2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.
| 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball | |
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MAC West Division Co-Champion | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| West | |
| Record | 14–17 (7–9 MAC) |
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| Home arena | John E. Worthen Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching staff
- Billy Taylor – Head coach[1]
- Joseph Price – Assistant coach[1]
- Bob Simmons – Assistant coach[1]
- Jay Newberry – Assistant coach[1]
- Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations[1]
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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- Walk-on players are italicized.
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||