Alief Hastings New Orleans, Louisiana
G 11 Denzel Livingston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Waltrip Houston, Texas
F 12 Jerred Kite 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Antonian High School
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
San Antonio, Texas
G 15 Sam Burmeister 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Churchill San Antonio, Texas
F 21 John Baker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So East Central Adkins, Texas
G 22 Marcus Brock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Madison San Antonio, Texas
F 23 Austin Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Steele High School Cibolo, Texas
F 24 Phillip Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Edison High School New Orleans, Louisiana
F 32 Winslo Barry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Christian Life Center
Tyler JC
Nassau
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-19

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference
11/14/2014*
8:00 pm
UT–Tyler W 89–49  1–0
McDermott Center (1,082)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Huston–Tillotson W 94–63  2–0
McDermott Center (568)
San Antonio, TX
11/22/2014*
11:00 am
at Princeton W 79–68  3–0
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,554)
Princeton, NJ
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M International W 105–83  4–0
McDermott Center (462)
San Antonio, TX
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm
St. Edwards W 85–68  5–0
McDermott Center (505)
San Antonio, TX
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm
at UTEP L 65–81  5–1
Don Haskins Center (6,570)
El Paso, TX
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Nebraska W 74–73  6–1
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,275)
Lincoln, NE
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Grand Canyon W 82–80  7–1
GCU Arena (4,692)
Phoenix, AZ
12/20/2014*
6:00 pm
at UMKC W 114–110 3OT 8–1
Municipal Auditorium (1,473)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 47–76  8–2
Reynolds Center (4,209)
Tulsa, OK
Conference Games
01/03/2015
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 78–84  8–3
(0–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (771)
Huntsville, TX
01/10/2015
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 101–103  8–4
(0–2)
Prather Coliseum (1,412)
Natchitoches, LA
01/12/2015
4:00 pm
New Orleans W 97–66  9–4
(1–2)
McDermott Center (417)
San Antonio, TX
01/17/2015
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 98–108 2OT 9–5
(1–3)
McDermott Center (1,250)
San Antonio, TX
01/24/2015
4:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 77–61  10–5
(2–3)
Moody Coliseum (1,325)
Abilene, TX
01/26/2015
7:00 pm
McNeese State W 86–84  11–5
(3–3)
McDermott Center (672)
San Antonio, TX
01/31/2015
3:30 pm
at Nicholls State W 69–58  12–5
(4–3)
Stopher Gym (768)
Thibodaux, LA
02/03/2015
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 70–71  12–6
(4–4)
American Bank Center (1,283)
Corpus Christi, TX
02/07/2015
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 78–72  13–6
(5–4)
McDermott Center (1,710)
San Antonio, TX
02/10/2015
7:00 pm
Nicholls State W 73–64  14–6
(6–4)
McDermott Center (510)
San Antonio, TX
02/13/2015
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 77–67  15–6
(7–4)
Farris Center (688)
Conway, AR
02/16/2015
7:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 76–90  15–7
(7–5)
McDermott Center (1,112)
San Antonio, TX
02/21/2015
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 74–68  16–7
(8–5)
McDermott Center (1,200)
San Antonio, TX
02/23/2015
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 77–64  17–7
(9–5)
McDermott Center (802)
San Antonio, TX
02/28/2015
6:00 pm
at Lamar L 66–79  17–8
(9–6)
Montagne Center (2,005)
Beaumont, TX
03/02/2015
7:00 pm
at Stephen F. Austin L 62–83  17–9
(9–7)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,194)
Nacogdoches, TX
03/05/2015
8:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 64–52  18–9
(10–7)
McDermott Center (1,427)
San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 77–78  18–10
(10–8)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,008)
Houston, TX
CIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette
First round
L 68–83  18–11
McDermott Center (1,811)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Flores, David (August 20, 2012). "UIW approved for SLC membership; will start transition to Div. I in 2013-14". KENS5. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 12. Retrieved October 26, 2014.