The Ball State men’s basketball team is hosting Louisiana for the season opener at 7 p.m., Monday (Nov. 4) at Worthen Arena.
The game is the first college hoops broadcast of the season for Sports Link. Sophomore Daniel Sullivan is producing, with junior Brian Short directing. The announce team includes senior AJ Swiatek and sophomores Sam Klug and Dylan Budd.
Ball State added seven transfers and three true freshmen to the team in the offseason. The seven transfers hail from seven different conferences: Elmore James IV from Ohio (MAC), Davion Hill from Northwest Florida State College (NJCAA Panhandle Conference), Juwan Maxey from Youngstown State (Horizon League), Kayden Fish from Iowa State (Big 12), Armoni Zeigler from Saint Peter’s (MAAC), Cam Denson from Long Beach State (Big West), and Devon Barnes from UTEP (CUSA).
The 2025-26 Ball State men’s basketball roster features student-athletes from 10 different states: Indiana, Arizona, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, New York, California, Georgia, and North Carolina.
Louisiana went 12-21 (8-10 SBC) last season and is now led by first year head coach Quannas White. The Ragin’ Cajuns were picked to finish ninth in the 14-team Sun Belt preseason poll.