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Preseason Prospectus 2016-17 Men’s Basketball BALL STATE Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF School . Ball State University Head Coach . James Whitford Location . Muncie, Ind . Alma Mater . Wisconsin, 1994 Founded . 1918 Record at Ball State . 33-62 (3 years) Enrollment . 21,196 Career Record . Same Nickname . Cardinals Associate Head Coach . Jason Grunkemeyer Arena . Worthen Arena (11,500) Alma Mater . Miami University, 2001 Affiliation . .NCAA Division I Assistant Coach . Brian Thornton Conference . .Mid-American Conference Alma Mater . Xavier, 2005 (West Division) Assistant Coach . Danny Peters Acting President . Terry King Alma Mater . Ohio State, 2010 Athletics Director . Mark Sandy Director of Operations . Walter Offutt Alma Mater . Ohio, 2012 BASKETBALL HISTORY Secretary . Stephanie Cox First Year of Basketball . 1920-21 Office Phone . 765-285-8141 All-Time Record . 1176-1100-1 (95 yrs) NCAA Appearances . 7 (last in 2000) MEDIA INFORMATION Best Showing . Sweet 16 (1990) Assistant Director/ NIT Appearances . 4 (last in 2002) MBB Contact . Tyson Mathews CIT Appearances . 1 (last in 2016) Office Phone . 765-285-8242 Cell Phone . 765-716-7235 TEAM INFORMATION E-Mail . temathews@bsu .edu 2015-16 Record . 21-14 Associate A .D . Michael Clark MAC Record/Finish . 10-8/T1st-West Assistant Director . Brad Caudill Postseason . CIT (quarterfinals) Assistant Director . Paula Haughn Starters Returning/Lost . 4/1 Assistant Director/Design . Kelly Barock Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .. 7/5 Broadcasting/Multimedia . Joel Godett Newcomers . 6 Graduate Assistant . .. Morgan Young Press Row Phone . 765-285-8930 Roster No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . Cl . Hometown (Previous School) 0 Francis Kiapway G 6-3 195 Jr . Hamilton, Ontario (St . Thomas More [Conn .]) 1 Jontrell Walker* G 6-1 188 Jr . Aurora, Ill . (Incarnate Word) 2 Tayler Persons G 6-3 213 R-So. Kokomo, Ind. (Northern Kentucky) 3 Josh Thompson G 6-1 185 R-Fr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Lawrence North) 11 Kaleb Mallory G 5-8 160 Sr . Muncie, Ind . (Central) 13 Jordon Kedrowski* G 6-3 185 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Carthage College) 14 Kyle Mallers F 6-7 190 Fr . Fort Wayne, Ind . (Carroll) 15 Franko House F 6-6 247 Sr . Elkhart, Ind . (Concord) 22 Jeremie Tyler G 6-2 172 Jr . Indianapolis, Ind . (Arsenal Tech) 24 Zach Hollywood F 6-9 185 Fr . Bradley, Ill . (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 25 Tahjai Teague F 6-8 195 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) Follow the Cardinals Online ... 33 Ryan Weber G/F 6-6 226 5th-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Youngstown State) Website . .. ballstatesports .com 34 Sean Sellers G/F 6-6 208 Jr. Greensburg, Ind. (Greensburg) Facebook . Ball State Sports 35 DouDou Gueye C 6-10 245 Grad Dakar, Senegal (South Carolina State) Twitter . .@BallStateSports 41 Trey Moses C 6-9 245 So . Louisville, Ky . (Eastern) @BallStateMBB *Sitting out as a transfer - 1- Roster Breakdown Returning Letterwinners (7) No . Name Cl . Pos . Ht . Wt . PPG RPG APG 2015-16 Notes 0 Francis Kiapway Jr. G 6-3 195 8.6 1.3 1.5 Shot 41.8 percent from 3-point range (3rd in MAC) 11 Kaleb Mallory Sr. G 5-8 160 0.8 0.3 0.5 Walk-on; played in four games off the bench 15 Franko House Sr . F 6-6 247 12 .2 5 .8 2 .1 All-MAC 2nd Team; MAC All-Defensive Team 22 Jeremie Tyler Jr. G 6-2 172 9.1 1.6 1.0 Led the team at 15.3 ppg in three-game CIT run 33 Ryan Weber 5th-Sr. G/F 6-6 226 10.5 4.4 1.6 Shot 40 percent from 3-point range (8th in MAC) 34 Sean Sellers Jr. G/F 6-6 208 6.4 3.0 1.1 Averaged 10.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg over final 12 games 41 Trey Moses So . C 6-9 245 5 .9 4 .3 1 .7 Led the team with 35 blocked shots Redshirted Last Season (3) No . Name Cl . Pos . Ht . Wt . 2015-16 Notes 2 Tayler Persons R-So. G 6-3 213 2015 A-Sun Freshman of the Year at NKU; sat out last season as transfer 3 Josh Thompson R-Fr . G 6-1 185 Walk-on; member of scout team last season 25 Tahjai Teague R-Fr. F 6-8 195 2015 Indiana All-Star from Pike High School in Indianapolis Newcomers (5) No . Name Cl . Pos . Ht . Wt . Notes 1 Jontrell Walker Jr . G 6-1 188 Nation’s top FT shooter last year; sitting out as transfer from Incarnate Word 13 Jordon Kedrowski So. G 6-3 185 Walk on; sitting out as a transfer from Division III Carthage College 14 Kyle Mallers Fr. F 6-7 190 2016 Indiana All-Star from Fort Wayne Carroll High School 24 Zach Hollywood Fr. F 6-9 185 Scored 17.5 ppg as senior at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School 35 DouDou Gueye Grad C 6-10 245 Graduate transfer from South Carolina State Departed Players (5) No . Name Pos . Ht . Wt . PPG RPG APG 2015-16 Notes 1 Naiel Smith G 6-4 200 2.7 2.4 2.7 Started the first 18 games at point guard 12 Bo Calhoun F 6-6 245 10.7 8.5 1.2 Logged nine double-doubles (six in MAC games) 21 Bik Gill F 6-7 227 2.2 1.4 0.2 Appeared in five games off the bench 24 Jeremiah Davis G 6-4 210 6.3 2.8 2.5 Scored in double figures seven times 52 Nate Wells C 7-1 247 1.6 1.4 0.3 Shot 44.7 percent from the floor Pronunciation Guide DouDou Gueye (doo-doo GUY-yay) Francis Kiapway (kee-AHP-way) Kyle Mallers (MAL-ers) Tahjai Teague (TAH-zhay) Jontrell Walker (jon-TRELL) Ryan Weber (WEBB-er) Ball State Athletic Media Relations Men’s Basketball Contact: Tyson Mathews Email: temathews@bsu .edu | Office Phone:765-285-8242 | Cell Phone: 765-716-7235 - 2- Notebook Reaching the 20-Win Mark Postseason Run • Ball State’s 21 wins last season tied for the seventh-most in school • Ball State made its first postseason appearance since 2002 when it history and were the most since the 2001-02 season (23) . The 2015- accepted a bid to the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament 16 Cardinals tied the 2001-02 team for the program record for games (CIT) . played in a season (35) . • The Cardinals scored massive comeback wins in each of the first two • Ball State ended the season at No . 150 out of 351 Division I teams in rounds, coming from 17 points down in the opener at Tennessee State the Ken Pomeroy rankings. It was the Cardinals’ best finish since 2004- and 16 down in the second round against UT Martin. 05 (No. 105). The team reached as high as No. 127 in the rankings last • The run came to an end in the quarterfinals with a 69-67 loss to season . eventual tournament champion Columbia . MAC West Titles Shining in the CIT • Ball State shared the 2016 MAC West Division championship with • Center Trey Moses played the best basketball of his freshman season Central Michigan after being picked last in the division’s preseason poll. in the CIT, averaging 13.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists over Ball • Since the MAC went to the divisional format in 1998, Ball State has State’s three games. won or shared five division titles: 1998 (co), 2000 (co), 2002, 2009 (co) • Moses set or tied his career highs for points (13), rebounds (13) and and 2016 (co) . assists (6) in the Cardinals’ first-round win over Tennessee State. • Guard Jeremie Tyler led Ball State with 15.3 points per game Most Improved during the tournament, shooting 50 percent from the floor and 40 • In improving from 7-23 in 2014-15 to 21-14 last season, Ball State percent from 3-point range. He scored a career-high 25 points against made the fourth-biggest jump in the country (source: NCAA). Tennessee State . • Improvement is determined by adding the difference in win total and the difference in loss total from the previous year and then dividing by Franko House Named All-MAC two . • Forward Franko House was named to the All-MAC Second Team and the MAC All-Defensive Team in 2016 . MOST IMPROVED TEAMS • Of the 20 players in the league selected to an all-conference team, Team 2015-16 2014-15 Difference House was the only one to also be named to the all-defensive team . Little Rock 30-5 13-18 15 • House was one of three players in the MAC to rank among the top Tennessee State 20-11 5-26 15 two on his team in points, rebounds, assists and blocked shots . The Saint Joseph’s 28-8 13-18 12.5 other two were Toledo’s Nathan Boothe and Kent State’s Jimmy Hall. Ball State 21-14 7-23 11.5 • House led the Cardinals in points (427) and ranked second on the Nevada 24-14 9-22 11 team in.5 rebounds (202), assists (75) and blocks (19) . Fairfield 19-14 7-24 11 Wagner 23-11 10-20 11 Nearly 3-Point Record • Ball State made 305 3-pointers last season, finishing five shy of the school record (310 in 2001-02) . • The team’s 539 treys over the past two seasons are the most in any two-year period for the program since the inception of the 3-point line. • The Cardinals broke the school record for 3’s in a game with 18 on Feb. 27 versus Eastern Michigan. • The Cardinals ranked 29th in the country in 3-pointers made last season and 52nd nationally in 3-point percentage (.372).