Ball State University Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 0
Jai Anthoni Bearden
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- High School:
- Sunnyslope
2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 14 games including a start vs Earlham (12/29) … averaged 2.0 points and 0.6 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game … shot 56.3 percent (9-16) from the field and 81.8 percent (9-11) on free throws … went 4-for-4 at the foul line and scored a season high seven points at Toledo (1/31) … grabbed a season high three rebounds vs Earlham … credited with assists vs Kent State (2/14) and at Northern Illinois (2/28)
2024-25 (Freshman): Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final two seasons at Sunnyslope being coached by Ray Portela ... First Team All-State as a junior ... Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... led Sunnyslope to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A Tournament as a junior in 2023.
PERSONAL: Plans to major in business and play professional basketball after graduating ... enjoys listening to music and eating pizza.
2024-25 (Freshman): Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL: Played his final two seasons at Sunnyslope being coached by Ray Portela ... First Team All-State as a junior ... Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... led Sunnyslope to a runner-up finish in the Class 5A Tournament as a junior in 2023.
PERSONAL: Plans to major in business and play professional basketball after graduating ... enjoys listening to music and eating pizza.
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