James Whitford hired at Ball State
The former Arizona assistant takes over a program that hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament in over a decade.
BALL ST. CARDINALS
Last Game
| Final - 3.13.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bulls | 30 | 46 | 76 |
| Ball St. Cardinals | 36 | 25 | 61 |
Stories
The New Reganomics!
Will Regan pours on 36 points to advance Buffalo to the MAC Quarterfinals.
Toledo Women Take MAC West Lead
Despite a 20 point first half lead, Ball State stormed back in the second to nearly steal a win away from a Toledo Rockets team looking to take the lead in the MAC West Division standings.
Tony Watson wants to know if he can assist you?
Javon McCrea scored 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting,he also put up seven rebounds. His effort was helped by Will Regan's 17 points and and Tony Watson's seven assist. Those three players, who kept...
Mid-American Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:53 AM EST)
| East | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Akron Zips | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Ohio Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Kent St. Golden Flashes | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Bowling Green Falcons | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Buffalo Bulls
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0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| West | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Toledo Rockets | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Ball St. Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
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Northern Illinois Huskies
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1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Ball State earns another last-second win
On the heels of Chris Bond's free throws with 0.6 seconds left, Ball State won their second straight game practically at the buzzer.
Purdue 66, Ball State 56: Ugly Still Counts
It was not pretty, but Purdue finally got another win on the basketball court.
Who's Gonna Score Points For Ball State?
Ball State's top returning scorer only started three games last season. But Jesse Berry is more than equipped to take over the leadership mantle.
MACsketball Greatest of All Time Tourney: Ball State
It's finally here, folks. Your summer reading list roll on, as we start introducing the participants in our GOATT for men's basketball. Part one dealt with Akron, and now we turn our attention to...
Ball State's Southward Season Under Billy Taylor, From Slumps To Empty Seats
Ball State's season has been disappointing, way below our prediction of 24 possible wins.
Ball State Vs. Kent State Final Score: Golden Flashes Run By Cardinals, 76-55
The Kent State Golden Flashes are keeping pace in the MAC East division with a victory over Ball State.
3 Point Shot: Getting the BSU Monkey off our backs
3 Point Shot: Getting the BSU Monkey off our backs
Jarrod Jones Gets Toledo Even More Used To Last-Second Losses
Jarrod Jones' last-second game-winner for Ball State is Toledo's 5th one-basket loss.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling St. Tigers | Sunday, November 11 2012 | win 78 - 51 | coverage |
| Wofford Terriers | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 66 - 61 | coverage |
| Indiana St. Sycamores | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 48 - 68 | coverage |
| @ Indiana Hoosiers | Sunday, November 25 2012 | loss 53 - 101 | coverage |
| Cleveland St. Vikings | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | loss 63 - 69 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Butler Bulldogs | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 53 - 67 | coverage |
| Holy Cross (IN) | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 76 - 57 | coverage |
| South Dakota Coyotes | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 62 - 51 | coverage |
| @ South Dakota Coyotes | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 80 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Purdue Boilermakers | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 56 - 66 | coverage |
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 68 - 77 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 62 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Eastern Michigan Eagles | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 60 - 58 | coverage |
| Kent St. Golden Flashes | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 47 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Akron Zips | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | loss 64 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Central Michigan Chippewas | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 57 - 71 | coverage |
| Buffalo Bulls | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 63 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 82 - 62 | coverage |
| Toledo Rockets | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 78 - 85 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Bowling Green Falcons | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 59 - 70 | coverage |
| Ohio Bobcats | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | loss 42 - 69 | coverage |
| Western Michigan Broncos | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 65 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Northern Illinois Huskies | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 56 - 52 | coverage |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 50 - 56 | coverage |
| @ SE Missouri St. Indians | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 85 - 82 | coverage |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 95 - 90 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Toledo Rockets | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 86 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Western Michigan Broncos | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | win 89 - 85 | coverage |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 53 - 51 | coverage |
| Buffalo Bulls | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 61 - 76 | coverage |
Roster
Ball St. Cardinals Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocco Belcaster | 5 | FORWARD | 201 | 6-7 | freshman | |
| Jesse Berry | 32 | GUARD | 192 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Chris Bond | 20 | FORWARD | 195 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Chase Brogna | 14 | GUARD | 181 | 5-11 | freshman | |
| Bo Calhoun | 12 | FORWARD | 228 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| George Cater | 13 | GUARD | 160 | 5-10 | freshman | |
| Zach Fields | 50 | CENTER | 269 | 6-10 | senior | |
| Matt Kamieniecki | 2 | FORWARD | 238 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Tyler Koch | 34 | FORWARD | 229 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Majok Majok | 55 | FORWARD | 245 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Marcus Posley | 3 | GUARD | 201 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Michael Ramey | 22 | GUARD | 198 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Jauwan Scaife | 4 | GUARD | 204 | 6-2 | senior | |
| Mading Thok | 44 | CENTER | 200 | 6-11 | freshman |
Stats
Ball St. Cardinals Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Jauwan Scaife | 30 | 33.1 | 4.8 | 12.2 | 39.5 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 33.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 78.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 16.6 |
| Jesse Berry | 27 | 29.1 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 38.5 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 37.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 73.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 12.8 |
| Majok Majok | 30 | 31.1 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 53.4 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 10.7 |
| Chris Bond | 30 | 29.1 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 54.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 64.0 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 8.9 |
| Marcus Posley | 30 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 33.2 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 67.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| Matt Kamieniecki | 27 | 20.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 54.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 |
| Zach Fields | 29 | 15.2 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 47.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Michael Ramey | 10 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 35.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| Bo Calhoun | 27 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 63.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Tyler Koch | 18 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 31.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 27.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Chase Brogna | 15 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 20.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Rocco Belcaster | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
