2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Athletics wordmark.png 250 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 21–14 10–8 James Whitford 3rd Jason Grunkemeyer Danny Peters Brian Thornton Worthen Arena MAC West Division co–champions CIT Quarterfinals thumb|right|alt=Logo reading "Ball State Cardinals." "Ball State" is in a black italic sans-serif font and "Cardinals" is written in a smaller red italic sans-serif font.|Ball State Cardinals Wordmark The 2015–16 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost to Miami (OH) in the first round of the MAC tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Tennessee State and UT Martin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Columbia. Previous season The Cardinals finished the previous season 7–23, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Zavier Turner 1 G 5'9" 170 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Manhattan Matt Kamieniecki 2 F/C 6'8" 238 RS Senior Clarkston, MI Graduated Tye Wilburn 3 G 5'11" 185 Freshman Schererville, IN Transferred to Kilgore College Rashaun Richardson 32 F 6'8" 190 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to John A. Logan College Mading Thok 44 C 6'11" 222 RS Sophomore Boyden, IN Transferred to Minnesota State Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tayler Persons 2 G 6'3" 230 Sophomore Kokomo, IN Transferred from Northern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Persons will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Naiel Smith 3 G 6'4" 190 Junior Brooklyn, NY Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College Nate Wells 52 C 7'1" 260 RS Senior Davenport, IA Transfer from Bradley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wells graduated from Bradley. Recruiting class of 2015 no no 2015 Tahjai Teague #37 PF Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 6 8 175 10/14/2014 3 3 80 Trey Moses PF Louisville, KY Eastern High School 6 9 220 09/23/2014 0 0 NR 2015 2015 Ball State Basketball Commits 2015 Ball State Basketball Commits 2015 Ball State Basketball Commits September 21, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Ball State Cardinals y yes Francis Kiapway 0 G 6 3 190 FR Hamilton, Ontario St. Thomas More (CT) Naiel Smith 1 G 6 4 200 JR Brooklyn, NY Queen City Prep (NC)San Jacinto College Tayler Persons y 2 G 6 3 213 SO Kokomo, Indiana KokomoNorthern Kentucky yes I Rocco Belcaster 5 F 6 7 221 JR y Berwyn, IL Morton HS Kaleb Mallory 11 G 5 8 160 JR Muncie, IN Muncie Central HS W Bo Calhoun 12 F 6 6 245 SR South Bend, IN Washington HS Franko House 15 F 6 6 247 JR Elkhart, IN Concord HS Gill Bik 21 F 6 7 227 SR Toronto, ON Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolOwens CC Jermaine Tyler 22 F 6 2 172 SO Indianapolis, IN Arsenal Tech Jeremiah Davis 24 F 6 4 210 SR y Muncie, IN Huntington PrepCincinnati Tahjai Teague 25 F 6 8 195 FR Indianapolis, IN Pike Ryan Weber 33 G/F 6 6 226 JR y Indianapolis, IN Roncalli HSYoungstown State Sean Sellers 34 F 6 6 208 SO Greensburg, IN Greensburg HS Trey Moses 41 F/C 6 9 245 FR Louisville, KY Eastern Nate Wells 52 C 7 1 247 SR y Davenport, IA WestBradley James Whitford (Wisconsin) Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami University) Danny Peters (Ohio State) Brian Thornton (Xavier) http://www.ballstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14200&SPID=6786&SPSID=62160 Schedule Source: yes no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 8:00pm yes yes no Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL ESPN3 53–54 0–1 6,553 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes no Eastern Illinois Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 73–56 1–1 2,864 11/20/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY EKUHoops Classic 81–89 1–2 2,150 11/21/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no Longwood Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY EKUHoops Classic 78–67 2–2 500 11/22/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no South Carolina State Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY EKUHoops Classic 72–60 3–2 500 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes no IU Kokomo Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 90–54 4–2 2,129 11/28/2015 2:00 pm yes no Valparaiso Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 69–66 5–2 2,447 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes no IUPUI Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 61–58 6–2 2,397 12/05/2015 2:00 pm yes no New Orleans Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 66–52 7–2 2,528 12/12/2015 1:00 pm yes no Pepperdine Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 63–72 7–3 2,816 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 61–73 7–4 3,256 12/29/2015 7:00 pm yes no Alabama A&M Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 63–62 8–4 2,356 12/31/2015 2:00 pm yes no Chicago State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 73–48 9–4 2,251 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC regular season 01/06/2016 7:00pm no Toledo Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 87–69 10–4 1–0 2,152 01/09/2016 2:00pm yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH 73–79 10–5 1–1 6,703 01/12/2016 7:00 pm yes no Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 74–64 11–5 2–1 1,901 01/16/2016 2:00pm no Miami (OH) Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 48–46 12–5 3–1 3,218 01/19/2016 7:00pm no Kent State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 68–76 12–6 3–2 3,190 01/23/2016 11:30am yes no Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 88-87 2OT 13-6 4-2   01/26/2016 7:00pm yes no Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPN3 64–76 13–7 4–3 3,522 01/30/2016 1:00pm no Akron Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 64–73 13–8 4–4 3,021 02/02/2016 7:00pm yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 72–64 14–8 5–4 2,593 02/06/2016 2:00pm no Western Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 75–71 OT 15–8 6–4 3,346 02/09/2016 7:00pm no Ohio Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 69–72 15–9 6–5 3,100 02/13/2016 4:30pm yes no Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 75–63 16–9 7–5 3,351 02/16/2016 7:00pm yes no Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH ESPN3 73–56 17–9 8–5 1,706 02/19/2016 6:30pm no Northern Illinois Worthen Arena Muncie, IN CBSSN 63–59 18–9 9–5 5,160 02/23/2016 8:00pm yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 67–77 18–10 9–6 4,112 02/27/2016 2:00pm no Eastern Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 115–79 19–10 10–6 3,353 03/01/2016 7:00pm no Central Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 57–65 19–11 10–7 2,738 03/04/2016 7:00pm yes no Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL CBSSN 69–80 19–12 10–8 2,102 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC tournament 03/07/2016 7:00 pm no Miami (OH) Worthen Arena Muncie, IN First round ESPN3 47–49 19–13 2,245 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#C41E3A; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT 03/15/2016 8:00 pm yes yes no Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, TN First round 78–73 2OT 20–13 1,013 03/20/2016 6:00 pm yes no UT Martin Worthen Arena Muncie, IN Second round 83–80 OT 21–13 1,203 03/23/2016 7:00 pm yes yes no Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY Quarterfinals 67–69 21–14 1,397 AP Poll Eastern References Ball State Category:Ball State Cardinals men's basketball seasons Ball State Ball State Cardinals men's basketball Ball State Cardinals men's basketball