# 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.
This was year three of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I. During year three, the Cardinals played a normal conference schedule. They were Division I for scheduling purposes and were also 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.

## 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.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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. |||||