The excitement of raising a banner won’t make up for another tough loss. The Ball State women’s basketball team opened its season in defeat on Sunday with a 57–63 loss at Purdue.
Four freshmen played a key role in Ball State’s 73-53 win over Taylor University. Freshman Zavier Turner was dubbed the player of the game, nabbing 17 points, four assists and three steals in 29 minutes of work. “I just take what the defense gives me,” Turner said.
Veggie pizza and a late night film session. A pedestrian night, and hardly the celebration one would expect from a someone after winning his first game as a head coach.
Wanting a tougher non-conference schedule, Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee got that when his team opened the season on the road against Purdue University. The team fell short on Sunday with a final score of 57-63.
Ball State traveled to Terre Haute, Ind., where they dropped their first game of the 2013-14 regular season to rival Indiana State University.
The overused sports cliché “moral victory” garners eye rolls and is usually a cop-out for a losing team.
The overused sports cliché “moral victory” garners eye rolls and is usually a cop-out for a losing team.
The Ball State men’s basketball team starts its 2013-14 campaign with new direction and leadership.
Over the past few years, the Ball State men’s basketball team has not been as successful as desired.
For the past three years, at least one thing was true for the Ball State men’s basketball team: Jesse Berry could score.
Ball State women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee said he thinks the 2013-14 team has all the key pieces and sees a world of potential heading into this season.
Layout was not the only new aspect of the Fan Jam 2013 in Worthen Arena. In previous years, fans were able to remain on the court and interact with the men’s and women’s basketball teams as they shot around.
Chief reporter Mat Mikesell sat down with the new Ball State men’s basketball head coach James Whitford to discuss his first few months on the job and expectations for the upcoming season. Whitford enters his first season at Ball State after spending eight seasons as part of Sean Miller’s staff at Xavier and Arizona.
Johnny Manziel was suspended for half of Texas A&M’s opening game against Rice for what was called an “inadvertent” violation of NCAA rules by signing autographs.
The Ball State athletic department is announcing the installation of video boards in Scheumann Stadium and Worthen Arena on Sunday.
Indiana Pacers coach Frank Vogel said the signing of free agent Chris Copeland gives the team “great versatility off our bench.”
In searching for the ideal replacements of former coaches Craig Nicholson and Nadalie Walsh, athletic director Bill Scholl has two very different roles to fill.
The Boston Celtics hired 36-year-old Brad Stevens from Butler as their next head coach Wednesday, the first time the Celtics have hired a college coach since 1997.
The 6-foot-7-inch forward was a Wildcat for the entirety of his career. Whitford spent the last four years alongside Solomon, most recently, two as associate head coach.
