2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represent the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by 1st-year head coach Carson Cunningham and play their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–25 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach	Carson Cunningham (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Kenyon Spears Darnel Archey Taylor Land Ryan Imhoff
Home arena	McDermott Convocation Center (Capacity: 2,000)

2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sam Houston State	16	–	2		.889			21	–	12		.636
Abilene Christian †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	7		.794
Southeastern Louisiana	12	–	6		.667			17	–	16		.515
New Orleans	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Lamar	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Texas A&M–CC	9	–	9		.500			14	–	18		.438
Central Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Houston Baptist	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Stephen F. Austin	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Nicholls	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Northwestern State	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
McNeese State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Incarnate Word	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2019 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster

2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dwight Murray, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Pebblebrook HS Austell, Georgia F 1 Antoine Smith Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bosco Institute Westerville, Ohio G 2 Jordan Caruso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Staten Island Prep New York City, New York F 4 Christian Peevy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Mount Carmel HS Chicago, Illinois G 5 Romello Wilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Woodlands HS The Woodlands, Texas G 10 Cody Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So St. Pius X HS Fresno, Texas G 11 Des Balentine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Tyler JC Kokomo, Indiana G 12 Augustine Ene 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Creekview HS Carrollton, Texas F 13 Charles Brown III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Murray State New Orleans, Louisiana G 14 Keaton Hervey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cedar Park HS Cedar Park, Texas G 20 Morgan Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Marist HS Chicago, Illinois F 21 Corey Sato 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Randall HS Amarillo, Texas G 23 Jorden Kite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Clark HS San Antonio, Texas F 24 Bryce Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Deer Valley HS Glendale, Arizona G 25 Brandon Swaby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Northeast HS Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Head coach Carson Cunningham (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Kenyon Spears (Lamar) Darnel Archey (Butler) Taylor Land (St. Edward's) Ryan Imhoff (Carroll College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-10-26

Schedule and results

Sources:

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 6:30 pm, FSSW+	at Texas Tech	L 37–87	0–1	16 – Smith Jr.	4 – 3 Tied	2 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (10,198) Lubbock, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	St. Francis	W 63–49	1–1	14 – Brown III	7 – Smith Jr.	3 – Caruso	McDermott Convocation Center (422) San Antonio, TX
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	UT Tyler	W 66–54	2–1	19 – Taylor	6 – Smith Jr.	4 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (642) San Antonio, TX
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	Texas Lutheran	W 70–59	3–1	23 – Taylor	9 – Smith Jr.	4 – Taylor	McDermott Convocation Center (350) San Antonio, TX
Nov 16, 2018* 10:00 am	vs. Montana The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	L 66–93	3–2	12 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Taylor	Kendal G. L. Isaacs National Gymnasium (225) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 17, 2018* 10:00 a.m.	vs. North Dakota State The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	W 80–78 OT	4–2	24 – Taylor	6 – Peevy	4 – Murray Jr.	Kendal G. L. Isaacs National Gymnasium  Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 p.m.	vs. Florida Atlantic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	L 68–71	4–3	18 – Ene	4 – Tied	6 – Taylor	Kendal G. L. Isaacs National Gymnasium (263) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northern Colorado	L 64–90	4–4	26 – Peevy	7 – Ene	2 –  4 Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (705) San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	L 68–80	4–5	32 – Peevy	6 – Ene	4 – Murray Jr.	Vadalabene Center (1,011) Edwardsville, IL
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Trinity	W 82–57	5–5	23 – Peevy	11 – Peevy	3 – 2 Tied	McDermott Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
Dec 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, SECN	at LSU	L 50–91	5–6	16 – Peevy	4 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,098) Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	L 57–63	5–7	14 – Brown III	6 – Davis	4 – Taylor	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,152) Chicago, IL
Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS2	at DePaul	L 71–81	5–8	27 – Brown III	6 – Smith Jr.	5 – Taylor	Wintrust Arena (3,705) Chicago, IL
Southland regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm	McNeese State	L 77–88	5–9 (0–1)	18 – Murray	3 – Tied	3 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (170) San Antonio, TX
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm	Nicholls State	W 65–58	6–9 (1–1)	17 – Tied	7 – Brown	7 – Murray	McDermott Convocation Center (301) San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2019 5:30 pm	at Sam Houston State	L 52–66	6–10 (1–2)	18 – Murray	12 – Smith	2 – Graham	Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum (703) Huntsville, TX
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 60–77	6–11 (1–3)	18 – Ene	6 – Ene	2 – Smith Jr.	McDermott Convocation Center (421) San Antonio, TX
Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Stephen F. Austin	L 71–74	6–12 (1–4)	16 – Peevy	6 – Brown	7 – Taylor	McDermott Convocation Center (1,139) San Antonio, TX
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 81–87 OT	6–13 (1–5)	26 – Peevy	7 – Peevy	6 – Murray Jr.	Montagne Center (2,464) Beaumont, TX
Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ELVN / SLC Digital	New Orleans	L 52–61	6–14 (1–6)	20 – Peevy	11 – Peevy	3 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (507) San Antonio, TX
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm	Houston Baptist	L 92–96	6–15 (1–7)	20 – Murray Jr.	5 – Tied	4 – 3 Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (231) San Antonio, TX
Feb 2, 2019 4:15 pm	at New Orleams	L 72–89	6–16 (1–8)	25 – Peevy	7 – Wilbert	3 – Tied	Lakefront Arena (652) New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 61–70	6–17 (1–9)	22 – Peevy	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	American Bank Center (2,318) Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 64–70	6–18 (1–10)	23 – Brown	8 – Peevy	4 – Graham	University Center (666) Hammond, LA
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm	Abilene Christian	L 48–68	6–19 (1–11)	13 – Ene	8 – Ene	2 – Tied	McDermott Convocation Center (739) San Antonio, TX
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm	Lamar	L 81–87 OT	6–20 (1–12)	26 – Peevy	7 – Peevy	6 – Murray	McDermott Convocation Center (2,464) San Antonio, TX
Feb 23, 2019 4:30 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 54–81	6–21 (1–13)	17 – Ene	6 – Wilbert	5 – Graham	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,803) Nacogdoches, TX
Feb 27, 2019 6:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 60–68	6–22 (1–14)	21 – Smith	7 – Ene	6 – Murray	Prather Coliseum (1,124) Natchitoches, LA
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 72–74 OT	6–23 (1–15)	17 – Peevy	6 – Ene	6 – Graham	McDermott Convocation Center (860) San Antonio Texas
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	L 111–118	6–24 (1–16)	29 – Peevy	6 – Peevy	5 – Caruso	Sharp Gymnasium (684) Houston, TX
Mar 9, 2019 3:30 pm	at Abilene Christian	L 52–81	6–25 (1–17)	13 – Ene	5 – Peevy	4 – Ene	Moody Coliseum (1,501) Abilene, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2018–19 Incarnate Word Cardinals women's basketball team