1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	19–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ray McCallum (2nd season);
Home arena	Worthen Arena
	Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami	16	–	2	.889	23	–	7	.767
Ohio	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Eastern Michigan	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Ball State †	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Toledo	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Western Michigan	13	–	5	.722	15	–	12	.556
Kent State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	19	.296
Akron	4	–	14	.222	8	–	18	.308
Central Michigan	0	–	18	.000	3	–	23	.115

† 1995 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Ray McCallum and played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They defeated Bowling Green State, Miami (OH), and Eastern Michigan to win the MAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region. There they lost to Arizona State in the first round.^[2]

Previous season[edit]

The Cardinals finished the 1993–94 season 16–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing to Ohio in semifinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

1994–95 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	42	Bonzi Wells	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Muncie Central	Muncie, Indiana
F		Steve Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Ray McCallum (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Leonard Drake
Ron Hecklinski (part time)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1994*		Lynn	W 111–79	1–0	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 2, 1994*		Trine	W 98–56	2–0	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 4, 1994*		Auburn	W 82–74	3–0	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 5, 1994*		Western Kentucky	L 77–84	3–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 10, 1994*		at Butler	W 85–77	4–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 22, 1994*		Indiana State	W 88–80	5–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 29, 1994*		at No. 15 Michigan State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic	L 95–117	5–2	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 30, 1994*		vs. Coppin State Oldsmobile Spartan Classic	L 75–76	5–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan
MAC regular season
Jan 4, 1995		at Ohio	L 59–65	5–4 (0–1)	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 7, 1995		Toledo	W 62–51	6–4 (1–1)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 11, 1995		at Akron	L 71–74	6–5 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio
Jan 14, 1995		Western Michigan	W 86–70	7–5 (2–2)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 18, 1995		at Central Michigan	W 85–68	8–5 (3–2)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 21, 1995		Eastern Michigan	W 67–63	9–5 (4–2)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 25, 1995		at Bowling Green State	L 73–88	9–6 (4–3)	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Jan 28, 1995		at Miami (OH)	L 62–77	9–7 (4–4)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 1, 1995		Kent State	W 81–58	10–7 (5–4)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 4, 1995		at Toledo	L 62–82	10–8 (5–5)	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 8, 1995		Akron	W 72–68	11–8 (6–5)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 11, 1995		at Western Michigan	W 77–72	12–8 (7–5)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 15, 1995		Central Michigan	W 84–54	13–8 (8–5)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 18, 1995		at Eastern Michigan	L 72–75	13–9 (8–6)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 22, 1995		Bowling Green State	W 97–71	14–9 (9–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 25, 1995		Miami (OH)	W 61–57 ^OT	15–9 (10–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Mar 1, 1995		at Kent State	L 75–92	15–10 (10–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Mar 4, 1995		Ohio	W 96–85	16–10 (11–7)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
MAC tournament
Mar 7, 1995*		Bowling Green State Quarterfinals	W 72–58	17–10	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Mar 10, 1995*		vs. Miami (OH) Semifinals	W 66–61	18–10	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Mar 11, 1995*		vs. Eastern Michigan Championship game	W 77–70	19–10	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 1995*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 16 Arizona State First round	L 66–81	19–11	Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Sources^[4]^[5].

References[edit]

^ "1994-95 Ball State Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ Archives, L. A. Times (March 17, 1995). "NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Arizona State Takes Heed, Avoids Letdown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "1993-94 Ball State Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[1] "1994-95 Ball State Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[2] Archives, L. A. Times (March 17, 1995). "NCAA SOUTHEAST REGIONAL : Arizona State Takes Heed, Avoids Letdown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[3] "1993-94 Ball State Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[4] "1994-95 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[5] "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

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