2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Michael Lewis, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN as members of the Mid-American Conference. As the fourth seed they lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to finish 20–12 and 11–7 in MAC play.[1]

2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Botts (5th season)
  • Lou Gudino (1st season)
  • Jamal Meeks (1st season)
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Kent State 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Akron 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Ball State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Ohio 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Buffalo 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Central Michigan 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
2023 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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They finished the season 14–17, 9–10 in MAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kani Acree G 6'6 185 Redshirt Junior Carbondale, Illinois Entered Transfer Portal
Luke Brown G 6'1 165 Freshman Carmel, Indiana Transferred to Stetson
Tyler Cochran G 6'2 220 Junior Bolingbrook, Illinois Transferred to Toledo[2]
Miryne Thomas F 6'8 200 Redshirt Senior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Kent State[3]
Blake Huggins C 6'10 245 Redshirt Senior Union City, Tennessee Exhausted Eligibility

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Incoming transfers

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Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Thomas Allen G 6'1" 180 RS-JR Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina State
Jarron Coleman G 6'5" 210 GS Indianapolis, Indiana Missouri[7]
Darian Owens-White G 6'1" 165 GS Detroit, Michigan Wayne State[8]
Kaiyem Cleary G 6'6" 185 JR Manchester, England Florida SouthWestern State[9]

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Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Micah Bell
G
Austell, Georgia Link Year Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jack Futa
G
South Bend, Indiana St. Joseph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Quincy Adams Jr.
G
Frisco, Texas Hamilton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR


Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 1 Demarius Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Luke Bumbalough 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Castle, Indiana
F 3 Mickey Pearson Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Lincoln, Alabama
G 4 Micah Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Austell, Georgia
C 5 Payton Sparks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Winchester, Indiana
F 11 Basheer Jihad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
G 12 Jaylin Sellers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, Georgia
G 13 Darian Owens-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Detroit, Michigan
G 14 Jack Futa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Bend, Indiana
G 15 Quincy Adams Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Frisco, Texas
G 23 Kaiyem Cleary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Manchester, England
G 24 Jalen Windham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
C 34 Ben Hendriks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Mississauga, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 13, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022*
2:00 p.m
DePauw W 87–60  0–0
 22  Coleman   11  Pearson Jr.        Worthen Arena (3,445)
Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+
Earlham W 109–39  1–0
 19  Jacobs   13  Pearson   6  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (3,445)
Muncie, IN
November 12, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Indiana State L 71–83  1–1
 29  Coleman   10  Jacobs   4  Coleman  Hulman Center (3,610)
Terre Haute, IN
November 16, 2022*
7:30 p.m.
at Omaha W 71–61  2–1
 15  Windham   9  Coleman   4  Jacobs  Baxter Arena (2,115)
Omaha, NE
November 19, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
IU South Bend W 86–72  3–1
 18  Sellers   14  Sellers   5  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (3,012)
Muncie, IN
November 25, 2022*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Vermont
Nassau Championship quarterfinals
L 73–78  3–2
 21  Sellers   7  Sparks   6  Coleman  Baha Mar Convention Center (267)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Missouri State
Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round
W 67–64  4–2
 24  Sparks   12  Sparks   3  Tied  Baha Mar Convention Center (368)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. San Jose State
Nassau Championship 5th place game
L 65–67  4–3
 14  Tied   10  Sparks   3  Sparks  Baha Mar Convention Center (270)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne L 77–78  4–4
 22  Sellers   12  Sparks   5  Coleman  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,012)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 76–59  5–4
 20  Pearson   9  Pearson   8  Coleman  Lantz Arena (1,636)
Charleston, IL
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Evansville W 88–69  6–4
 20  Sellers   12  Sparks   2  Tied  Worthen Arena (3,547)
Muncie, IN
December 17, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Illinois State
Indy Classic
W 83–69  7–4
 24  Sellers   6  Sparks   7  Coleman  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 58–54  8–4
 17  Sellers   7  Tied   4  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (3,288)
Muncie, IN
December 28, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Chicago State W 70–63  9–4
 16  Coleman   8  Sparks   4  Sparks  Worthen Arena (3,540)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Toledo W 90–83  10–4
(1–0)
 26  Coleman   10  Sellers   2  Tied  Savage Arena (4,055)
Toledo, OH
January 6, 2023
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
Akron W 70–63  11–4
(2–0)
 15  Tied   8  Sparks   4  Jacobs  Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio L 71–76  11–5
(2–1)
 17  Coleman   8  Sparks   4  Coleman  Convocation Center (4,010)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Miami W 75–61  12–5
(3–1)
 15  Tied   14  Sparks   5  Coleman  Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Michigan W 71–70  13–5
(4–1)
 22  Coleman   8  Coleman   7  Coleman  Worthen Arena (3,799)
Muncie, IN
January 20, 2023
6:30 p.m., CBSSN
at Kent State L 65–86  13–6
(4–2)
 11  Tied   8  Jacobs   3  Jacobs  MAC Center (5,660)
Kent, OH
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo L 65–91  13–7
(4–3)
 27  Coleman   6  Pearson   6  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (3,943)
Muncie, IN
January 28, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 87–69  14–7
(5–3)
 20  Coleman   10  Sparks   6  Coleman  Convocation Center (1,438)
DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bowling Green W 69–60  15–7
(6–3)
 19  Coleman   10  Sparks   3  Jacobs  Stroh Center (2,028)
Bowling Green, OH
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
Eastern Michigan W 91–90  16–7
(7–3)
 22  Sparks   15  Sparks   8  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (6,608)
Muncie, IN
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Central Michigan W 65–51  17–7
(8–3)
 13  Pearson   10  Sparks   3  Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,430)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bowling Green W 93–72  18–7
(9–3)
 18  Sparks   8  Sparks   8  Bumbalough  Worthen Arena (4,808)
Muncie, IN
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+
Northern Illinois W 87–77  19–7
(10–3)
 20  Sparks   20  Sparks   8  Coleman  Worthen Arena (3,635)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023
2:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 68–78  19–8
(10–4)
 22  Sellers   8  Sparks   4  Coleman  University Arena (2,196)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kent State W 82–70  20–8
(11–4)
 20  Sellers   12  Sparks   8  Coleman  Worthen Arena (5,573)
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2023
3:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan L 68–75  20–9
(11–5)
 19  Jacobs   8  Jihad   5  Jacobs  George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,287)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Akron L 83–87  20–10
(11–6)
 19  Windham   9  Sparks   4  Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (1,912)
Akron, OH
March 3, 2023
6:00 p.m.[10], CBSSN
Toledo L 81–87  20–11
(11–7)
 24  Sparks   11  Sparks   6  Jacobs  Worthen Arena (4,441)
Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 9, 2023
1:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Ohio
Quarterfinals
L 70–90  20–12
 21  Sparks   7  Sparks   5  Tied  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ohio 90, Ball State 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "TYLER COCHRAN". Toledo Sports.
  3. ^ "Golden Flashes Sign Two Transfers". Kent State Sports.
  4. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "Cardinals Welcome Back Jarron Coleman". Ball State Sports.
  8. ^ "Ball State Adds Owens-White to 2022 Class". Ball State Sports.
  9. ^ "Cardinals Add Transfer Kaiyem Cleary". Ball State Sports.
  10. ^ "Three MAC Men's Basketball Matchups Selected For Television".
  11. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports.