BASKETBALL GAME 1 BALL STATE BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME 26 Schedule/Results AP -- NOVEMBER BALL STATE CARDINALS Coaches -- 2 UINDY (Exhib.) W, 92-76 14-11 (5-7 MAC) | Head Coach: James Whitford (6th year) BPI 101 6 INDIANA STATE (ESPN+) W, 86-69 Home: 7-4 | Away: 6-5 | Neutral: 1-2 | Streak: Won 3 NET 112 10 at (24/22) Purdue (BTN) L, 75-84 KenPom 115 15 vs (16/17) Virginia Tech^ (ESPN2) L, 64-73 AP -- 16 vs (RV/RV) Alabama (ESPNU) L, 61-79 MIAMI REDHAWKS Coaches -- 18 vs Appalachian State^ (ESPN3) W, 94-86 (OT) 13-12 (5-7 MAC) | Head Coach: Jack Owens (2nd year) BPI 145 24 EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) W, 82-72 Home: 9-3 | Away: 3-7 | Neutral: 1-2 | Streak: Lost 1 NET 138 27 TIFFIN (ESPN+) W, 108-62 KenPom 136 DECEMBER Setting the Stage 1 at IUPUI (ESPN3) W, 85-75 >> Ball State visits Oxford, Ohio, for the second of only two road trips in the month of February. The Cardinals 5 at Loyola Chicago (NBCSCH/ESPN+) W, 75-69 have rebounded from a four-game losing streak by winning three in a row to climb within a game of second 9 at Evansville (ESPN+) L, 77-89 place in the MAC West Division. Most recently, Ball State slugged out a 57-56 victory over Akron, with Trey 17 at Valparaiso (ESPN+) W, 77-61 Moses’ tip-in with 15 seconds remaining proving to be the difference. 20 HOWARD (ESPN+) W, 98-71 29 DELAWARE STATE (ESPN3) W, 116-57 >> Ball State is looking to even the season series with Miami, after the RedHawks won 71-65 last month in Muncie in a game that was decided in the final minute. Miami has gone 3-3 since that first matchup, most JANUARY recently suffering an overtime loss Saturday at Western Michigan. The RedHawks are returning to Millett Hall 4 at Toledo* (CBSSN) W, 79-64 after playing three of their past four games on the road. 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) L, 82-84 (2OT) 12 OHIO* (ESPN+) L, 52-70 Game Info 15 at Bowling Green* (ESPN+) L, 78-79 Tuesday, Feb. 19 (7 p.m.) 19 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) W, 83-72 Statistical Comparison Oxford, Ohio (Millett Hall, 6,400) 22 MIAMI* (ESPN+) L, 65-71 BSU Category MIAMI 26 at Ohio* (ESPN3) L, 74-78 78.3 Points Per Game 72.6 Series History 29 at (18/17) Buffalo* (ESPN3) L, 59-83 72.7 Opp. Points Per Game 69.2 Miami leads, 64-40 .478 Field Goal Percentage .436 Miami leads, 36-12, in Oxford FEBRUARY .413 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .432 Last: Miami won, 71-65 (1/22/19 at BSU) 2 KENT STATE* (CBSSN) L, 80-83 (ot) .349 3-Point Percentage .340 5 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN+) W, 72-71 .314 Opp. 3-Point Percentage .327 Watch 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) W, 79-59 .714 Free Throw Percentage .706 ESPN+ 16 AKRON* (ESPN3) W, 57-56 38.7 Rebounds Per Game 36.8 Steve Baker, Randy Hollowell 19 at Miami* (ESPN+) 7pm 34.8 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 33.5 23 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN+) 2pm 13.2 Assists Per Game 11.6 Listen 26 TOLEDO* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm 14.0 Turnovers Per Game 12.5 Ball State Radio Network 12.6 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 11.8 Blake 96.7, WERK 104.9 MARCH 6.3 Steals Per Game 5.5 Joel Godett 2 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3 or +) 4pm 3.5 Blocks Per Game 2.9 5 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm Sports Link Digital 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm http://mixlr.com/bsusportslink/ Team Leaders 11 MAC First Round # TBA BSU Category MIAMI Jack Kizer, Baylen Hite, Kyle Sellers 14 MAC Quarterfinals # TBA T. Persons (16.9) PPG N. Sibande (15.7) 15 MAC Semifinals # TBA Follow the Cardinals T. Teague (8.0) RPG D. Brown (5.6) 16 MAC Championship # TBA T. Persons (4.6) APG D. Ringo (5.1) Online: ballstatesports.com T. Teague (.583) FG% J. Adaway (.543) Twitter: @BallStateMBB, @BallStateSports All times listed as Eastern and subject to change. A. Nehls (.400) 3FG% B. Bowman (.397) Instagram: @ballstatembb, @ballstatesports ^ Charleston Classic Facebook: Ball State Sports * Mid-American Conference game # MAC Tournament -- First round at campus sites; remainder in Cleveland, Ohio Probable Starters (based on recent games) BSU CENTENNIAL Proud Past. Bright Future. Founded in 1918 on land purchased and donated by the Ball family, Ball State Tayler Persons K.J. Walton Kyle Mallers Tahjai Teague Trey Moses University is celebrating its #2 | Guard #1 | Guard #14 | Forward #25 | Forward #24 | Center centennial this year. PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS PTS REBS ASTS 16.9 4.2 4.6 14.3 4.4 1.0 7.8 4.2 1.1 14.0 8.0 1.3 8.9 7.1 2.3 2018-19 BALL STATE BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Ball State Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Miryne Thomas* F 6-8 199 So. Cleveland, Ohio (Md.-Eastern Shore) 6 MAC Regular Season Titles (all since 1980) 1 K.J. Walton G 6-3 200 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Missouri) 2 Tayler Persons G 6-3 196 5th-Sr. Kokomo, Ind. (Northern Kentucky) 7 MAC Tournament Championships 3 Josh Thompson G 6-0 194 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) (the most of any team in league history) 5 Ishmael El-Amin G 6-1 195 So. Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins) 11 Jarron Coleman G 6-5 208 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances 12 Brachen Hazen F 6-8 211 R-So. Columbia City, Ind. (Arkansas) 1,230 All-Time Wins 13 Kani Acree G/F 6-6 205 Fr. Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale Community) 14 Kyle Mallers F 6-7 217 Jr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 1990 NCAA Sweet 16 15 Zach Gunn F 6-6 210 So. Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 20 Austin Nehls G 6-3 182 Sr. Tucson, Ariz. (Central Connecticut St.) QUICK FACTS 24 Trey Moses C 6-9 245 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Eastern) 25 Tahjai Teague F 6-8 215 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) GENERAL INFORMATION School. .Ball State University 44 Blake Huggins C 6-10 245 R-Fr. Union City, Tenn. (Obion County Central) Location . Muncie, Ind. *Sitting out as a transfer Founded/Enrollment. .1918/22,513 Nickname. .Cardinals Arena . Worthen Arena (11,500) Coaching Staff Conference. Mid-American . (West Division) Head Coach: James Whitford (Wisconsin, 1994); Sixth season President . .Geoffrey Mearns Associate Head Coach: Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami University, 2001); Sixth season Athletics Director. Beth Goetz Assistant Coach: Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne, 2011); First season BASKETBALL HISTORY Assistant Coach: Matt Crenshaw (IUPUI, 2004); First season First Year of Basketball . .1920-21 Director of Basketball Operations: Kindon Crowder (Ball State, 2014); Second season All-Time Record. 1230-1136-1 (98 yrs) Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Roberson (Upper Iowa, 1999) NCAA Appearances. 7 (last in 2000) Best Showing. Sweet 16 (1990) Athletic Trainer: Troy Hershman (Ball State, 1992) NIT Appearances. 4 (last in 2002) CIT Appearances . 2 (last in 2017) Pronunciation Guide TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Record. .19-13 Kani Acree kuh-NYE uh-KREE Kyle Mallers like Mallard MAC Record/Finish . .10-8/3rd West Jarron Coleman juh-RON Austin Nehls NELLS Postseason. None Ishmael El-Amin el-ah-MEEN Tahjai Teague TAH-zhay Starters Returning/Lost. .4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 7/4 Brachen Hazen BRACK-en Miryne Thomas MY-run Newcomers . 5 COACHING STAFF MEDIA INFORMATION Head Coach . James Whitford Record at Ball State (yrs). .87-99 (6) MEDIA LIST: To be added to the Ball State men’s basketball distribution list for press releases and game Career Record (yrs) . Same notes, e-mail Tyson Mathews at [email protected]. The Ball State game notes are also available on Assoc. Head Coach. .Jason Grunkemeyer ballstatesports.com, along with releases and statistics. Assistant Coach . Ben Botts Assistant Coach . .Matt Crenshaw INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for interviews with Ball State head coach James Whitford, men’s Director of Operations. .Kindon Crowder basketball student-athletes and assistant coaches must be arranged through Tyson Mathews in the Ball Secretary. Tina Cooper State Athletics Media Relations Office. Please make your request at least 24 hours in advance of the Office Phone. .765-285-8141 desired interview time. MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Director/ MBB Contact . Tyson Mathews Office Phone . 765-285-8227 This Week’s Schedule Cell Phone . 765-716-7235 E-Mail . temathews@bsu .edu 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Associate A.D.. Michael Clark MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Assistant Director. .Brad Caudill Assistant Director. .Paula Haughn 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. OFF 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Practice Game 26 Practice Practice Game 27 Practice Assistant Director. .Josh Rattray (Shondell) at Akron (Worthen) (Shondell) Central (Shondell) Broadcasting/Multimedia. Joel Godett (Millett Hall) Michigan Graduate Assistant. Tyler Roper Depart for (Worthen) Miami 2 ballstatesports.com - @BallStateSports - @BallStateMBB 2018-19 BALL STATE BASKETBALL #0 | Miryne Thomas #1 | K.J. Walton #2 | Tayler Persons #3 | Josh Thompson #5 | Ishmael El-Amin So. | F | 6-8 | 199 R-Jr. | G | 6-3 | 200 R-Sr. | G | 6-3 | 196 R-Jr. | G | 6-0 | 194 So. | G | 6-1 | 195 Cleveland, Ohio Indianapolis, Ind. Kokomo, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Minneapolis, Minn. #11 | Jarron Coleman #12 | Brachen Hazen #13 | Kani Acree #14 | Kyle Mallers #15 | Zach Gunn Fr. | G | 6-5 | 208 R-So.