2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–6 (0–2 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Lewis (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ben Botts (6th season); Lou Gudino (2nd season); Jamal Meeks (2nd season);
Home arena	Worthen Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
Toledo	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	6	.625
Western Michigan	4	–	0	1.000	7	–	9	.438
Bowling Green	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Central Michigan	3	–	1	.750	8	–	8	.500
Miami (OH)	2	–	2	.500	8	–	8	.500
Eastern Michigan	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Kent State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	8	.500
Ohio	1	–	3	.250	7	–	9	.438
Buffalo	1	–	3	.250	2	–	14	.125
Ball State	0	–	4	.000	8	–	8	.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	4	.000	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represents 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]

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

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
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

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jurica Zagorsak G	Croatia		6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Jurica Zagorsak G	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
Joey Brown G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Mason Jones G	Valparaiso, Indiana		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Mason Jones G	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)
Zane Doughty C	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
Trent Middleton G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Jalin Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Jackson, Tennessee
G	2	Ethan Brittain-Watts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	GS	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	3	Mickey Pearson Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Jr	Lincoln, Alabama
G	4	Micah Bell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	RS Fr	Austell, Georgia
G	5	Davion Bailey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	11	Basheer Jihad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	12	Jurica Zagorsak	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Croatia
G	13	Trent Middleton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	14	Jack Futa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	So	South Bend, Indiana
G	15	Quincy Adams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS Fr	Frisco, Texas
G	23	Joey Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	33	Mason Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Valparaiso, Indiana
C	34	Ben Hendriks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	RS Jr	Mississauga, Ontario
C	54	Zane Doughty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana

Head coach

Michael Lewis (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Lou Gudino (Indiana)
Jamal Meeks (Indiana State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Rose–Hulman	W 85–52	–	–	–	–	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Goshen	W 101–40	1–0	21 – Jihad	7 – Doughty	7 – Middleton Jr.	Worthen Arena (3,071) Muncie, IN
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Old Dominion MAC-SBC Challenge	W 73–68	2–0	28 – Anderson	9 – Anderson	2 – Tied	Worthen Arena (3,218) Muncie, IN
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Oakland City	W 91–51	3–0	20 – Anderson	7 – Brown	3 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (3,277) Muncie, IN
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville	L 50–74	3–1	21 – Jihad	8 – Jihad	2 – Anderson	Ford Center (5,172) Evansville, IN
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	USC Upstate	W 75–58	4–1	24 – Pearson	7 – Jones	6 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 92–74	5–1	18 – Jihad	11 – Jihad	8 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (4,071) Muncie, IN
November 28, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Little Rock	L 64–90	5–2	25 – Jihad	5 – Pearson Jr.	3 – Jihad	Jack Stephens Center (1,081) Little Rock, AR
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bellarmine	W 67–58	6–2	19 – Jihad	11 – Jihad	6 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (3,588) Muncie, IN
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Detroit Mercy	W 68–65	7–2	26 – Jihad	10 – Jihad	5 – Anderson	Calihan Hall (733) Detroit, MI
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville	W 83–71	8–2	27 – Jihad	10 – Jihad	5 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (3,254) Muncie, IN
December 16, 2023* 1:45 p.m., Peacock	vs. Indiana State Indy Classic	L 72–83	8–3	18 – Anderson	8 – Anderson	6 – Anderson	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota	L 63–80	8–4	26 – Anderson	7 – Jihad	7 – Anderson	Williams Arena (7,261) Minneapolis, MN
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 69–82	8–5 (0–1)	23 – Jihad	7 – Anderson	5 – Anderson	MAC Center (1,796) Kent, OH
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan	L 65–71	8–6 (0–2)	21 – Bailey	11 – Jihad	4 – Anderson	Worthen Arena (3,612) Muncie, IN
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	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., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	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

Source^[9]^[10]

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.
1 2 "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
1 2 "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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[2] "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

[3] "Worhten Arena". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.

[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[5] "Ohio 90, Ball State 70". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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[8] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Ball State Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[9] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports.

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