Ball State parts ways with head coach James Whitford
According to Ball State Athletics, the university has parted ways with men’s basketball head coach James Whitford.
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According to Ball State Athletics, the university has parted ways with men’s basketball head coach James Whitford.
As Ball State head coach Brady Sallee entered the locker room following No. 5 seed Ball State Women’s Basketball’s (21-11, 12-8 MAC) 71-66 win against No. 1 seed Toledo (26-5, 20-2 MAC) March 11, he was ambushed.
No. 6 seed Ball State Men’s Basketball (14-17, 9-11 MAC), played their final game of the 2022 season March 10, falling to No. 3 seeded Ohio University (25-8, 15-6 MAC) in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament. Here are three takeaways from the loss.
“It’s March, man,” Ball State head coach Brady Sallee said.
The 2022 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament was not a possibility for Ball State Women’s Basketball (18-11, 11-8 MAC), it was a certainty.
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When Anna Clephane feels overwhelmed, she’ll turn on a playlist of relaxing music or find time to draw. Maybe she’ll get a cup of coffee at The Caffeinery in downtown Muncie.
After playing a combined 17 minutes in five appearances this season, senior Blake Smith got her moment in Ball State Women’s Basketball (18-11, 11-8 MAC) 92-58 win against Eastern Michigan (7-20, 4-16 MAC) March 5.
With Ball State Women's Basketball's (17-11, 10-8 in MAC) defeat of the Chippewas (4-24, 2-17 in MAC), they have essentially punched their ticket to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ball State Men’s Basketball (13-16, 8-10 MAC) had five turnovers and missed its first seven shots in the first five minutes of its 79-60 loss to Akron (20-9, 13-6 MAC). Out of a timeout, it took another two minutes for Ball State to score thanks to a slam dunk by junior guard Demarius Jacobs. They were still down just 6-2.
Ball State Men’s Basketball (13-16, 8-10 MAC) honored two players for Senior Night, redshirt junior forward Miryne Thomas and redshirt junior center Blake Huggins before a 79-60 loss to Akron (20-9, 13-6 MAC).
In the rekindling of a storied rivalry, Yorktown (8-14, 2-5 HHC) defeated Delta (12-12, 2-5 HHC) 45-36 March 1 to advance to the semifinal round of sectional 24 in the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Boys Basketball State Tournament.
With the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament approaching, wins and losses decide tournament seeding and who clinches a spot in the eight-team field in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9-12.
Ball State (13-15, 8-9 MAC) held a 64-62 lead against Eastern Michigan (10-19, 5-13 MAC) with four minutes and 59 seconds left in the second half. The Cardinals were in jeopardy of suffering their fifth loss in their last six games.
In its final game of the regular season, Delta (12-11, 2-5 HHC) defeated Oak Hill (17-5, 7-0 CIC) 49-43 Feb. 25.
Before Ball State's (16-10, 8-7 MAC) road trip to Western Michigan (14-12, 8-9 MAC) Feb. 23, junior Annie Rauch hadn’t scored more than 12 points. Her highest field goal percentage was 71 percent with a minimum of five shots taken.
In its last home game of the season, Muncie Burris High School (8-12, 1-3 Pioneer) defeated Blue River Valley High School (12-10, 3-7 Mid-Eastern) 66-51.
After senior Thelma Dis Agustsdottir made a 3-pointer with five minutes and 27 seconds left in the first quarter, Ball State (15-10, 8-7 MAC) took a 5-2 lead against Western Michigan (14-11, 8-8 MAC).
Ball State Men’s Basketball (12-14, 7-8 MAC) inched closer to clinching a berth in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament with its 91-82 win over Bowling Green (12-15, 5-11 MAC) Feb. 19.
After five consecutive victories, Ball State Women’s Basketball (14-10, 7-7 in MAC) has lost three straight games after falling to Toledo (21-4, 15-1 MAC) 69-66 Feb. 19.