2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 MAC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
2020–21 record	6–8 (4–5 MAC)
Head coach	James Whitford (8th season);
Associate head coach	Jason Grunkemeyer
Assistant coaches	Ben Botts; Matt Crenshaw;
Home arena	Worthen Arena

The 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represents Ball State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by eighth-year head coach James Whitford, will play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions.[1]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season 18–13, 11–7, to finish in a tie for first place in the MAC West division. They were scheduled to play Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Roster

2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Miryne Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Maryland Eastern Shore	Cleveland, Ohio
G	1	K.J. Walton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Missouri	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	2	Luke Bumbalough	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	New Castle High School	New Castle, Indiana
G	3	Teemu Suokas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
G	4	Josh Bryan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	UIndy	Muncie, Indiana
G	5	Ishmael El-Amin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hopkins High School	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	11	Jarron Coleman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Cathedral High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	12	Brachen Hazen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Arkansas	Columbia City, Indiana
G	13	Kani Acree	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Carbondale Community High School	Carbondale, Illinois
F	15	Zach Gunn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Hamilton Southeastern High School	Fishers, Indiana
G/F	23	Reggie Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Tulsa	Marion, Indiana
G	24	Jalen Windham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Creighton	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	25	Chris Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	IU–Northwest	Indianapolis, Indiana
C	34	Ben Hendriks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Orangeville Prep	Mississauga, Ontario
C	44	Blake Huggins	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Obion County Central High School	Union City, Tennessee

Head coach

James Whitford (Wisconsin)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami (OH))
Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne)
Matt Crenshaw (IUPUI)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Kentucky	L 73–74	0–1	BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan	L 65–84	0–2	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	UIC	W 68–66	1–2	Worthen Arena (96) Muncie, IN
December 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	W 79–70 ^OT	2–2 (1–0)	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Illinois State	W 82–66	3–2	Worthen Arena (107) Muncie, IN
December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Indiana State	L 57–67	3–3	Hulman Center (100) Terre Haute, IN
December 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan	W 76–68	4–3 (2–0)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, CBSSN	Ohio	L 68–78	4–4 (2–1)	Worthen Arena (75) Muncie, IN
January 5, 2021	Western Michigan	Postponed		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm	at Buffalo	L 69–86	4–5 (2–2)	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green	W 88–64	5–5 (3–2)	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 16, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Illinois	W 78–58	6–5 (4–2)	Worthen Arena (132) Muncie, IN
January 19, 2021 7:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	L 71–81	6–6 (4–3)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 23, 2021 1:30 pm	at Ohio	L 77–85	6–7 (4–4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 26, 2021 7:00 pm	Kent State	Postponed		Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Akron	L 42–74	6–8 (4–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (25) Akron, OH
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Buffalo			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, CBSSN	Toledo			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 13, 2021 5:30 pm	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
February 16, 2021 7:00 pm	Bowling Green			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 5, 2021 TBA, ESPN3	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

"Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
"2020 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament canceled over coronavirus outbreak". Fox News. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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[1] "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[2] "2020 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament canceled over coronavirus outbreak". Fox News. March 8, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	11	–	2	.846	16	–	5	.762
Akron	9	–	3	.750	11	–	4	.733
Kent State	7	–	4	.636	10	–	5	.667
Ohio	7	–	4	.636	11	–	6	.647
Buffalo	6	–	4	.600	8	–	6	.571
Miami (OH)	5	–	5	.500	8	–	7	.533
Bowling Green	6	–	6	.500	10	–	8	.556
Ball State	5	–	6	.455	7	–	9	.438
Western Michigan	3	–	7	.300	4	–	11	.267
Central Michigan	2	–	9	.182	6	–	12	.333
Northern Illinois	1	–	6	.143	2	–	10	.167
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	.125	4	–	8	.333

† 2021 MAC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll