2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division co-champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record18–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh-year head coach James Whitford, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 6–12 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green.

Roster

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Miryne Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 K.J. Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Luke Bumbalough 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Castle, Indiana
G 3 Josh Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Lucas Kroft 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 5 Ishmael El-Amin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 11 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 12 Brachen Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Columbia City, Indiana
G 13 Kani Acree 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Carbondale, Illinois
F 14 Kyle Mallers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 15 Zach Gunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fishers, Indiana
F 25 Tahjai Teague 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
C 34 Ben Hendriks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
C 44 Blake Huggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Union City, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Defiance W 87–43  1–0
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,429)
Muncie, IN
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville L 75–79  1–1
 Ford Center (5,372)
Evansville, IN
November 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UIC W 67–48  2–1
 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,906)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Indiana State W 69–55  3–1
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,425)
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky L 57–59  3–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,722)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Howard W 100–69  4–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (4,192)
Muncie, IN
November 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Illinois L 62–69  4–3
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,088)
Muncie, IN
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Loyola–Chicago L 58-70  4–4
 John E. Worthen Arena (4,128)
Muncie, IN
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 102–54  5–4
 John E. Worthen Arena (4,733)
Muncie, IN
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech
Diamond Head Classic 		W 65–47  6–4
 McCamish Pavilion (4,203)
Atlanta, GA
December 22, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 22 Washington
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal 		L 64–85  6–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,179)
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2019*
1:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. UTEP
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round 		L 70–71  6–6
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,757)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game 		W 61–46  7–6
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Toledo W 61–57  8–6
(1–0) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,707)
Muncie, IN
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 88–68  9–6
(2–0) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,811)
Muncie, IN
January 10, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Akron L 60–75  9–7
(2–1) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,706)
Akron, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 69–52  10–7
(3–1) 		Convocation Center (1,313)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 71–62  11–7
(4–1) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,624)
Muncie, IN
January 25, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan L 66–71  11–8
(4–2) 		McGuirk Arena (2,371)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 61–67  11–9
(4–3) 		Stroh Center (2,125)
Bowling Green, OH
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio W 65–54  12–9
(5–3) 		John E. Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State W 62–54  13–9
(6–3) 		MAC Center (2,025)
Kent, OH
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 64–68  13–10
(6–4) 		University Arena (2,387)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 63–59  14–10
(7–4) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,288)
Muncie, IN
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bowling Green L 71–77  14–11
(7–5) 		John E. Worthen Arena (5,492)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 59–72  14–12
(7–6) 		Alumni Arena (4,044)
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 64–55  15–12
(8–6) 		John E. Worthen Arena (5,921)
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 71–61  16–12
(9–6) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,390)
Muncie, IN
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 63–69  16–13
(9–7) 		Savage Arena (5,842)
Toledo, OH
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 85–68  17–13
(10–7) 		John E. Worthen Arena (4,008)
Muncie, IN
March 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 75–54  18–13
(11–7) 		Convocation Center (1,749)
DeKalb, IL
MAC tournament
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Kent State
Quarterfinals 		MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
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. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "2021-22 Ball State Cardinals Schedule".