2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC West Division Co-Champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
2008–09 record14–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coachBilly Taylor
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Simmons
  • Jay Newberry
  • Joseph Price
Home arenaJohn E. Worthen Arena
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Bowling Green115 .688  1914  .576
Buffalo115 .688  2112  .636
Miami106 .625  1713  .567
Akron †106 .625  2313  .639
Kent State106 .625  1915  .559
Ohio79 .438  1517  .469
West
Ball State79 .438  1417  .452
Central Michigan79 .438  1219  .387
Western Michigan79 .438  1021  .323
Eastern Michigan610 .375  824  .250
Northern Illinois511 .313  1020  .333
Toledo511 .313  725  .219
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

  • Billy Taylor – Head coach
  • Joseph Price – Assistant coach
  • Bob Simmons – Assistant coach
  • Jay Newberry – Assistant coach
  • Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
0 G Joey Clawson
1 F Malik Perry
2 G Othello Banaci
3 G Randy Davis
4 G Brandon Lampley
5 G Brawley Chisholm
10 G KeAundre Peak
11 G Laron Frazier
No. Position Player
22 F Terrence Watson
23 F Eric Wormely
24 G Rob Giles
30 F Maurice Hubbard
32 F Anthony Newell
34 G Pierre Sneed
45 F Jarrod Jones
50 C Zach Fields
Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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.
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