# 2012–13 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by sixth year head coach Billy Taylor, played their home games at the John E. Worthen Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the second round of the MAC tournament to Buffalo.
Following the season, head coach Billy Taylor was fired after a record of 84–99 in six seasons.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Matt Kamieniecki | Forward | 6–8 | 238 | Junior | Clarkston, Michigan |
| 3 | Marcus Posley | Guard | 6–0 | 201 | Freshman | Rockford, Illinois |
| 4 | Jauwan Scaife | Guard | 6–2 | 204 | Senior | Muncie, Indiana |
| 5 | Rocco Belcaster | Forward | 6–7 | 201 | Freshman | Berwyn, Illinois |
| 12 | Bo Calhoun | Forward | 6–5 | 228 | Freshman | South Bend, Indiana |
| 13 | George Cater | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | St. Peters, Missouri |
| 14 | Chase Brogna | Guard | 5–11 | 181 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 20 | Chris Bond | Forward | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Gary, Indiana |
| 32 | Jesse Berry | Guard | 6–2 | 192 | Junior | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 34 | Tyler Koch | Forward | 6–6 | 229 | Senior | Winchester, Indiana |
| 44 | Mading Thok | Center | 6–11 | 200 | Freshman | Boyden, Iowa |
| 50 | Zach Fields | Center | 6–10 | 269 | Senior | North Vernon, Indiana |
| 55 | Majok Majok | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Perth, Australia |
| | Kinder Crowder | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| | Kameran Madison | Guard | 5–9 | 185 | Junior | Gary, Indiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/11/2012* 2:00 pm | Grambling State | W 78–51 | 1–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,141) Muncie, IN |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Wofford | W 66–61 | 2–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,418) Muncie, IN |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Indiana State | L 48–68 | 2–1 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,128) Muncie, IN |
| 11/25/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 1 Indiana | L 53–101 | 2–2 | Assembly Hall (17,126) Bloomington, IN |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Cleveland State | L 63–69 | 2–3 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,147) Muncie, IN |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, WNDY | at Butler | L 53–67 | 2–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,282) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross (IN) | W 76–57 | 3–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,851) Muncie, IN |
| 12/08/2012* 1:00 pm | South Dakota | W 62–51 | 4–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,884) Muncie, IN |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm | at South Dakota | W 80–73 | 5–4 | DakotaDome (1,831) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Purdue | L 56–66 | 5–5 | Mackey Arena (8,008) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/23/2012* 2:00 pm | IUPUI | L 68–77 | 5–6 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,672) Muncie, IN |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Norfolk State | W 62–61 | 6–6 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,633) Muncie, IN |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | W 60–58 | 7–6 (1–0) | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center (826) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | Kent State | L 47–61 | 7–7 (1–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,658) Muncie, IN |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Akron | L 64–71 | 7–8 (1–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,169) Akron, OH |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | L 57–71 | 7–9 (1–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,043) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | Buffalo | L 63–66 | 7–10 (1–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,965) Muncie, IN |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 82–62 | 8–10 (2–4) | Millett Hall (1,573) Oxford, OH |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Toledo | L 78–85 | 8–11 (2–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,219) Muncie, IN |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 59–70 | 8–12 (2–6) | Stroh Center (3,128) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | Ohio | L 42–69 | 8–13 (2–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,114) Muncie, IN |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 65–62 | 9–13 (3–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,458) Muncie, IN |
| 02/13/2013 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 56–52 | 10–13 (4–7) | Convocation Center (864) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/16/2013 2:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | L 50–56 | 10–14 (4–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,491) Muncie, IN |
| 02/23/2013* 6:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State BracketBusters | W 85–82 | 11–14 | Show Me Center (2,484) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 95–90 | 12–14 (5–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,901) Muncie, IN |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | at Toledo | W 86–72 | 13–14 (6–8) | Savage Arena (3,904) Toledo, OH |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | W 89–85 | 14–14 (7–8) | University Arena (2,539) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/09/2013 2:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 53–51 | 15–14 (8–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,237) Muncie, IN |
| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 6:30 pm, STO/ESPN3 | vs. Buffalo Second Round | L 61–76 | 15–15 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,147) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||