2024–25 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2024–25 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–7 (1–1 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachLou Gudino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Botts (7th season)
  • Justin Brown (1st season)
  • Buzzy Caruthers (1st season)
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 3 – 0   1.000 9 – 6   .600
Miami (OH) 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 4   .714
Akron 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 5   .643
Ohio 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 6   .571
Kent State 2 – 1   .667 11 – 4   .733
Ball State 1 – 1   .500 7 – 7   .500
Eastern Michigan 1 – 1   .500 7 – 7   .500
Bowling Green 1 – 1   .500 6 – 8   .429
Northern Illinois 0 – 2   .000 4 – 10   .286
Western Michigan 0 – 2   .000 3 – 11   .214
Central Michigan 0 – 3   .000 6 – 9   .400
Buffalo 0 – 3   .000 5 – 10   .333
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
As of January 10, 2025

The 2024–25 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represents Ball State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Michael Lewis, play their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in ninth place.[1] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalin Anderson 1 G 6'3" 190 Junior Jackson, Tennessee Transferred to Incarnate Word
Micah Bell 4 G 6'3" 168 RS Freshman Austell, Georgia Transferred to South Plains College
Davion Bailey 5 G 6'4" 200 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Incarnate Word
Basheer Jihad 11 F 6'9" 239 Junior Detroit, Michigan Transferred to Arizona State
Trent Middleton Jr. 13 G 6'3" 177 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Transferred to Delaware
Jack Futa 14 G 6'5" 189 Sophomore South Bend, Indiana Transferred to Aquinas College
Quincy Adams 15 G 6'5" 172 RS Freshman Frisco, Texas Transferred to Western New Mexico
Joey Brown 23 G 6'5" 184 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Tyler Junior College

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jermahri Hill 1 G 6'5" 185 Junior Bessemer, Alabama South Plains College
Juanse Gorosito 4 G 6'1" 190 Junior Ceres Santa Fe, Argentina Portland
Payton Sparks 5 C 6'10" 265 Senior Winchester, Indiana Indiana
Joey Hart 20 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Linton, Indiana Kentucky
Jeremiah Hernandez 33 G 6'5" 192 Graduate student Chicago, Illinois Southern Indiana

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jai Anthoni Bearden
F 		Phoenix, Arizona Sunnyslope High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Kody Clancy
G 		Scottsburg, Indiana Scottsburg High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
TJ Burch
G 		Dallas, Texas Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ball State was picked to finish seventh in the MAC regular season.[3]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 121 (11)
2 Akron 106 (1)
3 Kent State 99
4 Toledo 95
5 Bowling Green 73
6 Miami (OH) 72
7 Ball State 67
8 Central Michigan 55
9 Eastern Michigan 36
10 Western Michigan 33
11 Northern Illinois 24
12 Buffalo 11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source[3]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
1st Payton Sparks Center Senior

Source[3]

Roster

2024–25 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jermahri Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr South Plains College Bessemer, Alabama
G 2 Ethan Brittain-Watts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Boston University Indianapolis, Indiana
F 3 Mickey Pearson Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr TCU Lincoln, Alabama
G 4 Juanse Gorosito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Portland Ceres Santa Fe, Argentina
C 5 Payton Sparks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Indiana Winchester, Indiana
F 10 Jai Anthoni Bearden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sunnyslope High School Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Kody Clancy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Scottsburg High School Scottsburg, Indiana
G 12 Jurica Zagorsak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Gimnazija Jurja Barakovica Zadar, Croatia
G 20 Joey Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kentucky Linton, Indiana
G 22 TJ Burch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Texas Alliance of Christian Athletes Dallas, Texas
F 24 Mason Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Valparaiso High School Valparaiso, Indiana
G 33 Jeremiah Hernandez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) GS Southern Indiana Chicago, Illinois
C 34 Ben Hendriks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) RS Sr Orangeville Prep Mississauga, Ontario
C 54 Zane Doughty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 66–71  0–1
  17 – Hill   13 – Pearson Jr.   4 – Sparks  GSU Convocation Center (532)
Atlanta, GA
November 8, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Franklin W 87–60  1–1
  17 – Tied   8 – Pearson Jr.   6 – Brittain-Watts  Worthen Arena (4,018)
Muncie, IN
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 69–77  1–2
  25 – Hill   7 – Hill   3 – Hill  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
November 16, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State L 84–94  1–3
  16 – Sparks   7 – Sparks   4 – Brittain-Watts  Worthen Arena (4,021)
Muncie, IN
November 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 59–70  1–4
  12 – Tied   11 – Pearson Jr.   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (2,784)
Muncie, IN
November 25, 2024*
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Eastern Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 63–61  2–4
  18 – Hill   7 – Hill   4 – Hill  Hertz Arena (542)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Florida Tech
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 94–57  3–4
  24 – Hill   8 – Pearson Jr.   5 – Hill  Hertz Arena (289)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2024*
6:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Richmond
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 60–73  3–5
  22 – Hill   6 – Sparks   2 – Tied  Hertz Arena (311)
Estero, FL
December 8, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville L 69–82  3–6
  17 – Gorosito   6 – Hendriks   3 – Tied  First Community Arena (1,015)
Edwardsville, IL
December 14, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 86–82  4–6
  21 – Gorosito   4 – Tied   4 – Tied  Knights Hall (1,572)
Louisville, KY
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 80–43  5–6
  20 – Sparks   8 – Hill   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (3,521)
Muncie, IN
December 31, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Anderson W 89–76  6–6
  25 – Hill   16 – Sparks   5 – Tied  Worthen Arena (3,421)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State W 75–67  7–6
(1–0) 		 18 – Hill   12 – Sparks   6 – Hill  MAC Center (1,608)
Kent, OH
January 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 72–80  7–7
(1–1) 		 20 – Tied   16 – Sparks   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (3,512)
Muncie, IN
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan       McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 25, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
January 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 1, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
February 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 15, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
March 7, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025
 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2 		vs.        Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 MAC men's basketball tournament scores, schedule, bracket, TV, livestream info". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ball State Cardinals 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

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