Ball State University Athletics
2006-07 Men's Basketball Schedule Features 14 Home Games; Trips To Las Vegas, San Diego & Washington D.C.
September 15, 2006 | Men's Basketball
The Ball State men's basketball team will travel from coast-to-coast this season as the team's official 2006-07 schedule was announced Friday by first-year BSU head coach Ronny Thompson.
The Cardinals' 30-game schedule is highlighted by trips to Las Vegas to play Kansas and Western Kentucky, a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet Georgetown and a match-up with Oklahoma State on a neutral court in San Diego, Calif.
"This is a tough, competitive schedule," Thompson says. "From day one, our team is going to be challenged with every game. I think the schedule is relevant to us widening our recruiting base. In building this program, I want to use scheduling to put our name on a national scene in different recruiting areas around the country."
The Georgetown contest will feature Thompson returning to his alma mater to play against his brother John Thompson III and the program his father, John Thompson, built to national prominence. Ronny Thompson played at Georgetown from 1989-1992 and was an assistant coach for the school from 1999-2003.
A 14-game home schedule opens Nov. 11 at Worthen Arena against Northern Colorado, before two straight games in Muncie against Prairie View A&M Nov. 19 and UT-Chattanooga Nov. 21 in the first games as part of the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational. Other non-conference home games include Indiana State, Valparaiso and Temple.
A new 16-game Mid-American Conference schedule begins Jan. 6 vs. Toledo in Muncie. The 2007 First Energy MAC Men's Basketball Tournament opens March 7 with all teams playing at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena.
2006-2007 BALL STATE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Sat. Nov. 11 Northern Colorado Muncie, Ind. Sun. Nov. 19 Prairie View A&M ~ Muncie, Ind. Tues. Nov. 21 Chattanooga ~ Muncie, Ind Fri. Nov. 24 vs. Kansas ! Las Vegas, Nev. Sat. Nov. 25 vs. Western Kentucky ! Las Vegas, Nev. Mon. Nov. 27 at Georgetown Washington, D.C. Sat. Dec. 2 Indiana State Muncie, Ind. Wed. Dec. 6 at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. Sat. Dec. 9 vs. Oklahoma State % San Diego, Calif. Sat. Dec. 16 Valparaiso Muncie, Ind. Tues. Dec. 19 Temple Muncie, Ind. Fri. Dec. 22 at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. Sat. Dec. 30 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Sat. Jan. 6 Toledo * Muncie, Ind. Tues. Jan. 9 at Western Michigan * Kalamazoo, Mich. Sat. Jan. 13 Eastern Michigan * Muncie, Ind. Tues. Jan. 16 Northern Illinois * Muncie, Ind. Fri. Jan. 19 at Central Michigan * Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Wed. Jan. 24 Kent State * Muncie, Ind. Sun. Jan. 28 Ohio * Muncie, Ind. Wed. Jan. 31 at Bowling Green * Bowling Green, Ohio Sat. Feb. 3 at Akron * Akron, Ohio Wed. Feb. 7 Buffalo * Muncie, Ind. Sat. Feb. 10 at Miami * Oxford, Ohio Tues. Feb. 13 at Northern Illinois * DeKalb, Ill. Sat. Feb. 17 at ESPN Bracket Buster TBA Thurs. Feb. 22 Central Michigan * Muncie, Ind. Sun. Feb. 25 at Eastern Michigan * Ypsilanti, Mich. Thurs. March 1 at Toledo * Toledo, Ohio Sun. March 4 Western Michigan * Muncie, Ind. Wed. March 7 MAC First Round # Cleveland, Ohio Thurs. March 8 MAC Quarterfinals # Cleveland, Ohio Fri. March 9 MAC Semifinals # Cleveland, Ohio Sat. March 10 MAC Championship # Cleveland, Ohio ~ 2006 Las Vegas Invitational at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Ind. ! 2006 Las Vegas Holiday Invitational at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. % 2006 San Diego Slam at Cox Arena in San Diego, Calif. * Mid-American Conference game # 2007 First Energy/MAC Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio For ticket information, contact the BSU Athletics Ticket Office at 1.888.BSU.TICKETS or online at www.ballstatesports.com.
