2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals

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2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Kani Acree RS-Fr F 6-6 205 - Carbondale (IL) United States Carbondale High School
11 Jarron Coleman RS-Fr SG 6-5 208 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Cathedral High School
5 Ishmael El-Amin So PG 6-1 195 Dec 2, 1998 Minnetonka (MN) United States Hopkins High School
15 Zach Gunn So PF 6-6 210 Nov 6, 1998 Fishers (IN) United States Hamilton Southeastern High School
12 Brachen Hazen So SF 6-8 215 May 7, 1997 Columbia City (IN) United States Columbia City High School
44 Blake Huggins Fr C 6-10 245 Jun 14, 1999 Troy (TN) United States Obion County Central High School
14 Kyle Mallers Jr SF 6-7 217 Oct 15, 1997 Fort Wayne (IN) United States Carroll High School
24 Trey Moses Sr PF 6-9 245 Aug 21, 1997 Louisville (KY) United States Eastern High School
20 Austin Nehls Sr SG 6-3 185 - Tucson (AZ) United States Cheshire Academy
2 Tayler Persons Sr G 6-3 220 Aug 31, 1995 Kokomo (IN) United States Kokomo High School
25 Tahjai Teague Jr PF 6-8 215 Jun 25, 1997 Indianapolis (IN) United States Pike High School
3 Josh Thompson Jr G 6-0 194 Jun 15, 1996 Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence North High School
1 K.J. Walton Jr SG 6-3 200 Jul 20, 1996 Brownsburg (IN) United States Brownsburg High School

Ball State Transfers Sitting Out 2018-2019

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
0 Miryne Thomas So F 6-8 199 - Cleveland (OH) United States Maryland-Eastern Shore

Recent Ball State Cardinals History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tayler Persons All-MAC Third Team
Tayler Persons MAC Player of the Week (West) (Feb 11, 2019)
Tayler Persons MAC Player of the Week (West) (Jan 21, 2019)
Tahjai Teague MAC Player of the Week (West) (Dec 24, 2018)
Tahjai Teague MAC Player of the Week (West) (Jan 7, 2019)

2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Persons K. Walton K. Mallers T. Teague T. Moses
Rotation I. El-Amin   B. Hazen    
Lim PT J. Thompson A. Nehls M. Thomas Z. Gunn B. Huggins

2018-2019 Ball State Cardinals Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tayler Persons 33 32.0 16.7 4.0 4.3 1.1 0.1 3.2
Tahjai Teague 33 28.2 13.5 7.5 1.2 1.3 0.9 2.2
K.J. Walton 32 26.5 13.0 4.3 0.9 1.3 0.3 1.9
Trey Moses 32 27.9 8.4 6.9 2.5 0.9 1.2 2.7
Kyle Mallers 33 29.6 7.2 4.5 1.1 0.8 0.5 2.0
Ishmael El-Amin 19 22.1 6.9 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.2
Brachen Hazen 17 18.1 5.7 4.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2
Zach Gunn 27 14.4 5.4 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3
Josh Thompson 33 12.8 2.7 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.6
Austin Nehls 29 12.9 2.5 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2
Blake Huggins 12 7.1 2.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2

2018-2019 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
Ben Botts Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Fort Wayne, 2014 to 2018)
Beth Goetz Athletic Director 2018-2019 Athletic Director (Minnesota, 2015 to 2016)
Kindon Crowder Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 Graduate Manager (Ball State, 2015 to 2018)
Michael Clark Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2015-2016 Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations (Eastern Kentucky, 2014 to 2015)
Winston Yergler Graduate Manager 2018-2019 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