Majok Majok season averages
30.3 average minutes per game
10.5 average points per game
10 average rebounds per game
Mading Thok against Toledo
18 minutes *
12 points *
5 rebounds
Career high *
When senior center Majok Majok went down with an ankle injury Wednesday, it altered Ball State’s lineup and its defensive gameplan.
Majok missed Sunday’s game at Toledo, which ended in a 74-85 loss.
Ball State head coach James Whitford said Majok would be limited in practice this week.
“He’s really close to being ready,“ Whitford said. “I’m optimistic he can play Wednesday [against Western Michigan].“
Ball State went small against Toledo on Sunday, as sophomore forward Bo Calhoun entered the starting lineup alongside senior Chris Bond, freshman Mark Alstork, senior Jesse Berry and freshman Zavier Turner.
Redshirt freshman center Mading Thok received some of Majok’s minutes Sunday.
Thok played a career-high 18 minutes in the loss, scoring a career-high 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.
“He needed a little sunshine,” Whitford said. “Confidence is a funny thing in this game.”
Thok has played in nine games this season for a total of 65 minutes. Whitford said he may earn a larger role based on his Sunday play.
Up to this point in his career, Thok’s problem getting on the court is from his lack of size and strength.
Listed at 6-foot-11, he’s the tallest player on the team. However, he weighs in at just 200 pounds.
Thok can get knocked off his spots more easily than a thicker player, such as Majok or freshman forward Franko House.
Whitford wants Thok to eventually get to about 220 pounds.
“He’ll get it eventually,” he said. “It just hasn’t been easy for him.“
With Thok playing more minutes, Ball State opted to use a 2-3 zone against Toledo. The zone differed from the man-to-man defense that the team usually plays.
Whitford said Thok was the main reason for changing defensive sets.
“I felt like if we put Mading out there in man-to-man, we were really setting ourselves up,” Whitford said.
Whitford thought he would have trouble defending Toledo on its pick and rolls.
Thok’s playing time going forward will depend on Majok’s injury prognosis, but Whitford said he may have a larger role going forward based on his play against Toledo.
“I think it does give you a little bit of hope about who [Thok] can one day become,” Whitford said.
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