Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 765-285-8141
Joseph Price just concluded his third season as an assistant coach at Ball State under head coach Billy Taylor. Price helped the Cardinals claim the Mid-American Conference West Division title in 2008-09 and played a pivotal role on the recruiting trail as Ball State's 2008-09 class was ranked in the top 80 by hoopmasters.com.
Price, who is in charge of the guards, played an integral role in the development of the Ball State's backcourt last season, including sophomore guard Randy Davis' development into one of the top guards in the MAC. Under his tutelage, Davis raised is scoring average to 10.3 points per game on the year, an improvement from 2.7 points per game as a freshman. He led the team in scoring in league games as he averaged 13.2 points per game. Also, freshman guard Jauwan Scaife earned MAC All-Freshman honors as he finished the season third on the team in scoring at 10.2 points per game, which ranked third best among league rookies.
In the 2008-09 season, Price was instrumental in the development of senior guard Brandon Lampley who earned Honorable Mention All-MAC honors. Lampley finished second on the team in scoring at 10.0 points per game and led the MAC in three-point shooting during conference play at 53.5 percent shooting.
Price spent five seasons as an assistant coach at IUPUI prior to Ball State. At IUPUI, Price's primary role included player development, opponent scouting and recruiting, while also working with the post players along with individual defensive and shooting instruction.
Price, who was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's 2007 Men's Silver Anniversary Team which recognizes outstanding high school graduates from 25 years earlier, is known throughout basketball circles for his ability to shoot and teach players the fundamentals of shooting.
In 2005-06, IUPUI ranked among the nation's best free throw shooting teams, while the year before the Jaguars' Brandon Cole and Akeem Clark teamed to create one of the most formidable three-point shooting duos in the country.
His work with the post players helped 2003 Mid-Con Player of the Year Odell Bradley evolve his game into an inside-outside threat as a senior. Price's interior work was also evidenced as the Jaguars' out-rebounded opponents by better than three boards per contest in 2004-05.
Active in the local communities, Price has made numerous speaking appearances all over the state of Indiana ranging from youth groups prior to Indiana Fever games at Conseco Fieldhouse, serving as a motivational speaker for the Executive Service Corps of Indiana through the United Way, to speaking to students about athletics and academics.
Price played collegiately at Notre Dame for a coaching staff that included head coach Digger Phelps (ESPN Analyst) and assistants Pete Gillen (Virginia), Jim Baron (Rhode Island) and Gary Brokaw (NBA's Charlotte Bobcats). He received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Notre Dame in 1986. Following his senior season, he was chosen in the 1986 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets in the seventh round.
The Irish went 84-37 in Price's four seasons including finishing as the runner-up in the postseason National Invitational Tournament (NIT) his sophomore year. He averaged a career-best 6.2 points per game as a senior as Notre Dame's sixth-man in 1985-86. That season, the Irish ranked as high as tenth in The Associated Press poll. He closed his Notre Dame career ranked fifth all-time in career games played (115). He now stands 16th in that category in the Irish record books.
The 6-foot-5 Price opted to play professionally overseas in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Spain. He also instructed at the Swiss All-Star Basketball Camps every summer during his playing career.
With St. Prex in 1987-88, Price helped the basketball club to the Switzerland Second Division League-B Championship. He also played with Dallas Mavericks' star forward Dirk Nowitzki in DJK S. Oliver Wurzburg in 1998-99.
Prior to college, Price excelled on the hardwood at Marion High School in Marion, Ind. He was a three-time All-North Central Conference selection for Indiana Hall of Fame coach Bill Green. He also served as team captain and was a member of the Indiana All-Star Team and a Mr. Basketball candidate as a senior.
Price was the junior varsity coach at Indianapolis Manual High School in 2001-02.
Price has one daughter, Naomi.
