Ball State Cardinals men's basketball statistical leaders

The Ball State Cardinals men's basketball statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Ball State Cardinals men's basketball program in various categories, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Cardinals represent Ball State University in the NCAA's Mid-American Conference.[1]

Ball State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1920.[1] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent. Since scoring was much lower in this era, and teams played much fewer games during a typical season, it is likely that few or no players from this era would appear on these lists anyway.

The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but Ball State's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons.[2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2019–20 season.

Scoring

Career Rk Player Points Seasons 1 Bonzi Wells 2,485 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 2 Ray McCallum 2,109 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 3 Larry Bullington 1,747 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 4 Derrick Wesley 1,729 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 5 Jim Regenold 1,685 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 6 Jarrod Jones 1,623 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 7 Theron Smith 1,599 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 8 Duane Clemens 1,585 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 9 Tayler Persons 1,558[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 10 Tahjai Teague 1,518[4] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

Season Rk Player Points Season 1 Dan Palombizio 762 1984–85 2 Chris Williams 736 2002–03 3 Jim Regenold 716 1970–71 4 Bonzi Wells 712 1995–96 5 Theron Smith 687 2001–02 6 Larry Bullington 664 1973–74 7 Bonzi Wells 662 1997–98 8 Bonzi Wells 637 1996–97 9 Larry Bullington 621 1972–73 10 Dan Palombizio 607 1985–86

Single Game Rk Player Points Season Opponent 1 Chris Williams 48 2002–03 Akron 2 Larry Bullington 47 1973–74 Cleveland St. 3 Ed Butler 45 1963–64 Valparaiso 4 Chris Williams 44 2002–03 C. Michigan 5 Larry Bullington 41 1972–73 N. Iowa Bonzi Wells 41 1995–96 E. Michigan 7 Stan Neal 40 1964–65 St. Joseph's Terry Stillabower 40 1966–67 Indiana St. Jim Regenold 40 1970–71 Kent Bonzi Wells 40 1994–95 Ohio Bonzi Wells 40 1995–96 W. Michigan Theron Smith 40 2000–01 Texas Tech Chris Williams 40 2001–02 South Florida

Rebounds

Career Rk Player Rebounds Seasons 1 Ed Butler 1,231 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 2 Randy Boarden 1,000 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 3 Jarrod Jones 981 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 4 Tahjai Teague 961[4] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 5 Trey Moses 905[5] 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 6 Steve Payne 885 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 7 Theron Smith 882 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 8 Bonzi Wells 843 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 9 Franko House 741 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 10 Mike Readnour 732 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62

Season Rk Player Rebounds Season 1 Ed Butler 442 1963–64 2 Ed Butler 406 1962–63 3 Ed Butler 383 1961–62 4 Theron Smith 381 2001–02 5 Steve Payne 336 1992–93 6 Mike Readnour 328 1960–61 7 Dan Palombizio 318 1984–85 8 Mack Sawyer 304 1965–66 9 Dan Palombizio 302 1985–86 10 Bo Calhoun 296 2015–16

Single Game Rk Player Rebounds Season Opponent 1 Ed Butler 27 1961–62 N. Illinois Ed Butler 27 1962–63 Valparaiso 3 Ed Butler 26 1961–62 Indiana State Ed Butler 26 1961–62 Franklin Ed Butler 26 1962–63 DePauw 6 Ed Butler 25 1963–64 Manchester 7 Ed Butler 24 1961–62 C. Michigan Ed Butler 24 1962–63 St. Joseph’s Ed Butler 24 1963–64 Valparaiso 10 Stan Davis 23 1959–60 DePauw Bill Clark 23 1972–73 Oakland

Assists

Career Rk Player Assists Seasons 1 Jim Hahn 573 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 2 Chris Shelton 481 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 3 Tayler Persons 447[3] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 4 Randy Davis 446 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 5 Mike Spicer 430 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 6 Scott Nichols 406 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 7 Bonzi Wells 386 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 8 Patrick Jackson 349 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 Peyton Stovall 349 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 10 John Williams 344 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82

Season Rk Player Assists Season 1 Jamie Matthews 207 1992–93 2 Chris Shelton 182 1984–85 3 Chris Shelton 171 1985–86 4 Jim Hahn 170 1978–79 5 Tayler Persons 167[3] 2016–17 6 Randy Davis 160 2010–11 7 Mike Spicer 157 1991–92 8 Jim Hahn 155 1975–76

Single Game Rk Player Assists Season Opponent 1 Bob Faulkner 19 1973–74 Racine 2 Bob Faulkner 16 1974–75 Ohio 3 Jamie Matthews 15 1992–93 C. Michigan 4 Tayler Persons 14 2016–17 IU Kokomo 5 Tayler Persons 13 2016–17 NIU Bob Faulkner 13 1974–75 Indiana St. Chris Shelton 13 1984–85 Rider

Steals

Career Rk Player Steals Seasons 1 Bonzi Wells 347 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 2 Duane Clemens 249 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 3 Mickey Hosier 172 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 Ray McCallum 172 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83

Season Rk Player Steals Season 1 Bonzi Wells 103 1997–98 2 Bonzi Wells 87 1995–96 3 Bonzi Wells 84 1994–95 4 Duane Clemens 75 1999–00 5 Bonzi Wells 73 1996–97 6 Keith Stalling 67 1991–92 Duane Clemens 67 1998–99 8 Marcus Norris 65 1994–95 9 Paris McCurdy 64 1989–90 10 Chris Bond 62 2012–13 Duane Clemens 62 1997–98 John Williams 62 1981–82

Single Game Rk Player Steals Season Opponent 1 Bonzi Wells 10 1995–96 Ohio 2 Bonzi Wells 9 1997–98 Akron Bonzi Wells 9 1997–98 E. Michigan 4 Duane Clemens 8 1999–00 UCLA

Blocks

Career Rk Player Blocks Seasons 1 Lonnie Jones 301 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2 Trey Moses 139[5] 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 3 Tahjai Teague 134[4] 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 4 Randy Boarden 131 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 5 Jarrod Jones 115 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 6 George Bradley 106 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 7 Steve Payne 101 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 8 Bonzi Wells 92 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 9 Roman Muller 85 1988–89 1989–90 10 Mike Chesser 61 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85

Season Rk Player Blocks Season 1 Lonnie Jones 89 2001–02 2 Charles Smith 86 1986–87 3 Lonnie Jones 84 1999–00 4 Lonnie Jones 76 2000–01 5 Lonnie Jones 52 1998–99 6 Tahjai Teague 48[4] 2019–20 7 Roman Muller 45 1989–90 8 Steve Payne 42 1992–93 9 George Bradley 41 1978–79 Charles Bass 41 2005–06

Single Game Rk Player Blocks Season Opponent 1 Charles Smith 11 1986–87 Central Mich.

References

1. "2018–19 Record book Ball State men's Basketball" (PDF). Ball State University. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
2. "History of the NCAA". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
3. "Tayler Persons". ESPN.com.
4. "Tahjai Teague". ESPN.com.
5. "Trey Moses". ESPN.com.