2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2013–14 record5–25 (2–16 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn E. Worthen Arena
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo13–5 .722  19–10  .655
Akron12–6 .667  21–13  .618
Ohio11–7 .611  25–12  .676
Miami8–10 .444  13–18  .419
Kent State7–11 .389  16–16  .500
Bowling Green6–12 .333  12–20  .375
West
Toledo14–4 .778  27–7  .794
Western Michigan †14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Eastern Michigan10–8 .556  22–15  .595
Northern Illinois8–10 .444  15–17  .469
Central Michigan3–15 .167  10–21  .323
Ball State2–16 .111  5–25  .167
† 2014 MAC Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kameran Madison (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrBowman Academy
Purdue Calumet		 Gary, IN
G 1 Zavier Turner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrPike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Matt Kamieniecki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) SrClarkston HS Clarkston, MI
G 3 Quinten Payne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSt. Charles North HS St. Charles, IL
G 4 Kindon "KD" Crowder (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrMunster HS Chicago, IL
F 5 Rocco Belcaster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) SoMorton HS Berwyn, IL
G 11 Kaleb Mallory (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)140 lb (64 kg) FrMuncie Central HS Muncie, IN
F 12 Bo Calhoun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)228 lb (103 kg) SoWashington HS South Bend, IN
G 13 Mark Alstork 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrThurgood Marshall HS Dayton, OH
G 14 Chase Brogna 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoSt. Thomas HS Houston, TX
F 15 Franko House 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrConcord HS Elkhart, IN
F 20 Chris Bond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBowman Academy Gary, IN
G 32 Jesse Berry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrJefferson HS Lafayette, IN
F 34 Tyler Koch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)229 lb (104 kg) SrWinchester HS
Wright State		 Winchester, IN
C 44 Mading Thok 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrWestern Christian HS Boyden, IA
F 55 Majok Majok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrNorthfield 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
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2013*
7:00 pm		 Marian W 62–59  0–0
 John E. Worthen Arena (1,584)
Muncie, IN
Non-conference games
11/9/2013*
1:05 pm		 at Indiana State L 73–82  0–1
 Hulman Center (7,221)
Terre Haute, IN
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm		 Taylor W 73–53  1–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (2,922)
Muncie, IN
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm		 SE Missouri State W 87–83  2–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (2,765)
Muncie, IN
11/23/2013*
2:00 pm		 Butler L 58–59  2–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (6,015)
Muncie, IN
11/27/2013*
9:00 pm, P12N		 at Utah L 69–88  2–3
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,761)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm		 at Cleveland State L 55–78  2–4
 Wolstein Center (1,991)
Cleveland, OH
12/4/2013*
7:00 pm, Sports Link		 Valparaiso L 50–69  2–5
 John E. Worthen Arena (2,953)
Muncie, IN
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1		 at Marquette L 53–91  2–6
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,668)
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2013*
8:00 pm		 at Southern Illinois L 58–66  2–7
 SIU Arena (4,223)
Carbondale, IL
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm		 at James Madison L 68–73  2–8
 JMU Convocation Center (3,172)
Harrisonburg, VA
1/3/2014*
7:00 pm		 Oakland City W 94–58  3–8
 John E. Worthen Arena (2,487)
Muncie, IN
Conference games
1/8/2014
7:00 pm		 Akron L 68–72  3–9
(0–1)		 John E. Worthen Arena (2,606)
Muncie, IN
1/11/2014
7:00 pm		 at Kent State L 74–86  3–10
(0–2)		 MAC Center (3,764)
Kent, OH
1/15/2014
8:00 pm, TWCS		 at Ohio L 51–71  3–11
(0–3)		 Convocation Center (5,942)
Athens, OH
1/18/2014
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net		 Miami (OH) L 52–64  3–12
(0–4)		 John E. Worthen Arena (3,054)
Muncie, IN
1/23/2014
8:00 pm, TWCS		 Buffalo W 71–68  4–12
(1–4)		 John E. Worthen Arena (3,072)
Muncie, IN
1/26/2014
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net		 at Western Michigan L 53–62  4–13
(1–5)		 University Arena (2,698)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/29/2014
7:00 pm		 at Akron L 46–73  4–14
(1–6)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,211)
Akron, OH
2/1/2014
2:00 pm		 Northern Illinois L 65–67 OT 4–15
(1–7)		 John E. Worthen Arena (2,786)
Muncie, IN
2/5/2014
7:00 pm		 at Buffalo L 48–69  4–16
(1–8)		 Alumni Arena (2,558)
Amherst, NY
2/8/2014
2:00 pm		 Toledo L 73–80  4–17
(1–9)		 John E. Worthen Arena (2,722)
Muncie, IN
2/12/2014
7:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan L 62–73  4–18
(1–10)		 John E. Worthen Arena (2,411)
Muncie, IN
2/15/2014
4:00 pm, Sports Link		 Bowling Green L 64–66  4–19
(1–11)		 John E. Worthen Arena (3,414)
Muncie, IN
2/19/2014
7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net		 at Central Michigan L 95–101 3OT 4–20
(1–12)		 McGuirk Arena (1,673)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2/23/2014
6:00 pm, TWCS		 at Toledo L 74–85  4–21
(1–13)		 Savage Arena (4,912)
Toledo, OH
2/26/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS		 Western Michigan L 81–88 OT 4–22
(1–14)		 John E. Worthen Arena (2,590)
Muncie, IN
3/1/2014
2:00 pm		 Central Michigan W 74–71  5–22
(2–14)		 John E. Worthen Arena (3,125)
Muncie, IN
3/4/2014
7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net		 at Eastern Michigan L 58–72  5–23
(2–15)		 Convocation Center (903)
Ypsilanti, MI
3/8/2014
4:30 pm		 at Northern Illinois L 56–70  5–24
(2–16)		 Convocation Center (2,144)
DeKalb, IL
2014 MAC Tournament
3/10/2014
7:00 pm		 at Ohio
First round		 L 64–76  5–25
 Convocation Center (4,153)
Athens, OH
*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.
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