BASKETBALL GAME 1 BALL STATE BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME 12 Schedule/Results AP -- NOVEMBER BALL STATE CARDINALS Coaches -- 2 UINDY (Exhib.) W, 92-76 7-4 (0-0 MAC) | Head Coach: James Whitford (6th year) KenPom 96 6 INDIANA STATE (ESPN+) W, 86-69 Home: 3-0 | Away: 3-2 | Neutral: 1-2 | Streak: Won 1 NET 105 10 at (24/22) Purdue (BTN) L, 75-84 BPI 102 15 vs (16/17) Virginia Tech^ (ESPN2) L, 64-73 AP -- 16 vs (RV/RV) Alabama (ESPNU) L, 61-79 HOWARD BISON Coaches -- 18 vs Appalachian State^ (ESPN3) W, 94-86 (OT) 6-5 (0-0 MEAC) | Head Coach: Kevin Nickelberry (9th year) KenPom 292 24 EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) W, 82-72 Home: 4-0 | Away: 1-5 | Neutral: 1-0 | Streak: Lost 2 NET 261 27 TIFFIN (ESPN+) W, 108-62 BPI 268 DECEMBER Setting the Stage 1 at IUPUI (ESPN3) W, 85-75 >> Ball State hosts Howard for its first game at Worthen Arena in more than three weeks, and just its fourth 5 at Loyola Chicago (NBCSCH/ESPN+) W, 75-69 of the year, coming off a four-game road stretch. The Cardinals went 3-1 in those games, including a victory 9 at Evansville (ESPN+) L, 77-89 at 2018 Final Four team Loyola Chicago and BSU’s first road win at Valparaiso since 1990 ... Howard is coming 17 at Valparaiso (ESPN+) W, 77-61 off a pair of single-digit losses on the road last week at George Washington and Fordham. The Bison won a 20 HOWARD (ESPN+) 7pm road game earlier this season at Atlantic 10 opponent UMass. 29 DELAWARE STATE (ESPN3) 2pm >> Ball State will close out its non-conference schedule with back-to-back games against the Mid-Eastern JANUARY Athletic Conference. BSU hosts Howard for the first meeting between the programs and then takes an eight- 4 at Toledo* (CBSSN) 7pm day holiday break before Delaware State visits Dec. 29 in the final tuneup for Mid-American Conference play. 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm 12 OHIO* (ESPN3 or +) Noon Game Info 15 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm Thursday, Dec. 20 (7 p.m.) 19 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3 or +) 4:30pm Statistical Comparison Muncie, Ind. 22 MIAMI* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm BSU Category HOW (Worthen Arena, 11,500) 26 at Ohio* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm 80.4 Points Per Game 83.9 29 at Buffalo* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm 74.5 Opp. Points Per Game 78.8 Series History .502 Field Goal Percentage .439 No previous meetings FEBRUARY .429 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .417 2 KENT STATE* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm .358 3-Point Percentage .330 Watch 5 at Northern Illinois* (ESPN3 or +) 8pm .308 Opp. 3-Point Percentage .350 ESPN+ 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm .705 Free Throw Percentage .697 Joel Godett, David Eha 16 AKRON* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm 37.1 Rebounds Per Game 40.3 19 at Miami* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm 33.1 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 41.2 Listen 23 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3 or +) 2pm 14.3 Assists Per Game 14.5 Ball State Radio Network 26 TOLEDO* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm 14.2 Turnovers Per Game 12.7 Blake 96.7, WERK 104.9 12.8 Opp. Turnovers Per Game 15.6 Jeff Weller, Scot Bunnell MARCH 6.4 Steals Per Game 7.1 2 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3 or +) 4pm 4.1 Blocks Per Game 5.1 Sports Link Digital 5 at Eastern Michigan* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm http://mixlr.com/bsusportslink/ 8 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3 or +) 7pm Jack Kizer, Alex Thomas, Colton Howard Team Leaders 11 MAC First Round # TBA BSU Category HOW 14 MAC Quarterfinals # TBA Follow the Cardinals T. Persons (16.5) PPG RJ Cole (20.5) 15 MAC Semifinals # TBA T. Teague (7.2) RPG Z. Cousins (7.5) Online: ballstatesports.com 16 MAC Championship # TBA T. Persons (5.2) APG RJ Cole (6.8) Twitter: @BallStateMBB, @BallStateSports T. Teague (.612) FG% Z. Cousins (.545) Instagram: @ballstatembb, @ballstatesports All times listed as Eastern and subject to change. Z. Gunn (.485) 3FG% C. Williams (.396) Facebook: Ball State Sports ^ Charleston Classic * Mid-American Conference game # MAC Tournament -- First round at campus sites; remainder in Cleveland, Ohio Probable Starters (based on last game) 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 16.5 4.3 5.2 15.2 4.5 1.2 8.2 3.8 1.3 14.2 7.2 1.1 8.3 6.3 1.9 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) 1,223 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. 1223-1130-1 (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 MAAL-ers 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). .80-92 (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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Associate A.D.. Michael Clark MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Assistant Director. .Brad Caudill Assistant Director. .Paula Haughn 8 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1:30 p.m. OFF OFF Game 11 Practice Practice Game 12 Practice Assistant Director. .Josh Rattray at Valparaiso (Shondell) (Shondell) vs. Howard (Shondell) Broadcasting/Multimedia. Joel Godett (ARC) (Worthen) Graduate Assistant. Tyler Roper 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. | F | 6-8 | 211 Fr. | G/F | 6-6 | 205 Jr. | F | 6-7 | 217 So. | F | 6-6 | 210 Indianapolis, Ind. Columbia City, Ind. Carbondale, Ill. Fort Wayne, Ind. Fishers, Ind. #20 | Austin Nehls #24 | Trey Moses #25 | Tahjai Teague #44 | Blake Huggins Sr.