2016–17 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Orleans †	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M–CC	12	–	6	.667	24	–	12	.667
Houston Baptist	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Lamar	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Abilene Christian*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Incarnate Word*	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	8	–	24	.250
McNeese State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland tournament winner

The 2016–17 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by 11th-year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 12–17, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place.

The 2016–17 season was the final year of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I.^[1] 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. They could not participate in the conference tournament until the 2017–18 season at which time they will also be able to participate in the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 16–12, 11–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place.

Roster

2016–17 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PF	00	Myles Thornton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Smithson Valley	Selma, TX
PG	1	Jalin Hart	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	North Shore New Mexico Junior College	Houston, TX
G	2	Evan Beucler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Highland Park Kansas State	Dallas, TX
F	3	Simi Socks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Coppell Bridgton Academy	Coppell, TX
G	4	Christian Peevy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mount Carmel	Chicago, IL
PF	5	Devin Wyatt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	DeSoto Loyola Marymount	Desoto, TX
PG	10	Tyler Singleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Triple A Academy	Dallas, TX
C	12	Miles Banks	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Martin Van Buren Kilgore College	Queens, NY
G	15	Sam Burmeister	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Churchill	San Antonio, TX
PF	20	Marek Hulva	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Slezske Gymnazium Opava Lewis and Clark Community College	Opava, Czech Republic
SG	23	Jorden Kite	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Clark	San Antonio, TX
G	24	Phillip Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Edison	New Orleans, LA
F	32	Jerred Kite	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Antonian Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	San Antonio, TX
G	41	Shawn Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Alief Hastings	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Ken Burmeister (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Curtis (Incarnate Word)
John Smith (Northwestern State)
Johnny Brown (New Mexico)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-12-02

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN	at No. 21 Texas	L 73–78	0–1	Frank Erwin Center (10,922) Austin, TX
November 15* 7:00 pm, SPEC TX	St. Edward's	W 93–90	1–1	McDermott Center (685) San Antonio, TX
November 21* 7:00 pm, SPEC TX	Howard Payne	W 91–61	2–1	McDermott Center (400) San Antonio, TX
November 26* 3:00 pm	Rice	L 79–87	2–2	McDermott Center (530) San Antonio, TX
November 30* 6:30 pm, FCS	at Texas Tech	L 48–69	2–3	United Supermarkets Arena (6,365) Lubbock, TX
December 3* 3:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	W 90–79	3–3	McDermott Center (500) San Antonio, TX
December 7* 7:00 pm	Texas Lutheran	W 78–71	4–3	McDermott Center (395) San Antonio, TX
December 10* 7:00 pm, SPEC TX	Texas A&M International	W 83–68	5–3	McDermott Center (220) San Antonio, TX
December 14* 9:00 pm, MW Net	at UNLV	L 64–92	5–4	Thomas & Mack Center (8,202) Las Vegas, NV
December 17* 6:00 pm, TheW.tv	at Loyola Marymount	L 90–91	5–5	Gersten Pavilion (1,612) Los Angeles, CA
December 21* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Memphis	L 71–95	5–6	FedEx Forum (7,919) Memphis, TN
Southland regular season
December 31 1:00 pm	at Nicholls	L 84–94	5–7 (0–1)	Stopher Gym (501) Thibodaux, LA
January 2, 2017 2:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 63–74	5–8 (0–2)	University Center (552) Hammond, LA
January 5 7:30 pm	Northwestern State	W 84–80	6–8 (1–2)	McDermott Center (698) San Antonio, TX
January 7 3:00 pm	New Orleans	L 72–87	6–9 (1–3)	McDermott Center (751) San Antonio, TX
January 11 7:00 pm, SPEC TX	at Lamar	L 72–87	6–10 (1–4)	Montagne Center (1,812) Beaumont, TX
January 14 3:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 82–77	7–10 (2–4)	McDermott Center (726) San Antonio, TX
January 21 7:30 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	W 70–68	8–10 (3–4)	McDermott Center (1,698) San Antonio, TX
January 26 7:00 pm	Abilene Christian	W 82–79	9–10 (4–4)	McDermott Center (1,177) San Antonio, TX
January 28 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	W 81–80	10–10 (5–4)	Farris Center (538) Conway, AR
February 2 7:30 pm	McNeese State	L 79–87	10–11 (5–5)	McDermott Center (803) San Antonio, TX
February 4 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 70–84	10–12 (5–6)	Sharp Gymnasium (864) Houston, TX
February 9 8:00 pm, ASN	at Stephen F. Austin	L 79–87	10–13 (5–7)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,008) Nacogdoches, TX
February 11 6:15 pm	at Sam Houston State	L 63–72	10–14 (5–8)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,634) Huntsville, TX
February 15 7:30 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 81–97	10–15 (5–9)	McDermott Center (1,058) San Antonio, TX
February 18 3:00 pm	Sam Houston State	W 69–53	11–15 (6–9)	McDermott Center (1,068) San Antonio, TX
February 23 7:00 pm	Nicholls	L 68–77	11–16 (6–10)	McDermott Center (1,743) San Antonio, TX
March 1 7:30 pm	at Abilene Christian	W 89–75	12–16 (7–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,875) Abilene, TX
March 4 1:30 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 64–81	12–17 (7–11)	American Bank Center (1,689) Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. February 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

[1] "Southland Conference Establishes Future Competitive Standards". University of the Incarnate Word. February 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2016.

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Roster

Schedule and results

See also

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