Ball State Basketball 2019-20 Mac Quarterfinals
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BALL STATE BASKETBALL 2019-20 MAC QUARTERFINALS Schedule/Results AP -- NOVEMBER BALL STATE CARDINALS Coaches -- 5 DEFIANCE (ESPN3) 87-43, W 18-13 (11-7 MAC) | Head Coach: James Whitford (7th year) NET 112 9 at Evansville (ESPN3) 75-79, L Home: 11-4 | Away: 5-7 | Neutral: 2-2 | Streak: Won 2 KenPom 116 BPI 111 13 at UIC (ESPN+) 67-48, W 17 vs. Indiana State~ (ESPN3) 69-55, W AP -- 20 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (ESPN+) 57-59, L KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES Coaches -- 23 HOWARD (ESPN+) 100-69, W 20-12 (9-9 MAC) | Head Coach: Rob Senderoff (9th year) NET 118 26 WESTERN ILLINOIS (ESPN3) 62-69, L Home: 14-3 | Away: 5-8 | Neutral: 1-1 | Streak: Won 1 KenPom 127 BPI 122 DECEMBER 3 LOYOLA CHICAGO (ESPN+) 58-70, L Setting the Stage 7 IUPUI (ESPN+) 102-54, W >> Ball State meets No. 6 seed Kent State in the last MAC Tournament quarterfinal game 18 at Georgia Tech (FS Regional) 65-47, W Thursday. The 3rd-seeded Cardinals clinched a share of the MAC West Division 22 vs. Washington^ (ESPN2) 64-85, L championship and a first-round tournament bye with a 75-54 win at Northern 23 vs. UTEP^ (ESPNU) 70-71, L Illinois in the regular season finale. The Golden Flashes defeated Eastern Michigan 25 vs. Portland^ (ESPNU) 61-46, W 86-76 in a first-round game Monday night in Kent. 4 JANUARY >> The BSU-KSU winner will advance to meet either No. 2 seed Bowling Green or No. 3 TOLEDO* (CBSSN) 61-57, W 7 seed Toledo in the semifinals Friday at approximately 9:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network). 7 BUFFALO* (ESPN+) 88-68, W The championship game is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2). (Full bracket on page 4) 10 at Akron* (CBSSN) 60-75, L 14 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN+) 69-52, W Game Info 18 MIAMI* (ESPN+) 71-62, W Thursday, March 12 (Approx. 9 p.m.) 25 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 66-71, L Cleveland, Ohio Statistical Comparison 28 at Bowling Green* (ESPN+) 61-67, L (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, 20,562) BSU Category KSU 69.5 Points Per Game 76.3 FEBRUARY Series History 62.5 Opp. Points Per Game 70.0 1 OHIO* (ESPN3) 65-54, W Kent State State leads, 46-40 .427 Field Goal Percentage .454 4 at Kent State* (ESPN+) 62-54, W Series tied, 3-3, in tournament meetings .401 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .415 8 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) 64-68, L Last: BSU won, 62-54 (2/4/20 at KSU) .336 3-Point Percentage .339 11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 63-59, W .307 Opp. 3-Point Percentage .335 15 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN3) 71-77, L Watch .693 Free Throw Percentage .727 18 at Buffalo* (ESPN+) 59-72, L ESPN+ 36.5 Rebounds Per Game 36.4 22 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) 64-55, W Michael Reghi, Rhett Boyd 35.1 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 35.3 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) 71-61, W 13.5 Assists Per Game 13.9 29 at Toledo* (ESPN3) 63-69, L Listen 13.4 Turnovers Per Game 12.6 Ball State Radio Network 13.6 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 12.8 MARCH Blake 96.7, WERK 104.9 6.6 Steals Per Game 6.8 3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) 85-68, W Joel Godett, David Eha 3.4 Blocks Per Game 4.1 6 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN3) 75-54, W 12 (6) Kent State # (ESPN+) 9 p.m. Sports Link Digital Stat Leaders 13 MAC Semifinals # (CBSSN) 9:30 p.m. http://mixlr.com/bsusportslink/ BSU Category KSU 14 MAC Championship # (ESPN2) 7:30p Jack Kizer, Kyle Sellers, Baylen Hite T. Teague (14.4) PPG A. Williams (14.7) T. Teague (9.1) RPG D. Pippen (7.1) All times listed as Eastern and subject to change. Follow the Cardinals J. Coleman (2.9) APG A. Williams (3.7) ~ at Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) Online: ballstatesports.com T. Teague (.506) FG% P. Whittington (.543) ^ Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Stan Sheriff Twitter: @BallStateMBB, @BallStateSports I. El-Amin (.393) 3FG% T. Simons (.389) Center in Honolulu) Instagram: @ballstatembb, @ballstatesports * Mid-American Conference game Facebook: Ball State Sports # Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) Probable Starters (based on recent games) A WIN WOULD ... ... move the Cardinals into the MAC Tournament semifinals for the second time in four years (2017). ... give the Cardinals five wins in the past six Jarron Coleman Luke Bumbalough Ishmael El-Amin Kyle Mallers Tahjai Teague #11 | Guard #2 | Guard #5 | Guard games. #14 | Forward #25 | Forward PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS 9.3 4.8 2.9 7.0 1.3 1.5 13.8 3.1 2.3 9.5 4.1 0.7 14.4 9.1 2.1 TEAM BALLSTATE 2019-20 Ball State Men’s Basketball PROGRAM HISTORY Ball State Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Miryne Thomas F 6-8 200 R-So. Cleveland, Ohio (Md. Eastern Shore) 6 MAC Regular Season Titles (all since 1980) 1 K.J. Walton G 6-3 200 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Missouri) 2 Luke Bumbalough G 6-1 180 Fr. New Castle, Ind. (New Castle) 7 MAC Tournament Championships 3 Josh Thompson G 6-0 195 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) (the most of any team in league history) 4 Lucas Kroft G 6-5 200 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Richmond) 5 Ishmael El-Amin G 6-1 180 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins) 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances 11 Jarron Coleman G 6-5 205 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 1,249 All-Time Wins 12 Brachen Hazen F 6-8 210 R-Jr. Columbia City, Ind. (Arkansas) 13 Kani Acree G 6-6 185 R-Fr. Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale Community) 1990 NCAA Sweet 16 14 Kyle Mallers F 6-7 220 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 15 Zach Gunn F 6-6 210 Jr. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) QUICK FACTS 25 Tahjai Teague F 6-8 215 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 34 Ben Hendriks C 6-10 215 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario (Orangeville Prep) GENERAL INFORMATION School. .Ball State University 44 Blake Huggins C 6-10 245 R-So. Union City, Tenn. (Obion County Central) Location . Muncie, Ind. Founded/Enrollment. .1918/22,541 Nickname. .Cardinals Coaching Staff Arena . Worthen Arena (11,500) Conference. Mid-American Head Coach: James Whitford (Wisconsin, 1994); Seventh season . (West Division) Associate Head Coach: Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami University, 2001); Seventh season President . .Geoffrey Mearns Assistant Coach: Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne, 2011); Second season Athletics Director. Beth Goetz Assistant Coach: Matt Crenshaw (IUPUI, 2004); Second season BASKETBALL HISTORY Director of Basketball Operations: Kindon Crowder (Ball State, 2014); Third season First Year of Basketball . .1920-21 Strength and Conditioning Coach: Collin Michael (Buffalo, 2017) All-Time Record. .1249-1154-1 (99th yr.) NCAA Appearances. 7 (last in 2000) Athletic Trainer: Troy Hershman (Ball State, 1992) Best Showing. Sweet 16 (1990) NIT Appearances. 4 (last in 2002) CIT Appearances . 2 (last in 2017) Pronunciation Guide TEAM INFORMATION Kani Acree kuh-NYE A-kree 2018-19 Record. .16-17 Luke Bumbalough BUM-buh-low MAC Record/Finish . .6-12/5th West Jarron Coleman juh-RON Postseason. None Starters Returning/Lost. .3/2 Ishmael El-Amin el-ah-MEEN Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 8/3 Brachen Hazen BRACK-en Newcomers . 6 Kyle Mallers like Mallard COACHING STAFF Tahjai Teague TAH-zhay Head Coach . James Whitford Miryne Thomas MY-run Record at Ball State (yrs). .107-118 (7) Career Record (yrs) . Same Assoc. Head Coach. .Jason Grunkemeyer Assistant Coach . Ben Botts MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Coach . .Matt Crenshaw Director of Operations. .Kindon Crowder MEDIA LIST: To be added to the Ball State men’s basketball distribution list for press releases and game Secretary. Tina Cooper notes, e-mail Tyson Mathews at [email protected]. The Ball State game notes are also available on Office Phone. .765-285-8141 ballstatesports.com, along with releases and statistics. MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for interviews with Ball State head coach James Whitford, men’s Assistant Director/ basketball student-athletes and assistant coaches must be arranged through Tyson Mathews in the Ball MBB Contact . Tyson Mathews State Athletics Media Relations Office. Please make your request at least 24 hours in advance of the Office Phone . 765-285-8227 desired interview time. Cell Phone . 765-716-7235 E-Mail . temathews@bsu .edu Associate A.D.. Michael Clark Assistant Director. .Brad Caudill Assistant Director. .Paula Haughn Assistant Director. .Josh Rattray Broadcasting/Multimedia. Joel Godett Graduate Assistant. Tyler Roper 2 @BallStateMBB | BallStateSports.com 2019-20 Ball State Men’s Basketball #0 | Miryne Thomas #1 | K.J. Walton #2 | Luke Bumbalough #3 | Josh Thompson #4 | Lucas Kroft R-So. | F | 6-8 | 200 R-Sr. | G | 6-3 | 200 Fr. | G | 6-1 | 180 R-Sr. | G | 6-0 | 195 Fr. | G | 6-5 | 200 Cleveland, Ohio Indianapolis, Ind. New Castle, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Fort Wayne, Ind. #5 | Ishmael El-Amin #11 | Jarron Coleman #12 | Brachen Hazen #13 | Kani Acree #14 | Kyle Mallers Jr. | G | 6-1 | 180 R-Fr. | G | 6-5 | 205 R-Jr. | F | 6-8 | 210 R-Fr. | G | 6-6 | 185 Sr. | F | 6-7 | 220 Minneapolis, Minn. Indianapolis, Ind. Columbia City, Ind. Carbondale, Ill. Fort Wayne, Ind. #15 | Zach Gunn #25 | Tahjai Teague #34 | Ben Hendriks #44 | Blake Huggins Jr. | F | 6-6 | 210 R-Sr. | F | 6-8 | 215 Fr. | C | 6-10 | 215 R-So. | C | 6-10 | 245 Fishers, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Mississauga, Ontario Union City, Tenn.