Whitford knew it would take time to implement his plan for Ball State. More importantly, it would take time to change the program's culture, an idea he took from his time working as an assistant coach for Sean Miller, Arizona's head coach.
After falling in a heartbreaking overtime loss Tuesday to Indiana State, the Ball State men’s basketball team (1-1) heads to Alabama (1-1) Friday night to play the first ever matchup between the two. The Cardinals will play game number two in the four games of the MGM Grand Main Event.
Coming into Nov. 16's game, Ball State women's basketball (2-0) had two main objectives. It needed to stop Evansville senior guard Sara Dickey, and it needed to take advantage of its height down low.
For much of the first half, Evansville was able to keep it close with Ball State women's basketball.
With 12 minutes left in the game Ball State corraled two offensive rebounds but failed to capitalize and put points on the board.
Ball State forced overtime in its home opener against Indiana State, but the Cardinals couldn't overcome cold shooting and sloppy play in its 80-74 loss.
Last Friday, junior forward Moriah Monaco and senior center Renee Bennett combined to score over half of Ball State's points in an 88-60 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. If they put up a similar performance against the University of Evansville at Worthen Arena Nov.
Ball State men's basketball (1-0) home opener against Indiana State Tuesday will be the Cardinals only home matchup in their first six games.
Ball State men's basketball senior forward Franko House led the Cardinals with 23 points in a season opener win over Saint Louis. House's performance earned him the honors of Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week. Head coach James Whitford said its great that House got the honor so early in the year.
Halftime at Ball State women's basketball games usually features a game like knockout or musical chairs, played by a couple of kids pulled out of the crowd.
Ball State men's basketball started regular season play against Saint Louis University making 5 of their first 6 shots from beyond the arc in an 85-64 victory.
Coming into the season, head coach Brady Sallee faced many questions about how he and his team would replace the program’s all-time leading scorer, Nathalie Fontaine.
Seven local elementary and middle schools were in attendance for Kids' Day. About 1,000 students filled out the crowd of 1,683 in the Cardinals’ season-opener — brought to you by the letter W.
After the 74-64 victory over UIndy Nov. 4 in the exhibition game, men’s basketball is set to open non-conference regular season play Nov. 11 against the Saint Louis University Billikens.
The Cardinals return four players who all started games for head coach James Whitford last season.
To make the NCAA women's basketball tournament, the path is simple: win the Mid-American Conference Tournament and earn the automatic bid.
Exhibition games are a chance for players to play under the lights and get the jitters out. Ball State men's basketball's 74-64 exhibition victory over the University of Indianapolis seemed to do just that — but the win didn't come easy.
Ball State men’s basketball started its season with an exhibition against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds and came away with more than just the 74-64 victory on Nov. 3. There are improvements this team must make in order to compete for a Mid-American Conference title.
Ball State men's basketball hasn't won a season opener since 2012. To reverse that trend, fourth-year head coach James Whitford scheduled the Cardinals' first exhibition game in three seasons on Thursday, November 3 against the University of Indianapolis.
Ball State women's basketball returns four starters in the 2016-17 season -- but won't return the program's all-time leading scorer. Nathalie Fontaine finished her Ball State career with a record 2,166 points and broke a number of season records, including points scored (660). She was also the only player in the Mid-American Conference to average more than 20 points (20.6) and 10 rebounds (10.2) per game. The Cardinals finished 22-10, making the Women's National Invitation Tournament for the fourth season in a row. Ball State will set its goals higher this year, looking to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, when the program, a 14-seed, upset 3-seed Tennessee in one of the biggest upsets of women's basketball history. Head coach Brady Sallee, senior guard Jill Morrison and junior forward Moriah Monaco were all at women's basketball media day to address how the team will move forward. Here are 3 takeaways from the press conference Oct.
