Freshman guard Lucas Kroft announced via Twitter that he is planning to "transfer and pursue another opportunity elsewhere" on Monday. The freshman played 14 games with Ball State, recording 16 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in 122 minutes of playing time.
On March 12, the Mid-American Conference made the announcement it would be canceling regular season, championship and non-traditional competition for the rest of the 2019-20 academic school year in concern with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is how Ball State athletes and coaches reacted to the announcement.
The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.
With the multitude of unprecedented cancelations of athletic events in the last 24 hours due to the coronavirus, The Daily News has done its best to compile a list of what all has been canceled or suspended in the world of sports. Please be advised this list is in no way complete. It includes information The Daily News has received from various sources and will be updated as more updates come through.
Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher announced at a press conference at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March. 12 that the 2020 MAC Basketball Tournament has been canceled over concerns of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
While the arena was empty and the Cardinals lost their quarterfinal game of the Mid-American Conference to Eastern Michigan 64-63, the season as a whole isn’t empty, as there is still hope for more tournament basketball this season.
Wapahani Basketball is headed to the Lapel regional, winning their first Sectional title since 2014.
With the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in the books, the brackets for both the men's and women's tournaments have been set. In the women's bracket, No. 2 Ball State Women's Basketball will face No. 7 Eastern Michigan. In the men's bracket, No. 3 Ball State Men's Basketball will face No. 6 Kent State.
A four-run sixth lifted a weight off the Cardinals’ shoulders and propelled them to a 9-4 victory in their home opener. Head coach Rich Maloney said his team’s offensive production in the last few innings was a confidence booster.
The Cardinals took eighth place through 54 holes over Monday and Tuesday. Ball State started out a bit rocky, as the team tallied a 310 and a 324 in the first two rounds.
The Cardinals ended with an 8-4 record over the course of the week going 4-1 in the UCF Invitational, won both games of a doubleheader against Bethune-Cookman and went 2-3 in the FIU Invitational.
Senior catcher Chase Sebby and junior pitcher Kyle Nicolas did their best impressions of Jake Taylor and Ricky Vaughn from the movie “Major League” in Ball State’s second game Friday against Sacred Heart.
Ball State Men’s Swimming and diving competed in the Mid-American Conference Championship meet this weekend. This was the final event of the season for the Cardinals, and they finished the season by setting six new school records and placing fourth out of five teams.
Taking advantage of their home comforts, the Cardinals defeated Sacred Heart 3-0 to begin a three-match series against non-MIVA opponents.
Win or lose, the Cardinals had already punched their ticket to Cleveland for next week’s Mid-American Conference tournament. The game for Western Michigan (17-12, 10-8 MAC), on the other hand, decided if it would be playing Monday. It took an extra five minutes for Ball State to take down the Broncos 64-63.
After a injury in the first half caused redshirt freshman guard Kani Acree to leave the game, his heart and drive to win would see him return to the game, helping Ball State Men's Basketball clinch a BYE in the upcoming Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Danny Pinter is playing the waiting game between his departure from the NFL Combine and the upcoming NFL Draft. The key to his success, he said, isn’t anything special.
Coming off a 17-point victory on Senior Night Tuesday, a strong veteran presence was key for Ball State Men’s Basketball Friday at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois. Led by 33 points from their three senior players, the Cardinals defeated Northern Illinois in its regular season finale 75-54.
Morry Mannies, Ball State Athletics radio broadcaster died at the age of 81, according to the university’s athletics website.
In its first game of March, Ball State Women's Basketball got a sour taste of "March basketball" as Northern Illinois routed the Cardinals 70-62.
