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Standings - MAC
| Teams | W | L | Pct | Conf | GB | L10 | Stk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akr | 24 | 10 | .706 | 16-5 | - | 6-4 | W3 |
| Toled | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14-5 | 1.0 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Ohio | 20 | 13 | .606 | 14-6 | 1.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| CenMI | 18 | 14 | .562 | 12-7 | 3.0 | 5-5 | L1 |
| BGSU | 20 | 13 | .606 | 11-9 | 4.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Kent | 17 | 17 | .500 | 10-11 | 6.0 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Mia-O | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9-10 | 6.0 | 4-6 | L3 |
| W MI | 12 | 20 | .375 | 9-10 | 6.0 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Ball | 15 | 16 | .484 | 7-11 | 7.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| E MI | 13 | 18 | .419 | 6-12 | 8.5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| NIU | 11 | 20 | .355 | 5-13 | 9.5 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Buff | 4 | 27 | .129 | 2-16 | 12.5 | 2-8 | L5 |
Team Leaders
| Name | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Basheer Jihad | 18.6 |
| REB | Basheer Jihad | 8.0 |
| AST | Jalin Anderson | 4.5 |
| ST | Jalin Anderson | 1.5 |
| BLK | Basheer Jihad | 1.1 |
| FG% | Basheer Jihad | .451 |
| FT% | Mickey Pearson | .853 |
| 3PT% | Trent Middleton | .429 |
| MIN | Jalin Anderson | 36.3 |
| PF | Mickey Pearson | 1.4 |
Team Rankings
| Total | MAC Rank | Div I Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PF | 73.5 | 5 | 174 |
| PA | 71.0 | 6 | 145 |
| REB | 31.5 | 6 | 213 |
| FG% | .446 | 4 | 186 |
| 3PTM | 7.5 | 6 | 181 |
| PF | 15.1 | 1 | 44 |
| STO | 0.5 | 9 | 306 |
Latest Game - Mar 8, 2024
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State() | 26 | 44 | 70 | |
| Bowling Green() | 35 | 45 | 80 |
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Player News
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Jihad committed to Arizona State on Thursday, per Joe Tipton of On3.com. |
Last 5 Games
| Date | Team | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 8 | @Bowling Green | L, 80-70 | Boxscore Recap |
| Tue, Mar 5 | Kent State | W, 76-69 | Boxscore Recap |
| Sat, Mar 2 | Western Michigan | L, 78-76 | Boxscore Recap |
| Tue, Feb 27 | @Central Michigan | W, 79-71 | Boxscore Recap |
| Sat, Feb 24 | Eastern Michigan | L, 58-56 | Boxscore Recap |
Guard
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Adams, Quincy | 6'5" | 172 | 0 | 1 | Frisco, TX, USA | ||
| 1 | Anderson, Jalin  |
6'3" | 190 | 0 | 3 | Jackson, TN, USA | ||
| 5 | Bailey, Davion | 6'4" | 200 | 0 | 3 | Indianapolis, IN, USA | ||
| 4 | Bell, Micah |
6'3" | 168 | 0 | 1 | Austell, GA, USA | ||
| 2 | Brittain-Watts, Ethan |
6'2" | 188 | 02/01/2002 | 22 | 4 | Indianapolis, IN, USA | |
| 23 | Brown, Joey |
6'5" | 184 | 0 | 1 | Indianapolis, IN, USA | ||
| 14 | Futa, Jack |
6'5" | 189 | 0 | 2 | South Bend, IN, USA | ||
| 13 | Middleton, Trent |
6'3" | 177 | 0 | 1 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | ||
| 12 | Zagorsak, Jurica | 6'6" | 223 | 0 | 1 | Zadar, Croatia |
Forward
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jihad, Basheer  |
6'9" | 239 | 0 | 3 | Detroit, MI, USA | ||
| 33 | Jones, Mason | 6'7" | 219 | 0 | 1 | Valparaiso, IN, USA | ||
| 3 | Pearson, Mickey | 6'7" | 210 | 02/11/2000 | 24 | 3 | Lincoln, AL, USA |
Center
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Doughty, Zane |
6'9" | 224 | 0 | 1 | Indianapolis, IN, USA | ||
| 34 | Hendriks, Ben | 6'10" | 239 | 0 | 3 | Mississauga, ON, Can |
Game Information
| Average Age: 23 |
| Average Height: 6'5.6" |
| Average Weight: 201.6 |
Standard
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PTM | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | ST | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jihad, Basheer F |
30 | 32.6 | 18.6 | 5.9 | 13.0 | .451 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .354 | 5.6 | 7.4 | .749 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
|
Anderson, Jalin G |
31 | 36.3 | 15.8 | 5.5 | 12.5 | .441 | 1.6 | 4.5 | .357 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .760 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Bailey, Davion G | 26 | 32.8 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 10.2 | .440 | 2.5 | 5.9 | .425 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .829 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Pearson, Mickey F | 29 | 34.7 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 8.6 | .430 | 1.4 | 4.0 | .359 | 3.4 | 4.0 | .853 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
|
Middleton, Trent G |
29 | 18.7 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .424 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .429 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .813 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Hendriks, Ben C | 29 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | .573 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .750 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | |
| Jones, Mason F | 31 | 28.7 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .420 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .225 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .656 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
|
Doughty, Zane C |
10 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .533 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .700 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
|
Bell, Micah G |
13 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .381 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .250 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
|
Brown, Joey G |
12 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .308 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Zagorsak, Jurica G | 19 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .435 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .214 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Adams, Quincy G | 4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
|
Futa, Jack G |
3 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Extra
| Player | GP | MIN | +/- | EFF | A/TO | STO | PPS | 2DO | 3D | TF | FF | EJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Mason F | 31 | 28.7 | 0 | 7.032 | 1.39 | 0.55 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Doughty, Zane C |
10 | 7.2 | 0 | 3.600 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Brown, Joey G |
12 | 9.9 | 0 | 1.667 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Jihad, Basheer F |
30 | 32.6 | 0 | 18.267 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 1.43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Middleton, Trent G |
29 | 18.7 | 0 | 7.310 | 1.64 | 0.45 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pearson, Mickey F | 29 | 34.7 | 0 | 12.414 | 0.77 | 0.52 | 1.43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendriks, Ben C | 29 | 16.7 | 0 | 6.862 | 1.13 | 0.38 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Bell, Micah G |
13 | 5.7 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey, Davion G | 26 | 32.8 | 0 | 12.038 | 1.60 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Anderson, Jalin G |
31 | 36.3 | 0 | 15.677 | 1.57 | 0.53 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zagorsak, Jurica G | 19 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.526 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adams, Quincy G | 4 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.250 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Futa, Jack G |
3 | 3.3 | 0 | .333 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent
Depth Chart
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Jihad committed to Arizona State on Thursday, per Joe Tipton of On3.com.
Jihad has entered the NCAA transfer portal, Joe Tipton of On3.com reports.
Pearson (undisclosed) will return and start for Tuesday's game against Northern Illinois, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Bell (undisclosed) logged zero points (0-1 FG), one rebound and one block across his six minutes during the Cardinals' 82-69 loss Tuesday at Kent State.
Hendriks (undisclosed) will play in Tuesday's game against Kent State.
Pearson (undisclosed) will be available for Tuesday's game against Kent State.
Doughty (undisclosed) will miss the remainder of the year with a season-ending injury.
Brown (suspension) will return and play in Tuesday's game against Kent State.
Pearson (undisclosed) is out for Thursday's game against Minnesota, per the team's X account.
Hendriks (undisclosed) is out Thursday at Minnesota, the program announced.
Bell (undisclosed) is out for Thursday's matchup against Minnesota, per the team's X account.
Brittain-Watts (leg) is out for the 2023-24 season, according to Zach Carter of The Ball State Daily.
Brown was suspended indefinitely Saturday for failing to meet the program's academic standards, Kyle Smedley of The Ball State Daily News reports.
Jihad supplied 27 points (7-13 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 11-14 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal across 35 minutes during Sunday's 83-71 victory over SIUE.
Brittain-Watts (leg) sat again Saturday versus Old Dominion.
Brittain-Watts (undisclosed) will not play in Tuesday's opener against Goshen College.
Pearson (ankle) scored eight points in Thursday's 85-52 exhibition win over Rose-Hulman, Justin Borowitz of ballstatesports.com reports.
Brittain-Watts suffered a minor leg injury, but his status isn't a concern for the beginning of the season, Gus Martin of The Star Press reports.
Pearson has an ankle injury but is probable for the beginning of Ball State's 2023-24 season, Gus Martin of The Star Press reports.
Coleman departed from Ball State and will enter the transfer portal.
Selllers committed to Central Florida on Saturday, Jason Beede of 247Sports.com reports.
Sparks announced Wednesday via his personal Twitter account that he has committed to Indiana, joining the program as a transfer from Ball State.
Sparks will be available from the NCAA's transfer portal, he announced using his Twitter account.
Coleman (undisclosed) had 10 points (4-12 FG, 0-5 3Pt, 2-2 FT), five assists and two rebounds across 32 minutes in a loss to Ohio on Thursday.
Coleman (undisclosed) is inactive for Friday's matchup with Toledo, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Cochran has received a waiver from the NCAA and will be eligible to play next season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Cochran entered the transfer portal Monday, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Acree is in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Brown totaled two points (0-4 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and two rebounds in 16 minutes during Friday's 74-68 loss to Buffalo.
Pearson was announced as a starter for Friday's game against Buffalo, Robby General of the Star Press reports.
Thomas isn't among the starters for Friday's game against Buffalo, Robby General of The Star Press reports.
Brown isn't warming up prior to Tuesday's game against Kent State, Robby General of The Star Press reports.
Suokas is in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Cochran will not start Saturday's game versus Illinois State, Robby General of The Star Press reports.
Jacobs is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Illinois State.
Walton has committed to transfer to Akron, Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium.com reports.
Walton is in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Coleman announced via his personal Twitter account Saturday he is transferring to Missouri.
Coleman announced via his personal Twitter account Wednesday he will enter the transfer portal.
El-Amin has decided to enter the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Jones was held scoreless (0-1 FG) over four minutes in Friday's 79-57 loss to Wichita State.
Windham (COVID-19 protocols) missed his only field-goal attempt during Wednesday's win over Kent State.
Windham (COVID-19 protocols) is taking part in warmups ahead of Wednesday's game against Kent State, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Windham (COVID-19 protocols) didn't play in Tuesday's loss to Bowling Green.
Walton (undisclosed) is in the starting lineup Tuesday against Bowling Green, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Windham (COVID-19 protocols) is taking part in warmups ahead of Tuesday's game against Bowling Green, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton (undisclosed) is taking part in warmups ahead of Tuesday's game against Bowling Green, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Gunn (undisclosed) is available for Tuesday's game against Bowling Green, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Gunn (undisclosed) is available for Saturday's game against Toledo, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton (undisclosed) is not playing Saturday against Toledo, according to Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press.
Thomas will start Saturday's game against Toledo.
Windham (not injury related) is expected to be just days away from returning as he's missed the last eight games while in the team's COVID-19 protocol, Jordan Guskey of The Star Press reports.
Gunn (undisclosed) could return to action soon, according to Jordan Guskey of The Star Press.
Jones (undisclosed) is still weeks away from returning to action, according to Jordan Guskey of The Star Press.
Thomas (undisclosed) is partaking in warmups ahead of Tuesday's game against Buffalo, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton was not spotted on the bench for Saturday's game against Akron, suggesting he won't play in the contest, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Gunn was not seen on the bench with the rest of the team ahead of Saturday's game against Akron, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Jones (undisclosed) was not spotted ahead of Saturday's game against Akron, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Thomas was not seen on the bench ahead of Saturday's tip against Akron, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Windham (undisclosed) wasn't spotted on the bench for Saturday's game against Akron, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Thomas won't start Saturday's game against Ohio.
Hazen is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Ohio, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Coleman (undisclosed) had two points (1-3 FG) and four rebounds in 12 minutes as he made his season debut in Saturday's win over Northern Illinois.
Hendriks is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Northern Illinois, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Hazen will come off the bench during Saturday's game against Northern Illinois, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Coleman appears set to make his season debut Saturday versus Northern Illinois.
Thomas (undisclosed) returned to action Tuesday, registering six points (2-4 FG, 1-2 FT, 1-3 3Pt), six rebounds, three assists and one steal over 20 minutes during a 88-64 win over Bowling Green.
Huggins (finger) recorded three rebounds in eight minutes off the bench Saturday against Buffalo.
Thomas is unavailable for Saturday's game against Buffalo, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Windham (undisclosed) is inactive for Saturday's game against Buffalo, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Huggins is not in uniform for Saturday's game against Ohio due to a fractured middle finger, Jordan Guskey of The Star Press reports.
Acree is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against Michigan.
Huggins is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest at Michigan.
Robinson will sit out the 2020-21 season as a transfer, according to the Ball State official site.
Walton (ankle) will start in Wednesday's season opener against Ball State, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Gunn (ankle) will be available in Wednesday's season opener against Northern Kentucky, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Jones (undisclosed) will not play in Wednesday's season opener against Northern Kentucky, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Coleman (undisclosed) will not play in Wednesday's season opener against Northern Kentucky, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
El-Amin informed the Ball State coaching staff Monday that he withdrew from the transfer portal and will return to the Cardinals for his senior season, Jordan Guskey of the Muncie Star Press reports.
Kroft is transferring to Western Texas College, Verbal Commits reports.
Walton (ankle) will return to Ball State as a sixth-year senior in 2020-21 after the NCAA approved his application for a hardship waiver.
El-Amin is in the transfer portal, Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com reports.
Kroft announced Monday via his personal Twitter account that he will transfer from Ball State.
Kroft (unidisclosed) returned from a nine-game absence and scored two points (1-3 FG, 0-1 3Pt) across seven minutes during Saturday's 77-71 loss to Bowling Green.
Kroft won't play in Saturday's game against Miami-Ohio due to an undisclosed injury, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Gunn (ankle) will medically redshirt and miss the remainder of the season, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton (ankle) was able to play 15 minutes, generating six points (2-6 FG, 2-4 FT), four rebounds and a steal in Wednesday's win over Georgia Tech.
Huggins (arm) failed to record a stat in two minutes during Wednesday's win over Georgia Tech.
Walton (ankle) isn't among the starting five for Wednesday's game against Georgia Tech.
Huggins (arm) did not take the court Saturday against IUPUI.
Thompson will come off the bench Saturday against IUPUI, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Hazen will start Saturday against IUPUI.
Teague will come off the bench for Saturday's game against IUPUI, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Coleman will get his first start of the season in Saturday's game against IUPUI, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press repots.
Huggins (arm) was spotted warming up ahead of Saturday's game against IUPUI, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton (ankle) won't play in Saturday's game against IUPUI, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
Walton (ankle) was unable to play Tuesday against Loyola-Chicago as he continues to be sidelined by a sprained ankle he sustained against Northern Kentucky back on Nov. 20.
Walton had a brace on his right foot and was unavailable versus Western Illinois after spraining his ankle against Northern Kentucky, Phil Beebe of the Muncie Star Press reports.
Hazen (undisclosed) tallied three points (1-2 FG, 1-2 FT) and two rebounds over nine minutes Wednesday versus Northern Kentucky.
Huggins is standing on the sideline with his arm in a sling ahead of the Cardinals' game against Indiana State on Sunday afternoon, Jordan Guskey of The Muncie Star Press reports.
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