2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2013–14 record 5–25 (2–16 MAC)
Head coach James Whitford (1st year)
Assistant coach Brett Nelson
Assistant coach Billy Wright
Assistant coach Jason Grunkemeyer
Home arena John E. Worthen Arena
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 – 5   .722     19 – 10   .655
Akron 12 – 6   .667     21 – 13   .618
Ohio 11 – 7   .611     25 – 12   .676
Miami 8 – 10   .444     13 – 18   .419
Kent State 7 – 11   .389     16 – 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 – 12   .333     12 – 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 – 4   .778     27 – 7   .794
Western Michigan † 14 – 4   .778     23 – 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 – 8   .556     22 – 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444     15 – 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 – 15   .167     10 – 21   .323
Ball State 2 – 16   .111     5 – 25   .167
† 2014 MAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at the John E. Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Ohio.

Season

Preseason

On April 10, 2013, Ball State announced James Whitford as the 19th head coach in program history.[1] Whitford had previously worked under Sean Miller as an assistant coach at Xavier and Arizona. On April 19, Whitford announced the first hiring of an assistant coach by hiring Brett Nelson.[2] Nelson, a former honorable mention All-American at Florida, had previous assistant coaching experience at Marshall, Arkansas, and Drake. Jason Grunkemeyer was hired as the second assistant coach to Whitford's staff on April 26.[3] Grunkemeyer, a former player at conference foe Miami, joined the staff after several years as an assistant at Saint Louis. On May 3, Whitford filled out his staff by hiring Billy Wright as his final assistant coach.[4] Wright was previously the associate head coach at Western Illinois.

Whitford announced the team's conference schedule on September 3, 2013.[5] Ball State schedule home-and-home series with Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Akron, and Buffalo, while hosting Miami and Bowling Green and visiting Kent State and Ohio. The non-conference schedule was released on September 24, 2013.[6] Road trips to Utah and Marquette, along with hosting Butler highlighted the non-league slate.

November

The Cardinals traveled to Terre Haute, Indiana on November 9 to open their season against the Indiana State Sycamores. Despite a solid game from Zavier Turner (17 points), the Cardinals fell in James Whitford's debut, 73–82.[7][8]

Roster

2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Madison, KameranKameran Madison (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bowman Academy
Purdue Calumet		 Gary, IN
G 1 Turner, ZavierZavier Turner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Kamieniecki, MattMatt Kamieniecki style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
G 3 Payne, QuintenQuinten Payne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Charles North HS St. Charles, IL
G 4 Crowder, Kindon "KD"Kindon "KD" Crowder (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Munster HS Chicago, IL
F 5 Belcaster, RoccoRocco Belcaster style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 201 lb (91 kg) So Morton HS Berwyn, IL
G 11 Mallory, KalebKaleb Mallory (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Muncie Central HS Muncie, IN
F 12 Calhoun, BoBo Calhoun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 228 lb (103 kg) So Washington HS South Bend, IN
G 13 Alstork, MarkMark Alstork style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Thurgood Marshall HS Dayton, OH
G 14 Brogna, ChaseChase Brogna style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 181 lb (82 kg) So St. Thomas HS Houston, TX
F 15 House, FrankoFranko House style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Concord HS Elkhart, IN
F 20 Bond, ChrisChris Bond style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bowman Academy Gary, IN
G 32 Berry, JesseJesse Berry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Jefferson HS Lafayette, IN
F 34 Koch, TylerTyler Koch style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Winchester HS
Wright State		 Winchester, IN
C 44 Thok, MadingMading Thok style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Western Christian HS Boyden, IA
F 55 Majok, MajokMajok Majok style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon School
Midland College		 Perth, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Source:

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/4/2013* Marian W 62–59  0–0 John E. Worthen Arena (1,584)
Non-conference games
11/9/2013* at Indiana State L 73–82  0–1 Hulman Center (7,221)
11/12/2013* Taylor W 73–53  1–1 John E. Worthen Arena (2,922)
11/18/2013* SE Missouri State W 87–83  2–1 John E. Worthen Arena (2,765)
11/23/2013* Butler L 58–59  2–2 John E. Worthen Arena (6,015)
11/27/2013* at Utah L 69–88  2–3 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,761)
11/30/2013* at Cleveland State L 55–78  2–4 Wolstein Center (1,991)
12/4/2013* Valparaiso L 50–69  2–5 John E. Worthen Arena (2,953)
12/17/2013* at Marquette L 53–91  2–6 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,668)
12/21/2013* at Southern Illinois L 58–66  2–7 SIU Arena (4,223)
12/30/2013* at James Madison L 68–73  2–8 JMU Convocation Center (3,172)
1/3/2014* Oakland City W 94–58  3–8 John E. Worthen Arena (2,487)
Conference games
1/8/2014 Akron L 68–72  3–9 (0–1) John E. Worthen Arena (2,606)
1/11/2014 at Kent State L 74–86  3–10 (0–2) MAC Center (3,764)
1/15/2014 at Ohio L 51–71  3–11 (0–3) Convocation Center (5,942)
1/18/2014 Miami (OH) L 52–64  3–12 (0–4) John E. Worthen Arena (3,054)
1/23/2014 Buffalo W 71–68  4–12 (1–4) John E. Worthen Arena (3,072)
1/26/2014 at Western Michigan L 53–62  4–13 (1–5) University Arena (2,698)
1/29/2014 at Akron L 46–73  4–14 (1–6) James A. Rhodes Arena (3,211)
2/1/2014 Northern Illinois L 65–67 OT 4–15 (1–7) John E. Worthen Arena (2,786)
2/5/2014 at Buffalo L 48–69  4–16 (1–8) Alumni Arena (2,558)
2/8/2014 Toledo L 73–80  4–17 (1–9) John E. Worthen Arena (2,722)
2/12/2014 Eastern Michigan L 62–73  4–18 (1–10) John E. Worthen Arena (2,411)
2/15/2014 Bowling Green L 64–66  4–19 (1–11) John E. Worthen Arena (3,414)
2/19/2014 at Central Michigan L 95–101 3OT 4–20 (1–12) McGuirk Arena (1,673)
2/23/2014 at Toledo L 74–85  4–21 (1–13) Savage Arena (4,912)
2/26/2014 Western Michigan L 81–88 OT 4–22 (1–14) John E. Worthen Arena (2,590)
3/1/2014 Central Michigan W 74–71  5–22 (2–14) John E. Worthen Arena (3,125)
3/4/2014 at Eastern Michigan L 58–72  5–23 (2–15) Convocation Center (903)
3/8/2014 at Northern Illinois L 56–70  5–24 (2–16) Convocation Center (2,144)
2014 MAC Tournament
3/10/2014 at Ohio
(First round)		 L 64–76  5–25 Convocation Center (4,153)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

  1. ↑ "Whitford Introduced as New Men’s Basketball Coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Brett Nelson Named Men’s Hoops Associate Head Coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Cardinals Add Jason Grunkemeyer as MBB Assistant Coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Billy Wright Named Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "MAC Reveals Men’s Hoops League Schedule for 2013-14". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cardinals Announce Men’s Hoops Non-Conference Slate". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cardinals Fight But Fall at ISU in Men’s Hoops Opener". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Indiana State holds off Ball State in 82-73 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.