The creative storytellers in Sports Link introduce you to each of the 14 men’s basketball players leading up to the Nov. 3 season opener in our exclusive series, Meet The Cards.
Highlights of the non-conference slate include the MAC-SBC Challenge with Louisiana in the regular season opener and a battle with perennial mid-major power South Dakota State on Dec. 9. The Cardinals have an early Mid-American Conference opener vs Miami set for 2 p.m., on Saturday, Dec. 20, while league newcomer UMass comes to Muncie for a Tuesday night contest on Feb. 24.
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, sophomore Kody Clancy and redshirt freshman Jai Anthoni Bearden. Preston Copeland, Easton Foster and Alex Farley joined the team as true freshmen.