Payton Sparks
Team: Ball State
Position: C
Season Averages — 2024-2025
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 23.8 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 58.8% | 50.0% | 64.7% |
Model Outputs
No verified model outputs are published for this player in NCAAM yet.
Shot Chart — 2024-2025
25/52 FG (48.1%), 50 points from the field · ESPN shot locations
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 21 | 37 | 56.8 | 71.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 28.8 |
| Mid-range left | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Mid-range right | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 center | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | NCAAM | Ball State Cardinals | 31 | 23.8 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 14.0 | 58.8% | 50.0% | 64.7% | 63.2 | 59.0 |
| 2023-2024 | NCAAM | Indiana Hoosiers | 24 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 51.4% | - | 41.7% | 50.2 | 51.4 |
| 2022-2023 | NCAAM | Ball State Cardinals | 31 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 15.2 | 58.8% | 40.0% | 52.5% | 59.3 | 59.2 |
| 2021-2022 | NCAAM | Ball State Cardinals | 15 | 28.1 | 12.9 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 17.1 | 48.2% | 0.0% | 76.2% | 129.6 | 48.2 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log
ESPN · NCAAM · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | @ | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 66-79 | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-03-04 | vs | Central Michigan Chi | L | 67-69 | 31 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | @ | Bowling Green Falcon | L | 52-61 | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12.0 | - |
| 2025-02-25 | vs | Akron Zips | L | 82-87 | 23 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-02-22 | vs | Buffalo Bulls | W | 80-66 | 23 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-02-18 | @ | Toledo Rockets | L | 66-67 | 29 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17.0 | - |
| 2025-02-15 | vs | Northern Illinois Hu | W | 89-83 | 25 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-02-11 | vs | Eastern Michigan Eag | W | 86-84 | 35 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 9-11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17.0 | - |
| 2025-02-08 | vs | Southern Miss Golden | W | 77-76 | 30 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 23.0 | - |
| 2025-02-04 | @ | Akron Zips | L | 73-81 | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-02-01 | @ | Buffalo Bulls | W | 89-76 | 28 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23.0 | - |
| 2025-01-28 | vs | Western Michigan Bro | L | 71-74 | 31 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 32.0 | - |
| 2025-01-25 | @ | Northern Illinois Hu | L | 66-76 | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-01-21 | @ | Central Michigan Chi | W | 82-80 | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21.0 | - |
| 2025-01-18 | vs | Toledo Rockets | L | 75-93 | 29 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18.0 | - |
| 2025-01-14 | @ | Ohio Bobcats | L | 71-86 | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14.0 | - |
| 2025-01-11 | vs | Bowling Green Falcon | W | 91-69 | 24 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18.0 | - |
| 2025-01-07 | vs | Miami (OH) RedHawks | L | 72-80 | 29 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 27.0 | - |
| 2025-01-04 | @ | Kent State Golden Fl | W | 75-67 | 26 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13.0 | - |
| 2024-12-31 | vs | Anderson (IN) Ravens | W | 89-76 | 25 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 6-11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 28.0 | - |
| 2024-12-21 | vs | Evansville Purple Ac | W | 80-43 | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 23.0 | - |
| 2024-12-14 | @ | Bellarmine Knights | W | 86-82 | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11.0 | - |
| 2024-12-08 | @ | SIU Edwardsville Cou | L | 69-82 | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7.0 | - |
| 2024-11-27 | @ | Richmond Spiders | L | 60-73 | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | - |
| 2024-11-26 | @ | Florida Tech Panther | W | 94-57 | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2024-11-25 | vs | Eastern Kentucky Col | W | 63-61 | 28 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7.0 | - |
| 2024-11-20 | vs | Detroit Mercy Titans | L | 59-70 | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.0 | - |
| 2024-11-16 | vs | Indiana State Sycamo | L | 84-94 | 23 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14.0 | - |
| 2024-11-13 | @ | Dayton Flyers | L | 69-77 | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1.0 | - |
| 2024-11-08 | vs | Franklin Grizzlies | W | 87-60 | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 19.0 | - |
| 2024-11-04 | @ | Georgia State Panthe | L | 66-71 | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | - |