2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record19–13 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Grunkemeyer
  • Danny Peters
  • Brian Thornton
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Miami (OH) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Ohio 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Akron 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
West
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Michigan 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
† 2018 MAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fifth-year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 10–8 to finish in third place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Kent State.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2016–17 season 21–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Akron in the semifinals of the MAC tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost to Fort Wayne in the first round.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Saint Francis (IN) W 91–67 
Worthen Arena (1,536)
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, Spectrum Sports 		at Dayton W 78–77  0–1
 UD Arena (13,350)
Dayton, OH
Nov 15, 2017*
8:00 pm, FSOK+ 		at Oklahoma W 108–69  0–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (7,242)
Norman, OK
Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook W 87–76  1–2
 Worthen Arena (3,502)
Muncie, IN
Nov 19, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 71–95  1–3
 Matthew Knight Arena (6,916)
Eugene, OR
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 83–87  1–4
 Sojka Pavilion (2,217)
Lewisburg, PA
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State W 93–85  2–4
 Hulman Center (3,274)
Terre Haute, IN
Nov 28, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland City W 81–57  3–4
 Worthen Arena (2,410)
Muncie, IN
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 83–64  4–4
 Worthen Arena (3,505)
Muncie, IN
Dec 5, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at No. 9 Notre Dame W 80–77  5–4
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,891)
South Bend, IN
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso W 71–70  6–4
 Worthen Arena (5,009)
Muncie, IN
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Florida W 79–65  7–4
 Worthen Arena (3,018)
Muncie, IN
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jackson State W 70–54  8–4
 Worthen Arena (3,129)
Muncie, IN
Dec 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida A&M W 76–54  9–4
 Worthen Arena (2,902)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 72–62  10–4
(1–0) 		Worthen Arena (3,025)
Muncie, IN
Jan 6, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 63–83  10–5
(1–1) 		Worthen Arena (3,622)
Muncie, IN
Jan 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio W 75–68  11–5
(2–1) 		Worthen Arena (4,892)
Muncie, IN
Jan 13, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 58–73  11–6
(2–2) 		University Arena (5,421)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 82–76  12–6
(3–2) 		Worthen Arena (3,702)
Muncie, IN
Jan 20, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 53–71  12–7
(3–3) 		Millett Hall (1,023)
Oxford, OH
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 80–88 OT 12–8
(3–4) 		MAC Center (2,430)
Kent, OH
Jan 27, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Akron W 111–106 2OT 13–8
(4–4) 		Worthen Arena (3,867)
Muncie, IN
Jan 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo W 75–63  14–8
(5–4) 		Savage Arena (4,227)
Toledo, OH
Feb 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 41–58  14–9
(5–5) 		Convocation Center (1,517)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 59–56  15–9
(6–5) 		Worthen Arena (3,245)
Muncie, IN
Feb 9, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kent State W 87–68  16–9
(7–5) 		Worthen Arena (4,105)
Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron W 90–77  17–9
(8–5) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,543)
Akron, OH
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo W 99–71  18–9
(9–5) 		Worthen Arena (4,824)
Muncie, IN
Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 77–68  19–9
(10–5) 		Worthen Arena (3,745)
Muncie, IN
Feb 23, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		Western Michigan L 80–87  19–10
(10–6) 		Worthen Arena (5,924)
Muncie, IN
Feb 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 51–75  19–11
(10–7) 		McGuirk Arena (1,913)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 65–66  19–12
(10–8) 		Convocation Center (1,007)
DeKalb, IL
MAC tournament
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (5) Kent State
Quarterfinals 		L 73–76  19–13
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,023)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Ball State Cardinals Schedule".