2025–26 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2025–26 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
2025–26 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	12–19 (7–15 Southland)
Head coach	Shane Heirman (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Barbee (1st season); Dave Wojcik (1st season); Ben Lang (3rd season); Aidan Kunst (1st season); Alexander Cossé (1st season);
Home arena	McDermott Center; (Capacity: 2,000)
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Shane Heirman, played their home games at the McDermott Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin	20	–	2	.909	28	–	6	.824
McNeese †	19	–	3	.864	28	–	6	.824
UT Rio Grande Valley	14	–	8	.636	19	–	14	.576
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	13	–	9	.591	18	–	15	.545
New Orleans	12	–	10	.545	15	–	18	.455
Nicholls	12	–	10	.545	14	–	19	.424
Northwestern State	8	–	14	.364	10	–	22	.313
Houston Christian	8	–	14	.364	12	–	20	.375
Incarnate Word	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
Lamar	7	–	15	.318	12	–	19	.387
East Texas A&M	6	–	16	.273	11	–	21	.344
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	16	.273	9	–	22	.290

† 2026 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2024–25 season 19–17, 9–11 in Southland Conference play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.^[1] They defeated Southeastern Louisiana,^[2] before falling to Nicholls in the quarterfinals of the Southland Conference tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI,^[4] where they would defeat Manhattan^[5] and Jacksonville,^[6] before falling to eventual tournament champions Illinois State in the semifinals.^[7]

Roster

2025–26 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Esteban Mann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	East Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, CA
G	2	Tahj Staveskie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Cleveland State	Sandusky, OH
G	3	Love Bettis	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	GS	Northwestern State	Pensacola, FL
F/C	4	Jayden Williams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Bella Vista Prep	Chicago, IL
G	5	Davion Bailey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Southeastern CC	Indianapolis, IN
G	6	Harrison Reede	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Southern Utah	Aberdeen, SD
G/F	7	Jordan Pyke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Union (TN)	Greensboro, NC
F	8	Marcus Glover	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Hillcrest Academy	Chicago, IL
F	9	Mihael Tomic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Bosco Institute	Zagreb, Croatia
G	10	Harold Woods	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Northeastern	Hammond, IN
F	21	Lewis Rowe	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	St. Edward's	Adelaide, Australia
G/F	22	Drew Barbee	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Central Michigan	Memphis, TN
G	93	Tyler Simon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Harvard	Houston, TX
G	99	Amani Drummond	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Central Michigan	Houston, TX

Head coach

Shane Heirman (Tulsa)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Barbee (UMass)
Dave Wojcik (Loyola (MD))
Ben Lang (DePaul)
Aidan Kunst (Purdue)
Alexander Cossé (Southeastern Louisiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, MWN	at Colorado State	L 64–98	0–1	27 – Staveskie	6 – Bailey	4 – Staveskie	Moby Arena (4,679) Fort Collins, CO
November 7, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Jarvis Christian	W 104–60	1–1	36 – Reede	11 – Woods	7 – Staveskie	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
November 11, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Southwestern Christian	W 109–70	2–1	29 – Staveskie	11 – Staveskie	10 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (256) San Antonio, TX
November 16, 2025* 4:30 pm, BTN	at Indiana	L 61−69	2−2	17 – Staveskie	5 – Glover	5 – Staveskie	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 20, 2025* 11:30 am, BallerTV	vs. Southern Indiana Boardwalk Battle semifinals	W 87−81	3−2	25 – Bailey	9 – Woods	4 – Staveskie	Ocean Center (475) Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2025* 6:00 pm, BallerTV	vs. High Point Boardwalk Battle championship	L 80–91	3–3	30 – Bailey	9 – Woods	3 – Tied	Ocean Center (606) Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas Lutheran	W 117–55	4–3	21 – Staveskie	17 – Woods	3 – Tied	McDermott Center (196) San Antonio, TX
December 1, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	W 71–67	5–3 (1–0)	29 – Bailey	7 – Tied	5 – Bailey	McDermott Center (1,003) San Antonio, TX
December 6, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 67–74	5–4 (1–1)	21 – Pyke	9 – Pyke	3 – Staveskie	Stopher Gymnasium (721) Thibodaux, LA
December 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans	L 83–84	5–5 (1–2)	28 – Bailey	6 – Woods	5 – Staveskie	Lakefront Arena (368) New Orleans, LA
December 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at TCU	L 65–69	5–6	32 – Bailey	7 – Pyke	7 – Pyke	Schollmaier Arena (4,262) Fort Worth, TX
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona	W 90–66	6–6	24 – Bailey	7 – Woods	7 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (231) San Antonio, TX
December 30, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 79−70	7−6 (2−2)	26 – Pyke	10 – Woods	6 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (104) San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Houston Christian	W 73–56	8–6 (3–2)	27 – Staveskie	10 – Pyke	2 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (201) San Antonio, TX
January 5, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 67–80	8–7 (3–3)	21 – Staveskie	9 – Pyke	4 – Tied	UTRGV Fieldhouse (711) Edinburg, TX
January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 51–63	8–8 (3–4)	11 – Staveskie	8 – Woods	7 – Staveskie	Neches Arena (1,414) Beaumont, TX
January 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 46–56	8–9 (3–5)	10 – Bailey	8 – Woods	2 – Tied	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,387) Nacogdoches, TX
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 76–74	9–9 (4–5)	20 – Miles	9 – Williams	4 – Thomas	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	East Texas A&M	L 58–80	9–10 (4–6)	17 – Staveskie	5 – Woods	3 – Woods	McDermott Center (163) San Antonio, TX
January 24, 2026 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 71–79	9–11 (4–7)	25 – Staveskie	7 – Tied	4 – Staveskie	McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Houston Christian	L 75−81	9−12 (4−8)	27 – Pyke	8 – Pyke	4 – Staveskie	Sharp Gymnasium (781) Houston, TX
January 31, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	L 93–106	9–13 (4–9)	33 – Pyke	12 – Woods	7 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (234) San Antonio, TX
February 2, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 71–69	10–13 (5–9)	36 – Bailey	9 – Woods	3 – Bailey	Hilliard Center (1,785) Corpus Christi, TX
February 7, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese	L 64–81	10–14 (5–10)	19 – Staveskie	11 – Mann	3 – Tied	Townsley Law Arena (3,554) Lake Charles, LA
February 9, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 62–74	10–15 (5–11)	20 – Bailey	10 – Mann	3 – Pyke	Pride Roofing University Center (439) Hammond, LA
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls	L 83–91	10–16 (5–12)	24 – Pyke	7 – Tied	3 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (146) San Antonio, TX
February 16, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans	L 64–78	10–17 (5–13)	19 – Bailey	5 – Woods	5 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (168) San Antonio, TX
February 21, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Texas A&M	W 82–73	11–17 (6–13)	33 – Staveskie	8 – Tomic	5 – Staveskie	The Field House (634) Commerce, TX
February 23, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 49–54	11–18 (6–14)	21 – Bailey	10 – Bailey	5 – Bailey	Prather Coliseum (601) Natchitoches, LA
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar	W 72–60	12–18 (7–14)	26 – Bailey	7 – Woods	4 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (300) San Antonio, TX
March 2, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 68–76	12–19 (7–15)	21 – Bailey	7 – Rowe	4 – Staveskie	McDermott Center (244) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Incarnate Word tops Southeast Louisiana 71-67 in OT in 1st round of Southland Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Nicholls holds off Incarnate Word 74-70 in OT in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Incarnate Word Basketball Defeat Manhattan In First Game Of CBI". FloHoops. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Jacksonville University stopped in first round of College Basketball Invitational". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Chase Walker's tremendous performance secures Illinois State men's basketball a ticket to the CBI Championship". The Vidette. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
↑ "Incarnate Word Cardinals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[2] "Incarnate Word tops Southeast Louisiana 71-67 in OT in 1st round of Southland Conference Tournament". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[3] "Nicholls holds off Incarnate Word 74-70 in OT in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[4] "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[5] "Incarnate Word Basketball Defeat Manhattan In First Game Of CBI". FloHoops. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[6] "Jacksonville University stopped in first round of College Basketball Invitational". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[7] "Chase Walker's tremendous performance secures Illinois State men's basketball a ticket to the CBI Championship". The Vidette. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[8] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

[9] "Incarnate Word Cardinals 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

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