Division I · Southland Conference
University of the Incarnate Word Men's Basketball
San Antonio, TX · the Cardinals · University of the Incarnate Word overview
25
Roster
10 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.7M
Team budget
15th percentile in Division I
$68,886
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
941
APR
94% of players retained
93%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of the Incarnate Word fields a men's basketball team in the Southland Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 25 players, well above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,722,172, well below the median of $3M — $68,886 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 941, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,597,245 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,262 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#309Team budgetof 362 · Division I#349Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#3Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#312APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster25 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,722,172 for the year
- Operating expenses$389,293 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$68,886 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate941 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,597,245 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,262 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$143,036 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Heirman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,726undergraduates · 7,251 students in all
Women 62% Men 38%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →93%admitted · of 11,162 applicants
SAT middle 50%900 – 1140
ACT middle 50%17 – 24
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →25on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1525
10 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate941
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,722,172 $68,887 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,597,245
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $143,036
Cost
Full picture →$21,246net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →0.71violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 26 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of the Incarnate Word
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program25 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions93% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$21,246 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 4,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.71 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 1 | 22 | $510k | — | 28% | |
| St. Mary's University (Texas) Division II · Lone Star Conference | 6 | 16 | $897k | — | 89% | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference | 12 | 16 | $2.9M | 958 | 88% | |
| Texas Lutheran University Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 30 | 20 | $159k | — | 95% | |
| Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 43 | 15 | $3.4M | 976 | 89% | |
| Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference | 56 | 28 | $245k | — | 88% | |
| St. Edward's University Division II · Lone Star Conference | 68 | 15 | $1.1M | — | 84% | |
| University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference | 71 | 16 | $22M | 968 | 29% | |
| Concordia University Texas Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 76 | 43 | $252k | — | 91% | |
| Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 94 | 20 | $266k | — | 39% | |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference | 126 | 18 | $327k | — | 95% | |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Division II · Lone Star Conference | 139 | 17 | $702k | — | 92% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Southland Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University at cap | 15 | $3.2M | $211,284 | 945 | vs | |
| Stephen F. Austin State University at cap | 15 | $2.4M | $160,259 | 810 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 2 over cap | 17 | $2.2M | $129,128 | 947 | vs | |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2 over cap | 17 | $2M | $116,600 | 970 | vs | |
| Lamar University room for 1 | 14 | $1.9M | $135,494 | 947 | vs | |
| East Texas A&M University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.8M | $109,807 | — | vs | |
| University of the Incarnate Word 10 over cap | 25 | $1.7M | $68,886 | 941 | vs | |
| Houston Christian University at cap | 15 | $1.5M | $97,595 | 960 | vs | |
| LSU New Orleans room for 1 | 14 | $1.3M | $93,631 | 960 | vs | |
| Northwestern State University at cap | 15 | $1.3M | $85,718 | 967 | vs | |
| Nicholls State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,812 | 937 | vs | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,753 | 980 | vs |
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