# 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, IN as members of the Mid-American Conference. As the fourth seed they lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to finish 20–12 and 11–7 in MAC play.

## Previous season

They finished the season 14–17, 9–10 in MAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Kani Acree | G | 6'6 | 185 | Redshirt Junior | Carbondale, Illinois | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Luke Brown | G | 6'1 | 165 | Freshman | Carmel, Indiana | Transferred to Stetson |
| Tyler Cochran | G | 6'2 | 220 | Junior | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Transferred to Toledo |
| Miryne Thomas | F | 6'8 | 200 | Redshirt Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to Kent State |
| Blake Huggins | C | 6'10 | 245 | Redshirt Senior | Union City, Tennessee | Exhausted Eligibility |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Thomas Allen | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS-JR | Raleigh, North Carolina | North Carolina State |
| Jarron Coleman | G | 6'5" | 210 | GS | Indianapolis, Indiana | Missouri |
| Darian Owens-White | G | 6'1" | 165 | GS | Detroit, Michigan | Wayne State |
| Kaiyem Cleary | G | 6'6" | 185 | JR | Manchester, England | Florida SouthWestern State |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Micah Bell G | Austell, Georgia | Link Year Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jack Futa G | South Bend, Indiana | St. Joseph | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Quincy Adams Jr. G | Frisco, Texas | Hamilton | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## 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 Jr. | – | 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 pm, 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Tied | Savage Arena (4,055) Toledo, OH |
| January 6, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Akron | W 70–63 | 11–4 (2–0) | 15 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Tied | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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