2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division co–champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–14 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Grunkemeyer
  • Danny Peters
  • Brian Thornton
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Kent State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Buffalo † 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 16 – 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 21 – 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
† 2016 MAC tournament winner
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The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They 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.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the previous season 7–23, 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 Bowling Green.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Zavier Turner 1 G 5'9" 170 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Manhattan
Matt Kamieniecki 2 F/C 6'8" 238 RS Senior Clarkston, MI Graduated
Tye Wilburn 3 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Schererville, IN Transferred to Kilgore College
Rashaun Richardson 32 F 6'8" 190 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to John A. Logan College
Mading Thok 44 C 6'11" 222 RS Sophomore Boyden, IN Transferred to Minnesota State

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tayler Persons 2 G 6'3" 230 Sophomore Kokomo, IN Transferred from Northern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Persons will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Naiel Smith 3 G 6'4" 190 Junior Brooklyn, NY Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College
Nate Wells 52 C 7'1" 260 RS Senior Davenport, IA Transfer from Bradley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wells graduated from Bradley.

Recruiting class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tahjai Teague
#37 PF 		Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 14, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Trey Moses
PF 		Louisville, KY Eastern High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 23, 2014 
Star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Francis Kiapway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Thomas More (CT) Hamilton, Ontario
G 1 Naiel Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Queen City Prep (NC)
San Jacinto College 		Brooklyn, NY
G 2 Tayler Persons (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Kokomo
Northern Kentucky 		Kokomo, Indiana
F 5 Rocco Belcaster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Morton HS Berwyn, IL
G 11 Kaleb Mallory (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Muncie Central HS Muncie, IN
F 12 Bo Calhoun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Washington HS South Bend, IN
F 15 Franko House 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Concord HS Elkhart, IN
F 21 Gill Bik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Sr Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
Owens CC 		Toronto, ON
F 22 Jermaine Tyler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Arsenal Tech Indianapolis, IN
F 24 Jeremiah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Huntington Prep
Cincinnati 		Muncie, IN
F 25 Tahjai Teague 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Pike Indianapolis, IN
G/F 33 Ryan Weber 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Roncalli HS
Youngstown State 		Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Sean Sellers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Greensburg HS Greensburg, IN
F/C 41 Trey Moses 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Eastern Louisville, KY
C 52 Nate Wells 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 247 lb (112 kg) RS Sr West
Bradley 		Davenport, IA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 53–54  0–1
 Carver Arena (6,553)
Peoria, IL
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Illinois W 73–56  1–1
 Worthen Arena (2,864)
Muncie, IN
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky
EKUHoops Classic 		L 81–89  1–2
 Alumni Coliseum (2,150)
Richmond, KY
11/21/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. Longwood
EKUHoops Classic 		W 78–67  2–2
 Alumni Coliseum (500)
Richmond, KY
11/22/2015*
4:30 pm 		vs. South Carolina State
EKUHoops Classic 		W 72–60  3–2
 Alumni Coliseum (500)
Richmond, KY
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		IU Kokomo W 90–54  4–2
 Worthen Arena (2,129)
Muncie, IN
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso W 69–66  5–2
 Worthen Arena (2,447)
Muncie, IN
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		IUPUI W 61–58  6–2
 Worthen Arena (2,397)
Muncie, IN
12/05/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Orleans W 66–52  7–2
 Worthen Arena (2,528)
Muncie, IN
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Pepperdine L 63–72  7–3
 Worthen Arena (2,816)
Muncie, IN
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Indiana State L 61–73  7–4
 Hulman Center (3,256)
Terre Haute, IN
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Alabama A&M W 63–62  8–4
 Worthen Arena (2,356)
Muncie, IN
12/31/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Chicago State W 73–48  9–4
 Worthen Arena (2,251)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo W 87–69  10–4
(1–0) 		Worthen Arena (2,152)
Muncie, IN
01/09/2016
2:00 pm 		at Ohio L 73–79  10–5
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (6,703)
Athens, OH
01/12/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 74–64  11–5
(2–1) 		University Arena (1,901)
Kalamazoo, MI
01/16/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 48–46  12–5
(3–1) 		Worthen Arena (3,218)
Muncie, IN
01/19/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State L 68–76  12–6
(3–2) 		Worthen Arena (3,190)
Muncie, IN
01/23/2016
11:30 am, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 88-87 2OT 13-6
(4-2) 		Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
01/26/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 64–76  13–7
(4–3) 		Alumni Arena (3,522)
Amherst, NY
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Akron L 64–73  13–8
(4–4) 		Worthen Arena (3,021)
Muncie, IN
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 72–64  14–8
(5–4) 		Stroh Center (2,593)
Bowling Green, OH
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 75–71 OT 15–8
(6–4) 		Worthen Arena (3,346)
Muncie, IN
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio L 69–72  15–9
(6–5) 		Worthen Arena (3,100)
Muncie, IN
02/13/2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan W 75–63  16–9
(7–5) 		McGuirk Arena (3,351)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 73–56  17–9
(8–5) 		Millett Hall (1,706)
Oxford, OH
02/19/2016
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Northern Illinois W 63–59  18–9
(9–5) 		Worthen Arena (5,160)
Muncie, IN
02/23/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 67–77  18–10
(9–6) 		Savage Arena (4,112)
Toledo, OH
02/27/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 115–79  19–10
(10–6) 		Worthen Arena (3,353)
Muncie, IN
03/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 57–65  19–11
(10–7) 		Worthen Arena (2,738)
Muncie, IN
03/04/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Northern Illinois L 69–80  19–12
(10–8) 		Convocation Center (2,102)
DeKalb, IL
MAC tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH)
First round 		L 47–49  19–13
 Worthen Arena (2,245)
Muncie, IN
CIT
03/15/2016*
8:00 pm 		at Tennessee State
First round 		W 78–73 2OT 20–13
 Gentry Complex (1,013)
Nashville, TN
03/20/2016*
6:00 pm 		UT Martin
Second round 		W 83–80 OT 21–13
 Worthen Arena (1,203)
Muncie, IN
03/23/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Columbia
Quarterfinals 		L 67–69  21–14
 Levien Gymnasium (1,397)
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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