Ball State Cardinals NCAA Basketball News

MUNCIE -- Compton meets Muncie. Sounds like the title to a bad movie script, right? Well, that exact scenario plays out daily in a Ball State dorm where freshmen guards Myron Green Jr.

On one hand, Ball State sophomore forward Jarrod Jones felt honored that the media selected him preseason All-Mid-American Conference.

So, the Ball State men's basketball team was selected to finish fourth in the West Division by the Mid-American Conference News Media on Wednesday.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 24 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle basketball team will once again participate in a BracketBuster game in 2010, and the opponent next February will play in Eblen Center in the future.

MUNCIE -- Billy Taylor held his first press conference for the 2009-10 season on Monday afternoon at Worthen Arena.

CIE - Six letterman and eight players in all return for Ball State men's basketball in 2009, led by Mid American Conference Freshman of the Year last season, forward Jarrod Jones, who averaged eleven points and seven rebounds last season.

Ball State graduated four of the five players that averaged more than 4.1 points per game for last season's MAC West co-champs. In total, the Cardinals no longer have the guys who produced 60.1 percent of their points and played 53.7 percent of their minutes.

If bloodlines count for anything, then sophomore forward Maurice Hubbard and freshman guard Jauwaun Scaife are destined for good things.

In hopes to improve on their second season transitioning to Division I basketball, the SIUE men's basketball program has added Matt Laur as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2009-2010 season.

Matt Laur has joined the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's basketball program as an assistant coach.

Fall classes at Ball State start in 18 days and the men's basketball program already suffered an academic casualty.

Fall classes at Ball State start in 18 days and the men's basketball program already suffered an academic casualty.

THE GOOD NEWS: Ball State 's players have bought into the teachings of coach Billy Taylor in a short time.

Fall classes at Ball State start in 18 days and the men's basketball program already suffered an academic casualty.

Former Ball State basketball player Anthony Newell says, with all sincerity, that he needs to tone down his game a little and not contort his body into wild positions to make a play.

For all those who say shoot for the stars, Jauwan Scaife obliges. 'I want to get a lot of playing time.

For all those who say shoot for the stars, Jauwan Scaife obliges. "I want to get a lot of playing time.

Akron , Ohio , Jan. 24 -- University of Akron issued the following news release: The University of Akron women's basketball team jumped out to a 13-point lead in the second half, but couldn't hold off a late run by Ball State in a tough, 61-55, defeat Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Arena.

Bowling Green , Ohio , Jan. 28 -- Bowling Green State University issued the following news release: Despite snowy conditions in the Bowling Green area, tonight's men's basketball game against Ball State is on schedule.

MINUCE, Ind., Feb. 16 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Junior forward Danielle Gratton of the Ball State University women's basketball team, will be among 40 players on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Division I women's basketball ballot.