# 2022–23 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's 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. On May 5, the school named Central Michigan associate head coach Shane Heirman the team's new head coach.

## 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.
| 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | North Dakota | L 57–65 | 0–1 | McDermott Center (515) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 12, 2022* 5:00 pm | at UNLV | L 63–88 | 0–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (4,931) 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 (145) 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 (1,341) 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 (343) Grambling, LA |
| Dec 11, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kansas State | L 50–98 | 5–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,042) 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 (0–1) | The Field House (245) Commerce, TX |
| Jan 4, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 61–91 | 6–9 (0–2) | American Bank Center (1,400) Corpus Christi, TX |
| Jan 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 71–80 | 6–10 (0–3) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 12, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | New Orleans | L 79–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (0–4) | McDermott Center (291) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–75 | 6–12 (0–5) | McDermott Center (391) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Houston Christian | W 89–78 | 7–12 (1–5) | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX |
| Jan 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | W 70–64 | 8–12 (2–5) | Montagne Center Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 26, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | McNeese | W 70–65 | 9–12 (3–5) | McDermott Center (N/A) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 28, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Nicholls | W 69–67 | 10–12 (4–5) | McDermott Center (386) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 2, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 67–77 | 10–13 (4–6) | University Center (920) Hammond, LA |
| Feb 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at New Orleans | W 78–70 | 11–13 (5–6) | Lakefront Arena (949) New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 9, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lamar | L 59–68 | 11–14 (5–7) | McDermott Center (320) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 11, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Houston Christian | L 78–84 | 11–15 (5–8) | McDermott Center (427) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 16, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at McNeese | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (5–9) | The Legacy Center (1,813) Lake Charles, LA |
| Feb 18, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Nicholls | L 74–84 | 11–17 (5–10) | Stopher Gymnasium (544) Thibodaux, LA |
| Feb 23, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Northwestern State | L 66–71 | 11–18 (5–11) | McDermott Center (215) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 25, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 79–75 | 12–18 (6–11) | McDermott Center San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 1, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northwestern State | L 64–81 | 12–19 (6–12) | Prather Coliseum (1,568) Natchitoches, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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