2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bilal Batley
  • Brian Curtis
  • John Smith
Home arenaMcDermott Convocation Center
(Capacity: 2,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin171 .944295  .853
Sam Houston State153 .833269  .743
Texas A&M–CC135 .7222014  .588
Northwestern State135 .7221913  .594
Incarnate Word**108 .5561811  .621
Lamar*99 .5001515  .500
McNeese State810 .4441516  .484
Houston Baptist*711 .3891216  .429
Nicholls State711 .3891019  .345
New Orleans612 .3331118  .379
Southeastern Louisiana612 .333923  .281
Abilene Christian**414 .2221021  .323
Central Arkansas*216 .111227  .069
2015 Southland tournament winner
* ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties
** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition

The 2014–15 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by ninth year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center. They were members of the Southland Conference.

This was year 2 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from DII to DI. During year 2 they will play a normal conference schedule. They are DI for scheduling purposes and are also to be considered as a DI RPI member.

Although Incarnate Word was classified as a DI school for scheduling purposes in years 2–4 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.

The Cardinals were picked to finish sixth (6th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the Sports Information Directors Poll.

They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, their first ever DI postseason appearance, where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Lafayette.