Sophomore point guard Zavier Turner will seek a transfer from the Ball State men's basketball team. The university has granted his request to talk to other institutions.
Winners of seven out of its last nine games, the Ball State women's basketball team is preparing for its semifinal game in the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Friday. With a regular season record of 17-12 and 13-5 in the MAC, the Cardinals clinched the No. 2 seed
The Cardinals finished the year on a 17-game losing streak — the longest in program history — but according to statistician Ken Pomeroy's luck metric, Ball State was one of the unluckiest teams in the country.
Sean Sellers was announced as the recipient of the award on Tuesday, just a day after being named to the conference's all-freshman team. Sophomore Zavier Turner received the honor last season.
Entering the Mid-American Conference Tournament with 16 straight losses and the No. 12 seed, the Ball State men's basketball team rallied late but ultimately fell short in an 88-75 loss to No. 5 seed Bowling Green on Monday.
The Mid-American Conference's 12 head coaches honored Ball State freshman Sean Sellers on March 9 when he was selected to the 2014-15 MAC All-Freshman Team. Sellers leads all MAC freshmen in scoring this season at 11.9 points per contest. He scored 26 points in his collegiate debut against nationally ranked Utah and has put up double-figures in 18 games.
This season, Renee Bennett has started 15 games compared to three last year. She has increased her minutes by about five per game and her scoring and rebounding averages as well.
Junior Nathalie Fontaine was named First Team All-MAC for the second straight season. Sophomore Jill Morrison earned Third Team All-MAC honors, and Mariah Monaco was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team.
After finishing its conference schedule with a 2-16 record, the Ball State men's basketball team will open play in the 2015 Mid-American Conference Tournament on March 9, as the No.
A five-game losing streak ended on Wednesday night at Worthen Arena as the Ball State women’s basketball team fell by double-digits for only the second time this season, 56-41 to Eastern Michigan.
John Fallon, Associate Vice President of Econcomic Development and Community Engagement, and Kyle Boyd, a freshman business major sank 19 shots from the free-throw line in 30 seconds to take the victory.
The Ball State men’s basketball team dropped its 13th consecutive game, falling at Worthen Arena to Western Michigan 53-48.
At 5-foot-7, Morrison was passed in height by many of her peers as her high school basketball career began. She realized the need to add the three point shot to her repertoire if she was going to compete with the taller players that worked in the paint.
Redshirt sophomore Rocco Belcaster walked onto the Ball State men's basketball team in 2012 as a freshman. After sitting out the 2013-14 season, he earned an available scholarship through hard work.
Against Central Michigan on Feb. 21, the Ball State men's basketball team shot 50 percent from the field, 55.6 percent from behind the arc and went into halftime down five.
Ball State has been unstoppable the last couple of weeks, overcoming every opponent they have crossed paths with on their way to a five-game winning streak.
In its closest game of the season, Ball State withstood a late-game rally from Northern Illinois to win 51-50.
Despite a competitive first half, Central Michigan pulled away from the Ball State men's basketball team in the second half to win 83-60.
Junior Bo Calhoun’s career-high 18 points wasn’t enough to prevent the Ball State men's basketball team from losing to Kent State, 58-53. Despite dropping its 11th consecutive game, Ball State head coach James Whitford remains focused on the process. “The feedback for us is the process,” Whitford said.
Upon graduating at Ball State, McDonald-Spencer become Director of Basketball Operations for the Cardinals.
