2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team

2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record21–6 (9–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Prince Johnson
  • Brian Curtis
  • Daryl Ward
Home arenaMcDermott Convocation Center
2013–14 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin180 1.000323  .914
Texas A&M–CC144 .7781816  .529
Sam Houston State135 .7222411  .686
Northwestern State126 .6671714  .548
Incarnate Word*95 .643216  .778
Oral Roberts108 .5561716  .515
Nicholls State108 .5561415  .483
McNeese State99 .5001120  .355
New Orleans**810 .4441115  .423
Southeastern Louisiana711 .3891218  .400
Central Arkansas513 .278821  .276
Lamar315 .167426  .133
Abilene Christian*212 .1431120  .355
Houston Baptist216 .111625  .194
2014 Southland tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by eighth year head coach Ken Burmeister and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center. They were new members of the Southland Conference.

This was year 1 of a 4-year transitional period for Incarnate Word from DII to DI. During year 1 they only played conference opponents once, with the exception of Abilene Christian, and were classified as a DII school for scheduling purposes. Since Abilene Christian was also transitioning, they played them twice. Incarnate Word could not win the regular season basketball title for the 2013–14 season.

In years 2–4 Incarnate Word will be classified as a DI school for scheduling purposes. They will increase the number of conference games, and they can win the regular season conference title. However Incarnate Word cannot participate in the conference tournament until the 2017–18 season, at which time they will also be able to enter the post-season tournaments, should they win the conference.

They finished this season 21–6, 9–5 in Southland play to finish in fifth place.