| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Incarnate Word Cardinals |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 8–14 |
| Conf Record: | 5–9 |
| Head Coach: | Carson Cunningham |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Taylor Land |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Chris Artis |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Ryne Smith |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | McDermott Center (Capacity: 2,000) |
The 2020–21 Incarnate Word Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Carson Cunningham and played their home games at McDermott Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They qualified for the Southland tournament for the first time in school history.[1]
The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 6–14 in Southland play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.
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