2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

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

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

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

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

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

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

Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
11/15/2008*	Eastern Illinois	W 72-59	1-0	John E. Worthen Arena (3874)
11/19/2008*	at Butler	L 64-55	1-1	Hinkle Fieldhouse (5056)
11/22/2008*	SIU Edwardsville	W 67-55	2-1	John E. Worthen Arena (3500)
11/25/2008*	at Wisconsin-Milwaukee	W 82-69	3-1	US Cellular Arena (2525)
11/29/2008*	Arkansas State	L 54-53	3-2	John E. Worthen Arena (3004)
12/1/2008*	at IPFW	W 54-52	4-2	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2428)
12/6/2008*	at Evansville	L 73-67	4-3	Roberts Municipal Stadium (5297)
12/9/2008*	#14 Purdue	L 68-39	4-4	John E. Worthen Arena (8381)
12/13/2008*	Eastern Kentucky	L 71-58	4-5	John E. Worthen Arena (3160)
12/21/2008*	Presbyterian	W 60-57	5-5	John E. Worthen Arena (2824)
12/29/2008*	at UC-Santa Barbara	L 71-51	5-6	University of California, Santa Barbara Events Center (1519)
1/3/2009*	Saint Joseph's	L 63-55	5-7	John E. Worthen Arena (3,033)
1/10/2009	at Eastern Michigan	W 46-42	6-7 (1-0)	Convocation Center (843)
1/13/2009	Northern Illinois	W 60-54	7-7 (2-0)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,001)
1/17/2009	at Central Michigan	L 71-65	7-8 (2-1)	Rose Arena (1,575)
1/20/2008	Western Michigan	W 50-44	8-8 (3-1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,018)
1/25/2009	Toledo	W 66-53	9-8 (4-1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,504)
1/28/2009	at Bowling Green	L 62-58	9-9 (4-2)	Anderson Arena (1,847)
1/31/2009	Ohio	W 51-44	10-9 (5-2)	John E. Worthen Arena (3524)
2/4/2009	at Miami	L 59-41	10-10 (5-3)	Millett Hall (2481)
2/7/2009	Kent State	L 63-56	10-11 (5-4)	John E. Worthen Arena (3506)
2/11/2009	at Akron	L 63-55	10-12 (5-5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3272)
2/15/2009	Buffalo	W 53-51	11-12 (6-5)	John E. Worthen Arena (3565)
2/18/2009	at Toledo	L 71-67	11-13 (6-6)	Savage Hall (5008)
2/21/2009*	Tennessee Tech (Bracket Busters)	W 59-55	12-13 (6-6)	John E. Worthen Arena (3429)
2/25/2009	Central Michigan	W 53-44	13-13 (7-6)	John E. Worthen Arena (3438)
2/28/2009	at Northern Illinois	L 56-55	13-14 (7-7)	Convocation Center (2283)
3/4/2009	at Western Michigan	L 84-82	13-15 (7-8)	University Arena (2616)
3/8/2009	Eastern Michigan	L 55-53	13-16 (7-9)	John E. Worthen Arena (3687)
3/12/2009	vs. Central Michigan (MAC Conference Tournament)	W 64-61	14-16	Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
3/13/2009	vs. Buffalo (MAC Conference Tournament)	L 64-52	14-17	Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

Venues	Ball Gymnasium (1925–1963) Irving Gymnasium (1963–1992) John E. Worthen Arena (1992–present)

Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal

People	Head coaches

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