2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team US college basketball team
The 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Carson Cunningham and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference . 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] Shane Heirman the team's new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season 7–25, 3–11 in Southland play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Houston Baptist .
Preseason polls
Southland Conference Poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 25, 2022. Receiving 36 votes overall, the Cardinals were picked to finish tenth in the conference.[ 3]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
149 (11)
2
Nicholls
137 (6)
3
New Orleans
129 (2)
4
Southeastern
105
5
McNeese
97
6
Northwestern State
92
7
Texas A&M–Commerce
56
8
Houston Christian
55 (1)
9
Lamar
44
10 Incarnate Word 36
Preseason All Conference
No Cardinals were selected to the Preseason all conference teams.[ 4]
Roster
2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
SG 0
Dylan Hayman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg)
So Healdsburg HS
Healdsburg, CA
G 1
Silas Livingston 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 130 lb (59 kg)
Fr Robert G. Cole HS
San Antonio, TX
F 3
Davante Dennis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr Red Lion Area Senior HS
Baltimore , MD
G 4
Reggie Abram 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr Hammond HS
Merrillville, IN
G 5
Brandon Swaby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr Northeast HS
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 10
Jonathan Cisse 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Jr St. Thomas More HS Indian River SC
Lafayette, LA
G 11
Jah Gulley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Lockhart HS
Lockhart, TX
G 12
Niki Krause 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Fr Billings Central Catholic HS White Wings Hanau
Hochheim Am Main, Germany
G 13
Josh Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr Father Henry Carr Secondary School
Brampton , ON
C 15
Kevin Schutte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
GS CSE ZwolleHofstra
Zwolle , Netherlands
G 21
Luca Barei 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Fr Prince Alfred College
Adelaide , Australia
F/C 23
Stephon Payne III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Fr Andrew Jackson HS
Jacksonville, FL
F/C 24
Benjamin Griscti 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So Cabra Dominican College
Adelaide , Australia
G 25
Trey Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Concordia Lutheran HS
Houston, TX
F/C 33
Gabe Beny Til 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
Fr Hurricane HS
South Sudan
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 7, 2022 *7:30 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota L 57–65 0–1
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Nov 12, 2022 *5:00 pm
at UNLV
L 63–88 0–2
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
Nov 15, 2022 *6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas Lutheran W 84–47 1–2
McDermott Center (145)San Antonio, TX
Nov 19, 2022 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso
L 64–68 1–3
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Nov 22, 2022 *6:30 pm, ESPN+
Our Lady of the Lake W 85–76 2–3
McDermott Center (322)San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2022 *5:00 pm
vs. Dartmouth UTSA MTE W 69–64 3–3
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Nov 27, 2022 *5:00 pm
vs. Grambling UTSA MTE W 63–61 4–3
Convocation Center (201)San Antonio, TX
Nov 28, 2022 *6:30 pm, CUSA.tv
at UTSA UTSA MTE L 62–68 4–4
Convocation Center (797)San Antonio, TX
Nov 30, 2022 *6:30 pm, ESPN+
Dallas Christian W 112–64 5–4
McDermott Center (271)San Antonio, TX
Dec 3, 2022 *3:00 pm
at Grambling
L 39–72 5–5
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
Dec 11, 2022 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State
L 50–98 5–6
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
Dec 16, 2022 *5:30 pm, ESPN+
Bethune–Cookman W 77–65 6–6
McDermott Center (195)San Antonio, TX
Dec 21, 2022 *7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
at FIU
L 74–79 6–7
Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Southland Conference Regular season
Dec 31, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Commerce
L 74–82 OT
6–8
The Field House Commerce, TX
Jan 4, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 61–91 6–9
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 71–80 6–10
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
New Orleans L 79–85 OT
6–11
McDermott Center (291)San Antonio, TX
Jan 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana L 71–75 6–12
McDermott Center (391)San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Houston Christian
W 89–78 7–12
Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar
W 70–64 8–12
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
Jan 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
McNeese W 70–65 9–12
McDermott Center (N/A)San Antonio, TX
Jan 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Nicholls W 69–67 10–12
McDermott Center (386)San Antonio, TX
Feb 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 67–77 10–13
University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Orleans
W 78–70 11–13
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 59–68 11–14
McDermott Center (320)San Antonio, TX
Feb 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston Christian L 78–84 11–15
McDermott Center (427)San Antonio, TX
Feb 16, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
at McNeese
L 76–78 OT
11–16
The Legacy Center Lake Charles, LA
Feb 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nicholls
L 74–84 11–17
Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, LA
Feb 23, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern State L 66–71 11–18
McDermott Center (215)San Antonio, TX
Feb 25, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Commerce W 79–75 12–18
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
Mar 1, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northwestern State
L 64–81 12–19
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source: [ 5] [ 6]
See also
2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team
References
^ Luca, Greg (April 11, 2023). "UIW fires coach Carson Cunningham after five seasons" . San Antonio Express-News . Retrieved June 9, 2023 . ^ Database, Coaches (May 5, 2023). "Shane Heirman hired at Incarnate Word coach" . Coaches Database . Retrieved June 9, 2023 . ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Picked as Favorites in 2022-23 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll" . Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "Southland Announces 2022-23 Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Teams; HCU'S Lee is Preseason Player of the Year" . Southland Conference. October 25, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule" . UIW Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .^ "Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule 2022-23" . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
