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.
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 Ball State men’s basketball team dropped its 13th consecutive game, falling at Worthen Arena to Western Michigan 53-48.
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.
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.
Work ethic is a principle everyone should possess, one thing men’s basketball player sophomore Franko House is credited for is his known work ethic.
After suffering a 10th straight loss, Ball State men's basketball head coach James Whitford said defense is his biggest worry moving forward.
Northern Illinois shot 70 percent in the second half as it ultimately pulled away from Ball State 75-63 to hand the Cardinals their ninth straight loss.
