2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at the John E. Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 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 Ohio.

2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–25 (2–16 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn E. Worthen Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Akron 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Ohio 11 7   .611 25 12   .676
Miami 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Kent State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Western Michigan 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Ball State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2014 MAC tournament winner

Season

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Preseason

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On April 10, 2013, Ball State announced James Whitford as the 19th head coach in program history.[1] Whitford had previously worked under Sean Miller as an assistant coach at Xavier and Arizona. On April 19, Whitford announced the first hiring of an assistant coach by hiring Brett Nelson.[2] Nelson, a former honorable mention All-American at Florida, had previous assistant coaching experience at Marshall, Arkansas, and Drake. Jason Grunkemeyer was hired as the second assistant coach to Whitford's staff on April 26.[3] Grunkemeyer, a former player at conference foe Miami, joined the staff after several years as an assistant at Saint Louis. On May 3, Whitford filled out his staff by hiring Billy Wright as his final assistant coach.[4] Wright was previously the associate head coach at Western Illinois.

Whitford announced the team's conference schedule on September 3, 2013.[5] Ball State schedule home-and-home series with Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Akron, and Buffalo, while hosting Miami and Bowling Green and visiting Kent State and Ohio. The non-conference schedule was released on September 24, 2013.[6] Road trips to Utah and Marquette, along with hosting Butler highlighted the non-league slate.

November

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The Cardinals traveled to Terre Haute, Indiana on November 9 to open their season against the Indiana State Sycamores. Despite a solid game from Zavier Turner (17 points), the Cardinals fell in James Whitford's debut, 73–82.[7][8]

Roster

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2013–14 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kameran Madison (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bowman Academy
Purdue Calumet
Gary, IN
G 1 Zavier Turner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pike HS Indianapolis, IN
F 2 Matt Kamieniecki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Clarkston HS Clarkston, MI
G 3 Quinten Payne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Charles North HS St. Charles, IL
G 4 Kindon "KD" Crowder (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Munster HS Chicago, IL
F 5 Rocco Belcaster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Morton HS Berwyn, IL
G 11 Kaleb Mallory (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Muncie Central HS Muncie, IN
F 12 Bo Calhoun 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Washington HS South Bend, IN
G 13 Mark Alstork 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Thurgood Marshall HS Dayton, OH
G 14 Chase Brogna 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So St. Thomas HS Houston, TX
F 15 Franko House 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Concord HS Elkhart, IN
F 20 Chris Bond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bowman Academy Gary, IN
G 32 Jesse Berry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Jefferson HS Lafayette, IN
F 34 Tyler Koch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Winchester HS
Wright State
Winchester, IN
C 44 Mading Thok 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Western Christian HS Boyden, IA
F 55 Majok Majok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon School
Midland College
Perth, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/4/2013*
7:00 pm
Marian W 62–59  0–0
John E. Worthen Arena (1,584)
Muncie, IN
Non-conference games
11/9/2013*
1:05 pm
at Indiana State L 73–82  0–1
Hulman Center (7,221)
Terre Haute, IN
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Taylor W 73–53  1–1
John E. Worthen Arena (2,922)
Muncie, IN
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
SE Missouri State W 87–83  2–1
John E. Worthen Arena (2,765)
Muncie, IN
11/23/2013*
2:00 pm
Butler L 58–59  2–2
John E. Worthen Arena (6,015)
Muncie, IN
11/27/2013*
9:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 69–88  2–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,761)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm
at Cleveland State L 55–78  2–4
Wolstein Center (1,991)
Cleveland, OH
12/4/2013*
7:00 pm, Sports Link
Valparaiso L 50–69  2–5
John E. Worthen Arena (2,953)
Muncie, IN
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm, FS1
at Marquette L 53–91  2–6
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,668)
Milwaukee, WI
12/21/2013*
8:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 58–66  2–7
SIU Arena (4,223)
Carbondale, IL
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm
at James Madison L 68–73  2–8
JMU Convocation Center (3,172)
Harrisonburg, VA
1/3/2014*
7:00 pm
Oakland City W 94–58  3–8
John E. Worthen Arena (2,487)
Muncie, IN
Conference games
1/8/2014
7:00 pm
Akron L 68–72  3–9
(0–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,606)
Muncie, IN
1/11/2014
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 74–86  3–10
(0–2)
MAC Center (3,764)
Kent, OH
1/15/2014
8:00 pm, TWCS
at Ohio L 51–71  3–11
(0–3)
Convocation Center (5,942)
Athens, OH
1/18/2014
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net
Miami (OH) L 52–64  3–12
(0–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,054)
Muncie, IN
1/23/2014
8:00 pm, TWCS
Buffalo W 71–68  4–12
(1–4)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,072)
Muncie, IN
1/26/2014
2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net
at Western Michigan L 53–62  4–13
(1–5)
University Arena (2,698)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/29/2014
7:00 pm
at Akron L 46–73  4–14
(1–6)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,211)
Akron, OH
2/1/2014
2:00 pm
Northern Illinois L 65–67 OT 4–15
(1–7)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,786)
Muncie, IN
2/5/2014
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 48–69  4–16
(1–8)
Alumni Arena (2,558)
Amherst, NY
2/8/2014
2:00 pm
Toledo L 73–80  4–17
(1–9)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,722)
Muncie, IN
2/12/2014
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan L 62–73  4–18
(1–10)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,411)
Muncie, IN
2/15/2014
4:00 pm, Sports Link
Bowling Green L 64–66  4–19
(1–11)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,414)
Muncie, IN
2/19/2014
7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net
at Central Michigan L 95–101 3OT 4–20
(1–12)
McGuirk Arena (1,673)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2/23/2014
6:00 pm, TWCS
at Toledo L 74–85  4–21
(1–13)
Savage Arena (4,912)
Toledo, OH
2/26/2014
7:00 pm, TWCS
Western Michigan L 81–88 OT 4–22
(1–14)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,590)
Muncie, IN
3/1/2014
2:00 pm
Central Michigan W 74–71  5–22
(2–14)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,125)
Muncie, IN
3/4/2014
7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Net
at Eastern Michigan L 58–72  5–23
(2–15)
Convocation Center (903)
Ypsilanti, MI
3/8/2014
4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois L 56–70  5–24
(2–16)
Convocation Center (2,144)
DeKalb, IL
2014 MAC tournament
3/10/2014
7:00 pm
at Ohio
First round
L 64–76  5–25
Convocation Center (4,153)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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  1. ^ "Whitford Introduced as New Men's Basketball coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Brett Nelson Named Men's Hoops Associate head coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  3. ^ "Cardinals Add Jason Grunkemeyer as MBB Assistant coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Billy Wright Named Men's Basketball Assistant coach". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "MAC Reveals Men's Hoops League Schedule for 2013-14". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "Cardinals Announce Men's Hoops Non-Conference Slate". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  7. ^ "Cardinals Fight But Fall at ISU in Men's Hoops Opener". BallStateSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Indiana State holds off Ball State in 82-73 win". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 10, 2013.