2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Michael Lewis, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the fourth seed they lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament^[1] to finish 20–12 and 11–7 in MAC play.

2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	20–12 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Lewis (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Botts (5th season) Lou Gudino (1st season) Jamal Meeks (1st season)
Home arena	Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Kent State †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Akron	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Ohio	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Central Michigan	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 9–10 in MAC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kani Acree	G	6' 6"	185	Redshirt junior	Carbondale, IL	Entered Transfer Portal
Luke Brown	G	6' 1"	165	Freshman	Carmel, IN	Transferred to Stetson
Tyler Cochran	G	6' 2"	220	Junior	Bolingbrook, IL	Transferred to Toledo[3]
Miryne Thomas	F	6' 8"	200	Redshirt senior	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Kent State[4]
Blake Huggins	C	6' 10"	245	Redshirt senior	Union City, TN	Exhausted eligibility

Source:^[5]

Incoming transfers

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Thomas Allen	G	6' 1"	180	RS-JR	Raleigh, NC	North Carolina State
Jarron Coleman	G	6' 5"	210	GS	Indianapolis, IN	Missouri[6]
Darian Owens-White	G	6' 1"	165	GS	Detroit, MI	Wayne State[7]
Kaiyem Cleary	G	6' 6"	185	JR	Manchester, England	Florida SouthWestern State[8]

Source:^[5]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Micah Bell G	Austell, GA	Link Year Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Jack Futa G	South Bend, IN	St. Joseph	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Quincy Adams Jr. G	Frisco, TX	Hamilton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Indianapolis, IN G 1 Demarius Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago, IL G 2 Luke Bumbalough 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Castle, IN F 3 Mickey Jr. Pearson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Lincoln, AL G 4 Micah Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Austell, GA C 5 Payton Sparks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Winchester, IN F 11 Basheer Jihad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Detroit, MI G 12 Jaylin Sellers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, GA G 13 Darian Owens-White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Detroit, MI G 14 Jack Futa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South Bend, IN G 15 Quincy Jr. Adams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Frisco, TX G 23 Kaiyem Cleary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Manchester, England G 24 Jalen Windham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN C 34 Ben Hendriks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Mississauga, ON	Head coach Michael Lewis (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Ben Botts (Purdue Fort Wayne) Lou Gudino (Indiana) Jamal Meeks (Indiana State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		DePauw	W 87–60	0–0	22 – Coleman	11 – Pearson	–	Worthen Arena (3,445) Muncie, IN
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+		Earlham	W 109–39	1–0	19 – Jacobs	13 – Pearson	6 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (3,445) Muncie, IN
November 12, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Indiana State	L 71–83	1–1	29 – Coleman	10 – Jacobs	4 – Coleman	Hulman Center (3,610) Terre Haute, IN
November 16, 2022* 7:30 p.m.		at Omaha	W 71–61	2–1	15 – Windham	9 – Coleman	4 – Jacobs	Baxter Arena (2,115) Omaha, NE
November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		IU South Bend	W 86–72	3–1	18 – Sellers	14 – Sellers	5 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (3,012) Muncie, IN
November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Vermont Nassau Championship quarterfinals	L 73–78	3–2	21 – Sellers	7 – Sparks	6 – Coleman	Baha Mar Convention Center (267) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Missouri State Nassau Championship consolation 2nd round	W 67–64	4–2	24 – Sparks	12 – Sparks	3 – 2 tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (368) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. San Jose State Nassau Championship 5th-place game	L 65–67	4–3	14 – 2 tied	10 – Sparks	3 – Sparks	Baha Mar Convention Center (270) Nassau, Bahamas
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 77–78	4–4	22 – Sellers	12 – Sparks	5 – Coleman	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,012) Pittsburgh, PA
December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 76–59	5–4	20 – Pearson	9 – Pearson	8 – Coleman	Lantz Arena (1,636) Charleston, IL
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Evansville	W 88–69	6–4	20 – Sellers	12 – Sparks	2 – 4 tied	Worthen Arena (3,547) Muncie, IN
December 17, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Illinois State Indy Classic	W 83–69	7–4	24 – Sellers	6 – Sparks	7 – Coleman	Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 58–54	8–4	17 – Sellers	7 – 4 tied	4 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (3,288) Muncie, IN
December 28, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chicago State	W 70–63	9–4	16 – Coleman	8 – Sparks	4 – Sparks	Worthen Arena (3,540) Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Toledo	W 90–83	10–4 (1–0)	26 – Coleman	10 – Sellers	2 – 6 tied	Savage Arena (4,055) Toledo, OH
January 6, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		Akron	W 70–63	11–4 (2–0)	15 – 2 tied	8 – Sparks	4 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	L 71–76	11–5 (2–1)	17 – Coleman	8 – Sparks	4 – Coleman	Convocation Center (4,010) Athens, OH
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Miami	W 75–61	12–5 (3–1)	15 – 2 tied	14 – Sparks	5 – Coleman	Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan	W 71–70	13–5 (4–1)	22 – Coleman	8 – Coleman	7 – Coleman	Worthen Arena (3,799) Muncie, IN
January 20, 2023 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Kent State	L 65–86	13–6 (4–2)	11 – 2 tied	8 – Jacobs	3 – Jacobs	MAC Center (5,660) Kent, OH
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 65–91	13–7 (4–3)	27 – Coleman	6 – Pearson	6 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (3,943) Muncie, IN
January 28, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 87–69	14–7 (5–3)	20 – Coleman	10 – Sparks	6 – Coleman	Convocation Center (1,438) DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 69–60	15–7 (6–3)	19 – Coleman	10 – Sparks	3 – Jacobs	Stroh Center (2,028) Bowling Green, OH
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		Eastern Michigan	W 91–90	16–7 (7–3)	22 – Sparks	15 – Sparks	8 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (6,608) Muncie, IN
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 65–51	17–7 (8–3)	13 – Pearson	10 – Sparks	3 – 2 tied	McGuirk Arena (1,430) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 93–72	18–7 (9–3)	18 – Sparks	8 – Sparks	8 – Bumbalough	Worthen Arena (4,808) Muncie, IN
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/+		Northern Illinois	W 87–77	19–7 (10–3)	20 – Sparks	20 – Sparks	8 – Coleman	Worthen Arena (3,635) Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 68–78	19–8 (10–4)	22 – Sellers	8 – Sparks	4 – Coleman	University Arena (2,196) Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	W 82–70	20–8 (11–4)	20 – Sellers	12 – Sparks	8 – Coleman	Worthen Arena (5,573) Muncie, IN
February 25, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 68–75	20–9 (11–5)	19 – Jacobs	8 – Jihad	5 – Jacobs	George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,287) Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron	L 83–87	20–10 (11–6)	19 – Windham	9 – Sparks	4 – 2 tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,912) Akron, OH
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Toledo	L 81–87	20–11 (11–7)	24 – Sparks	11 – Sparks	6 – Jacobs	Worthen Arena (4,441) Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 9, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Ohio Quarterfinals	L 70–90	20–12	21 – Sparks	7 – Sparks	5 – 2 tied	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[9]