Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
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| University | Ball State University | ||
| Conference |
MAC West Division |
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| Location | Muncie, IN | ||
| Head coach | James Whitford (4th year) | ||
| Arena |
Worthen Arena (Capacity: 11,500) |
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| Nickname | Cardinals | ||
| Student section | The Nest | ||
| Colors | Cardinal and White |
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1990 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1989, 1990 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1981, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 2000 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000 | |||
| Conference division season champions | |||
| 1998, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2016, 2017 | |||
| Sport | Men's basketball |
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| First meeting | March 1, 1919 Indiana State 53, Ball State 21 |
| Latest meeting | December 6, 2014 Ball State 70, Indiana State 63 |
| Next meeting | December 6, 2014 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 128 |
| All-time series | Indiana State leads, 71–58 |
| Largest victory | Indiana State, 65–19 (1922-23) |
| Longest win streak | Indiana State, 8 (1969–1973) Ball State, 5 (1953–1955) |
| Current win streak | Indiana State, 2 (2012–present) |
| Sport | men's basketball |
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| First meeting | December 23, 1924 Butler 27, Ball State 13 |
| Latest meeting | November 23, 2013 Ball State 53, Butler 67 |
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| Meetings total | 105 |
| All-time series | Butler leads, 67–38 |
| Largest victory | Butler, 67–17 (1921-22) |
| Longest win streak | Butler, 13 (1958–1964) Ball State, 7 (1977–1982) |
| Current win streak | Butler, 1 (2012–present) |
The Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represents Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. The Cardinals first basketball season was 1920-1921. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2000.
The Cardinals have had various levels of success throughout their 94 seasons of competition. Although there was little success in the program from its start until the 1970s, the next two decades would be the highlight of the program's performance. Ball State became a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference, winning a record seven MAC tournaments between 1981 and 2000. The Cardinals also accomplished a large feat during the 2001 Maui Invitational Tournament, when they upset #4 Kansas and #3 UCLA on consecutive days.
Ball State's rivals in men's basketball are against other in-state, out-of-conference programs Butler (since 1924),Evansville (since 1929),Indiana State (since 1922), and Valparaiso (since 1927). Prior to moving to the Division I Mid-American Conference in the 1971–72 season, Ball State shared conferences with its rivals, in the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference and later Indiana Collegiate Conference, both Division II.
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