UIW Cardinals - Basketball

UIW Cardinals Basketball represents the University of the Incarnate Word in NCAA Division I basketball from San Antonio, Texas. The Cardinals’ men’s and women’s teams compete in the Southland Conference, and UIW Athletics publishes official schedules, results, rosters, statistics, tickets and team news. Both 2026–27 conference programmes use 22-game schedules. The women open conference play at McNeese on 3 December and are scheduled for the Southland Tournament in Lake Charles from 8–11 March; the men begin at Southeastern Louisiana on 5 December and end their league schedule at Stephen F. Austin on 1 March. The men play home games at McDermott Center and are coached by Shane Heirman; Jhasmin Player leads the women’s team. This profile concerns University of the Incarnate Word basketball, not the Southland Conference organiser, UIW football or another Cardinals sport.