# 2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by 12th-year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 7–21, 2–16 in Southland play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.
The season marked the Cardinals' first full season as a Division I school after a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I and were thus eligible for postseason play.
On March 6, 2018, the school announced that head coach Ken Burmeister would not return as head coach. The Cardinals hired Carson Cunningham from Carroll College of the NAIA as the new head coach on March 22, 2018.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 12–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place.
The season was the final year of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I. During year four, the Cardinals played a normal conference schedule. They were Division I for scheduling purposes and were also considered as a Division I RPI member, but were not eligible for postseason play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | Southwestern | W 87–71 | 1–0 | 24 – Brown III | 13 – Brown III | 4 – Tied | McDermott Convocation Center (1,530) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | Trinity | W 93–57 | 2–0 | 19 – Socks | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Hart | McDermott Convocation Center (1,234) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | McMurry | W 88–49 | 3–0 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | McDermott Convocation Center (1,311) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | L 87–91 | 3–1 | 20 – Peevy | 9 – Johnson | 7 – Hart | McDermott Convocation Center (1,588) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | at Houston | L 58–97 | 3–2 | 17 – Socks | 9 – Peevy | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena (2,724) Houston, TX |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW | at No. 15 Gonzaga | L 68–103 | 3–3 | 17 – Hart | 5 – Socks | 3 – Johnson | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm | Texas Lutheran | W 91–63 | 4–3 | 17 – Hervey | 7 – Tied | 7 – Hart | McDermott Convocation Center (721) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | UMKC | W 77–73 | 5–3 | 20 – Socks | 11 – Johnson | 6 – Hart | McDermott Convocation Center (988) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 19, 2017* 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 66–72 | 5–4 | 21 – Socks | 7 – Brown III | 5 – Hart | Don Haskins Center (6,023) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, SECN | at Florida | L 60–75 | 5–5 | 13 – Brown III | 7 – Johnson | 1 – 5 tied | O'Connell Center (8,021) Gainesville, FL |
| Southland regular season ||||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 6:30 pm | at McNeese State | L 62–85 | 5–6 (0–1) | 18 – Peevy | 7 – Johnson | 2 – 3 tied | Burton Coliseum (743) Lake Charles, LA |
| Dec 30, 2017 6:00 pm | at Nicholls State | L 60–77 | 5–7 (0–2) | 14 – Burmeister | 5 – 3 tied | 3 – Hart | Stopher Gym (203) Thibodaux, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm | Sam Houston State | L 74–85 | 5–8 (0–3) | 21 – Brown III | 2 – 4 tied | 4 – Graham | McDermott Convocation Center (1,052) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | L 76–92 | 5–9 (0–4) | 24 – Tied | 9 – Peevy | 4 – Graham | Farris Center (1,156) Conway, AR |
| Jan 13, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 63–83 | 5–10 (0–5) | 11 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Graham | William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,699) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | Lamar | L 69–90 | 5–11 (0–6) | 24 – Brown III | 3 – 3 tied | 3 – Graham | McDermott Convocation Center (735) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at New Orleans | L 70–74 | 5–12 (0–7) | 22 – Johnson | 9 – Kulikov | 4 – Hervey | Lakefront Arena (1,407) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | L 86–102 | 5–13 (0–8) | 22 – Brown III | 9 – Brown III | 6 – Graham | Sharp Gymnasium (631) Houston, TX |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm, ELVN | New Orleams | L 58–68 | 5–14 (0–9) | 11 – Graham | 11 – Kulikov | 3 – Graham | McDermott Convocation Center (1,394) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 3, 2018 3:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 51–56 | 5–15 (0–10) | 14 – Tied | 9 – Johnson | 3 – Graham | McDermott Convocation Center (1,532) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | L 68–86 | 5–16 (0–11) | 26 – Brown III | 8 – Brown III | 4 – Tied | McDermott Convocation Center (601) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 4:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 69–80 | 5–17 (0–12) | 17 – Hervey | 5 – Brown III | 2 – Brown III | Moody Coliseum (1,210) Abilene, TX |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Lamar | L 62–85 | 5–18 (0–13) | 27 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Graham | Montagne Center (1,594) Beaumont, TX |
| Feb 17, 2018 3:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin | L 70–81 | 5–19 (0–14) | 23 – Johnson | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Tied | McDermott Convocation Center (567) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | Northwestern State | L 54–66 | 5–20 (0–15) | 19 – Burmeister | 8 – Brown III | 4 – Graham | McDermott Convocation Center (876) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 1:30 pm | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 69–62 | 6–20 (1–15) | 18 – Brown III | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Ene | American Bank Center (1,970) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 83–71 | 7–20 (2–15) | 28 – Johnson | 17 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | McDermott Convocation Center (1,052) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm | Abilene Christian | L 59–69 | 7–21 (2–16) | 12 – Brown III | 7 – Tied | 1 – 3 Tied | McDermott Convocation Center (1,256) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||||