2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh-year head coach James Whitford, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division co-champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019–20 record18–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Grunkemeyer
  • Ben Botts (2nd season)
  • Matt Crenshaw
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron144 .778  247  .774
Bowling Green126 .667  2110  .677
Buffalo117 .611  2012  .625
Kent State99 .500  2012  .625
Ohio810 .444  1715  .531
Miami (OH)513 .278  1319  .406
West
Ball State117 .611  1813  .581
Northern Illinois117 .611  1813  .581
Toledo810 .444  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  1418  .438
Western Michigan612 .333  1319  .406
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1616  .500
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAC Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 6–12 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Bowling Green.

Roster

2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Miryne Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS So Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 K.J. Walton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Luke Bumbalough 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr New Castle, Indiana
G 3 Josh Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 Lucas Kroft 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 5 Ishmael El-Amin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 11 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
F 12 Brachen Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Columbia City, Indiana
G 13 Kani Acree 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Carbondale, Illinois
F 14 Kyle Mallers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 15 Zach Gunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fishers, Indiana
F 25 Tahjai Teague 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Indianapolis, Indiana
C 34 Ben Hendriks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mississauga, Ontario
C 44 Blake Huggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS So Union City, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 24, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Defiance W 87–43  1–0
John E. Worthen Arena (3,429)
Muncie, IN
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 75–79  1–1
Ford Center (5,372)
Evansville, IN
November 13, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC W 67–48  2–1
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,906)
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Indiana State W 69–55  3–1
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,425)
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 57–59  3–2
John E. Worthen Arena (3,722)
Muncie, IN
November 23, 2019*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 100–69  4–2
John E. Worthen Arena (4,192)
Muncie, IN
November 26, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois L 62–69  4–3
John E. Worthen Arena (3,088)
Muncie, IN
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola–Chicago L 58-70  4–4
John E. Worthen Arena (4,128)
Muncie, IN
December 7, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 102–54  5–4
John E. Worthen Arena (4,733)
Muncie, IN
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Georgia Tech
Diamond Head Classic
W 65–47  6–4
McCamish Pavilion (4,203)
Atlanta, GA
December 22, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 22 Washington
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal
L 64–85  6–5
Stan Sheriff Center (6,179)
Honolulu, HI
December 24, 2019*
1:30 am, ESPNU
vs. UTEP
Diamond Head Classic consolation 2nd round
L 70–71  6–6
Stan Sheriff Center (5,757)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
W 61–46  7–6
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Toledo W 61–57  8–6
(1–0)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,707)
Muncie, IN
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo W 88–68  9–6
(2–0)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,811)
Muncie, IN
January 10, 2020
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Akron L 60–75  9–7
(2–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,706)
Akron, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan W 69–52  10–7
(3–1)
Convocation Center (1,313)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Miami (OH) W 71–62  11–7
(4–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,624)
Muncie, IN
January 25, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 66–71  11–8
(4–2)
McGuirk Arena (2,371)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 61–67  11–9
(4–3)
Stroh Center (2,125)
Bowling Green, OH
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 65–54  12–9
(5–3)
John E. Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State W 62–54  13–9
(6–3)
MAC Center (2,025)
Kent, OH
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 64–68  13–10
(6–4)
University Arena (2,387)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 63–59  14–10
(7–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,288)
Muncie, IN
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 71–77  14–11
(7–5)
John E. Worthen Arena (5,492)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 59–72  14–12
(7–6)
Alumni Arena (4,044)
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 64–55  15–12
(8–6)
John E. Worthen Arena (5,921)
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan W 71–61  16–12
(9–6)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,390)
Muncie, IN
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 63–69  16–13
(9–7)
Savage Arena (5,842)
Toledo, OH
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 85–68  17–13
(10–7)
John E. Worthen Arena (4,008)
Muncie, IN
March 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois W 75–54  18–13
(11–7)
Convocation Center (1,749)
DeKalb, IL
MAC Tournament
March 12, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Kent State
Quarterfinals
MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[1][2].

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