2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference.

2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West
Record	6–24 (5–11 MAC)
Head coach	Billy Taylor
Assistant coaches	Jim Molinari Joseph Price Bob Simmons
Home arena	John E. Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
Akron	11	–	5		.688			24	–	11		.686
Ohio	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Miami (OH)	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Bowling Green	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Buffalo	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
West
Western Michigan	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
Central Michigan	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Toledo	7	–	8		.467			11	–	19		.367
Ball State	5	–	11		.313			6	–	24		.200
Northern Illinois	3	–	12		.200			6	–	22		.214
† 2008 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

• Billy Taylor – Head coach
• Jim Molinari – Assistant coach
• Joseph Price – Assistant coach
• Bob Simmons – Assistant coach
• Jay Newberry – Director of Basketball Operations

Preseason

Billy Taylor replaced Ronny Thompson as head coach of the team. Only Peyton Stovall, Brandon Lampley, Anthony Newell and Rashaun McLemore (who redshirted) would return from last year's team.

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player 0   G Othello Banaci 1   F Malik Perry 2   G Joey Clawson 3   G Melvin Goins 4   G Brandon Lampley 5   G Deontay Twyman

No. Position Player 10   G KeAundre Peak 11   G Laron Frazier 12   G Peyton Stovall 24   G Rob Giles 30   F Dexter Hinkley 32   F Anthony Newell 34   G Rashaun McLemore

Walk-on players are italicized.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/09/2007* 7:00 pm	Butler	W 61–45	0–1	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
11/14/2007* 7:00 pm	Milwaukee	W 81–74 ^OT	0–2	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
11/21/2007* 7:00 pm	No. 5 Georgetown	W 57–48	0–3	John E. Worthen Arena (4,381) Muncie, IN
11/24/2007* 2:00 pm	Evansville	W 51–50	0–4	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
11/27/2007* 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	W 74–63	0–5	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, PA
12/01/2007* 7:30 pm	at Valparaiso	W 71–58	0–6	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/05/2007* 7:00 pm	at Purdue	W 70–57	0–7	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
12/08/2007* 7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	at Indiana State	W 59–48	0–8	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
12/16/2007* 2:00 pm	at Arkansas State	W 57–47	0–9	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, AR
12/19/2007* 7:00 pm	UC Santa Barbara	W 79–52	0–10	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
12/22/2007* 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	Illinois State	W 65–49	0–11	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
12/31/2007* 2:00 pm	IPFW	W 69–62	1–11	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
01/06/2008 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	at Toledo	L 54–58	1–12 (0–1)	Savage Hall  Toledo, OH
01/13/2008 2:00 pm, Comcast Local	Central Michigan	W 82–71	2–12 (1–1)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
01/16/2008 7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	Western Michigan	W 71–45	2–13 (1–2)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
01/19/2008 2:00 pm, Comcast Local	Eastern Michigan	W 64–60	3–13 (2–2)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
01/22/2008 7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	at Northern Illinois	W 60–58	3–14 (2–3)	Convocation Center  DeKalb, IL
01/26/2008 2:00 pm, ESPN Full Court	at Ohio	W 61–59	3–15 (2–4)	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
01/30/2008 7:00 pm	Bowling Green	W 63–53	3–16 (2–5)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
02/02/2008 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	Miami (OH)	W 66–54	3–17 (2–6)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
02/06/2008 7:00 pm	at Kent State	W 64–61 ^OT	3–18 (2–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center  Kent, OH
02/09/2008 7:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	Akron	W 70–61	3–19 (2–8)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
02/13/2008 7:00 pm	at Buffalo	W 76–67	4–19 (3–8)	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, NY
02/17/2008 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	Toledo	W 59–52	5–19 (4–8)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
02/20/2008 7:00 pm, Comcast Local	at Central Michigan	W 63–58	5–20 (4–9)	Daniel P. Rose Center  Mount Pleasant, MI
02/23/2008* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky ESPN Bracket Busters	W 51–48	5–21	Alumni Coliseum  Richmond, KY
03/01/2008 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	at Eastern Michigan	W 75–64	5–22 (4–10)	Convocation Center  Ypsilanti, MI
03/04/2008 7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	W 69–63	6–22 (5–10)	John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
03/09/2008 2:00 pm, Ball State Sports Network	at Western Michigan	L 53–57	6–23 (5–11)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
03/12/2008	vs. Eastern Michigan MAC tournament	L 55–59	6–24	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Mid-American Conference Player of the Week

• Peyton Stovall, January 7

References