1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	11–14 (5–11 Mid-American)
Head coach	Jim Holstein
Home arena	Irving Gymnasium

1975–76 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 10 Western Michigan	15	–	1		.938			25	–	3		.893
Miami (Ohio)	14	–	2		.875			18	–	8		.692
Toledo	13	–	3		.813			18	–	7		.720
Central Michigan	8	–	8		.500			12	–	14		.462
Bowling Green State	8	–	8		.500			12	–	15		.444
Kent State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	14		.462
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			11	–	15		.423
Ball State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	14		.440
Northern Illinois	2	–	14		.125			5	–	21		.192
Eastern Michigan	1	–	15		.063			7	–	20		.259
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 50 Kim Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr East Peoria, Illinois F 12 Matt Beerbower 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Antwerp, Ohio F 44 Larry Heinbaugh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fairfield, Ohio	Head coach Jim Holstein Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*		Indianapolis	W 71–61	1–0	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 1*		Wisconsin-Oshkosh	W 74–72	2–0	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 6*		Morehead State	W 85–82	3–0	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 13*		Indiana State	W 79–76	4–0	Market Square Arena  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 17*		Cleveland State	W 77–69	5–0	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
December 20*		at Butler	L 61–63	5–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
December 29*		at Houston Baptist	L 76–81	5–2	Frank and Lucille Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
January 3		Toledo	L 60–72	5–3 (0–1)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
January 7		at Northern Illinois	W 74–72	6–3 (1–1)	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, Illinois
January 10		Kent State	L 66–72	6–4 (1–2)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
January 14*		at No. 15 Notre Dame	L 78–119	6–5	Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
January 17		Ohio	L 74–75	6–6 (1–3)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
January 21		at Miami (OH)	L 75–97	6–7 (1–4)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
January 24		Western Michigan	L 57–62	6–8 (1–5)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
January 28		at Central Michigan	L 64–66	6–9 (1–6)	Rose Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 31		Bowling Green State	W 77–53	7–9 (2–6)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
February 2*		Bulter	W 66–63	8–9	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
February 7		at Eastern Michigan	W 84–78	9–9 (3–6)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 11		Northern Illinois	L 77–79	9–10 (3–7)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
February 14		at Kent State	W 75–61	10–10 (4–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
February 21		at Ohio	L 63–90	10–11 (4–8)	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
February 25		Miami (OH)	L 63–81	10–12 (4–9)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
February 28		at No. 16 Western Michigan	L 67–93	10–13 (4–10)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
March 3		Central Michigan	W 76–63	11–13 (5–10)	Irving Gymnasium  Muncie, Indiana
March 6		at Toledo	L 66–91	11–14 (5–11)	The Field House  Toledo, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.