Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

Ball State Cardinals

2014–15 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

University

Ball State University

Conference

MAC
West Division

Location

Muncie, IN

Head coach

James Whitford (2nd year)

Arena

John E. Worthen Arena
(Capacity: 11,500)

Nickname

Cardinals

Student section

The Nest

Colors

Cardinal and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1990

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1989, 1990

NCAA Tournament appearances

1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000

Conference tournament champions

1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000

Conference regular season champions

1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000

Ball State–Indiana State rivalry

Ball State Cardinals

Indiana State Sycamores

Sport(s)

Men's basketball

Total meetings

128

Series record

Indiana State leads, 71–58

First meeting

March 1, 1919
Indiana State 53, Ball State 21

Last meeting

December 6, 2014
Ball State 70, Indiana State 63

Next meeting

December 6, 2014

Largest win

Indiana State, 65–19 (1922-23)

Longest win streak

Indiana State, 8 (1969–1973)
Ball State, 5 (1953–1955)

Current win streak

Indiana State, 2 (2012–present)

Ball State–Butler rivalry

Ball State Cardinals

Butler Bulldogs

Sport(s)

men's basketball

Total meetings

104

Series record

Butler leads, 66–38

First meeting

December 23, 1924
Butler 27, Ball State 13

Last meeting

December 1, 2012
Ball State 53, Butler 67

Largest win

Butler, 67–17 (1921-22)

Longest win streak

Butler, 13 (1958–1964)
Ball State, 7 (1977–1982)

Current win streak

Butler, 1 (2012–present)

The Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals first basketball season was 1920-1921. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2000.

The Cardinals have had various levels of success throughout their 94 seasons of competition. Although there was little success in the program from its start until the 1970s, the next two decades would be the highlight of the program's performance. Ball State became a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference, winning a record seven MAC tournaments between 1981 and 2000. The Cardinals also accomplished a large feat during the 2001 Maui Invitational Tournament, when they upset #4 Kansas and #3 UCLA on consecutive days.

Rivals

Ball State's rivals in men's basketball are against other in-state, out-of-conference programs Butler (since 1924),^[1] Evansville (since 1929),^[2] Indiana State (since 1922),^[3] and Valparaiso (since 1927).^[4] Prior to moving to the Division I Mid-American Conference in the 1971–72 season, Ball State shared conferences with its rivals, in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference and later Indiana Collegiate Conference, both Division II.

All-Time Results by season

Main article: List of Ball State Cardinals men's basketball seasons

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament

The Cardinals have appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. All of their tournament appearances have been automatic bids given to the Cardinals as a result of winning the MAC Tournament. Their overall NCAA Tournament record is 3-7. Their most successful year was 1990, when they reached the Sweet Sixteen but lost to eventual national champion UNLV 69-67.

Year	Seed	Result
1981	12	Lost to Boston College 93-90
1986	14	Lost to Memphis State 95-63
1989	9	Defeated Pittsburgh 68-64 Lost to Illinois 72-60
1990	12	Defeated Oregon State 54-53 Defeated Louisville 62-60 Lost to UNLV 69-67
1993	15	Lost to Kansas 94-72
1995	12	Lost to Arizona State 81-66
2000	11	Lost to UCLA 65-57

National Invitation Tournament

The Cardinals have also appeared in four National Invitation Tournament tournaments. Their overall NIT record is 3-4. Their most successful year in the NIT was 2002, when the Cardinals gained all three of their NIT victories but lost to eventual national runner-up South Carolina.

Year	Result
1991	Lost to Cincinnati 82-55
1992	Lost to Utah 72-57
1998	Lost to Memphis 90-67
2002	Defeated South Florida 98-92 Defeated Saint Joseph's 75-65 Defeated LSU 75-65 Lost to South Carolina 82-47

Cardinals in the NBA

Two former Cardinals have played in the NBA. They are:

References

↑ "Rivals Ball State, Butler Meet Saturday in Indy". Ball State Athletics. November 30, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
↑ "All-time series: Evansville" (PDF). Ball State Men's Basketball Record Book. Ball State Sports. p. 30. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
↑ "MBB Hosts Indiana State as Part of Saturday Twinbill". Ball State Sports. December 4, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
↑ "Men's Hoops Opens 2009-10 Season Tonight Against Valpo". Ball State Sports. November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

External links

Ball State University

Academics

Schools and colleges	Burris Laboratory School College of Architecture and Planning College of Communication, Information, and Media Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities Miller College of Business Teachers College

Centers	Center for Business and Economic Research Center for Middletown Studies Robert F. Kennedy Speech Collection

Athletics

Teams	Ball State Cardinals Football Baseball Men's basketball

Facilities	Scheumann Stadium Worthen Arena Ball Diamond Irving Gymnasium

Coaches	Pete Lembo Rich Maloney James Whitford

Other	Pride of Mid-America Marching Band Blue Key Victory Bell Bronze Stalk Trophy Charlie Cardinal Mid-American Conference

Campus

History
Muncie
Beneficence
Bracken House
Bracken Library
Christy Woods
Emens Auditorium
Frog Baby Fountain
LaFollette Complex
Owsley Museum of Art
Shafer Tower
Observatory
Wheeler-Thanhauser Orchid Collection and Species Bank

Life

People

Ball brothers
Alumni
Presidents

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

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Seasons

1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14

Championships and awards