2020-2021 Ball State Cardinals

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2020-2021 Ball State Cardinals Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Kani Acree So F 6-5 185 - Carbondale (IL) United States Carbondale High School
4 Josh Bryan Fr G 6-5 190 - Muncie (IN) United States Delta High School
2 Luke Bumbalough So G 6-1 180 - New Castle (IN) United States New Castle Chrysler High School
11 Jarron Coleman So SG 6-5 213 Sep 5, 1999 Indianapolis (IN) United States Cathedral High School
5 Ishmael El-Amin Sr PG 6-3 180 Dec 2, 1998 Minnetonka (MN) United States Hopkins High School
15 Zach Gunn Jr PF 6-6 210 Nov 6, 1998 Fishers (IN) United States Hamilton Southeastern High School
12 Brachen Hazen Sr SF 6-8 210 May 7, 1997 Columbia City (IN) United States Columbia City High School
34 Ben Hendriks So C 6-10 215 Jun 6, 2000 Mississauga Canada Orangeville Prep
44 Blake Huggins Jr C 6-10 245 Jun 14, 1999 Troy (TN) United States Obion County Central High School
23 Reggie Jones Sr GF 6-7 210 Mar 10, 1998 Marion (IN) United States Marion High School
25 Chris Robinson So G 6-2 185 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Pike High School
3 Teemu Suokas Fr G 6-2 185 Mar 27, 2001 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy
0 Miryne Thomas Jr F 6-8 215 Sep 4, 1999 Cleveland (OH) United States Cleveland Central Catholic High School
1 K.J. Walton Sr SG 6-3 205 Jul 20, 1996 Brownsburg (IN) United States Brownsburg High School
24 Jalen Windham So G 6-5 205 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Ben Davis High School

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

2020-2021 Ball State Cardinals Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jarron Coleman MAC Player of the Week (Mar 1, 2021)
Ishmael El-Amin NABC All-District (14) Second Team
Ishmael El-Amin All-MAC Second Team
K.J. Walton All-MAC Honorable Mention

2020-2021 Ball State Cardinals Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters I. El-Amin K. Walton J. Coleman B. Hazen M. Thomas
Rotation   L. Bumbalough K. Acree    
Lim PT T. Suokas J. Windham R. Jones Z. Gunn B. Huggins
Lim PT   J. Bryan     B. Hendriks
Lim PT   C. Robinson      

2020-2021 Ball State Cardinals Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
K.J. Walton 20 29.3 16.4 5.9 1.1 1.2 0.2 2.4
Ishmael El-Amin 23 33.6 16.2 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.2 2.4
Jarron Coleman 13 26.9 13.8 5.2 3.2 0.7 0.5 3.2
Brachen Hazen 21 23.1 9.7 5.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.9
Luke Bumbalough 23 29.2 7.3 2.4 2.8 0.7 0.0 1.1
Miryne Thomas 20 20.6 7.2 5.0 1.1 0.5 0.1 2.2
Kani Acree 23 19.8 3.8 3.5 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.0
Jalen Windham 11 12.5 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8
Zach Gunn 16 11.0 3.6 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
Blake Huggins 22 11.1 2.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.6
Ben Hendriks 17 8.4 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.6
Teemu Suokas 19 10.3 1.9 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.6
Josh Bryan 7 3.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

2020-2021 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)
Ben Botts Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Fort Wayne, 2014 to 2018)
Matt Crenshaw Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Associate Head Coach (Iowa Wesleyan, 2011 to 2015)
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)
Neal Hazen Head Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A
Jason Roberson Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2020-2021 Strength and Conditioning Coordinator (Ball State, 2006 to 2020)
Shawn Comer Associate Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Troy Hershman Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A