2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division Co-Champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	14–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	Billy Taylor
Assistant coaches	Bob Simmons Jay Newberry Joseph Price
Home arena	John E. Worthen Arena

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Bowling Green	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	11	–	5		.688			21	–	12		.636
Miami	10	–	6		.625			17	–	13		.567
Akron †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			19	–	15		.559
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
West
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Central Michigan	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Western Michigan	7	–	9		.438			10	–	21		.323
Eastern Michigan	6	–	10		.375			8	–	24		.250
Northern Illinois	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

• Billy Taylor – Head coach
• Joseph Price – Assistant coach
• Bob Simmons – Assistant coach
• Jay Newberry – Assistant coach
• Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player 0 G Joey Clawson 1 F Malik Perry 2 G Othello Banaci 3 G Randy Davis 4 G Brandon Lampley 5 G Brawley Chisholm 10 G KeAundre Peak 11 G Laron Frazier

No. Position Player 22 F Terrence Watson 23 F Eric Wormely 24 G Rob Giles 30 F Maurice Hubbard 32 F Anthony Newell 34 G Pierre Sneed 45 F Jarrod Jones 50 C Zach Fields

Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/15/2008* 2:00pm		Eastern Illinois	W 72–59	1–0	John E. Worthen Arena (3874) Muncie, IN
11/19/2008* 7:00pm		at Butler	W 64–55	1–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5056) Indianapolis, IN
11/22/2008* 2:00pm		SIU Edwardsville	W 67–55	2–1	John E. Worthen Arena (3500) Muncie, IN
11/25/2008* 8:05pm		at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 82–69	3–1	US Cellular Arena (2525) Milwaukee, WI
11/29/2008* 2:00pm		Arkansas State	W 54–53	3–2	John E. Worthen Arena (3004) Muncie, IN
12/1/2008* 7:00pm		at IPFW	W 54–52	4–2	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2428) Fort Wayne, IN
12/6/2008* 8:05pm		at Evansville	W 73–67	4–3	Roberts Municipal Stadium (5297) Evansville, IN
12/9/2008* 7:00pm		No. 14 Purdue	W 68–39	4–4	John E. Worthen Arena (8381) Muncie, IN
12/13/2008* 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		Eastern Kentucky	W 71–58	4–5	John E. Worthen Arena (3160) Muncie, IN
12/21/2008* 1:00pm		Presbyterian	W 60–57	5–5	John E. Worthen Arena (2824) Muncie, IN
12/29/2008* 10:00pm		at UC-Santa Barbara	W 71–51	5–6	University of California, Santa Barbara Events Center (1519) Santa Barbara, CA
1/3/2009* 2:00pm		Saint Joseph's	W 63–55	5–7	John E. Worthen Arena (3,033) Muncie, IN
1/10/2009 4:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		at Eastern Michigan	W 46–42	6–7 (1–0)	Convocation Center (843) Ypsilanti, MI
1/13/2009 7:00pm		Northern Illinois	W 60–54	7–7 (2–0)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,001) Muncie, IN
1/17/2009 4:30pm, Ball State Sports Network		at Central Michigan	W 71–65	7–8 (2–1)	Rose Arena (1,575) Mount Pleasant, MI
1/20/2008 7:00pm		Western Michigan	W 50–44	8–8 (3–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN
1/25/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		Toledo	W 66–53	9–8 (4–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,504) Muncie, IN
1/28/2009 7:00pm		at Bowling Green	W 62–58	9–9 (4–2)	Anderson Arena (1,847) Bowling Green, OH
1/31/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		Ohio	W 51–44	10–9 (5–2)	John E. Worthen Arena (3524) Muncie, IN
2/4/2009 7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		at Miami	W 59–41	10–10 (5–3)	Millett Hall (2481) Oxford, OH
2/7/2009 2:00pm		Kent State	W 63–56	10–11 (5–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (3506) Muncie, IN
2/11/2009 7:00pm		at Akron	W 63–55	10–12 (5–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3272) Akron, OH
2/15/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		Buffalo	W 53–51	11–12 (6–5)	John E. Worthen Arena (3565) Muncie, IN
2/18/2009 7:00pm		at Toledo	W 71–67	11–13 (6–6)	Savage Hall (5008) Toledo, OH
2/21/2009* 2:00pm		Tennessee Tech Bracket Busters	W 59–55	12–13 (6–6)	John E. Worthen Arena (3429) Muncie, IN
2/25/2009 7:00pm		Central Michigan	W 53–44	13–13 (7–6)	John E. Worthen Arena (3438) Muncie, IN
2/28/2009 TBA, Ball State Sports Network		at Northern Illinois	W 56–55	13–14 (7–7)	Convocation Center (2283) DeKalb, IL
3/4/2009 7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		at Western Michigan	W 84–82	13–15 (7–8)	University Arena (2616) Kalamazoo, MI
3/8/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network		Eastern Michigan	W 55–53	13–16 (7–9)	John E. Worthen Arena (3687) Muncie, IN
3/12/2009 12:00pm, FSN Ohio		vs. Central Michigan MAC Conference tournament	W 64–61	14–16	Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, OH
3/13/2009 7:30pm, FSN Ohio		vs. Buffalo MAC Conference tournament	W 64–52	14–17	Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.