BALL STATE 2012-13 Men’S Basketball Game Notes
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BALL STATE 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2012-13 Schedule Game 29: Ball State vs. Northern Illinois NOVEMBER March 9, 2013 (2 p.m.) | Muncie, Ind. | Worthen Arena (11,500) 11 GRAMBLING STATE W, 78-51 16 WOFFORD W, 66-61 20 INDIANA STATE (Sports Link) L, 68-48 BALL STATE CARDINALS 25 at Indiana (BTN) L, 101-53 Record: 14-14 (7-8 Mid-American Conference) 28 CLEVELAND STATE L, 69-63 Last Game: Defeated Western Michigan, 89-85 (March 5) Head Coach: Billy Taylor (Notre Dame, 1995) DECEMBER Taylor’s Overall Record: 164-167 (11th season) 1 at Butler (WNDY) L, 67-53 Taylor’s Ball State Record: 83-98 (Sixth season) 5 HOLY CROSS (Ind.) W, 76-57 8 SOUTH DAKOTA W, 62-51 15 at South Dakota W, 80-73 NORTHERN ILLINOIS HUSKIES 18 at Purdue (ESPN3) L, 66-56 23 IUPUI L, 77-68 Record: 5-23 (3-12 Mid-American Conference) Last Game: Lost to Toledo, 70-46 (March 5) JANUARY Head Coach: Mark Montgomery (Michigan State, 2003) 2 NORFOLK STATE W, 62-61 Montgomery’s Overall Record: 10-49 (Second season) 9 at Eastern Michigan* (BSSN) W, 60-58 Montgomery’s Northern Illinois Record: 10-49 (Second season) 12 KENT STATE* (Sports Link) L, 61-47 16 at Akron* L, 71-64 Live Coverage 19 at Central Michigan* (BSSN) L, 71-57 23 BUFFALO* (Sports Link) L, 66-63 RADIO (Flagship) RADIO (Student) INTERNET 26 at Miami University* (BSSN) W, 82-62 BSRN (104.1 FM WLBC) Sports Link Radio (91.3 FM WCRD) ballstatesports.com 30 TOLEDO* L, 85-78 Play-by-play: Joel Godett Play-by-play: Sean Stewart; Analyst: Live video, audio and stats Analyst: Jerry Peirson Donnie Kolakowski, Tyler Bradfield FEBRUARY 2 at Bowling Green* (BCSN) L, 70-59 6 OHIO* L, 69-42 The Matchup 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (STO) W, 65-62 • Ball State holds a 48-32 lead in the all-time series with Northern Illinois. 13 at Northern Illinois* W, 56-52 • The Cardinals have won six in a row over the Huskies and nine of the past 12. 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (BSSN) L, 56-50 • Ball State defeated Northern Illinois 56-52 on Feb. 13 in DeKalb, Ill., in their first meeting this 23 at Southeast Missouri W, 85-82 season. Jauwan Scaife scored a game-high 23 points in the win. 27 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 95-90 • Ball State is 29-9 all-time against Northern Illinois in Muncie and 11-5 against the Huskies inside Worthen Arena. MARCH 2 at Toledo* W, 86-72 A Quick Look at the Cardinals 5 at Western Michigan* W, 89-85 • Ball State enters its final regular-season game with wins in four straight and six of its past seven. 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 2 p.m. 11-16 MAC TOURNAMENT # TBA • The Cardinals were 2-7 through their first nine league games but now find themselves 7-8 in MAC play (14-14 overall). They can earn the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament with a win over NIU. * Denotes Mid-American Conference game • Before Saturday’s game, the Cardinals will honor seniors Jauwan Scaife and Zach Fields. # First round at campus sites; remainder in Cleveland, Ohio • The Cardinals are coming off an 89-85 win Tuesday at MAC West leader Western Michigan, All times local to site and subject to change marking their fourth straight game with at least 85 points (all wins). • Junior guard Jesse Berry matched his career-high with 28 points at WMU, while Scaife scored 21 Follow the Cardinals Online ... and Chris Bond 15. Majok Majok had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. • Scaife is averaging 25.0 points per game over the past seven contests and has moved into a tie for Website .............ballstatesports.com the MAC scoring lead in conference play at 20.1 points per game in league action. Facebook ...............Ball State Sports • He has been named MAC West Player of the Week twice in the past three weeks. Ball State Men’s Basketball • Scaife leads Ball State for the season at 16.2 points per game, followed by Berry at 13.3 per game Twitter. @bsuathletics and Majok at 10.8. @BallStateMBB • Majok, who leads the MAC and ranks 16th nationally in rebounding at 10.1 boards per game, is one of 15 players in the country averaging a double-double. Ball State Athletic Media Relations MBB Contact . .Tyson Mathews The Starters from Last Game Email. [email protected] Office Phone. 765-285-8242 GUARD | 3 GUARD | 4 FORWARD | 20 FORWARD | 2 FORWARD | 55 Office Fax. 765-285-8329 Marcus Posley (Fr.) Jauwan Scaife (Sr.) Chris Bond (Jr.) Matt Kamieniecki (Jr.) Majok Majok (Jr.) Cell . .765-716-7235 6.8 ppg, 3.0 apg 16.2 ppg, 2.6 apg 8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg 4.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg 10.8 ppg, 10.1 rpg Ball State vs. Northern Illinois | March 9, 2013 | Muncie, Ind. BALL STATE ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) GENERAL INFORMATION 2 Matt Kamieniecki F 6-8 238 Jr. Clarkston, Mich. (Clarkston) School. .Ball State University 3 Marcus Posley G 6-0 201 Fr. Rockford, Ill. (Auburn) Location . .Muncie, Ind. 4 Jauwan Scaife G 6-2 204 Sr. Muncie, Ind. (Muncie Central) Founded. 1918 5 Rocco Belcaster F 6-7 201 Fr. Berwyn, Ill. (Morton) Enrollment. 17,851 12 Bo Calhoun F 6-5 228 Fr. South Bend, Ind. (Washington) Nickname. .Cardinals Arena . .Worthen Arena (11,500) 13 George Cater G 5-10 160 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt South) Affiliation . NCAA Division I 14 Chase Brogna G 5-11 181 Fr. Houston, Texas (St. Thomas) Conference. Mid-American Conference 20 Chris Bond F 6-4 195 Jr. Gary, Ind. (Bowman Academy) (West Division) 32 Jesse Berry G 6-2 192 Jr. Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson) President . .Dr. Jo Ann M. Gora 34 Tyler Koch F 6-6 229 R-Jr. Winchester, Ind. (Wright State) Athletics Director. .Bill Scholl 44 Mading Thok C 6-11 200 Fr. Boyden, Iowa (Western Christian) Press Row Phone. .765-285-8930 Media Room. .765-285-2034 50 Zach Fields C 6-10 269 Sr. North Vernon, Ind. (Jennings County) or 285-2035 55 Majok Majok F 6-9 245 Jr. Perth, Australia (Midland College) -- Kindon Crowder G 6-2 170 Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Munster [Ind.]) BASKETBALL HISTORY -- Kameran Madison G 5-9 185 So. Gary, Ind. (Bowman Academy) First Year of Basketball . .1920-21 All-Time Record ...1142-1037-1 (92 yrs) NCAA Appearances. 7 (last in 2000) Best Showing. Sweet 16 (1990) THE COACHING STAFF NIT Appearances. 4 (last in 2002) Head Coach: Billy Taylor (Notre Dame, 1995); sixth season Associate Head Coach: Bob Simmons (Wilkes, 1993), sixth season TEAM INFORMATION Assistant Coach: Jay Newberry (Rollins, 2000); fifth season 2011-12 Record. .15-15 Assistant Coach: Mitch Gilfillan (Lehigh, 2006); third season MAC Record/Finish ....6-10/T3rd-West Starters Returning/Lost. .2/3 Director of Basketball Operations: Mickey Hosier (Ball State, 2000), second season Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 6/6 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Roberson Newcomers . 8 COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach . Billy Taylor Alma Mater . .Notre Dame, 1995 Chase Brogna (BROG-nuh) Record at Ball State. 83-98 (6 years) Mitch Gilfillan (gil-FILL-en) Career Record. 164-167 (11 years) Matt Kamieniecki (KAM-men-neck-key) Associate Head Coach. .Bob Simmons Tyler Koch (Cook) Alma Mater . Wilkes, 1993 Majok Majok (muh-ZHOOK) Assistant Coach . Jay Newberry Jauwan Scaife (SKAFE) Alma Mater . Rollins, 2000 Assistant Coach . Mitch Gilfillan Mading Thok (muh-DING THOCK) Alma Mater . Lehigh, 2006 Director of Operations ....Mickey Hosier MEDIA INFORMATION Alma Mater . Ball State, 2000 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 MBB Contact . Tyson Mathews INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for interviews with Ball State head coach Billy Taylor, men’s basketball student-athletes and assistant coaches must be arranged through Tyson Mathews in Office Phone . 765-285-8242 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.. .Joe Hernandez WEEKLY AVAILABILITY: Head Coach Billy Taylor will conduct one weekly press conference on Mon- Assistant Director. Brad Caudill days during the season. For the first semester, that press conference will be held each Monday Assistant Director. .Paula Haughn at 1 p.m. in the Worthen Arena media room. Please request student-athletes by Sunday evening Broadcasting/Multimedia. Joel Godett (student-athlete availabilty will be depend on class schedules). Additionally, Coach Taylor will be Graduate Assistant. Jessica Souto available Friday mornings via telephone for interviews. Please contact Tyson Mathews by phone Secretary. .Robin Carter (765-285-8242) or e-mail ([email protected]) to schedule an interview. www.ballstatesports.com Ball State vs. Northern Illinois | March 9, 2013 | Muncie, Ind. Scouting Northern Illinois • Northern Illinois has lost its past nine games to drop to 5-23 overall and 3-12 in the MAC. Ball State’s Record When... • The Huskies will be seeded between No. 9 and No. 11 for the MAC Tournament. • Abdel Nader leads the team in scoring at 13.1 points per game, but the sophomore forward has Overall Record ..................................14-14 missed the Huskies’ past two games.