Conference Southland Conference Assistant coach Brian Curtis Assistant coach Johnny Brown | 2016–17 record 11–16 (6–10 Southland) Assistant coach John Smith | |
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Head coach Ken Burmeister (11th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals are led by 11th-year head coach Ken Burmeister and play their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.
The 2016–17 season will be the final year of a four-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from Division II to Division I. During year four, the Cardinals will play a normal conference schedule. They will be Division I for scheduling purposes and will also be considered as a Division I RPI member. The university can win the regular season conference title, but cannot 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.