Ball State University Athletics
Men's HoopsTravels To Wisconsin-Milwaukee Tuesday
November 24, 2008 | Men's Basketball
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What's On Tap . . .
Ball State hits the road for the second time this season as the Cardinals travel to Wisconsin-Milwaukee ... The Cardinals enter tonight's game with a 2-1 overall record ... Ball State has picked up wins against Eastern Illinois and SIU-Edwardsville while falling to Butler ... The Cardinals are led by second year head coach Billy Taylor .... Milwaukee enters tonight's game with a 3-2 overall record ... The Panthers have picked up wins over Loyola-Marymount, UC Davis and Upper Iowa ... UWM has dropped games to Iowa State and most recently fell at Marquette 100-80 ... The Panthers are led by fourth-year head coach Rob Jeter.
Newell Named MAC West Co-Player Of The Week . . .
Senior forward Anthony Newell was named the Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Player of the Week Monday ... This is the third MAC weekly honor for Newell in his career and the first for the Cardinals this season.
He posted back-to-back double-doubles on the week against Butler and SIU-Edwardsville ... Newell averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds per game on the week ... He scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds at Butler ... He followed with a 15-point, 13-rebound effort in the Cardinals' win against SIUE ... Newell has posted 14 double-doubles on his career ... He is averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds on the season.
Series History With Wisconsin-Milwaukee . . .
Tonight's game is the ninth meeting all-time between Ball State and Milwaukee ... The Cardinals hold a 5-3 all-time advantage in the series, including a 2-1 lead in road contests ... The two teams first met during the 1946-47 season when the Cardinals took home a 73-42 victory ... Last season, UWM took home an 81-74 overtime victory over the Cardinals in Worthen Arena ... That game marked the first meeting between the two teams since the 1999-2000 season and only the second meeting in over 30 years.
Last season, Wisconsin-Milwaukee rallied from 17 points down in the second half to force overtime with a three-pointer as time expired ... The Panthers claimed the seven-point victory as they shot 66.7 percent from the field and 75 percent from the line in the overtime period ... Forward Anthony Newell posted a double-double in the loss as he scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds ... Newell was nine-of-20 from the field and 11-of-14 from the free throw line ... Guard Laron Frazier added a career-high 19 points as he was eight-of-13 from the field.
The Panthers were led by forward Torre Johnson's double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds ... Paige Paulsen also added 19 points in the UWM victory.
Looking Back At SIUE . . .
The Cardinals picked up their second win of the season Saturday afternoon with a 67-55 victory over SIU-Edwardsville ... Ball State jumped out to a 24-4 lead in the first half and held on as SIUE battled back in the second half ... The Cardinals put together a 10-2 run late in the second half to take control ... BSU out-rebounded SIUE by a 45-38 margin and scored 30 points in the paint.
Freshman forward Jarrod Jones led all scorers with 19 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds ... Jones connected on seven-of-13 from the field and five-of-seven from the free throw line ... Senior forward Anthony Newell posted a double-double in the victory with 15 points and 13 rebounds ... Senior guard Laron Frazier added eight points while classmate Brandon Lampley dished out seven assists, scored six points and grabbed five rebounds.
Perry & Davis Debut . . .
Sophomore forward Malik Perry and freshman guard Randy Davis returned from injury and made their first appearance of the 2008-09 season Saturday afternoon against SIU-Edwardsville ... Perry made his 31st career start and grabbed eight rebounds in the victory ... Davis played 17 minutes in his collegiate debut.
Hitting The Glass . . .
The Cardinals are second in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding margin at +6.0 ... Ball State has out-rebounded its opponents in all three games this season ... The Cardinals only out-rebounded their opponent 13 times last season ... Ball State last out-rebounded three straight opponents from December 31, 2007 through January 13, 2008 (IPFW, Toledo, Central Michigan).
Taylor's Defensive Prowess . . .
The trademark of a Billy Taylor led team begins on the defensive end of the court and that was no different last year in Taylor's first season at Ball State ... The Cardinals' defense finished the year fourth in the Mid-American Conference in scoring defense as it held opponents to 63.9 points per game ... The Cardinals held their opponents under 65 points in 19 of 30 games last year.
Through the first three games of the season, the Cardinals are holding opponents to 59.3 points per game ... The scoring defense is ranked first in the MAC so far this season ... The Cardinals have not allowed more than 64 points so far this season.
Double-Dipping . . .
Freshman forward Jarrod Jones and senior forward Anthony Newell both posted double-doubles in the Cardinals' loss at Butler ... They are the first Cardinals to post a double-double in the same game since Robert Owns and Cameron Echols both accomplished the feat February 6, 2003.
Jones recorded two double-doubles in his first two career collegiate games ... He recorded 21 points and 13 rebounds in his collegiate debut against Eastern Illinois before scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds at Butler ... He is the only player in the Mid-American Conference to open the season with back-to-back double-doubles this year ... He is the first Cardinal to accomplish the feat in two straight games since Newell recorded two straight last season against Buffalo and Toledo.
Newell also has recorded two straight double-doubles against Butler and SIU-Edwardsville ... The Cardinals have had at least one player with a double-double in all three games this season.
The last two Cardinals to record three straight double-doubles in a season were Newell and Terrance Chapman ... Newell accomplished the feat three straight games in the 2006-07 season from March 1 through March 7 ... Chapman tallied three straight during the 2004-05 season between January 29 and February 3.
Newell's has posted 14 double-doubles in his career ... He scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the Bulldogs ... He tallied 15 points and a game-high 13 rebounds against SIUE.
Jones and Newell are two of just three players in the MAC this season to be averaging double-doubles. Ohio's Jerome Tillman is the other MAC athlete averaging a double dip.
Did You Know? . . .
The Cardinals picked up their second win of the season last Saturday, November 22, 2008 ... Last season, the Cardinals did not pick up their second win until January 13, 2008.
Cardinals In MAC Stats . . .
Through the first three games of the season, the Cardinals have a couple of players sprinkled throughout the Mid-American Conference individual statistic rankings.
Freshman forward Jarrod Jones enters tonight's game second in rebounding at 10.7 boards per game ... Jones is also seventh in scoring at 18.0 points and is fourth in field goal percentage at 60.6 percent.
Senior forward Anthony Newell is tied for ninth in the MAC in scoring at 17.0 points per game ... He is third in the league on the glass at 10.0 caroms per contest ... Senior guard Brandon Lampley is first in the MAC in assists at 5.67 per game.
Home Sweet Home . . .
Saturday's game marked the 240th game for the Cardinals in Worthen Arena (previously University Arena) since its opening January 15, 1992 ... Ball State owns a 177-63 record all-time in Worthen Arena, which is good for .738 winning percentage ... The Cardinals opened the 2008-09 season with their 175th career victory in Worthen Arena as they downed Eastern Illinois 72-59 ... BSU picked up its second home win of the season last Saturday against SIU-Edwardsville ... Ball State has averaged just over 10 wins per season at home since Worthen Arena opened its doors.
Fast Starts . . .
The Cardinals came out of the gate quickly against Eastern Illinois as they scored 43 first half points ... The 43 points are the most for a BSU team in a single half since a 43-point effort in the second half versus Central Michigan on Jan. 13, 2008 ... In addition, the 43 points are the most in a first half for the Cardinals since the team collected 49 in the opening frame versus Western Michigan on March 5, 2005 ... The 13-point margin of victory over Eastern Illinois is the largest since a 21-point, 61-40, win over Valparaiso on Dec. 16, 2006.
Ball State also came out of the gate quickly against SIU-Edwardsville as it ran out to a 24-4 lead ... The 20-point lead against SIUE is the largest for the Cardinals this season and the largest since a 24-point lead against Valparaiso December 16, 2006 ... The Cardinals also held SIUE to just 16 first half points ... The 16 first half points is the fewest for an opponent in a half in the Billy Taylor era and the lowest since BSU held Central Michigan to 16 in the second half January 24, 2006 ... It is the lowest first half total for an opponent since a 16-point first half effort by Eastern Michigan March 3, 2004.
Freshman Starts . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor had two true freshmen in the starting lineup in the 2008-09 season opener as forwards Jarrod Jones and Mo Hubbard got their first career starts against Eastern Illinois ... This is the second straight year that Taylor has started two true freshmen to open the season ... Last year, forward Malik Perry and guard Melvin Goins started in the season opener against Butler.
Scouting The Cardinals . . .
Ball State enters tonight's game with a 2-1 record on the year ... The Cardinals are coming off of a 67-55 victory over SIU-Edwardsville ... BSU has also downed Eastern Illinois and dropped a game at Butler.
The Cardinals are averaging 64.7 points per game while allowing 59.3 points per contest ... Ball State is shooting 42.2 percent (68-of-161) from the field and 30.8 percent (12-of-39) three-point land ... The Cardinals are holding opponents to 39.7 percent (62-of-156) shooting from the field and 37 percent (20-of-54) from long range ... Ball State is out-rebounding opponents by a 39.7-33.7 margin.
Freshman forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in both scoring and rebounding ... Jones averages 18.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game ... He is shooting 60.6 percent from the field this season and 73.7 from the free throw line.
Senior forward Anthony Newell is second on the team in scoring (17.0) and in rebounding (10.0) ... Senior guard Laron Frazier chips in 9.0 points per game ... Senior guard Brandon Lampley adds 7.0 points per game and 5.7 assists per contest.
Scouting The Panthers . . .
UW-Milwaukee enters tonight's game with a 3-2 overall record ... The Panthers are coming off of a 100-80 loss at Marquette ... UWM has picked up wins against Loyola-Marymount, UC Davis and Upper Iowa, while also falling at Iowa State.
The Panthers are averaging 76.8 points per game this season and are allowing 72.8 points per game ... UWM is shooting 44.8 percent (133-of-297) from the field and 37.0 percent (40-of-108) from three-point land ... The Panthers' opponents are shooting 42.1 percent (128-of-304) from the field and 30.8 percent (28-of-91) from long range ... Milwaukee is being out-rebounded by a 37.6-35.0 margin.
The Panthers have three players averaging double figures in scoring on the season ... Senior guard Avery Smith leads the team in scoring at 17.3 points per game, despite only playing three games off of the bench ... Junior guard Tone Boyle is second in scoring at 16.2 points per game ... Senior guard Ricky Franklin adds 10.6 points per game.
834 and Counting . . .
Senior forward Anthony Newell enters the season within reach of becoming the 25th player in Ball State history to reach the 1,000-Point Club ... He enters tonight's game with 849 career points and is averaging 17.0 points per game during the first three contests of the season ... He has scored in double figures 48 times in his career (47-of-76), including 19 times last year and all three times this season ... He has reached 20-plus points on 10 different occasions in his career.
Top 20 On The Boards . . .
Senior forward Anthony Newell moved into the top 20 all-time rebounders in Ball State history last Saturday ... Newell grabbed 13 rebounds against SIU-Edwardsville to move past former Cardinal Skip Mills for 20th spot ... Newell has now grabbed 493 rebounds to move past Mills' 491 rebounds ... He can move into 19th place in career rebounding with four rebounds tonight ... Only 18 players in BSU history have reached 500 career rebounds ... Ed Butler holds the Ball State career record for caroms with 1,231 boards.
Cardinals Sign Two Recruits . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor and his staff announced the signings of Huzie Hambrite and Jauwan Scaife to national letters of intent Friday during the early signing period.
Hambrite, a 6-0 guard from Indianapolis, is entering his second year at Lake Land College after playing at Indianapolis Northwest High School ... He led the Lakers in scoring last season as a freshman as he averaged 16 points per game, while also leading the team in assists (101) and steals (29) ... He opened his sophomore season Wednesday with 12 points and six assists as he led Lake Land to a 93-76 victory over Parkland College.
Scaife, a 6-2 guard from Muncie, is entering his senior season at Muncie Central High School ... He averaged 14.5 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per contest as a junior ... He made 46.9 percent of his field goals, including a 46.8 percent clip from three-point land ... He was tabbed as the “Top Sleeper” in the 2008-09 Indiana senior class by the Rick Bolus High Potential Report.
Cardinals Name Captains . . .
Second-year head coach Billy Taylor has announced his 2008-09 team captains in seniors Anthony Newell, Brandon Lampley, Laron Frazier and Rob Giles ... The four players combined to play in 103 games last year, including 47 starts ... This marks the second straight season that Newell has been one of the team's captains.
Newell Preseason All-MAC . . .
Senior forward Anthony Newell was named to the preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division team by the league head coaches and the MAC media members ... Newell, a team captain, earned Honorable Mention All-MAC honors last season despite missing nine games due to an injury ... He led the team in scoring at 16.9 points per game and in rebounding at 8.0 caroms per contest last season ... He would have finished the season tied for the MAC lead in scoring and second in rebounding if he had appeared in enough games to qualify.
Newell scored in double figures in 19 of his 21 games last season, including six games of 20-plus points ... He played in all 16 conference games for the Cardinals, averaging 16.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, to rank second and third in the league, respectively. ... He enters the season as the Cardinals' most experienced player have seen action in 73 career games with 42 career starts ... He enters his senior season having scored 798 career points and notching 463 career rebounds.
Walking The Stage . . .
The Cardinals have a unique situation this season as two of their four seniors, Anthony Newell and Brandon Lampley, received their bachelor degrees this summer ... Newell became the first member of his family to earn a degree as he received a bachelor of science in criminal justice ... He is working on a second bachelor degree this season ... Lampley also graduated this summer as he earned his degree in english studies ... He is working on his master's degree in secondary education this season.
Eight New Faces . . .
The Cardinals welcome in eight newcomers this season in the form of three transfers and five freshmen ... Forward Terrence Watson joins the Cardinals as a senior and will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules after coming to BSU from Ole Miss ... Also transferring into Ball State is junior college guard Brawley Chisholm and JUCO forward Eric Wormely.
The Cardinals' five freshmen include guard Randy Davis, guard Pierre Sneed, forward Maurice Hubbard, forward Jarrod Jones and center Zach Fields ... This five-member freshman class marks the largest class of true freshmen for the Cardinals since the 1994-95 season when Ball State also welcomed in five freshmen ... The five freshmen that season were Antwaan Jones, Ryan Reed, Charles Smith, Steve Smith and Bonzi Wells.
Brought To New Heights . . .
Last season, the Cardinals' tallest player on the team was 6-foot 5-inch forward Anthony Newell ...This season, Ball State brings a markedly taller version of the Cardinals to the court ... Ball State has four players this season that are taller than 6-5 including forward Maurice Hubbard (6-6), forward Eric Wormely (6-8), forward Jarrod Jones (6-9) and center Zach Fields (6-10) ... Newell is the fifth tallest player on the team this year.
New Faces On The Sidelines . . .
Second-year head coach Billy Taylor has a new look with him on the sidelines this season as Jay Newberry has moved from director of basketball operations to assistant coach this year ... Newberry takes over the assistant coach spot that was vacated when Jim Molinari was hired as the head coach of Western Illinois this off season.
Also, former Missouri Southern assistant coach Matt Laur has been added to the BSU staff as the director of basketball operations this season ... Both Laur and Newberry join Bob Simmons and Joseph Price on Taylor's staff.
88th Season Underway . . .
Ball State is in its 88th season in program history ... The Cardinals have posted a 1067-964-1 record all-time, which is good for a .525 winning percentage ... Ball State is 708-304 all-time at home in Muncie as the Cardinals have won 69.9 percent of games at home.
BSU Picked Fifth In MAC West . . .
The Cardinals were tabbed to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll conducted by league coaches and members of the MAC News Media Association ... Western Michigan was selected to capture the league's West Division title, picking up 122 points ... Eastern Michigan (122 points) was chosen second, followed by Central Michigan (79 points), Toledo (71 points), Ball State (55 points) and Northern Illinois (39 points).
Voting for the East Division saw Kent State come out on top, earning 122 points ... Miami was second with 109 points, followed by Bowling Green (70 points), Akron (67 points), Ohio (66 points) and Buffalo (35 points).
The Golden Flashes were also the favorite to win the 2009 MAC Tournament title, earning 11 votes, followed by Miami (7), Bowling Green (2) and Eastern Michigan (2).
Looking Ahead . . .
The Cardinals return home Saturday afternoon as they host Arkansas State at 2 p.m.
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