Mallers Earns Academic All-MAC Honor for Third Straight Year

MUNCIE, Ind. -- Ball State senior forward Kyle Mallers was named to the Academic All-MAC men's basketball team for the third consecutive season.

Mallers graduated in just three years with a degree in finance and began pursuing his master's degree during his senior campaign. He currently owns a 4.0 GPA in Ball State's MBA program.

A two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete award winner, the Fort Wayne native is now eligible for that honor for a third time, as well. The Distinguished Scholar Athlete list will be announced later this spring.

The Academic All-MAC honor is for student-athletes who have excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's contests. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year are not eligible.

Mallers started all 31 games this season, averaging 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 38.1 percent from 3-point range and 86.4 percent from the free throw line. He tied the program's single-game record with eight 3-pointers in the win over Howard, hitting 8-of-10 from beyond the arc on his way to a career-high 24 points.

Mallers, who never missed a game in his career, finished eighth on Ball State's all-time 3-pointers list with 158. His 130 career games played rank second in school history behind only former teammate Trey Moses (132). He would have had a chance to break the record if the postseason had not been canceled because of COVID-19.

Ball State ended the season 18-13 overall and shared the MAC West Division championship at 11-7 in conference play. The Cardinals entered the league tournament as the No. 3 seed before play was canceled. BSU owns division titles in three of the past five seasons, including Mallers' freshman and senior campaigns.

2019-20 MAC Men's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Loren Cristian Jackson, Akron, Junior, Business Administration, 3.31 GPA
Kyle Mallers, Ball State, Senior, Finance/MBA, 4.0 GPA
Brock Bertram, Buffalo, Junior, Social Sciences, 3.27 GPA
Derek Ballard Jr., Eastern Michigan, Redshirt Sophomore, Sport Management 3.43 GPA
Mitch Peterson, Kent State, Senior, Business, 3.28 GPA
Ben Vander Plas, Ohio, R-Sophomore, 3.99 GPA, Communication Studies
Luke Knapke, Toledo, Senior, Management/Marketing, 3.27 GPA
Spencer Littleson, Toledo, Junior, Marketing, 3.34 GPA
T.J. Smith, Toledo, R-Freshman, Law & Social Thought, 3.25 GPA
William Boyer-Richard, Western Michigan, Business, 3.81 GPA
Patrick Emilien, Western Michigan, Sophomore, Business, 3.68 GPA
Adida Ikongshul, Western Michigan, Sophomore, Management, 3.51 GPA
Jared Printy, Western Michigan, Senior, Sports Management, 3.77 GPA
Jason Whitens, Western Michigan, R-Sophomore, Sales & Business Marketing, 3.35 GPA

Mallers Earns Academic All-MAC Honor for Third Straight Year

Players Mentioned

Kyle Mallers

Trey Moses

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