2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals

2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Rocco Belcaster Jr F 6-7 221 Dec 22, 1993 Berwyn (IL) United States Morton High School
12 Bo Calhoun Sr GF 6-6 245 Apr 8, 1993 South Bend (IN) United States Washington High School
24 Jeremiah Davis III Jr G 6-3 200 Jan 22, 1993 Muncie (IN) United States Huntington High School
21 Bik Gill Sr FC 6-7 227 May 18, 1992 Toronto Canada Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
15 Franko House Jr F 6-6 247 Sep 19, 1994 Elkhart (IN) United States Concord High School
0 Francis Kiapway So G 6-3 195 Jan 7, 1995 Hamilton Canada St. Thomas More School
11 Kaleb Mallory Jr PG 5-8 160 Sep 25, 1992 Muncie (IN) United States Muncie Central High School
41 Trey Moses Fr PF 6-9 245 Aug 21, 1997 Louisville (KY) United States Eastern High School
34 Sean Sellers So F 6-6 216 Apr 9, 1995 Greensburg (IN) United States Greensburg Community
1 Naiel Smith Jr G 6-4 200 - Brooklyn (NY) United States West Oak Academy
25 Tahjai Teague RS-Fr PF 6-8 215 Jun 25, 1997 Indianapolis (IN) United States Pike High School
3 Josh Thompson RS-Fr G 6-0 194 Jun 15, 1996 Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence North High School
22 Jeremie Tyler So G 6-2 170 Sep 6, 1995 Indianapolis (IN) United States Arsenal Technical High School
33 Ryan Weber Jr F 6-6 226 Jun 1, 1993 Indianapolis (IN) United States Roncalli High School
52 Nate Wells Sr C 7-1 247 Jun 4, 1993 Davenport (IA) United States Davenport West High School

Ball State Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Tayler Persons So G 6-3 220 Aug 31, 1995 Kokomo (IN) United States Northern Kentucky

Recent Ball State Cardinals History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-16 (7-11) 9th (MAC) N/A N/A
2022-2023 20-12 (11-7) 4th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-17 (9-10) 6th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-13 (6-9) 8th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 18-13 (11-7) 3rd (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-17 (6-12) 10th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 19-13 (10-8) 4th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 21-13 (11-7) 2nd (MAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 21-14 (10-8) 3rd (MAC) 1st Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2014-2015 7-23 (2-15) 12th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 5-25 (2-16) 12th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 15-15 (8-8) 6th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-15 (6-10) 8th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 19-13 (10-6) 4th (MAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-15 (8-8) 6th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 14-17 (7-9) 6th (MAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 6-24 (5-11) 10th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 9-22 (5-11) 9th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-18 (6-12) 9th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 15-13 (10-8) 8th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 14-15 (10-8) 6th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 13-17 (8-10) 8th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Franko House All-MAC Second Team
Franko House MAC All-Defensive Team

2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Tyler F. Kiapway R. Weber B. Calhoun F. House
Rotation   N. Smith S. Sellers T. Moses  
Rotation   J. Davis III      
Lim PT K. Mallory   R. Belcaster B. Gill N. Wells

2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Franko House 35 27.0 12.2 5.8 2.1 0.7 0.5 1.9
Bo Calhoun 35 26.5 10.7 8.5 1.1 0.9 0.5 1.8
Ryan Weber 33 28.8 10.5 4.4 1.6 0.4 0.2 1.5
Jeremie Tyler 35 22.7 9.1 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.7
Francis Kiapway 35 26.9 8.6 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.3
Sean Sellers 33 18.3 6.4 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.8
Jeremiah Davis III 22 17.6 6.3 2.8 2.5 0.5 0.5 2.1
Trey Moses 35 19.2 5.9 4.3 1.7 0.3 1.0 1.4
Naiel Smith 35 19.0 2.7 2.4 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.7
Bik Gill 5 5.2 2.2 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
Nate Wells 28 7.7 1.6 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5
Kaleb Mallory 4 2.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.5
Rocco Belcaster 2 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0

2015-2016 Ball State Cardinals Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
James Whitford Head Coach 2013-2014 Associate Head Coach (Arizona, 2012 to 2013)
Jason Grunkemeyer Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Ball State, 2013 to 2015)
Brian Thornton Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Danny Peters Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Mark Sandy Athletic Director 2015-2016 Athletic Director (Eastern Kentucky, 2005 to 2015)
Jaron Henry Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 N/A
Michael Clark Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2015-2016 Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations (Eastern Kentucky, 2014 to 2015)
Kindon Crowder Graduate Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Neal Hazen Head Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A
Shawn Comer Associate Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Troy Hershman Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Jillian Brigle Assistant Athletic Trainer 2010-2011 N/A
Sindra Schueler Assistant Athletic Trainer 2012-2013 N/A