# 2009–10 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Ball State Cardinals basketball team represented Ball State University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Billy Taylor and played their homes game in the John E. Worthen Arena.

## Before the season
### Roster changes

The Cardinals lost three starters from last year's squad due to graduation. Of those three seniors, Brandon Lampley was the only one with a double digit Points-per-game statistic, with 10.0 points per game. Along with him were two other guards from the team, Laron Frazier and Rob Giles. Along with these three players, Ball State also lost three other players, one of those being Anthony Newell. Newell was only five points away from breaking 1,000 points within Ball State's men's basketball team when he broke his leg in a 46–42 victory over Eastern Michigan. Junior Eric Wormely also left the team when he transferred to another college for more playing time. Sophomore KeAundre Peak, who was a key contributor, also transferred and chose Indiana State.
No transfers came in to Ball State for the 2009–2010 season. All four recruits are new freshmen.

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Huzie Hambrite PG | Mattoon, Illinois | Lake Land JC | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 14, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Myron Green SG | Carson, California | Dominguez HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jauwan Scaife SG | Muncie, Indiana | Muncie Central HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 20, 2009 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Ball State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009. "Ball State Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2009. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Brawley Chisholm | 5 | G | 6–2 | 165 | Senior | Bronx, New York |
| Randy Davis | 3 | G | 5–11 | 170 | Sophomore | Plymouth, Indiana |
| Zach Fields | 50 | C | 6–10 | 280 | Freshman | North Vernon, Indiana |
| John Green | 24 | G | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Osceola, Indiana |
| Myron Green, Jr. | 11 | G/F | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Carson, California |
| Zach Harrison | 23 | G | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Will Hauser | 0 | G/F | 6–4 | 215 | Freshman | Grovertown, Indiana |
| Mo Hubbard | 30 | F | 6–6 | 216 | Sophomore | Chantilly, Virginia |
| Jarrod Jones | 45 | F/C | 6–9 | 225 | Sophomore | Michigan City, Indiana |
| Malik Perry | 1 | F | 6–4 | 240 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jauwan Scaife | 4 | G | 6–2 | 190 | Freshman | Muncie, Indiana |
| Pierre Sneed | 34 | G | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| Terrence Watson | 2 | F | 6–5 | 211 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Taylor | Head coach | Notre Dame University | 1995 |
| Bob Simmons | Assistant coach | Wilkes University | 1993 |
| Joseph Price | Assistant coach | Notre Dame University | 1986 |
| Jay Newberry | Assistant coach | Rollins College | 2000 |
| Mitch Gilfillan | Director of Basketball Operations | Lehigh University | 2006 |
| Jason Roberson | Strength & conditioning coach | | |
| Troy Hershman | Athletic trainer | | |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13* 7:00 p.m. | | Valparaiso | W 88–78 Stats | 1–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (4,175) Muncie, Indiana |
| November 21* 2:00 p.m. | | SIU Edwardsville | W 57–47 Stats | 2–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,337) Muncie, Indiana |
| November 24* 7:30 p.m. | | at Temple | L 46–66 | 2–1 | Liacouras Center (3,597) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| November 28* 1:00 p.m. | | UC Davis | L 58–60 | 2–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,696) Muncie, Indiana |
| December 2* 7:00 p.m. | | No. 23 Butler | L 59–38 | 2–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (6,996) Muncie, Indiana |
| December 9* 8:05 p.m. | | at Indiana State | W 68–63 Stats | 3–3 | Hulman Center (7,144) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 12* 3:00 p.m. | | at Tennessee Tech | L 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Eblen Center (1,045) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| December 19* 4:00 p.m., Big Ten Network | | vs. No. 4 Purdue John R. Wooden Tradition | L 69–49 | 3–5 | Conseco Fieldhouse (7,813) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 21* 7:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | W 59–45 Stats | 4–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,873) Muncie, Indiana |
| December 28* 7:00 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 56–47 | 5–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,903) Muncie, Indiana |
| December 31* 4:00 p.m. | | Manchester | W 69–55 | 6–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,098) Muncie, Indiana |
| January 5* 8:00 p.m. | | at Dayton | L 59–35 | 6–6 | University of Dayton Arena (13,167) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 9 2:00 p.m. | | Northern Illinois | L 62–48 | 6–7 (0–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,725) Muncie, Indiana |
| January 13 7:00 p.m. | | at Central Michigan | L 53–38 | 6–8 (0–2) | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,112) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| January 17 1:00 p.m., FSN Indiana | | Toledo | W 71–43 | 7–8 (1–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,295) Muncie, Indiana |
| January 20 7:00 p.m. | | Western Michigan | W 75–68 | 8–8 (2–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,032) Muncie, Indiana |
| January 23 2:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Michigan | L 57–53 | 8–9 (2–3) | Convocation Center (1,380) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| January 26 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 65–59 $^{2OT}$ | 9–9 (3–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,211) Muncie, Indiana |
| January 28 7:00 p.m. | | at Buffalo | W 75–69 | 10–9 (4–3) | Alumni Arena (1,781) Buffalo, New York |
| January 31 2:00 p.m. | | at Ohio | W 67–66 | 11–9 (5–3) | Convocation Center (5,596) Athens, Ohio |
| February 4 7:00 p.m. | | Bowling Green | W 64–59 | 12–9 (6–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,958) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 6 12:00 p.m., FSN Indiana | | Akron | L 70–75 | 12–10 (6–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,062) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 10 7:00 p.m. | | at Kent State | L 42–76 | 12–11 (6–5) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,825) Kent, Ohio |
| February 13 4:00 p.m. | | at Northern Illinois | W 71–66 | 13–11 (7–5) | Convocation Center (1,537) DeKalb, Illinois |
| February 17 7:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan | W 69–63 | 14–11 (8–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,505) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 20* 2:00 p.m. | | UT Martin | W 68–52 | 15–11 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,451) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 24 7:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | L 67–72 | 15–12 (8–6) | John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| February 27 7:00 p.m. | | at Toledo | L 42–45 | 15–13 (8–7) | Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio |
| March 4 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Michigan | L 52–67 | 15–14 (8–8) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 7 | (9) | at (8) Ohio MAC First Round | L 77–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–15 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||