1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ray McCallum and played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Bowling Green State, Miami (OH), and Eastern Michigan to win the MAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. There they lost to Arizona State in the first round.^[2]

1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	19–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ray McCallum (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Tim Buckley
Home arena	Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Miami	16	–	2		.889			23	–	7		.767
Ohio	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Eastern Michigan	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
Ball State †	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8		.556			16	–	11		.593
Toledo	10	–	8		.556			16	–	11		.593
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			14	–	13		.519
Kent State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Akron	4	–	14		.222			8	–	18		.308
Central Michigan	0	–	18		.000			3	–	23		.115
† 1995 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 1993–94 season 16–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing to Ohio in semifinals.^[3]

Roster

1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 42 Bonzi Wells 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Muncie Central Muncie, Indiana F Steve Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr	Head coach Ray McCallum (Weber State) Assistant coach(es) Tim Buckley Leonard Drake Ron Hecklinski (part time) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1994*		Lynn	W 111–79	1–0	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Dec 2, 1994*		Trine	W 98–56	2–0	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Dec 4, 1994*		Auburn	W 82–74	3–0	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Dec 5, 1994*		Western Kentucky	L 77–84	3–1	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Dec 10, 1994*		at Butler	W 85–77	4–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 22, 1994*		Indiana State	W 88–80	5–1	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Dec 29, 1994*		at No. 15 Michigan State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic	L 95–117	5–2	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 30, 1994*		vs. Coppin State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic	L 75–76	5–3	Breslin Center  East Lansing, Michigan
MAC regular season
Jan 4, 1995		at Ohio	L 59–65	5–4 (0–1)	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
Jan 7, 1995		Toledo	W 62–51	6–4 (1–1)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Jan 11, 1995		at Akron	L 71–74	6–5 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, Ohio
Jan 14, 1995		Western Michigan	W 86–70	7–5 (2–2)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Jan 18, 1995		at Central Michigan	W 85–68	8–5 (3–2)	Rose Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 21, 1995		Eastern Michigan	W 67–63	9–5 (4–2)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Jan 25, 1995		at Bowling Green State	L 73–88	9–6 (4–3)	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 28, 1995		at Miami (OH)	L 62–77	9–7 (4–4)	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Feb 1, 1995		Kent State	W 81–58	10–7 (5–4)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Feb 4, 1995		at Toledo	L 62–82	10–8 (5–5)	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Feb 8, 1995		Akron	W 72–68	11–8 (6–5)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Feb 11, 1995		at Western Michigan	W 77–72	12–8 (7–5)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 15, 1995		Central Michigan	W 84–54	13–8 (8–5)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Feb 18, 1995		at Eastern Michigan	L 72–75	13–9 (8–6)	Bowen Field House  Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 22, 1995		Bowling Green State	W 97–71	14–9 (9–6)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Feb 25, 1995		Miami (OH)	W 61–57 OT	15–9 (10–6)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Mar 1, 1995		at Kent State	L 75–92	15–10 (10–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, Ohio
Mar 4, 1995		Ohio	W 96–85	16–10 (11–7)	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
MAC tournament
Mar 7, 1995*		Bowling Green State Quarterfinals	W 72–58	17–10	Worthen Arena  Muncie, Indiana
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals	W 66–61	18–10	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
Mar 11, 1995*		vs. Eastern Michigan Championship game	W 77–70	19–10	John F. Savage Hall  Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State First round	L 66–81	19–11	Pyramid Arena  Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Sources[4][5].