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Game #27 Men’s Basketball 2016-17 BALL STATE TV/INTERNET Schedule/Results ESPN3, WatchESPN NOVEMBER Adam Jaksa (play-by-play) 3 UINDY (Exhibition) W, 74-64 Matt DeVries (analyst) 11 at Saint Louis^ (FSMW) W, 85-64 15 INDIANA STATE (ESPN3) L, 74-80 (OT) RADIO 18 at Alabama^ (SECN) L, 59-77 Ball State Radio Network 21 vs. Coppin State^ W, 79-77 WLBC 104.1 FM 23 vs. Southern Utah^ W, 94-83 Ball State Central Michigan Joel Godett (play-by-play) 27 at Valparaiso L, 73-79 David Eha (analyst) 29 IU KOKOMO (ESPN3) W, 92-52 Cardinals Chippewas Sports Link Radio DECEMBER Record: 16-10 (7-6 MAC) Record: 16-10 (6-7 MAC) WCRD 91.3 FM 3 IUPUI (ESPN3) L, 62-73 Coach: James Whitford Coach: Keno Davis Connor Onion (play-by-play) 6 BRADLEY (ESPN3) W, 80-63 Last: W, 81-72 (OT) at NIU Last: L, 99-93 vs. Buffalo Petar Hood (analyst) 10 EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) W, 91-86 (OT) H: 9-5; A: 5-5; N: 2-0 H: 10-2; A: 5-6; N: 1-2 19 LONGWOOD (ESPN3) W, 61-45 Last 5 Games: 2-3 Last 5 Games: 2-3 22 ALABAMA STATE (ESPN3) W, 73-48 29 at North Florida (ESPN3) W, 73-68 Feb. 18, 2017 (4:30 p.m.) | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. | McGuirk Arena (5,300) JANUARY 3 at Kent State* L, 90-100 A Look at the Cardinals 7 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN3) L, 71-76 • Ball State begins its second trip through the MAC West Division with a trip to Central Michigan. 10 MIAMI* (ESPN3) W, 85-74 The Cardinals are 5-0 against the division this season, including a 98-83 victory over the 14 at Buffalo* (ESPN3) W, 92-77 Chippewas on Jan. 17 in Muncie. 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, 98-83 21 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) L, 74-79 • Ball State sits alone in first place in the West Division. A quartet of teams, including Central 24 at Eastern Michigan* (ASN/E3) W, 88-80 28 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) W, 84-78 Michigan, is one game back. BSU and CMU shared the division championship last season. 31 TOLEDO* (ESPN3) W, 81-80 • The Cardinals are coming off an 81-72 overtime victory at Northern Illinois. They trailed the FEBRUARY whole way until a 19-0 run that included the final eight points of regulation and the first 11 3 BUFFALO* (ESPNU) L, 69-96 points of the extra period. 7 at Akron* (ASN/E3) L, 63-65 10 OHIO* (CBSSN) L, 77-79 • Senior guard Ryan Weber led Ball State with 23 points against NIU and came within one of the 14 at Northern Illinois* (ASN/E3) W, 81-72 (OT) school record with seven made 3-pointers. Weber also surpassed 1,000 points for his career, 18 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 4:30pm becoming the second Cardinal to reach the mark this season (Franko House). Weber scored 420 21 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) 7pm points in two years at Youngstown State and has 595 in two years at Ball State. 25 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) 2pm 28 at Toledo* (BCSN/ESPN3) 7pm • House, a senior forward, is five games away from tying the school record for games played in a MARCH career. Mike Spicer (1988-92) holds the record with 126. House ranks sixth on the games played 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) 7pm list and fifth on the games started chart (105). 6 MAC First Round # TBA 9 MAC Quarterfinals # (ESPN3) TBA • Sophomore center Trey Moses is coming off back-to-back double-doubles, averaging 13.5 10 MAC Semifinals # (CBSSN) TBA points and 12.0 rebounds over the past two games. Moses owns six double-doubles on the 11 MAC Championship # (ESPN2) TBA season, including four in the past nine games. All times listed as Eastern and subject to change. ^ Men Who Speak Up Main Event (Nov. 21 & 23 games played in Las Vegas, Nevada) * Denotes Mid-American Conference game Projected Starters (based on last game) # MAC Tournament (1st round at campus sites, remainder in Cleveland, Ohio) Pos. No. Name Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes PG 2 Tayler Persons So. 15.2 3.6 5.3 2nd in the MAC in assists, 11th in scoring SG 34 Sean Sellers Jr. 9.2 2.8 1.3 .422 career 3-point shooter Follow the Cardinals Online ... SF 33 Ryan Weber Sr. 9.5 2.9 1.6 Reached 1,000 points against NIU Website. ballstatesports.com PF 15 Franko House Sr. 13.0 6.3 2.2 5th in BSU history with 105 career starts Twitter. .@BallStateSports C 41 Trey Moses So. 9.7 8.7 2.4 4th in the MAC in rebounding @BallStateMBB Ball State at Central Michigan | Feb. 18, 2017 | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (McGuirk Arena) Ball State Roster QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) GENERAL INFORMATION 0 Francis Kiapway G 6-3 195 Jr. Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas More [Conn.]) School. .Ball State University 1 Jontrell Walker* G 6-1 182 Jr. Aurora, Ill. (Incarnate Word) Location . .Muncie, Ind. Founded. 1918 2 Tayler Persons G 6-3 220 R-So. Kokomo, Ind. (Northern Kentucky) Enrollment. 21,196 3 Josh Thompson G 6-1 201 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) Nickname. .Cardinals 11 Kaleb Mallory G 5-8 168 Sr. Muncie, Ind. (Central) Arena . .Worthen Arena (11,500) 14 Kyle Mallers F 6-7 225 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) Affiliation . NCAA Division I 15 Franko House F 6-6 248 Sr. Elkhart, Ind. (Concord) Conference. Mid-American Conference 22 Jeremie Tyler G 6-2 170 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) . (West Division) Interim President. Terry King 24 Zach Hollywood F 6-9 192 Fr. Bradley, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais) Athletics Director.. .Mark Sandy 25 Tahjai Teague F 6-8 218 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) Press Row Phone. .765-285-8930 33 Ryan Weber G/F 6-6 228 5th-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Youngstown State) 34 Sean Sellers G/F 6-6 216 Jr. Greensburg, Ind. (Greensburg) BASKETBALL HISTORY 35 DouDou Gueye C 6-10 230 Grad Dakar, Senegal (South Carolina State) First Year of Basketball . .1920-21 41 Trey Moses C 6-9 245 So. Louisville, Ky. (Eastern) All-Time Record ...1192-1110-1 (96 yrs) NCAA Appearances. 7 (last in 2000) *Sitting out as a transfer Best Showing. Sweet 16 (1990) NIT Appearances. 4 (last in 2002) The Coaching Staff CIT Appearances . 1 (2016) Head Coach: James Whitford (Wisconsin, 1994); Fourth season TEAM INFORMATION Associate Head Coach: Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami University, 2001); Fourth season 2015-16 Record. .21-14 MAC Record/Finish . 10-8/T1st-West Assistant Coach: Brian Thornton (Xavier, 2005); Third season Postseason. CIT (quarterfinals) Assistant Coach: Danny Peters (Ohio State, 2010); Third season Starters Returning/Lost. .4/1 Director of Basketball Operations: Walter Offutt (Ohio, 2012); First season Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 7/5 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Roberson Newcomers . 4 COACHING STAFF Head Coach . James Whitford Pronunciation Guide Alma Mater . .Wisconsin, 1994 DouDou Gueye (DOO-DOO GUY-ay) Record at Ball State (yrs) ......49-72 (4) Francis Kiapway (kee-AHP-way) Career Record (yrs) . Same Assoc. Head Coach ..Jason Grunkemeyer Kyle Mallers (MAL-ers) Alma Mater ....Miami University, 2001 Tahjai Teague (TAH-zhay) Assistant Coach . Danny Peters Ryan Weber (WEBB-er) Alma Mater . Ohio State, 2010 Walter Offutt (OFF-it) Assistant Coach . .Brian Thornton Alma Mater . Xavier, 2005 Director of Operations .... Walter Offutt MEDIA INFORMATION Alma Mater . Ohio, 2012 Secretary. Stephanie Cox Office Phone. .765-285-8141 MEDIA LIST: To be added to the Ball State men’s basketball distribution list for releases and game notes, e-mail Tyson Mathews at [email protected]. The Ball State game notes are also available MEDIA INFORMATION on ballstatesports.com, along with releases and statistics. Assistant Director INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for interviews with Ball State head coach James Whitford, MBB Contact . Tyson Mathews men’s basketball student-athletes and assistant coaches must be arranged through Tyson Mathews Office Phone . 765-285-8227 in the Ball State Athletics Media Relations Office and requested at least 24 hours in advance of the Cell Phone . 765-716-7235 desired interview time. E-Mail . temathews@bsu .edu Associate A.D.. .Mike Clark Assistant Director. Brad Caudill Assistant Director. .Paula Haughn Ball State Athletic Media Relations Assistant Director. Kelly Barock Men’s Basketball Contact: Tyson Mathews Broadcasting/Multimedia. Joel Godett Email: [email protected] | Office Phone: 765-285-8227 | Cell Phone: 765-716-7235 Graduate Assistant. Morgan Young 2 www.ballstatesports.com Ball State at Central Michigan | Feb. 18, 2017 | Mt. Pleasant, Mich. (McGuirk Arena) #0 | Francis Kiapway #1 | Jontrell Walker #2 | Tayler Persons #3 | Josh Thompson #11 | Kaleb Mallory Jr. | G | 6-3 | 195 Jr. | G | 6-1 | 182 R-So. | G | 6-3 | 220 R-Fr. | G | 6-1 | 201 Sr. | G | 5-8 | 168 Hamilton, Ontario Aurora, Ill. Kokomo, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Muncie, Ind. #14 | Kyle Mallers #15 | Franko House #22 | Jeremie Tyler #24 | Zach Hollywood #25 | Tahjai Teague Fr. | F | 6-7 | 225 Sr. | F | 6-6 | 248 Jr. | G | 6-2 | 170 Fr. | F | 6-9 | 192 R-Fr. | F | 6-8 | 218 Fort Wayne, Ind. Elkhart, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Bradley, Ill. Indianapolis, Ind. #33 | Ryan Weber #34 | Sean Sellers #35 | DouDou Gueye #41 | Trey Moses 5th-Sr. | G/F | 6-6 | 228 Jr. | G/F | 6-6 | 216 Grad | C | 6-10 | 230 So. | C | 6-9 | 245 Indianapolis, Ind. Greensburg, Ind. Dakar, Senegal Louisville, Ky. James Whitford Jason Grunkemeyer Brian Thornton Danny Peters Walter Offutt Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Operations Fourth Season Fourth Season Third Season Third Season First Season www.ballstatesports.com 3 Ball State at Central Michigan | Feb.