2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Kyle Mallers
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 217
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, Ind.
- High School:
- Carroll
Career Notes
Two-time MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and three-time Academic All-MAC ... named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week three times and MAC West Division Player of the Week once ... played in all 130 of BSU's games during his career, finishing second on the program's all-time list for games played behind only former teammate Trey Moses (132) ... would have had a chance to break the record but his final postseason was canceled because of COVID-19 … started 95 of a possible 96 games over his final three seasons, coming off the bench only to allow teammate Austin Nehls a Senior Night start in 2019 ... finished his career eighth on BSU's all-time list for 3-pointers (158) ... his 85.0 percent career mark from the free throw line ranked third in school history among players with at least 200 attempts ... graduated in three years with a 3.54 GPA in finance ... managed a 4.0 GPA for the Fall 2019 semester, his first in Ball State's MBA program.
2019-20 (Senior)
Academic All-MAC ... One of only two players (Ishmael El-Amin) to start all 31 games … averaged 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game … shot 38.1 percent from 3-point range to rank in the top 10 in the MAC among players with at least 100 attempts … scored a career-high 24 points in the win over Howard … hit 8-of-10 from 3-point range in that game to tie the school record for made 3’s in a game set by Dennis Trammell against Marshall in 2005 … named MAC West Division Player of the Week for that performance ... led BSU to a school-record 21 3’s as a team in that game … had nine games in which he hit at least three 3-pointers … scored in double figures 16 times … led the team with 16 points in the win at Kent State for the Cardinals’ first road victory over the Golden Flashes since 1999 … grabbed a season-high eight rebounds at Toledo … led the Cardinals at 86.4 percent from the free throw line for the season and shot 88.4 percent in MAC play … helped BSU to a share of the MAC West Division title and the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament before the postseason was canceled because of COVID-19.
2018-19 (Junior)
MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC … two-time MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Dec. 12, Feb. 13) … played in all 33 games … started the first 30, extending his consecutive starts streak to 62 before coming off the bench for BSU’s Senior Night contest … averaged 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game … shot 85.4 percent from the free throw line (41-for-48) and would have led the MAC if he had enough attempts to qualify … recorded season highs for points (22) and 3-pointers made (6) in the home victory over Western Michigan … also had a season-high 10 rebounds in that game for his third career double-double … scored 19 points and knocked down five 3’s against No. 16/17 Virginia Tech at the Charleston Classic … reached double figures a total of 10 times on the season.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and Academic All-MAC ... the Dec. 6 MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week ... started all 32 games, joining Tayler Persons as the only two players on the roster to do that … averaged 9.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest … second on the team in offensive boards per game (2.0) … ranked second in the MAC in free throw shooting at 85.6 percent … scored a season-high 18 points against Akron (Jan. 27) ... recorded his first career double-double against IUPUI (Dec. 2) with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... added another versus Jackson State (Dec. 22) with 11 points and 10 boards ... scored double figures in 14 games ... scored 17 points against both Oklahoma (Nov. 15), an NCAA tournament team, and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 2) ... hit a season-high four 3-pointers in the Oklahoma game … shot 45.6 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from beyond the arc … went 10 for 10 from the free throw line at Oregon (Nov. 19), becoming the first BSU player to make at least 10 free throws without a miss since Franko House in February 2016 … grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals against Kent State (March 8).
2016-17 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 34 games … averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … played 11.2 minutes per game … shot 34.6 percent from 3-point range … scored a season-high nine points against Southern Utah (Nov. 23) and Alabama State (Dec. 22)… connected on three 3-pointers in both of those games … scored eight points in his collegiate debut at Saint Louis (Nov. 11) … made his first career start versus Bowling Green (Jan. 7) … had his best MAC game with six points and a season-high seven rebounds in 18 minutes against Ohio (Feb. 10) ... helped BSU to a share of the MAC West Division championship.
High School
An Indiana All-Star as a senior … averaged 14.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game … helped Carroll to a sectional championship … a three-time all-conference first team selection and a two-time all-area choice by The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel … a core member of the Indiana Junior All-Stars in 2015 … averaged 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a junior for a Carroll team that posted the best record in school history at 23-4 … shot 50 percent from the floor and 38 percent from 3-point range in helping the Chargers win a sectional championship … his team lost by two points in the regional to eventual Class 4A state champion Homestead … named to the Underclass All-State Supreme 15 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association in 2015 … set the Carroll school record for 3-pointers in a career and finished second on the program's all-time scoring list ... coached by Marty Beasley at Carroll ... played for the Spiece Indy Heat of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.
Personal
Full name is Kyle William Mallers ... born Oct. 15, 1997 in Fort Wayne, Indiana ... son of Bill and Gretchen Mallers ... has one sister, Audrey ... earned his bachelor's degree in finance in three years and began his course work in Ball State's MBA program during his senior season.
