2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division Co-Champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record14–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Simmons
  • Jay Newberry
  • Joseph Price
Home arenaJohn E. Worthen Arena
Seasons
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576
Buffalo 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Miami 10 – 6   .625 17 – 13   .567
Akron † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 13   .639
Kent State 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559
Ohio 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
West
Ball State 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 12 – 19   .387
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438 10 – 21   .323
Eastern Michigan 6 – 10   .375 8 – 24   .250
Northern Illinois 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
Toledo 5 – 11   .313 7 – 25   .219
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

Coaching staff

  • Billy Taylor – Head coach
  • Joseph Price – Assistant coach
  • Bob Simmons – Assistant coach
  • Jay Newberry – Assistant coach
  • Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
0 United States G Joey Clawson
1 United States F Malik Perry
2 United States G Othello Banaci
3 United States G Randy Davis
4 United States G Brandon Lampley
5 United States G Brawley Chisholm
10 United States G KeAundre Peak
11 United States G Laron Frazier
No. Position Player
22 United States F Terrence Watson
23 United States F Eric Wormely
24 United States G Rob Giles
30 United States F Maurice Hubbard
32 United States F Anthony Newell
34 United States G Pierre Sneed
45 United States F Jarrod Jones
50 United States C Zach Fields
Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
11/15/2008*
2:00pm 		Eastern Illinois W 72–59  1–0
 John E. Worthen Arena (3874)
Muncie, IN
11/19/2008*
7:00pm 		at Butler W 64–55  1–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (5056)
Indianapolis, IN
11/22/2008*
2:00pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 67–55  2–1
 John E. Worthen Arena (3500)
Muncie, IN
11/25/2008*
8:05pm 		at Wisconsin-Milwaukee W 82–69  3–1
 US Cellular Arena (2525)
Milwaukee, WI
11/29/2008*
2:00pm 		Arkansas State W 54–53  3–2
 John E. Worthen Arena (3004)
Muncie, IN
12/1/2008*
7:00pm 		at IPFW W 54–52  4–2
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2428)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/6/2008*
8:05pm 		at Evansville W 73–67  4–3
 Roberts Municipal Stadium (5297)
Evansville, IN
12/9/2008*
7:00pm 		No. 14 Purdue W 68–39  4–4
 John E. Worthen Arena (8381)
Muncie, IN
12/13/2008*
2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		Eastern Kentucky W 71–58  4–5
 John E. Worthen Arena (3160)
Muncie, IN
12/21/2008*
1:00pm 		Presbyterian W 60–57  5–5
 John E. Worthen Arena (2824)
Muncie, IN
12/29/2008*
10:00pm 		at UC-Santa Barbara W 71–51  5–6
 University of California, Santa Barbara Events Center (1519)
Santa Barbara, CA
1/3/2009*
2:00pm 		Saint Joseph's W 63–55  5–7
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,033)
Muncie, IN
1/10/2009
4:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		at Eastern Michigan W 46–42  6–7
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (843)
Ypsilanti, MI
1/13/2009
7:00pm 		Northern Illinois W 60–54  7–7
(2–0) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3,001)
Muncie, IN
1/17/2009
4:30pm, Ball State Sports Network 		at Central Michigan W 71–65  7–8
(2–1) 		Rose Arena (1,575)
Mount Pleasant, MI
1/20/2008
7:00pm 		Western Michigan W 50–44  8–8
(3–1) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3,018)
Muncie, IN
1/25/2009
2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		Toledo W 66–53  9–8
(4–1) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3,504)
Muncie, IN
1/28/2009
7:00pm 		at Bowling Green W 62–58  9–9
(4–2) 		Anderson Arena (1,847)
Bowling Green, OH
1/31/2009
2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		Ohio W 51–44  10–9
(5–2) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3524)
Muncie, IN
2/4/2009
7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		at Miami W 59–41  10–10
(5–3) 		Millett Hall (2481)
Oxford, OH
2/7/2009
2:00pm 		Kent State W 63–56  10–11
(5–4) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3506)
Muncie, IN
2/11/2009
7:00pm 		at Akron W 63–55  10–12
(5–5) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3272)
Akron, OH
2/15/2009
2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		Buffalo W 53–51  11–12
(6–5) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3565)
Muncie, IN
2/18/2009
7:00pm 		at Toledo W 71–67  11–13
(6–6) 		Savage Hall (5008)
Toledo, OH
2/21/2009*
2:00pm 		Tennessee Tech
Bracket Busters 		W 59–55  12–13
(6–6) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3429)
Muncie, IN
2/25/2009
7:00pm 		Central Michigan W 53–44  13–13
(7–6) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3438)
Muncie, IN
2/28/2009
TBA, Ball State Sports Network 		at Northern Illinois W 56–55  13–14
(7–7) 		Convocation Center (2283)
DeKalb, IL
3/4/2009
7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		at Western Michigan W 84–82  13–15
(7–8) 		University Arena (2616)
Kalamazoo, MI
3/8/2009
2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network 		Eastern Michigan W 55–53  13–16
(7–9) 		John E. Worthen Arena (3687)
Muncie, IN
3/12/2009
12:00pm, FSN Ohio 		vs. Central Michigan
MAC Conference tournament 		W 64–61  14–16
 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
Cleveland, OH
3/13/2009
7:30pm, FSN Ohio 		vs. Buffalo
MAC Conference tournament 		W 64–52  14–17
 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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