# 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

## Coaching staff

* Billy Taylor – Head coach
* Joseph Price – Assistant coach
* Bob Simmons – Assistant coach
* Jay Newberry – Assistant coach
* Matt Laur – Director of Basketball Operations

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
| No. | Position | Player |
| 0 | G | Joey Clawson |
| 1 | F | Malik Perry |
| 2 | G | Othello Banaci |
| 3 | G | Randy Davis |
| 4 | G | Brandon Lampley |
| 5 | G | Brawley Chisholm |
| 10 | G | KeAundre Peak |
| 11 | G | Laron Frazier |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 22 | F | Terrence Watson |
| 23 | F | Eric Wormely |
| 24 | G | Rob Giles |
| 30 | F | Maurice Hubbard |
| 32 | F | Anthony Newell |
| 34 | G | Pierre Sneed |
| 45 | F | Jarrod Jones |
| 50 | C | Zach Fields |
    Walk-on players are italicized.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 11/15/2008* 2:00pm | Eastern Illinois | W 72–59 | 1–0 | John E. Worthen Arena (3874) Muncie, IN |
| 11/19/2008* 7:00pm | at Butler | W 64–55 | 1–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5056) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/22/2008* 2:00pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 67–55 | 2–1 | John E. Worthen Arena (3500) Muncie, IN |
| 11/25/2008* 8:05pm | at Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 82–69 | 3–1 | US Cellular Arena (2525) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/29/2008* 2:00pm | Arkansas State | W 54–53 | 3–2 | John E. Worthen Arena (3004) Muncie, IN |
| 12/1/2008* 7:00pm | at IPFW | W 54–52 | 4–2 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2428) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/6/2008* 8:05pm | at Evansville | W 73–67 | 4–3 | Roberts Municipal Stadium (5297) Evansville, IN |
| 12/9/2008* 7:00pm | No. 14 Purdue | W 68–39 | 4–4 | John E. Worthen Arena (8381) Muncie, IN |
| 12/13/2008* 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | Eastern Kentucky | W 71–58 | 4–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (3160) Muncie, IN |
| 12/21/2008* 1:00pm | Presbyterian | W 60–57 | 5–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (2824) Muncie, IN |
| 12/29/2008* 10:00pm | at UC-Santa Barbara | W 71–51 | 5–6 | University of California, Santa Barbara Events Center (1519) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 1/3/2009* 2:00pm | Saint Joseph's | W 63–55 | 5–7 | John E. Worthen Arena (3,033) Muncie, IN |
| 1/10/2009 4:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | at Eastern Michigan | W 46–42 | 6–7 (1–0) | Convocation Center (843) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 1/13/2009 7:00pm | Northern Illinois | W 60–54 | 7–7 (2–0) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,001) Muncie, IN |
| 1/17/2009 4:30pm, Ball State Sports Network | at Central Michigan | W 71–65 | 7–8 (2–1) | Rose Arena (1,575) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 1/20/2008 7:00pm | Western Michigan | W 50–44 | 8–8 (3–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN |
| 1/25/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | Toledo | W 66–53 | 9–8 (4–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,504) Muncie, IN |
| 1/28/2009 7:00pm | at Bowling Green | W 62–58 | 9–9 (4–2) | Anderson Arena (1,847) Bowling Green, OH |
| 1/31/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | Ohio | W 51–44 | 10–9 (5–2) | John E. Worthen Arena (3524) Muncie, IN |
| 2/4/2009 7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | at Miami | W 59–41 | 10–10 (5–3) | Millett Hall (2481) Oxford, OH |
| 2/7/2009 2:00pm | Kent State | W 63–56 | 10–11 (5–4) | John E. Worthen Arena (3506) Muncie, IN |
| 2/11/2009 7:00pm | at Akron | W 63–55 | 10–12 (5–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3272) Akron, OH |
| 2/15/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | Buffalo | W 53–51 | 11–12 (6–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3565) Muncie, IN |
| 2/18/2009 7:00pm | at Toledo | W 71–67 | 11–13 (6–6) | Savage Hall (5008) Toledo, OH |
| 2/21/2009* 2:00pm | Tennessee Tech Bracket Busters | W 59–55 | 12–13 (6–6) | John E. Worthen Arena (3429) Muncie, IN |
| 2/25/2009 7:00pm | Central Michigan | W 53–44 | 13–13 (7–6) | John E. Worthen Arena (3438) Muncie, IN |
| 2/28/2009 TBA, Ball State Sports Network | at Northern Illinois | W 56–55 | 13–14 (7–7) | Convocation Center (2283) DeKalb, IL |
| 3/4/2009 7:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | at Western Michigan | W 84–82 | 13–15 (7–8) | University Arena (2616) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 3/8/2009 2:00pm, Ball State Sports Network | Eastern Michigan | W 55–53 | 13–16 (7–9) | John E. Worthen Arena (3687) Muncie, IN |
| 3/12/2009 12:00pm, FSN Ohio | vs. Central Michigan MAC Conference tournament | W 64–61 | 14–16 | Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, OH |
| 3/13/2009 7:30pm, FSN Ohio | vs. Buffalo MAC Conference tournament | W 64–52 | 14–17 | Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||