2012–13 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2012–13 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2012–13 record	15–15 (8–8 MAC)
Head coach	Billy Taylor (6th year)
Assistant coach	Bob Simmonds
Assistant coach	Mitch Gilfillan
Assistant coach	Jay Newburry
Home arena	John E. Worthen Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Ohio	14	–	2	.875	24	–	10	.706
Kent State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Buffalo	7	–	9	.438	14	–	20	.412
Bowling Green	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Miami	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
West
Western Michigan	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
Toledo*	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
Ball State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9	.438	16	–	18	.471
Central Michigan	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	25	.167


† 2013 MAC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by sixth year head coach Billy Taylor, played their home games at the John E. Worthen Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the second round of the MAC Tournament to Buffalo.

Following the season, head coach Billy Taylor was fired after a record of 84–99 in six seasons.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Matt Kamieniecki	Forward	6–8	238	Junior	Clarkston, Michigan
3	Marcus Posley	Guard	6–0	201	Freshman	Rockford, Illinois
4	Jauwan Scaife	Guard	6–2	204	Senior	Muncie, Indiana
5	Rocco Belcaster	Forward	6–7	201	Freshman	Berwyn, Illinois
12	Bo Calhoun	Forward	6–5	228	Freshman	South Bend, Indiana
13	George Cater	Guard	5–10	160	Freshman	St. Peters, Missouri
14	Chase Brogna	Guard	5–11	181	Freshman	Houston, Texas
20	Chris Bond	Forward	6–4	195	Junior	Gary, Indiana
32	Jesse Berry	Guard	6–2	192	Junior	Lafayette, Indiana
34	Tyler Koch	Forward	6–6	229	Senior	Winchester, Indiana
44	Mading Thok	Center	6–11	200	Freshman	Boyden, Iowa
50	Zach Fields	Center	6–10	269	Senior	North Vernon, Indiana
55	Majok Majok	Forward	6–8	245	Junior	Perth, Australia
	Kinder Crowder	Guard	6–2	170	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
	Kameran Madison	Guard	5–9	185	Junior	Gary, Indiana

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/11/2012*	Grambling State	W 78–51	1–0	John E. Worthen Arena (3,141)
11/16/2012*	Wofford	W 66–61	2–0	John E. Worthen Arena (3,418)
11/20/2012*	Indiana State	L 48–68	2–1	John E. Worthen Arena (3,128)
11/25/2012*	at #1 Indiana	L 53–101	2–2	Assembly Hall (17,126)
11/28/2012*	Cleveland State	L 63–69	2–3	John E. Worthen Arena (3,147)
12/01/2012*	at Butler	L 53–67	2–4	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,282)
12/05/2012*	Holy Cross (IN)	W 76–57	3–4	John E. Worthen Arena (2,851)
12/08/2012*	South Dakota	W 62–51	4–4	John E. Worthen Arena (2,884)
12/15/2012*	at South Dakota	W 80–73	5–4	DakotaDome (1,831)
12/18/2012*	at Purdue	L 56–66	5–5	Mackey Arena (8,008)
12/23/2012*	IUPUI	L 68–77	5–6	John E. Worthen Arena (2,672)
01/02/2013*	Norfolk State	W 62–61	6–6	John E. Worthen Arena (2,633)
01/09/2013	at Eastern Michigan	W 60–58	7–6 (1–0)	Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center (826)
01/12/2013	Kent State	L 47–61	7–7 (1–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,658)
01/16/2013	at Akron	L 64–71	7–8 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,169)
01/19/2013	at Central Michigan	L 57–71	7–9 (1–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,043)
01/23/2013	Buffalo	L 63–66	7–10 (1–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,965)
01/26/2013	at Miami (OH)	W 82–62	8–10 (2–4)	Millett Hall (1,573)
01/30/2013	Toledo	L 78–85	8–11 (2–5)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,219)
02/02/2013	at Bowling Green	L 59–70	8–12 (2–6)	Stroh Center (3,128)
02/06/2013	Ohio	L 42–69	8–13 (2–7)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,114)
02/09/2013	Western Michigan	W 65–62	9–13 (3–7)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,458)
02/13/2013	at Northern Illinois	W 56–52	10–13 (4–7)	Convocation Center (864)
02/16/2013	Eastern Michigan	L 50–56	10–14 (4–8)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,491)
02/23/2013*	at Southeast Missouri State (BracketBusters)	W 85–82	11–14	Show Me Center (2,484)
02/27/2013	Central Michigan	W 95–90	12–14 (5–8)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,901)
03/02/2013	at Toledo	W 86–72	13–14 (6–8)	Savage Arena (3,904)
03/05/2013	at Western Michigan	W 89–85	14–14 (7–8)	University Arena (2,539)
03/09/2013	Northern Illinois	W 53–51	15–14 (8–8)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,237)
2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013	vs. Buffalo (Second Round)	L 61–76	15–15	Quicken Loans Arena (2,147)
*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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