Ball State University Athletics
Men's Basketball Hosts Toledo Sunday At 1 P.M.
January 14, 2010 | Men's Basketball
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Halftime Prformance: Tanya Crevier - World's Best Female Basketball Handler
The Nest Redefined
* The Nest will be lead by a new student group, Charlie's Crew
* Red Out the Rockets
* "Cards Gone Wild" - prizes given to the student with the craziest Ball State costume
* New chants
* New contests: Greek Musical Chairs, dance competition, Craziest Fan
* New prizes: gift cards to Applebee's, basketballs autographed by the team, hot dogs and pizza to the loudest fans and the chance to win big money!
What's On Tap . . .
Ball State returns home to Worthen Arena Sunday afternoon as it hosts Mid-American Conference foe Toledo at 1 p.m. ... The contest is the first game of a men's/women's doubleheader against the Rockets ... The Cardinals enter the contest with a 6-8 overall record and an 0-2 mark in MAC play ... BSU has dropped three straight games, including a 53-38 contest at Central Michigan Wednesday ... Ball State is led by third-year head coach Billy Taylor ... Toledo enters Sunday's game with a 3-13 overall record and an 0-2 mark in league play ... The Rockets have dropped six straight games heading into Sunday's meeting ... Toledo is led by second-year head coach Gene Cross.
Sunday's game will be televised on FSN Indiana and ESPN360.com as the MAC Game of the Week ... Michael Reghi and Steve Mix will provide the call for the game ... The game will also be broadcast on the radio at 104.1 WLBC FM with Morry Mannies and David Eha providing the call.
Series History With Toledo . . .
Sunday's game is the 76th meeting all-time between Ball State and Toledo ... The Cardinals trail the all-time series by a 40-35 mark ... BSU owns a 23-12 record over the Rockets all-time in Muncie, including a 16-3 mark at Worthen Arena ... Last season, the two teams split the regular season series with the home team winning both contests.
Ball State claimed a 66-53 victory over the Rockets in the first meeting as the Cardinals out-scored Toledo 44-31 in the second half ... BSU connected on 51.9 percent (14-of-22) from the field in the second half ... Forward Malik Perry paced the Cardinals in the victory as he scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds while fellow forward Jarrod Jones tallied a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 15 rebounds ... Toledo was led by Justin Anyijong's near double-double of 19 points and nine rebounds.
The Rockets forced the season series split with a 71-67 victory at Savage Hall late in the season ... In a reversal of fortunes, Toledo used a strong second half that saw it out-score the Cardinals by a 45-34 margin ... The Rockets shot 63.9 percent (14-of-22) from the field in the second half ... Tyrone Kent led Toledo with 26 points off of the bench while Anyijong chipped in 12 points ... Ball State was led by Rob Giles' 22-point effort ... Jones chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds while forward Mo Hubbard added 10 points.
Last Time Out . . .
Ball State dropped its second straight Mid-American Conference game with a 53-38 loss at Central Michigan Wednesday ... The Cardinals shot 24.4 percent (11-of-45) from the field in the loss and 13.3 percent (2-of-15) from three-point land ... Central Michigan came out of the gate quickly as it opened the game with a 21-3 run.
Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife paced the Cardinals as he scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds ... Scaife connected on just 3-of-14 from the field but hit 5-of-6 from the free throw line ... Sophomore guard Randy Davis added nine points while freshman guard Myron Green Jr. chipped in six points as he was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones was limited to five points in the loss but grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
Scouting The Cardinals . . .
Ball State enters Sunday's game with a 6-8 overall record and an 0-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have dropped three straight games to open the 2010 calendar year ... Ball State is averaging 56.4 points per game this season while holding opponents to a MAC-low 60.6 points per game against ... The Cardinals are out-rebounding opponents by a 33.8-31.8 margin this season.
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones leads the team in scoring as he averages 12.9 points per game ... Jones also leads the team in rebounding as he pulls down 7.5 boards per game ... Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife is second on the team in scoring at 9.6 points per game and has tallied a team-high 16 three-pointers.
Junior forward Malik Perry adds 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... Perry leads the team in field goal percentage as he is connecting on 58.9 percent (43-of-73) from the field ... Senior forward Terrence Watson chips in 6.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
Scouting The Rockets . . .
Toledo enters Sunday's game with a 3-13 overall record and an 0-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Rockets have dropped six straight games and opened the season with six straight losses ... Toledo has tallied wins over Rochester College, Maryland Baltimore County and IPFW ... The Rockets are averaging 58.9 points per game this season while allowing 70.1 points per game against.
Freshman Jake Barnett leads Toledo in scoring as he averages 14.7 points per game ... Barnett has connected on 42.2 percent (38-of-90) from three-point land for the Rockets and is also second on the team in rebounding at 5.0 boards per game ... Forward Mouhamed Lo is second on the team in scoring at 7.5 points per game and leads the team on the glass at 5.6 boards per contest ... Larry Bastfield leads the team with 63 assists.
Defensive Prowess . . .
The Cardinals lead in the Mid-American Conference this season in scoring defense as they are holding opponents to 60.6 points per game ... Ball State has held three opponents under 50 points this season in SIU Edwardsville (47), North Carolina Central (45) and Maryland Eastern Shore (47) ... Senior forward Terrence Watson is second in the MAC this season in blocked shots as he is averaging 1.50 rejections per game while sophomore forward Jarrod Jones is sixth at 0.93 blocks per game.
Last season, the Cardinals limited opponents to just 59.7 points per game and only 57.2 points per game in conference play ... Ball State held 16 opponents under 60 points last year, including four teams under the 50-point mark
New Lineups . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor has shuffled his starting lineups this season as the Cardinals have used six different lineups through the first 14 games this season ... Only two Cardinals this season have started all 13 games in sophomore forward Jarrod Jones and freshman guard Jauwan Scaife ... The Cardinals' most-used lineup this season as been the starting five of Randy Davis, Pierre Sneed, Malik Perry, Scaife and Jones, which has been called five times this season ... The lineup of Terrence Watson, Davis, Scaife, Perry and Jones has been called three times while Davis, Scaife, Sneed, Watson and Jones has been used twice ... Most recently, Taylor used the starting lineup of Davis, Scaife, Sneed, Mo Hubbard and Jones for the second time, while the starting five of Brawley Chisholm, Scaife, Watson, Perry and Jones as well as the starting five of Davis, Scaife, Watson, Jones and Hubbard has been used once.
Last season, the Cardinals used 10 different starting lineups throughout the year.
Non-Conference Play . . .
Ball State concluded the scheduled non-conference portion of the 2009-10 slate Tuesday night with a 6-6 record through the first 12 games this year ... The six wins in the first 12 games are the most for the Cardinals since BSU posted a 7-5 record in the 2004-05 season ... Also, Ball State won three straight games this season with wins over North Carolina Central, Maryland Eastern Shore and Manchester ... The three-game winning streak is the longest for BSU since it won three straight between Jan. 29-Feb. 3, 2005.
Ball State's non-conference schedule included four contests against teams receiving votes in the national polls in Purdue (#4), Butler (#24), Temple (#21) and Dayton (ORV).
Home Sweet Home . . .
Sunday's game marks the 264th game for the Cardinals in Worthen Arena (previously University Arena) since its opening January 15, 1992 ... Ball State owns a 191-72 record all-time in Worthen Arena, which is good for .729 winning percentage ... Last season, the Cardinals posted a 10-6 home record on the year, including a 6-2 mark in Mid-American Conference play ... The Cardinals have tallied five home victories so far this season with wins over Valparaiso, SIU Edwardsville, North Carolina Central, Maryland Eastern Shore and Manchester... During its history, Ball State has averaged just over 10 wins per season at Worthen Arena.
Digital Guide Available Online . . .
The 2009-10 Ball State men's basketball digital guide is available online at www.ballstatesports.com by clicking the digital guide button on the left hand side ... The guide was produced by the BSU athletics media relations office and 180 Communications ... The digital guide will replace Ball State's traditional printed media guide.
Cardinals In MAC Stats . . .
Through the early part of the year, the Cardinals are sprinkled throughout the Mid-American Conference statistical leaders ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones is 10th in the MAC in scoring at 12.9 points per game ... Jones is also fifth in rebounding (7.5), ninth in field goal percentage (.483), eighth in blocked shots (0.93) and third in defensive rebounds (5.57) ... Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife is 27th in the MAC in scoring at 9.6 points per game, which ranks fifth best among MAC freshmen ... Scaife is also second in free throw percentage (.854).
Senior forward Terrence Watson is tied for 18th in the MAC in rebounding at 5.3 boards per game ... Watson is also second in blocks (1.50) and 10th on the offensive glass (2.36) ... Junior forward Malik Perry leads the league in field goal percentage at 58.9 percent ... Perry is also 27th in scoring (9.6) and sixth in offensive rebounds (2.62).
Media Exposure . . .
The Cardinals have already aired three non-conference games on the Ball State Sports Network (BSSN) and will have seven more games broadcast by BSSN the rest of the season, including Saturday's game against Northern Illinois ... The Cardinals will have upcoming games at Eastern Michigan (1/23), at Ohio (1/31), at Kent State (2/10), against Central Michigan (2/17), at Toledo (2/27) and at Western Michigan (3/4) broadcast on BSSN ... For a list of affiliates for each game, go to www.ballstatesports.com.
New to the affiliate lineup this year for men's basketball is the addition of WTTV-4, beginning with the Butler game ... The addition of WTTV-4 as an affiliate of BSSN will allow BSU men's basketball to be broadcast statewide.
Also, the Cardinals will have two games broadcast on FSN Indiana as part of the Mid-American Conference package ... Ball State's Jan. 17 game at home against Toledo and its Feb. 6 game against Akron are slated to be aired on FSN Indiana.
Muncie's Own . . .
Freshman guard Jauwan Scaife has posted a strong debut to his collegiate career ... Scaife, a Muncie native, scored in double figures in his first four games this season and nine out of his first 14 collegiate games ... He is second on the team in scoring at 9.6 points per game ... He scored 14 points against Valparaiso, 12 points against SIU Edwardsville, 10 points at Temple, 14 points against UC Davis, 14 points at Indiana State, 13 points at Tennessee Tech, 10 against No. 4 Purdue, 11 points against Maryland Eastern Shore and 12 points at Central Michigan.
Scaife is currently fifth in scoring in the Mid-American Conference among freshmen ... He only trails Toledo's Jack Barnett (14.7) and Stephen Albrecht (11.2) as well as Ohio's D.J. Cooper (12.8) and Jay Kinney (9.5) ... Last season, the Cardinals' Jarrod Jones was one of the MAC's top freshmen scorers at 11.2 points per game on his way to MAC Freshmen of the Year honors.
Hitting The Glass . . .
The Cardinals dominated the glass at Indiana State as they held a 35-22 advantage ... Ball State posted more defensive rebounds (27) than the Sycamores had total rebounds (22) ... The Cardinals accomplished the same feat against North Carolina Central as they out-rebounded the Eagles by a 37-23 margin ... BSU posted 25 defensive rebounds compared to just 23 total rebounds for North Carolina Central.
The Cardinals are second in the Mid-American Conference in rebounding defense as they are limiting opponents to 31.9 boards per game ... The Cardinals have three players averaging at least four rebounds per game in Terrence Watson (5.2), Jarrod Jones (7.5) and Malik Perry (4.3).
Jones Honored By MAC . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 28) ... This is Jones' second career MAC weekly honor and he joins Western Michigan's Alex Wolf as this week's West Division representatives.
Jones, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, led the Cardinals to a 59-45 victory over North Carolina Central as he posted his second double-double in the past three games ... He scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to record his fifth career double dip ... He led the Cardinals' second half surge as he scored 12 of his 16 points in the second frame, including a stretch of 10 straight points for BSU ... He connected on five-of-10 from the field and was six-of-eight from the free throw line, while also handing out a career-high three assists.
Road Victory . . .
Ball State picked up its first road victory of the season at Indiana State ... The victory is the Cardinals' first road win since January 10, 2009 at Eastern Michigan (46-42) ... The Cardinals only posted three road wins last year (at Milwaukee, IPFW and Eastern Michigan) ... Ball State's victory gave Indiana State its first home loss of the season and was just the 17th victory all-time for the Cardinals in Terre Haute in 64 meetings in program history.
89th Season Underway . . .
Ball State is in its 89th season in program history ... The Cardinals have posted a 1085-988-1 record all-time, which is good for a .524 winning percentage ... Ball State is 722-312 all-time at home in Muncie as the Cardinals have won 69.9 percent of games at home.
This year's opener marked the 89th season opener in program history and the Cardinals are 52-37 all-time in openers ... Ball State is 40-9 all-time when it opens the year at home in Muncie
Walk-On Impact . . .
The Cardinals have recently received a spark from one of its four walk-on players in freshman guard John Green ... Green, a native of Osceola, Ind., has played in eight out of the last nine games including 21 minutes against nationally ranked Butler and 14 minutes in the Cardinals' victory over Indiana State ... He scored three points and grabbed two rebounds while recording an assist, a steal and a blocked shot against Butler ... He followed that up with two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against the Sycamores ... Green scored a career-high seven points while playing a career-high 25 minutes at Tennessee Tech.
Green was a three-year letterwinner at Penn High School before spending one year at Naval Academy Prep.
Great Alaska Shootout . . .
The Cardinals will be part of the 2010 Great Alaska Shootout, which will be held November 24-27 on the campus of Alaska Anchorage ... Ball State will be joined in the eight-team field by host Alaska Anchorage, Arizona State, Drake, Houston Baptist, St. John's, Southeast Louisiana and Southern Utah ... The Cardinals will be making their second trip all-time to Alaska as they took part in the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks during the 2002-03 season in which they posted a 2-1 record.
Welcome To Ball State . . .
The Cardinals had a pair of strong debuts in the season opener as senior forward Terrence Watson and freshman guard Jauwan Scaife each played well in their first career BSU games ... Watson, a transfer from Mississippi, fell just shy of a double-double with 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds ... He also recorded four blocked shots in 31 minutes of play.
Scaife, a Muncie native, scored 14 points in his collegiate debut in 30 minutes of action ... He connected on five-of-10 from the field and tallied a pair of three-pointers.
Offensive Outburst . . .
The Cardinals turned in a strong offensive performance in the season opener as they scored 88 points against Valparaiso ... The 88 point output is the largest for the Cardinals since the 2005-06 season when BSU scored 89 points in a victory over Eastern Michigan in overtime (March 4, 2006) ... It is the most points scored in a regulation games since the Cardinals scored 88 points against Western Michigan in the 2004-05 season (March 5, 2005).
A Cardinal Six-Pack . . .
Ball State had six different players in doubles figures in their season opening victory over Valparaiso ... Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones led the team in scoring with 19 points, junior Malik Perry had 17 points, freshman Jauwan Scaife had 14 points, senior Brawley Chisholm had 12 points, senior Terrence Watson had 11 points and sophomore guard Randy Davis added 11 points ... The six players in doubles figures were the most for the Cardinals since February 7, 1999 (vs. Bowling Green).
Preseason Honors . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones has recently been named to the CollegeInsider.com preseason Mid-Major All-America Team ... Jones is one of four players from the Mid-American Conference to be honored, joining Rodney Pierce (Buffalo), David Kool (Western Michigan) and Anthony Hitchens (Akron) ... Jones, a native of Michigan City, Ind., turned in one of the top freshmen seasons in Ball State history last year as he was third all-time among BSU freshmen in rebounding (227) and fourth all-time in freshmen scoring (346) ... He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring at 11.2 points and rebounding at 7.2 boards per game.
Cardinals Sign Two . . .
Head coach Billy Taylor announced the signing of Matt Kamieniecki (Clarkston, Mich./Clarkston) and Marvin Jordan (Peoria, Ill./Manual) to national letters of intent during the early signing period ... Kamieniecki and Jordan will begin their Ball State careers during the 2010-2011 season.
Kamieniecki, a 6-7 forward, is a standout at Clarkston High School ... He averaged 13.0 points and nine rebounds last season while leading the Wolves to a 24-2 overall record ... His play helped Clarkston to a state semifinal appearance in Class A as he averaged 15.3 points per game in the postseason ... As a sophomore, he guided Clarkston to a state quarterfinals appearance and a 13-2 record ... Highlighting his postseason run was a 22-point, 13-rebound effort in the quarterfinals against eventual state champion Saginaw.
Jordan, a 5-11 point guard, stars at Peoria Manual High School ... He is a two-time Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Honorable Mention All-State recipient and has led Manual to a 48-16 record in two seasons as a starting point guard ... He led his team to back-to-back conference and sectional championships as well as a berth in the 2008 2A State Championship game ... He averaged 11 points per game as a junior and dished out four assists per game ... He was rated No. 25 overall in the Class of 2010 by Windycitybasketball.com and was tabbed as one of the top 25 Illinois recruits in 2010 by Scout.com.
MAC Honors For Jones . . .
Sophomore forward Jarrod Jones was named preseason All-Mid-American Conference West Division as voted on by the MAC News Media Association ... Jones, a native of Michigan City, Ind., turned in one of the top freshmen seasons in Ball State history last year as he was third all-time among BSU freshmen in rebounding (227) and fourth all-time in freshmen scoring (346) ... He was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after leading the Cardinals in scoring at 11.2 points and rebounding at 7.2 boards per game.
Jones, an Honorable Mention All-MAC selection last year, started 30 of 31 games while scoring in double figures 18 times. He burst onto the scene with a 21-point, 13-rebound effort in his collegiate debut, marking the first of his three double-doubles on the year.
BSU Picked Fourth In West . . .
The Cardinals were tabbed to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference West Division in the preseason poll and were one of five MAC West Division team to earn first place votes ... Central Michigan was selected to capture the league's West Division title, picking up 113 points in the very balanced division ... Northern Illinois (102 points) was chosen second, followed by Eastern Michigan (94 points). Western Michigan (79) and Toledo (29) round out the West Division poll.
Voting for the East Division saw defending MAC Tournament champion Akron come out on top, earning 190 points ... Kent State was second with 108 points, followed by Buffalo (97 points), Miami (78 points), Bowling Green (54 points) and Ohio (32 points).
The Zips were also the favorite to win the 2009 MAC Tournament title, earning 19 votes, followed Buffalo (2), Northern Illinois (1), Kent State (1) and Bowling Green (1).
Six New Faces . . .
The Cardinals added seven newcomers to the team this season, five of which will be eligible to play this year ... Leading the charge for Ball State is freshman guard Jauwan Scaife, freshman forward Myron Green Jr., freshman guard John Green and freshman forward Will Hauser ... Sophomore forward Franklin Henderson and junior guard Dusty Mills will sit out the season after transferring.
Looking Ahead . . .
Ball State remains home Wednesday night as the Cardinals host Western Michigan in Mid-American Conference West Division action. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
