2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2007-08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference West
2007-08 record 6-24 (5-11 MAC)
Head coach Billy Taylor
Assistant coach Jim Molinari
Assistant coach Joseph Price
Assistant coach Bob Simmons
Home arena John E. Worthen Arena
Seasons
« 2006-07 2008-09 »

The 2007-08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

Contents

Preseason

Billy Taylor replaced Ronny Thompson as head coach of the team. Only Peyton Stovall, Brandon Lampley, Anthony Newell and Rashaun McLemore (who redshirted) would return from last year's team.

Awards

Mid-American Conference Player of the Week

Roster

No. Position Year Player
0 G Fr Othello Banaci
1 F Fr Malik Perry
2 G So Joey Clawson
3 G Fr Melvin Goins
4 G Jr Brandon Lampley
5 G Fr Deontay Twyman
No. Position Year Player
11 G Jr Laron Frazier
12 G Sr Peyton Stovall
24 G Jr Rob Giles
30 F So Dexter Hinkley
32 F Jr Anthony Newell
34 G RS-FR Rashaun McLemore
Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Record
11/09/2007* 7:00 pm Butler John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 61-45  0-1
11/14/2007* 7:00 pm Milwaukee John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 81-74 OT 0-2
11/21/2007* 7:00 pm #5 Georgetown John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 57-48  0-3
11/24/2007* 2:00 pm Evansville John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 51-50  0-4
11/27/2007* 7:00 pm at Saint Joseph's PalestraPhiladelphia, PA L 74-63  0-5
12/01/2007* 7:30 pm at Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation CenterValparaiso, IN L 71-58  0-6
12/05/2007* 7:00 pm at Purdue Mackey ArenaWest Lafayette, IN L 70-57  0-7
12/08/2007* 7:00 pm at Indiana State Hulman CenterTerre Haute, IN Ball State Sports Network L 59-48  0-8
12/16/2007* 2:00 pm at Arkansas State Convocation CenterJonesboro, AR L 57-47  0-9
12/19/2007* 7:00 pm UC Santa Barbara John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 79-52  0-10
12/22/2007* 2:00 pm Illinois State John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Ball State Sports Network L 65-49  0-11
12/31/2007* 2:00 pm IPFW John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN W 69-62  1-11
01/06/2008 2:00 pm at Toledo Savage HallToledo, OH Ball State Sports Network L 54-58  1-12 (0-1)
01/13/2008 2:00 pm Central Michigan John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Comcast Local W 82-71  2-12 (1-1)
01/16/2008 7:00 pm Western Michigan University ArenaKalamazoo, MI Ball State Sports Network L 71-45  2-13 (1-2)
01/19/2008 2:00 pm Eastern Michigan John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Comcast Local W 64-60  3-13 (2-2)
01/22/2008 7:00 pm at Northern Illinois Convocation CenterDeKalb, IL Ball State Sports Network L 60-58  3-14 (2-3)
01/26/2008 2:00 pm at Ohio Convocation CenterAthens, OH ESPN Full Court L 61-59  3-15 (2-4)
01/30/2008 7:00 pm Bowling Green John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN L 63-53  3-16 (2-5)
02/02/2008 2:00 pm Miami (OH) John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Ball State Sports Network L 66-54  3-17 (2-6)
02/06/2008 7:00 pm at Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation CenterKent, OH L 64-61 OT 3-18 (2-7)
02/09/2008 7:00 pm Akron John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Ball State Sports Network L 70-61  3-19 (2-8)
02/13/2008 7:00 pm at Buffalo Alumni ArenaBuffalo, NY W 76-67  4-19 (3-8)
02/17/2008 2:00 pm Toledo John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN Ball State Sports Network W 59-52  5-19 (4-8)
02/20/2008 7:00 pm at Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose CenterMount Pleasant, MI Comcast Local L 63-58  5-20 (4-9)
02/23/2008* 7:00 pm at Eastern Kentucky Alumni ColiseumRichmond, KY
(ESPN Bracket Busters)
L 51-48  5-21
03/01/2008 2:00 pm at Eastern Michigan Convocation CenterYpsilanti, MI Ball State Sports Network L 75-64  5-22 (4-10)
03/04/2008 7:00 pm Northern Illinois John E. Worthen ArenaMuncie, IN W 69-63  6-22 (5-10)
03/09/2008 2:00 pm at Western Michigan University ArenaKalamazoo, MI Ball State Sports Network L 53-57  6-23 (5-11)
03/12/2008 vs. Eastern Michigan Quicken Loans ArenaCleveland, OH
(MAC Tournament)
L 55-59  6-24
*Non-Conference Game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

MAC standings

East
Seed Team Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct.
1 Kent State 13 3 .813 28 7 .800
3 Akron 11 5 .688 2 24 11 .686
4 Ohio * 9 7 .563 4 20 13 .606
5 Miami 9 7 .563 4 17 16 .515
9 Bowling Green 7 9 .438 6 13 17 .433
12 Buffalo 3 13 .188 10 10 20 .333
West
Seed Team Conference Overall
W L Pct. GB W L Pct.
2 Western Michigan 12 4 .750 20 12 .625
6 Central Michigan ** 8 8 .500 4 14 17 .452
7 Eastern Michigan 8 8 .500 4 14 17 .452
8 Toledo 7 8 .467 11 19 .367
10 Ball State 5 11 .313 7 6 24 .200
11 Northern Illinois 3 12 .200 6 22 .214

* Received #4 seed based on 1–1 record vs. #1 Kent State; Miami was 0–2 vs. Kent State. Ohio and Miami split the season series 1–1.
** Received #6 seed based on 1–0 record vs. #3 Akron; EMU was 0–1 vs. Akron. CMU and EMU split the season series 1–1 and had the same record vs. #1 Kent State (0–1) and #2 WMU (1–1).

See also