Ball State Program History

Ball State

Program Rating

-0.34 Rating

#226 National Rank

2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season	PG	SG	SF	PF	C	B1	B2	B3
2026-2027	K'Jei Parker 24.0 MPG	Trey Lewis 23.0 MPG	Javion Guy-King 21.0 MPG	Sean Blake 21.0 MPG	Mason Jones 32.0 MPG	Aaron Fine 16.0 MPG	Jaden Smith 15.0 MPG	Jazz Henderson Jr. 14.0 MPG
2024-2025	Jermahri Hill 32.5 MPG	Juan Sebastian Gorosito 26.3 MPG	Ethan Brittain-Watts 25.8 MPG	Mickey Pearson Jr. 29.5 MPG	Payton Sparks 24.4 MPG	Jeremiah Hernandez 20.7 MPG	Ben Hendriks 12.9 MPG	Mason Jones 11.6 MPG
2022-2023	Jarron Coleman 34.0 MPG	Demarius Jacobs 31.5 MPG	Jaylin Sellers 29.5 MPG	Mickey Pearson Jr. 24.8 MPG	Payton Sparks 29.0 MPG	Luke Bumbalough 17.6 MPG	Basheer Jihad 17.0 MPG	Jalen Windham 16.0 MPG
2021-2022	Luke Bumbalough 34.0 MPG	Demarius Jacobs 28.9 MPG	Tyler Cochran 27.0 MPG	Miryne Thomas 26.2 MPG	Payton Sparks 28.0 MPG	Jaylin Sellers 18.9 MPG	Mickey Pearson Jr. 12.8 MPG	Basheer Jihad 8.6 MPG
2020-2021	Luke Bumbalough 29.1 MPG	Ishmael El-Amin 33.5 MPG	Kani Acree 19.7 MPG	K.J. Walton 29.3 MPG	Brachen Hazen 22.8 MPG	Miryne Thomas 20.6 MPG	Jarron Coleman 27.0 MPG	Blake Huggins 11.2 MPG
2019-2020	Luke Bumbalough 25.9 MPG	Ishmael El-Amin 32.4 MPG	Jarron Coleman 25.5 MPG	Kyle Mallers 28.1 MPG	Tahjai Teague 28.5 MPG	Josh Thompson 17.2 MPG	Brachen Hazen 15.3 MPG	Kani Acree 13.2 MPG
2018-2019	Tayler Persons 32.1 MPG	K.J. Walton 26.5 MPG	Kyle Mallers 29.5 MPG	Trey Moses 27.9 MPG	Tahjai Teague 28.2 MPG	Josh Thompson 12.8 MPG	Ishmael El-Amin 22.1 MPG	Zach Gunn 14.3 MPG
2017-2018	Tayler Persons 29.8 MPG	Sean Sellers 27.2 MPG	Kyle Mallers 27.8 MPG	Trey Moses 26.1 MPG	Tahjai Teague 25.5 MPG	Ishmael El-Amin 18.7 MPG	Francis Kiapway 17.2 MPG	Zach Gunn 14.1 MPG
2016-2017	Tayler Persons 29.0 MPG	Ryan Weber 25.7 MPG	Sean Sellers 25.4 MPG	Franko House 26.2 MPG	Trey Moses 27.3 MPG	Francis Kiapway 24.7 MPG	Tahjai Teague 19.0 MPG	Jeremie Tyler 19.8 MPG
2015-2016	Francis Kiapway 26.9 MPG	Jeremie Tyler 22.7 MPG	Ryan Weber 28.8 MPG	Franko House 27.0 MPG	Bo Calhoun 26.5 MPG	Trey Moses 19.2 MPG	Naiel Smith 19.0 MPG	Sean Sellers 18.3 MPG
2014-2015	Zavier Turner 29.7 MPG	Francis Kiapway 26.2 MPG	Sean Sellers 29.6 MPG	Franko House 28.7 MPG	Bo Calhoun 25.4 MPG	Jeremiah Davis 28.8 MPG	Rocco Belcaster 17.3 MPG	Matt Kamieniecki 21.2 MPG
2013-2014	Zavier Turner 32.7 MPG	Jesse Berry 28.5 MPG	Mark Alstork 22.6 MPG	Chris Bond 31.4 MPG	Majok Majok 29.8 MPG	Franko House 22.4 MPG	Quinten Payne 11.9 MPG	Tyler Koch 14.5 MPG
2012-2013	Marcus Posley 22.5 MPG	Jesse Berry 29.1 MPG	Jauwan Scaife 33.1 MPG	Chris Bond 29.1 MPG	Majok Majok 31.1 MPG	Matt Kamieniecki 20.9 MPG	Zach Fields 15.2 MPG	Bo Calhoun 9.7 MPG
2011-2012	Randy Davis 30.1 MPG	Jesse Berry 22.7 MPG	Tyler Koch 23.9 MPG	Chris Bond 23.6 MPG	Jarrod Jones 31.2 MPG	Tyrae Robinson 25.8 MPG	Jauwan Scaife 18.8 MPG	Aaron Adeoye 17.3 MPG
2010-2011	Randy Davis 29.8 MPG	Jesse Berry 23.8 MPG	Jauwan Scaife 29.2 MPG	Malik Perry 24.7 MPG	Jarrod Jones 29.6 MPG	Chris Bond 21.7 MPG	Tyrae Robinson 18.1 MPG	Pierre Sneed 14.8 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2010-2011 to 2026-2027.

Season History

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Season	Coach	Record	Win %	PPG	DPPG	Margin	Elo	Pyth	Adj PPG	Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027	Chris Capko	0-1 ESPN results + NCAA results	0.0%	55.0	67.0	-12.0	879 (#214)	32.0% (#172)	62.7 (#101)	61.3 (#101)
2025-2026	Michael Lewis	12-19 Verified season publication	38.7%	67.5	69.5	-2.0	808 (#280)	18.7% (#300)	62.5 (#290)	70.5 (#290)
2024-2025	Michael Lewis	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	783 (#294)	26.3% (#261)	68.5 (#264)	74.6 (#264)
2023-2024	Michael Lewis	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	848 (#259)	29.8% (#252)	68.3 (#265)	73.7 (#265)
2022-2023	Michael Lewis	20-12 Verified season publication	62.5%	76.4	71.6	+4.8	935 (#191)	48.6% (#173)	71.1 (#169)	71.1 (#169)
2021-2022	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	909 (#212)	24.5% (#272)	69.8 (#270)	76.3 (#270)
2020-2021	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 23 results found	-	-	-	-	1028 (#154)	46.0% (#175)	72.4 (#169)	72.6 (#169)
2019-2020	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	1097 (#122)	68.3% (#112)	66.2 (#112)	62.2 (#112)
2018-2019	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	Data withheld: source-integrity hold	62.5% (#127)	73.6 (#112)	69.4 (#112)
2017-2018	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 32 results found	-	-	-	-	1002 (#174)	47.4% (#175)	72.2 (#176)	72.7 (#176)
2016-2017	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 34 results found	-	-	-	-	1052 (#137)	47.7% (#173)	74.6 (#173)	74.9 (#173)
2015-2016	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1008 (#165)	53.6% (#149)	67.9 (#152)	67.1 (#152)
2014-2015	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	717 (#326)	31.8% (#231)	63.7 (#238)	67.7 (#238)
2013-2014	James Whitford	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	731 (#332)	16.5% (#299)	64.6 (#299)	73.6 (#299)
2012-2013	Billy Taylor	15-15 Verified season publication	50.0%	65.2	68.0	-2.8	916 (#217)	25.5% (#252)	62.6 (#256)	68.3 (#256)
2011-2012	Billy Taylor	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	866 (#238)	43.2% (#185)	60.5 (#184)	61.5 (#184)
2010-2011	Billy Taylor	Incomplete game history 32 results found	-	-	-	-	975 (#177)	52.8% (#159)	65.0 (#159)	64.5 (#159)
2009-2010	Billy Taylor	15-15 Verified season publication	50.0%	60.6	62.4	-1.8	872 (#236)	32.1% (#226)	58.9 (#221)	62.6 (#221)
2008-2009	Billy Taylor	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	857 (#241)	32.9% (#225)	57.3 (#238)	61.4 (#238)
2007-2008	Billy Taylor	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	793 (#278)	27.6% (#241)	57.8 (#237)	62.7 (#237)
2006-2007	Ronny Thompson	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	815 (#269)	38.8% (#192)	59.2 (#195)	61.8 (#195)
2005-2006	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	882 (#241)	39.5% (#187)	62.1 (#194)	64.6 (#194)
2004-2005	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1027 (#135)	68.1% (#110)	70.2 (#101)	65.9 (#101)
2003-2004	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	Data withheld: source-integrity hold	-	-	-
2002-2003	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	980 (#170)	47.5% (#171)	73.0 (#172)	73.3 (#172)
2001-2002	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 35 results found	-	-	-	-	1229 (#52)	80.1% (#65)	76.8 (#55)	67.8 (#55)
2000-2001	Tim Buckley	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	1118 (#92)	61.1% (#121)	68.6 (#114)	65.8 (#114)
1999-2000	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	1196 (#57)	77.6% (#75)	73.7 (#62)	66.2 (#62)
1998-1999	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 27 results found	-	-	-	-	1031 (#135)	58.3% (#131)	65.6 (#126)	63.5 (#126)
1997-1998	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	1129 (#91)	77.5% (#74)	75.7 (#61)	67.8 (#61)
1996-1997	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	1026 (#127)	57.4% (#134)	72.2 (#119)	70.0 (#119)
1995-1996	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1114 (#89)	62.9% (#111)	72.7 (#112)	69.6 (#112)
1994-1995	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 30 results found	-	-	-	-	1166 (#73)	71.8% (#92)	77.6 (#92)	72.4 (#92)
1993-1994	Ray McCallum	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	1093 (#103)	59.2% (#120)	74.2 (#123)	72.2 (#123)
1992-1993	Dick Hunsaker	Incomplete game history 34 results found	-	-	-	-	1184 (#64)	62.9% (#103)	69.4 (#116)	67.2 (#116)
1991-1992	Dick Hunsaker	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	1138 (#79)	75.3% (#81)	66.5 (#83)	60.5 (#83)
1990-1991	Dick Hunsaker	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	1133 (#78)	62.7% (#109)	71.8 (#104)	68.1 (#104)
1989-1990	Dick Hunsaker	Incomplete game history 33 results found	-	-	-	-	1310 (#21)	87.9% (#32)	70.0 (#29)	57.8 (#29)
1988-1989	Rick Majerus	Incomplete game history 32 results found	-	-	-	-	1296 (#13)	84.1% (#44)	69.8 (#48)	60.4 (#48)
1987-1988	Rick Majerus	Incomplete game history 28 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986-1987	Al Brown	Incomplete game history 27 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-1986	Al Brown	Incomplete game history 31 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984-1985	Al Brown	Incomplete game history 29 results found	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

NCAA Tournament (1985-present)

Season	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	OT	Date
1999-2000	1st Round	(11) Ball State	(6) UCLA	L	57-65	-	2000-03-16
1994-1995	1st Round	(12) Ball State	(5) Arizona State	L	66-81	-	1995-03-16
1992-1993	1st Round	(15) Ball State	(2) Kansas	L	72-94	-	1993-03-18
1989-1990	Sweet 16	(12) Ball State	(-) Nevada–Las Vegas	L	67-69	-	1990-03-23
1989-1990	2nd Round	(12) Ball State	(4) Louisville	W	62-60	-	1990-03-17
1989-1990	1st Round	(12) Ball State	(5) Oregon State	W	54-53	-	1990-03-15
1988-1989	2nd Round	(9) Ball State	(1) Illinois	L	60-72	-	1989-03-18
1988-1989	1st Round	(9) Ball State	(8) Pittsburgh	W	68-64	-	1989-03-16
1985-1986	1st Round	(14) Ball State	(3) Memphis	L	63-95	-	1986-03-13