2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2016–17 record	1–2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	James Whitford (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jason Grunkemeyer
Assistant coach	Danny Peters
Assistant coach	Brian Thornton
Home arena	Worthen Arena

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by fourth year head coach James Whitford, will play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Miami (OH) in the first round of the MAC Tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State and UT Martin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Columbia.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Naiel Smith	1	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduate transferred to Texas Wesleyan
Rocco Belcaster	5	F	6'7"	221	RS Junior	Berwyn, IL	Left the team due to personal reasons
Bo Calhoun	12	F	6'6"	245	Senior	South Bend, IN	Graduated
Gill Bik	21	F	6'7"	227	Senior	Toronto, ON	Graduated
Jeremiah Davis	24	F	6'4"	210	RS Senior	Muncie, IN	Graduated
Nate Wells	52	C	7'1"	247	RS Senior	Davenport, IA	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jontrell Walker	1	G	6'1"	188	Junior	Aurora, IL	Transferred from Incarnate Word. Under NCAA transfer rules, Walker will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Doudou Gueye	35	C	6'10"	250	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred from South Carolina. Will eligible to play since Gueye graduated from South Carolina.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kyle Mallers #32 SF	Fort Wayne, IN	Carroll High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 15, 2015
Kyle Mallers #32 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Zach Hollywood SF	Bourbonnais, IL	Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	May 4, 2016
Zach Hollywood SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ishmael El-Amin #41 PG	Minnetonka, MN	Hopkins High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 26, 2016
Ishmael El-Amin #41 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Kiapway, FrancisFrancis Kiapway	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Thomas More (CT)	Hamilton, ON
1.5 !G	1	Walker, JontrellJontrell Walker (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Aurora Incarnate Word	Aurora, IL
1.5 !G	2	Persons, TaylerTayler Persons	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Kokomo Northern Kentucky	Kokomo, IN
1.5 !G	3	Thompson, JoshJosh Thompson (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G	11	Mallory, KalebKaleb Mallory (W)	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Muncie Central	Muncie, IN
3.5 !F	14	Mallers, KyleKyle Mallers	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carroll	Fort Wayne, IN
3.5 !F	15	House, FrankoFranko House	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Concord HS	Elkhart, IN
3.5 !F	22	Tyler, JermaineJermaine Tyler	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arsenal Tech	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	24	Hollywood, ZachZach Hollywood	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bradley-Bourbonnais	Bradley, IL
3.5 !F	25	Teague, TahjaiTahjai Teague	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Pike	Indinapolis, IN
2.5 !G/F	33	Weber, RyanRyan Weber	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Roncalli HS Youngstown State	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	34	Sellers, SeanSean Sellers	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensburg	Greensburg, IN
5.0 !C	35	Gueye, DouDouDouDou Gueye	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	SEEDS Academy South Carolina State	Dakar, Sengal
4.5 !F/C	41	Moses, TreyTrey Moses	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Eastern	Louisville, KY

Head coach

James Whitford (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami (OH))
Danny Peters (Ohio State)
Brian Thornton (Xavier)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Indianapolis	W 76–64		Worthen Arena (1,119) Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, FSMW	at Saint Louis Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 85–64	1–0	Chaifetz Arena (7,165) St. Louis, MO
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Indiana State	L 74–80	1–1	Worthen Arena (3,845) Muncie, IN
11/18/2016* 9:00 PM, SECN	at Alabama Men Who Speak Up Main Event	L 59–77	1–2	Coleman Coliseum (11,665) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/21/2016* 3:30 PM	vs. Coppin State Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 79-77	2-2	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
11/23/2016* 3:30 PM	vs. Southern Utah Men Who Speak Up Main Event	W 94-83	3-2	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
11/27/2016* 2:30 PM	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM	IU Kokomo			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/03/2016* 2:00 PM	IUPUI			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM	Bradley			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Longwood			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Alabama State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
MAC regular season
01/03/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/07/2017 1:00 PM	Bowling Green			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/10/2017 7:00 PM	Miami (OH)			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/14/2017 2:00 PM	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
01/17/2017 7:00 PM	Central Michigan			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/21/2017 2:30 PM	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/28/2017 1:00 PM	Western Michigan			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/31/2017 7:00 PM	Toledo			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	Buffalo			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/07/2017	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/11/2017 1:00 PM	Ohio			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/14/2017 8:00 PM	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
02/18/2017 4:00 PM	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
02/28/2017 7:00 PM	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
03/03/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament

*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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2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule

See also

References