MENS BASKETBALL: Kiapway comfortable in starting role
By Anthony Fletcher / January 13, 2015After missing the first two games of the season with a foot injury, Ball State men's basketball guard Francis Kiapway didn't shy away from the big moment.
After missing the first two games of the season with a foot injury, Ball State men's basketball guard Francis Kiapway didn't shy away from the big moment.
A combined 5-0 start in Mid-American Conference play by the Ball State men's and women's basketball teams has brought Pepsi and Ball State Athletics together for a special deal.
For the third time this season and the fifth time of her career, Ball State women's basketball forward Nathalie Fontaine has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
Ball State men's basketball forward Franko House has been named Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
The Ball State Women's Basketball team has raised its play since Mid-American Conference play started, and a new, defensive approach to the game is the catalyst.
With back-to-back wins over Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, the Ball State men’s basketball team opened it’s Mid-American Conference schedule 2-0. The Cardinals are on a four-game winning-streak overall, and sophomore forward Franko House thinks the team’s recent play is sending a message to the rest of the league.
It had been five games since Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford felt sophomore point guard Zavier Turner played to the level he is capable. Earlier in the week, Whitford met privately with Turner and challenged his young floor general to elevate his game.
The Ball State women's basketball team showed its physical, defensive prowess to begin Mid-American Conference play, defeating Western Michigan 54-36 Saturday at Worthen Arena.
After going 4-7 in its non-conference portion of the schedule, the Ball State women's basketball team is out to a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play.
With 20 seconds remaining in overtime trailing Eastern Michigan by two, freshman Sean Sellers took a pass behind the three-point line from teammate Franko House. The leading scorer on the Ball State men’s basketball team, Sellers was having an off-night. He had already missed a potential game-winner in regulation and was shooting two-of-eight from behind the arc.
The Ball State women's basketball team played its first home game in three weeks, and defeated Mid-American Conference foe Miami 72-41 behind a game-high 27 points from junior Nathalie Fontaine.
The Ball State men’s basketball team only needed 11 games to match last season’s win total of five, but head coach James Whitford still feels his team has a long way to go.
The Ball State men’s basketball team won its second consecutive game, coming from behind to defeat Bethune-Cookman 51-48 at Worthen Arena Saturday.
The Ball State men’s basketball team will be without starting guard Jeremie Tyler for the remainder of the season, as the freshman is academically ineligible for the second semester.
The Ball State men's basketball team held off Longwood in the second half to come away with a 69-64 victory Sunday at Worthen Arena.
Ball State's early season road struggles continued against Western Kentucky, as the Cardinals lost 84-59.
The Ball State men’s basketball team received a game-high 17 points from freshman Jeremie Tyler, but ultimately suffered a 70-57 loss at No. 19 San Diego State.
The Ball State men’s basketball team shot just 29.8 percent from the field, falling to James Madison 72-52 Wednesday at Worthen Arena. Sophomores Zavier Turner and Franko House each scored nine points to lead the Ball State.
Down one with less than two minutes remaining, freshman guard Francis Kiapway hit back-to-back three-pointers to help the Ball State men’s basketball team earn a 70-63 win over Indiana State.
