Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Photo by: Sam Findley/Ball State Athletics
Men's Basketball Begins Official Practice in Preparation for 2025-26 Season
September 23, 2025 | Men's Basketball
The Ball State men's basketball team held its first official practice on Monday in preparation for the 2025-26. A photo gallery can be found above or by clicking here.
Season tickets are on sale for the Cardinals' 14-game home slate, which is set to begin on Monday, Nov. 3 vs Louisiana in Worthen Arena.  Season tickets can be purchased at this link or by reaching the ticket office at (888) BSU-TICKET or bsutickets@bsu.edu.
The non-conference home schedule features matchups with the Ragin' Cajuns in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge and perennial mid-major power South Dakota State (Dec. 9), while the Cardinals will play at Wisconsin (Nov. 11) and in-state rivals Indiana State (Nov. 22) and Evansville (Dec. 3). The Mid-American Conference slate starts on Dec. 20 with Ball State hosting Miami on a Saturday in Muncie. League newcomer UMass will play the Cardinals twice including on Feb. 24 at Worthen.
Ball State added transfers Elmore James IV (Ohio), Davion Hill (Northwest Florida State), Juwan Maxey (Youngstown State), Kayden Fish (Iowa State), Armoni Zeigler (Saint Peter's), Cam Denson (Long Beach State), and Devon Barnes (UTEP) to a roster that brings back juniors Joey Hart, Mason Jones and Zane Doughty, sophomore Kody Clancy and redshirt freshman Jai Anthoni Bearden. Preston Copeland, Easton Foster and Alex Farley joined the team as true freshmen.
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Season tickets are on sale for the Cardinals' 14-game home slate, which is set to begin on Monday, Nov. 3 vs Louisiana in Worthen Arena.  Season tickets can be purchased at this link or by reaching the ticket office at (888) BSU-TICKET or bsutickets@bsu.edu.
The non-conference home schedule features matchups with the Ragin' Cajuns in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge and perennial mid-major power South Dakota State (Dec. 9), while the Cardinals will play at Wisconsin (Nov. 11) and in-state rivals Indiana State (Nov. 22) and Evansville (Dec. 3). The Mid-American Conference slate starts on Dec. 20 with Ball State hosting Miami on a Saturday in Muncie. League newcomer UMass will play the Cardinals twice including on Feb. 24 at Worthen.
Ball State added transfers Elmore James IV (Ohio), Davion Hill (Northwest Florida State), Juwan Maxey (Youngstown State), Kayden Fish (Iowa State), Armoni Zeigler (Saint Peter's), Cam Denson (Long Beach State), and Devon Barnes (UTEP) to a roster that brings back juniors Joey Hart, Mason Jones and Zane Doughty, sophomore Kody Clancy and redshirt freshman Jai Anthoni Bearden. Preston Copeland, Easton Foster and Alex Farley joined the team as true freshmen.
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