▁be ▁pun ished <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁Inc arn ate ▁Word ▁Card inals ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁represented ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Inc arn ate ▁Word ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁season . ▁The ▁Card inals ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁t enth ▁year ▁head ▁coach ▁Ken ▁Bur meister ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁Mc D erm ott ▁Con v ocation ▁Center . ▁They ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South land ▁Conference . ▁The ▁Card inals ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 7 – 1 2 , ▁ 1 2 – 6 ▁in ▁conference ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁third ▁place . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁year ▁three ▁of ▁a ▁four - year ▁trans itional ▁period ▁for ▁Inc arn ate ▁Word ▁from ▁Division ▁II ▁to ▁Division ▁I . ▁During ▁year ▁three , ▁the ▁Card inals ▁played ▁a ▁normal ▁conference ▁schedule . ▁They ▁were ▁Division ▁I ▁for ▁sched uling ▁purposes ▁and ▁were ▁also ▁be ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁Division ▁I ▁R PI ▁member . ▁Although ▁Inc arn ate ▁Word ▁was ▁class ified ▁as ▁a ▁Division ▁I ▁school ▁for ▁sched uling ▁purposes ▁in ▁years ▁two ▁through ▁four ▁and ▁can ▁win ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁conference ▁title , ▁they ▁cannot ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁tournament ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁they ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament , ▁should ▁they ▁win ▁the ▁conference