2007–08 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode = Basketball
Year = 2007-08
Prev year = 2006-07
Next year = 2008-09
Team = Ball State Cardinals


Conference = Mid-American Conference
Division = West
ShortConference = MAC
CoachRank =
APRank =
Record = 6-24
ConfRecord = 5-11
HeadCoach = Billy Taylor
AsstCoach1 = Jim Molinari
AsstCoach2 = Joseph Price
AsstCoach3 = Bob Simmons
StadiumArena = John E. Worthen Arena
Champion =
BowlTourney =
BowlTourneyResult =

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

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.

Awards

Mid-American Conference Player of the Week

* Peyton Stovall, January 7

Roster

:Walk-on players are "italicized."

chedule

CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/09/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|school=Butler University|title=Butler
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
score = 61-45
attend =
record = 0-1CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/14/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=UW-Milwaukee Panthers|school=University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee|title=Milwaukee
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
score = 81-74
overtime = OT
attend =
record = 0-2CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/21/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opprank = 5
opponent = Georgetown
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
score = 57-48
attend =
record = 0-3CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/24/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|school=University of Evansville|title=Evansville
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
score = 51-50
attend =
record = 0-4CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/27/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|school=Saint Joseph's University|title=Saint Joseph's
site_stadium = Palestra
site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
tv =
score = 74-63
attend =
record = 0-5CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 12/01/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:30 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = Valparaiso
site_stadium = Athletics-Recreation Center
site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
tv =
score = 71-58
attend =
record = 0-6CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 12/05/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|school=Purdue University|title=Purdue
site_stadium = Mackey Arena
site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
tv =
score = 70-57
attend =
record = 0-7CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 12/08/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Indiana State Sycamores|school=Indiana State University|title=Indiana State
site_stadium = Hulman Center
site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
tv = Ball State Sports Network
score = 59-48
attend =
record = 0-8CBB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 12/16/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Arkansas State Indians|school=Arkansas State University|title=Arkansas State
site_stadium = Convocation Center
site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR
tv =
score = 57-47
attend =
record = 0-9CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/19/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|school=University of California, Santa Barbara|title=UC Santa Barbara
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
w/l = l
score = 79-52
attend =
record = 0-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/22/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
w/l = l
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Illinois State Redbirds|school=Illinois State University|title=Illinois State
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
gamename =
tv = Ball State Sports Network
score = 65-49
attend =
record = 0-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 12/31/2007
nonconf = yes
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=IPFW Mastodons|school=Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne|title=IPFW
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
w/l = w
score = 69-62
attend =
record = 1-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/06/2008
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Toledo Rockets|school=University of Toledo|title=Toledo
site_stadium = Savage Hall
site_cityst = Toledo, OH
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 54-58
attend =
record = 1-12
conference = 0-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/13/2008
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|school=Central Michigan University|title=Central Michigan
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv = Comcast Local
w/l = w
score = 82-71
attend =
record = 2-12
conference = 1-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/16/2008
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = Western Michigan
site_stadium = University Arena
site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 71-45
attend =
record = 2-13
conference = 1-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/19/2008
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|school=Eastern Michigan University|title=Eastern Michigan
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv = Comcast Local
w/l = w
score = 64-60
attend =
record = 3-13
conference = 2-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/22/2008
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Northern Illinois Huskies|school=Northern Illinois University|title=Northern Illinois
site_stadium = Convocation Center
site_cityst = DeKalb, IL
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 60-58
record = 3-14
conference = 2-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/26/2008
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Ohio Bobcats|school=Ohio University|title=Ohio
site_stadium = Convocation Center
site_cityst = Athens, OH
tv = ESPN Full Court
w/l = l
score = 61-59
attend =
record = 3-15
conference = 2-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 01/30/2008
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = Bowling Green
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv =
w/l = l
score = 63-53
attend =
record = 3-16
conference = 2-5CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/02/2008
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Miami RedHawks|school=Miami University|title=Miami (OH)
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 66-54
attend =
record = 3-17
conference = 2-6CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/06/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|school=Kent State University|title=Kent State
site_stadium = Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
site_cityst = Kent, OH
gamename =
tv =
w/l = l
score = 64-61
overtime = OT
attend =
record = 3-18
conference = 2-7CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/09/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = cbb link|season=2007-08|sex=men|team=Akron Zips|school=University of Akron|title=Akron
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
gamename =
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 70-61
overtime =
attend =
record = 3-19
conference = 2-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/13/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Buffalo
site_stadium = Alumni Arena
site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
gamename =
tv =
w/l = w
score = 76-67
overtime =
attend =
record = 4-19
conference = 3-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/17/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Toledo
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
gamename =
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = w
score = 59-52
overtime =
attend =
record = 5-19
conference = 4-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/20/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Central Michigan
site_stadium = Daniel P. Rose Center
site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
gamename =
tv = Comcast Local
w/l = l
score = 63-58
overtime =
attend =
record = 5-20
conference = 4-9CBB Schedule Entry
date = 02/23/2008
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Eastern Kentucky
site_stadium = Alumni Coliseum
site_cityst = Richmond, KY
gamename = ESPN Bracket Busters
tv =
w/l = l
score = 51-48
overtime =
attend =
record = 5-21CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/01/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Eastern Michigan
site_stadium = Convocation Center
site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
gamename =
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 75-64
overtime =
attend =
record = 5-22
conference = 4-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/04/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 7:00 pm
rank = no
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Northern Illinois
site_stadium = John E. Worthen Arena
site_cityst = Muncie, IN
gamename =
tv =
w/l = w
score = 69-63
overtime =
attend =
record = 6-22
conference = 5-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/09/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 2:00 pm
rank = no
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Western Michigan
site_stadium = University Arena
site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
gamename =
tv = Ball State Sports Network
w/l = l
score = 53-57
overtime =
attend =
record = 6-23
conference = 5-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 03/12/2008
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank = no
away =
neutral = yes
opprank =
opponent = Eastern Michigan
site_stadium = Quicken Loans Arena
site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
gamename = MAC Tournament
tv =
w/l = l
score = 55-59
overtime =
attend =
record = 6-24

Coaching staff

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

MAC standings

ee also

* Ball State University
* Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
* Ball State Cardinals
* 2007-08 Mid-American Conference season

External links

* [http://www.ballstatesports.com/ Ball State Cardinals official site]