2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team will represent Ball State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second-year head coach Michael Lewis, play their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3]
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | – (– MAC) |
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Home arena | Worthen Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAC tournament winner |
Previous season
The Cardinals finished 20–12 and 11–7 in MAC play.[4] They were the fourth seed in the MAC tournament where they lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals.[5]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jarron Coleman | G | 6'5" | 210 | Redshirt Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred to Nebraska |
Demarius Jacobs | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois | Exhausted Eligibility |
Luke Bumbalough | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | New Castle, Indiana | Transferred to Niagara |
Payton Sparks | C | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Winchester, Indiana | Transferred to Indiana |
Jaylin Sellers | G | 6'4" | 180 | Sophomore | Columbus, Georgia | Transferred to UCF |
Darian Owens-White | G | 6'1" | 165 | Graduate Student | Detroit, Michigan | Exhausted Eligibility |
Kaiyem Cleary | G | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Manchester, England | Transferred to LeMoyne |
Jalen Windham | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred to Morehead State |
Incoming transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Jalin Anderson | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Jackson, Tennessee | Loyola Marymount |
Ethan Brittain-Watts | G | 6'2" | 180 | Graduate Student | Indianapolis, Indiana | Boston |
Davion Bailey | G | 6'4" | 190 | Graduate Student | Indianapolis, Indiana | Southeastern Community College |
Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jurica Zagorsak G |
Croatia | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Joey Brown G |
Indianapolis, Indiana | North Central | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Mason Jones G |
Valparaiso, Indiana | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Zane Doughty C |
Indianapolis, Indiana | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Trent Middleton G |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Spire Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Rose–Hulman | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Goshen College | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge |
Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Oakland City University | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Evansville | Ford Center Evansville, IN | |||||||||
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
USC Upstate | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
November 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m., TBA |
at Little Rock | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Bellarmine | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Detroit Mercy | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA |
SIU Edwardsville | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
December 16, 2023* TBA, TBA |
vs. Indiana State Indy Classic |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
December 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., TBA |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Kent State | MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Central Michigan | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Akron | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Toledo | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | |||||||||
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Eastern Michigan | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 TBA, TBA |
Miami (OH) | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Buffalo | Alumni Arena Amherst, NY | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Northern Illinois | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Bowling Green | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBA |
at Western Michigan | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||||
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Ohio | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
MAC-SBC Challenge | |||||||||||
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA |
at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge |
TBA TBA | |||||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., TBA |
at Miami (OH) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||||
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., TBA |
at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA |
Eastern Michigan | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Central Michigan | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 TBA, TBA |
Western Michigan | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
Kent State | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | |||||||||
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA |
at Northern Illinois | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH | |||||||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+ |
vs. TBA Quarterfinals |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
† If a top eight finisher in MAC
References
- "Michael Lewis". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- "Worhten Arena". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- "Ohio 90, Ball State 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports.
- "Ball State Cardinals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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