Game #3. Men s Basketball Schedule/Results

Game #3 Men s Basketball 2016-17 BALL STATE Schedule/Results NOVEMBER 3 UINDY (Exhibition) W, 74-64 11 at Saint Louis^ (FSMW) W, 85-64 15 INDIANA STATE (ESPN3) L, 74-80 (OT) 18 at Alabama^ (SECN) 9pm 21 vs. Coppin State^ 3:30pm 23 vs. Southern Utah^ 3:30pm 27 at Valparaiso 2:30pm 29 IU KOKOMO (ESPN3) 7pm DECEMBER 3 IUPUI (ESPN3) 2pm 6 BRADLEY (ESPN3) 7pm 10 EASTERN KENTUCKY (ESPN3) 2pm 19 LONGWOOD (ESPN3) 7pm 22 ALABAMA STATE (ESPN3) 7pm 29 at North Florida (ESPN3) 7pm JANUARY 3 at Kent State* 7pm 7 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN3) 1pm 10 MIAMI* (ESPN3) 7pm 14 at Buffalo* 2pm 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) 7pm 21 at Bowling Green* (ESPN3) 2:30pm 24 at Eastern Michigan* (ASN/E3) 9pm 28 WESTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) 1pm 31 TOLEDO* (ESPN3) 7pm FEBRUARY 4 BUFFALO* (ESPN3) 2pm 7 at Akron* (ASN/E3) 6pm 11 OHIO* (ESPN3) 1pm 14 at Northern Illinois* (ASN/E3) 9pm 18 at Central Michigan* (ESPN3) 4:30pm 21 EASTERN MICHIGAN* (ESPN3) 7pm 25 at Western Michigan* (ESPN3) 2pm 28 at Toledo* (ESPN3) 7pm MARCH 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN3) 7pm 6 MAC First Round # TBA 9 MAC Quarterfinals # (ESPN3) TBA 10 MAC Semifinals # (CBSSN) TBA 11 MAC Championship # (ESPN2) TBA All times listed as Eastern and subject to change. ^ Men Who Speak Up Main Event (Nov. 21 & 23 games played in Las Vegas, Nevada) * Denotes Mid-American Conference game # MAC Tournament (1st round at campus sites, remainder in Cleveland, Ohio) Follow the Cardinals Online... Website...ballstatesports.com Twitter................@BallStateSports @BallStateMBB Ball State Cardinals Record: 1-1 (0-0 MAC) Coach: James Whitford Last: L, 80-74 (OT) vs. Indiana St. H: 0-1; A: 1-0; N: 0-0 Alabama Crimson Tide Record: 1-1 (0-0 SEC) Coach: Avery Johnson Last: L, 77-72 vs. Dayton H: 1-1; A: 0-0; N: 0-0 TV/INTERNET SEC Network, ESPN3, WatchESPN Dave Baker (play-by-play) Kyle Macy (analyst) RADIO Ball State Radio Network WLBC 104.1 FM Joel Godett (play-by-play) David Eha (analyst) Sports Link Radio WCRD 91.3 FM Connor Onion (play-by-play) Petar Hood (analyst) Matt Organ (sidelines) Nov. 18, 2016 (8 p.m. CT/9 ET) Tuscaloosa, Ala. Coleman Coliseum (15,383) A Look at the Cardinals Ball State plays the first of four straight games away from home Friday when it visits Southeastern Conference opponent Alabama for the first-ever meeting between the teams. The Cardinals are in the midst of a busy stretch that will see them play seven times in the season s first 19 days. Friday s game is the second of four games Ball State will play as part of the Men Who Speak Up Main Event. The Cardinals season-opening win at Saint Louis was also part of the event. Following the Alabama game, BSU will travel to Las Vegas for the remaining two games versus Coppin State (Nov. 21) and Southern Utah (Nov. 23) at the MGM Grand. The Cardinals suffered their first loss with an 80-74 overtime defeat Tuesday against long-time rival Indiana State. The loss dropped BSU 12 spots to No. 123 in the Ken Pomeroy ratings. The Cardinals reached as high as No. 127 last season and finished at No. 155 for their best year-end rating since 2004-05. Ball State features two of the top three scorers in the Mid-American Conference through two games in sophomore point guard Tayler Persons (23.5 ppg, 2nd) and senior forward Franko House (22.0 ppg, 3rd). Both have topped the 20-point mark in both games. Persons is seeing his first action for the Cardinals after sitting out last season as a transfer from Northern Kentucky. House, a preseason All-MAC selection, matched his career-high with 23 points in the opener at Saint Louis and set a career-high with 14 rebounds Tuesday against Indiana State. He is averaging a double-double through two games (22.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg) and is 41 points away from becoming the 29th 1,000-point scorer in program history. Projected Starters (based on previous game) Pos. No. Name Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes PG 2 Tayler Persons So. 23.5 3.0 2.0 Shooting.552 (16 of 29) from the floor SG 0 Francis Kiapway Jr. 5.5 1.5 1.5.414 career 3-point shooter SF 34 Sean Sellers Jr. 6.0 3.0 3.5.405 career 3-point shooter PF 15 Franko House Sr. 22.0 10.0 2.0 Preseason All-MAC West Division C 41 Trey Moses So. 5.0 3.5 2.0 Led BSU with 35 blocks last season

Ball State Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Francis Kiapway G 6-3 195 Jr. Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas More [Conn.]) 1 Jontrell Walker* G 6-1 182 Jr. Aurora, Ill. (Incarnate Word) 2 Tayler Persons G 6-3 220 R-So. Kokomo, Ind. (Northern Kentucky) 3 Josh Thompson G 6-1 201 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) 11 Kaleb Mallory G 5-8 168 Sr. Muncie, Ind. (Central) 14 Kyle Mallers F 6-7 225 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll) 15 Franko House F 6-6 248 Sr. Elkhart, Ind. (Concord) 22 Jeremie Tyler G 6-2 170 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Arsenal Tech) 24 Zach Hollywood F 6-9 192 Fr. Bradley, Ill. (Bradley-Bourbonnais) 25 Tahjai Teague F 6-8 218 R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike) 33 Ryan Weber G/F 6-6 228 5th-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Youngstown State) 34 Sean Sellers G/F 6-6 216 Jr. Greensburg, Ind. (Greensburg) 35 DouDou Gueye C 6-10 230 Grad Dakar, Senegal (South Carolina State) 41 Trey Moses C 6-9 245 So. Louisville, Ky. (Eastern) *Sitting out as a transfer The Coaching Staff Head Coach: James Whitford (Wisconsin, 1994); Fourth season Associate Head Coach: Jason Grunkemeyer (Miami University, 2001); Fourth season Assistant Coach: Brian Thornton (Xavier, 2005); Third season Assistant Coach: Danny Peters (Ohio State, 2010); Third season Director of Basketball Operations: Walter Offutt (Ohio, 2012); First season Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Roberson Pronunciation Guide DouDou Gueye (DOO-DOO GUY-ay) Francis Kiapway (kee-ahp-way) Kyle Mallers (MAL-ers) Tahjai Teague (TAH-zhay) Ryan Weber (WEBB-er) Walter Offutt (OFF-it) MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA LIST: To be added to the Ball State men s basketball distribution list for releases and game notes, e-mail Tyson Mathews at temathews@bsu.edu. The Ball State game notes are also available on ballstatesports.com, along with releases and statistics. INTERVIEW REQUESTS: All requests for interviews with Ball State head coach James Whitford, men s basketball student-athletes and assistant coaches must be arranged through Tyson Mathews in the Ball State Athletics Media Relations Office and requested at least 24 hours in advance of the desired interview time. Ball State Athletic Media Relations Men s Basketball Contact: Tyson Mathews Email: temathews@bsu.edu Office Phone: 765-285-8227 Cell Phone: 765-716-7235 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION School...Ball State University Location...Muncie, Ind. Founded... 1918 Enrollment...21,196 Nickname...Cardinals Arena...Worthen Arena (11,500) Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference.. Mid-American Conference...................... (West Division) Interim President...Terry King Athletics Director...........Mark Sandy Press Row Phone...765-285-8930 BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball...1920-21 All-Time Record...1177-1101-1 (96 yrs) NCAA Appearances... 7 (last in 2000) Best Showing...Sweet 16 (1990) NIT Appearances... 4 (last in 2002) CIT Appearances...1 (2016) TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16 Record...21-14 MAC Record/Finish...10-8/T1st-West Postseason... CIT (quarterfinals) Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...7/5 Newcomers...4 COACHING STAFF Head Coach... James Whitford Alma Mater...Wisconsin, 1994 Record at Ball State (yrs)...34-63 (4) Career Record (yrs)...same Assoc. Head Coach..Jason Grunkemeyer Alma Mater...Miami University, 2001 Assistant Coach... Danny Peters Alma Mater... Ohio State, 2010 Assistant Coach...Brian Thornton Alma Mater... Xavier, 2005 Director of Operations... Walter Offutt Alma Mater... Ohio, 2012 Secretary...Stephanie Cox Office Phone...765-285-8141 MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Director MBB Contact... Tyson Mathews Office Phone...765-285-8227 Cell Phone...765-716-7235 E-Mail... temathews@bsu.edu Associate A.D....Mike Clark Assistant Director... Brad Caudill Assistant Director...Paula Haughn Assistant Director... Kelly Barock Broadcasting/Multimedia...Joel Godett Graduate Assistant... Morgan Young 2

#0 Francis Kiapway Jr. G 6-3 195 Hamilton, Ontario #1 Jontrell Walker Jr. G 6-1 182 Aurora, Ill. #2 Tayler Persons R-So. G 6-3 220 Kokomo, Ind. #3 Josh Thompson R-Fr. G 6-1 201 Indianapolis, Ind. #11 Kaleb Mallory Sr. G 5-8 168 Muncie, Ind. #14 Kyle Mallers Fr. F 6-7 225 Fort Wayne, Ind. #15 Franko House Sr. F 6-6 248 Elkhart, Ind. #22 Jeremie Tyler Jr. G 6-2 170 Indianapolis, Ind. #24 Zach Hollywood Fr. F 6-9 192 Bradley, Ill. #25 Tahjai Teague R-Fr. F 6-8 218 Indianapolis, Ind. #33 Ryan Weber 5th-Sr. G/F 6-6 228 Indianapolis, Ind. James Whitford Head Coach Fourth Season #34 Sean Sellers Jr. G/F 6-6 216 Greensburg, Ind. Jason Grunkemeyer Associate Head Coach Fourth Season #35 DouDou Gueye Grad C 6-10 230 Dakar, Senegal Brian Thornton Assistant Coach Third Season #41 Trey Moses So. C 6-9 245 Louisville, Ky. Danny Peters Assistant Coach Third Season Walter Offutt Director of Operations First Season 3

Last Time Out MUNCIE, Ind. -- Tayler Persons and Franko House had big nights for the second game in a row, but Indiana State locked in on Ball State s other weapons well enough to emerge Tuesday night with an 80-74 victory in overtime. Persons (26 points) and House (21) topped the 20-point mark for the second straight game. They combined to shoot 16 of 31 from the floor, but Indiana State (1-1) forced the rest of the Cardinals into a tough night. Ball State (1-1) finished the game shooting 38 percent as a team. I want to give Indiana State great credit, Ball State coach James Whitford said. I thought they played a really good game and made some big plays down the stretch. I thought they did a terrific job on Sean (Sellers), Francis (Kiapway) and Ryan (Weber), and I thought that really hurt us. Ball State got off to a slow start with 11 turnovers in the opening half as the Cardinals struggled to find some flow offensively. After recording 21 assists on 30 made baskets in the season-opening win at Saint Louis, BSU managed just 10 assists Tuesday. A lot of it is the way Indiana State plays, Whitford said. They deny passes everywhere. What they force you to do is make plays. It wasn t going to be a game like the last one. The Cardinals cut that turnover total down to four over the final 25 minutes and started to get better shots. They just weren t making them. Ball State shot 34 percent in the second half and made only 4 of 17 attempts from 3-point range for the night. But the Cardinals managed to hang around, partly because of their work on the glass with 16 offensive rebounds. They trailed by as many as eight in the second half but came back to grab a 60-59 lead on a lay-in from House with 2:01 to play. Brandon Murphy gave Indiana State a 64-62 lead with 15 seconds left in regulation, but Persons drew a foul on the other end and hit both free throws to force overtime. But the Cardinals could not ride that momentum. Indiana State scored on all but one of its possessions in the extra period, going 4 for 4 from the floor and 7 for 8 from the foul line in the process. The dagger was a 3-pointer from Matt Van Scyoc that bounced high off the rim and fell through to put the Sycamores up 74-68 with 1:32 to play. From there, Ball State couldn t cut the margin to any fewer than four points. Brenton Scott led Indiana State with 25 points, while Van Scyoc added 14. Point guard Everett Clemons finished one assist shy of a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. The Sycamores attempted 12 fewer shots than Ball State but made one more. Trey Moses gave the Cardinals a third doublefigure scorer with 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting. House led Ball State on the boards with a careerhigh 14 rebounds for a double-double. Stat Comparison BSU Category ALA 1-1 (0-0 MAC) Record 1-1 (0-0 SEC) 79.5 Points Per Game 71.0 72.0 Opponent Points Per Game 65.0 +7.5 Scoring Margin +6.0.442 Field Goal Percentage.411.415 Opponent Field Goal Percentage.387.425 3-Point Percentage.327.270 Opponent 3-Point Percentage.439.737 Free Throw Percentage.679 42.0 Per Game 39.5 36.0 Opponent Per Game 35.5 +6.0 Rebounding Margin +4.0 15.5 Assists Per Game 12.0 16.0 Turnovers Per Game 11.0 15.5 Opponent Turnovers Per Game 12.0-0.5 Turnover Margin +1.0 1.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.1 4.5 Steals Per Game 6.0 3.0 Blocks Per Game 5.5 Stat Leaders BSU Category ALA Tayler Persons (23.5) Points Per Game Corban Collins (15.0) Franko House (10.0) Per Game R. Norris, B. Key (5.0) Sean Sellers (3.5) Assists Per Game Dazon Ingram (6.0) Tahjai Teague (.600) FG Percentage (min. 3 att/gm) Dazon Ingram (.750) Franko House (.714) 3-Point Percentage (min. 2 att/gm) Dazon Ingram (.600) Francis Kiapway (1.000) FT Percentage (min. 2 att/gm) Ar Mond Davis (1.000) MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of Nov. 16) CONFERENCE OVERALL West Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Central Michigan -- -- -- 2 0 1.000 Northern Illinois -- -- -- 2 0 1.000 Ball State -- -- -- 1 1.500 Toledo -- -- -- 1 1.500 Western Michigan -- -- -- 1 1.500 Eastern Michigan -- -- -- 1 2.333 CONFERENCE OVERALL East Division W L Pct. W L Pct. Ohio -- -- -- 2 0 1.000 Kent State -- -- -- 1 0 1.000 Miami -- -- -- 1 1.500 Buffalo -- -- -- 1 1.500 Akron -- -- -- 0 1.000 Bowling Green -- -- -- 0 2.000 4

Last Time in Tuscaloosa Ball State has played once previously in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Cardinals played their first-ever NCAA Tournament game in 1981 at Coleman Coliseum, then known as Memorial Coliseum. Ball State, under head coach Steve Yoder, lost 93-90 to Boston College despite 26 points from Ray McCallum and 23 from Al Gooden. It was the first of seven NCAA Tournament appearances to this point for the Cardinals at the Division I level. All-Time vs. Alabama Friday s meeting will be the first between Ball State and Alabama in men s basketball. Ball State vs. SEC Ball State has played nine previous games against SEC teams but none since 2004. The Cardinals are 4-5 all-time against the conference, including a 4-2 mark against teams from the Western Division. Ball State has played LSU (1-0), Ole Miss (1-0), Auburn (1-1), Mississippi State (1-1), Kentucky (01), South Carolina (0-1) and Tennessee (0-1). Date 12/19/86 12/8/90 12/3/91 12/7/93 12/3/94 12/6/97 3/19/02 3/21/02 11/23/04 Opponent at Tennessee at Mississippi State MISSISSIPPI STATE at Auburn AUBURN OLE MISS at LSU* at South Carolina* vs. Kentucky^ Result L, 78-52 L, 86-72 W, 81-52 L, 92-87 W, 82-74 W, 70-66 W, 75-65 L, 82-47 L, 73-53 *NIT; ^in Cincinnati Ball State s 1981 NCAA Tournament team that played in Tuscaloosa 5

House in Elite Company Senior forward Franko House has proved himself to be a complete player. He is one of only four players in Ball State history with at least 900 points, 500 rebounds and 175 assists in a career. Player Pts Rebs Asts Bonzi Wells ( 94-98) 2485 843 386 Derrick Wesley ( 84-88) 1729 510 227 Chandler Thompson ( 89-92) 1219 534 240 Franko House ( 13-Pres.) 959 542 186 Pick your Poison Ball State has proven 3-point shooters throughout its lineup. The Cardinals feature three players with career 3-point shooting percentages of at least 38 percent -- Sean Sellers (41.4), Francis Kiapway (40.5) and Ryan Weber (38.2). All three have at least 250 attempts in their careers. Through two games this season, two other players are leading the Cardinals from beyond the arc -- Franko House (71.4%, 5 for 7) and Tayler Persons (62.5%, 5 for 8). House went 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the opener at Saint Louis, becoming the first Ball State post player to make four 3 s in a game since Theron Smith against USF in the 2002 NIT. Picking up Where They Left off After making the second-most 3-pointers in program history last season (305), Ball State came out hot from deep in the Nov. 11 opener against Saint Louis. The Cardinals went 13 for 23 from beyond the arc in the opener, with seven different players hitting at least one 3. The previous time seven Cardinals made at least one trey against a Division I opponent was Jan. 31, 2015 at Miami (Ohio). Helping Hand Ball State recorded assists on 21 of its 30 made baskets against Saint Louis, led by Sean Sellers with six helpers. The Cardinals led the MAC during conference play last season with 15.5 assists per game. They are the league s top assist team through two games this season at 15.5 per contest. 25 Years of Worthen Ball State will celebrate the 25-year anniversary of Worthen Arena this season. The arena opened Jan. 15, 1992 with the Cardinals posting a 70-64 victory over Miami (Ohio). Ball State is 248-114 (.685) all-time inside Worthen Arena. The Cardinals have won at least 10 home games in 16 of the previous 24 seasons in the facility. Last year s team won 12 home games. Persons, Teague Debut Ball State will get a boost in 2016-17 from a pair of players who sat out last season -- point guard Tayler Persons and forward Tahjai Teague. Persons, the 2015 Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year at Northern Kentucky, sat out last season as a transfer. In his one season at NKU, he led the Norse in points (13.1) and assists (3.7) per game. He will have three years to play for the Cardinals. Teague redshirted last season in his first year with program. He was an Indiana All-Star as a senior at Indianapolis Pike High School in 2015 and was rated as highly as No. 103 nationally in his recruiting class. Both players have made an immediate impact. Persons leads the team at 23.5 points per game, and Teague is averaging 7.0 points and 7.5 rebounds. Cardinals Sign Ishmael El-Amin Ball State signed point guard Ishmael El-Amin, one of the top high school players in Minnesota, during the November signing period. The 6-foot-4, 175-pound El-Amin averaged 15 points per game last season for Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He led his team to a 31-1 record, a state championship and a No. 11 national ranking from MaxPreps. An all-conference player, El-Amin has been rated as highly as 4 stars by the major recruiting services. He is listed as the seventh-best player in Minnesota s 2017 class by 247Sports. El-Amin is the son of professional player and former Connecticut point guard Khalid El- Amin, who led the Huskies to the 1999 NCAA championship. Preseason Poll/All-MAC Ball State was picked to finish second in the MAC West Division in the preseason poll of head coaches and media members. Senior forward Franko House was selected to the Preseason All-MAC West Team. East Division Predicted Order of Finish 1. Akron (15 first place votes) 194 points 2. Ohio (16) 190 points 3. Buffalo (5) 144 points 4. Kent State 116 points 5. Bowling Green 63 points 6. Miami 49 points West Division Predicted Order of Finish 1. Eastern Michigan (16) 178 points 2. Ball State (12) 158 points 3. Northern Illinois (5) 148 points 4. Toledo (1) 100 points 5. Western Michigan 95 points 6. Central Michigan (2) 77 points BALL STATE TRADITION 1st NCAA Sweet 16 Ball State was the first MAC team to reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament after the field expanded to 64 teams. The Cardinals, who reached that round in 1990, are one of five MAC teams to make the Sweet 16 since then. 6 MAC Regular Season Championships (since 1980) Only Miami (eight) has more MAC regular season titles since 1980. 7 MAC Tournament Championships The most of any team in league history. Ohio is next with six, followed by Kent State with five. 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances The second-most of any team in the MAC since 1980 (Miami has eight). 10 All-America Selections The most of any program in MAC history. 29 Ball State s 29 wins in 1988-89 still rank as the second-most in a single season in MAC history. The Cardinals finished that season 29-3. 1,176 All-Time Wins The Cardinals have won 1,176 games in 95 seasons of play. 2,485 Ball State s Bonzi Wells (1994-98) ranks as the top scorer in MAC history with 2,485 career points. He also ranks first in MAC history with 347 career steals. 6

Welcome to the Program Ball State added four scholarship newcomers this offseason with a pair of transfers and two incoming freshmen. The Cardinals added combo guard Jontrell Walker from Incarnate Word and graduate big man DouDou Gueye from South Carolina State. Gueye has one year to play, while Walker must sit out this season and will then have two years of eligibility left. Walker averaged 13.1 points per game over his first two collegiate seasons and led the nation in free throw shooting last year at 93.3 percent. The incoming freshmen are Kyle Mallers from Carroll High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Zach Hollywood from Bradley-Bourbonnais High School in Bradley, Illinois. Mallers has played in both games this season as a wing, while Hollywood is redshirting. Most Improved In improving from 7-23 in 2014-15 to 21-14 last season, Ball State made the fourth-biggest jump in the country (source: NCAA). Improvement is determined by adding the difference in win total and the difference in loss total from the previous year and then dividing by two. MOST IMPROVED TEAMS IN 2015-16 Team 2015-16 2014-15 Diff. Little Rock 30-5 13-18 15 Tennessee State 20-11 5-26 15 Saint Joseph s 28-8 13-18 12.5 Ball State 21-14 7-23 11.5 Nevada 24-14 9-22 11.5 Fairfield 19-14 7-24 11 Wagner 23-11 10-20 11 Reaching the 20-Win Mark Ball State s 21 wins last season tied for the seventh-most in school history and were the most since the 2001-02 season (23). The 2015-16 Cardinals tied the 2001-02 team for the program record for games played (35). Ball State ended the season at No. 155 out of 351 Division I teams in the Ken Pomeroy rankings. It was the Cardinals best finish since 2004-05 (No. 105). The team reached as high as No. 127 in the rankings last season. MAC West Titles Ball State shared the 2016 MAC West Division championship with Central Michigan after being picked last in the division s preseason poll. Since the MAC went to the divisional format in 1998, Ball State has won or shared five division titles: 1998 (co), 2000 (co), 2002, 2009 (co) and 2016 (co). Postseason Run Ball State made its first postseason appearance since 2002 when it accepted a bid to the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Cardinals scored massive comeback wins in each of the first two rounds, coming from 17 points down in the opener at Tennessee State and 16 down in the second round against UT Martin. The run came to an end in the quarterfinals with a 69-67 loss to eventual tournament champion Columbia. Center Trey Moses played the best basketball of his freshman season in the CIT, averaging 13.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists over Ball State s three games. Franko House Named All-MAC Forward Franko House was named to the All- MAC Second Team and the MAC All-Defensive Team in 2016. Of the 20 players in the league selected to an all-conference team, House was the only one to also be named to the all-defensive team. House was one of three players in the MAC to rank among the top two on his team in points, rebounds, assists and blocked shots. The other two were Toledo s Nathan Boothe and Kent State s Jimmy Hall. House led the Cardinals in points (427) and ranked second on the team in rebounds (202), assists (75) and blocks (19). Nearly 3-Point Record Ball State made 305 3-pointers last season, finishing five shy of the school record (310 in 2001-02). The team s 539 treys over the past two seasons are the most in any two-year period for the program since the inception of the 3-point line. The Cardinals broke the school record for 3 s in a game with 18 on Feb. 27, 2016 versus Eastern Michigan. Ball State outscored its opponents 525-369 from beyond the arc in league play. Individual 3 s Francis Kiapway ranked third in the MAC last season at 41.8 percent from 3-point range, while Ryan Weber (40.0) was eighth and Sean Sellers (38.8) was 12th. Only once previously had Ball State had two players finish the same season at 40 percent or better (minimum 100 attempts) -- Randy Zachary (45.5) and Mark Hardwick (43.9) in 1993-94. Kiapway (74 made 3 s) and Weber (70) rank third and fourth, respectively, on the Cardinals list for 3-pointers in a season. Last year marked only the second time in program history Ball State had two players make at least 65 3 s in a season -- Chris Williams (90) and Patrick Jackson (81) in 2001-02. Recruiting the State Ball State s roster this season features five former Indiana All-Stars -- Kyle Mallers (2016), Tahjai Teague (2015), Tayler Persons (2014), Sean Sellers (2014) and Jeremie Tyler (2014). It is the most Indiana All-Stars the Cardinals have ever had on the roster at one time. Each year the Indiana All-Star Team features the top 13 high school seniors in the state. Ball State has had a total of 35 Indiana All-Stars throughout the years. The Cardinals had 19 from the 1985-2003 high school graduating classes, coinciding with the most successful period on the court in program history. They then signed only two over the next 10 years before cashing in on the 2014 class. Indiana All-Stars to Play for BSU (Listed by year selected to all-star team) 2016 Kyle Mallers, Fort Wayne Carroll 2015 Tahjai Teague, Pike 2014 Tayler Persons*, Kokomo 2014 Sean Sellers, Greensburg 2014 Jeremie Tyler, Arsenal Tech 2010 Tyrae Robinson, Bowman Academy 2008 Randy Davis, Plymouth 2003 Peyton Stovall, Lafayette Jefferson 2001 Gabe Miller, Fort Wayne Carroll 2000 Michael Bennett, Brebeuf 1999 Rob Robbins, Delta 1998 Patrick Jackson, Delta 1997 Cedric Moodie, So. Bend Washington 1996 Mickey Hosier, Alexandria-Monroe 1996 Lamont Roland, New Albany 1994 Bonzi Wells, Muncie Central 1993 Randy Zachary, Anderson Highland 1991 Marlon Fleming, Southport 1991 LaSalle Thompson*, Pike 1990 Jeermal Sylvester, South Bend Riley 1989 Rodney Holmes, So. Bend St. Joseph 1989 Jamie Matthews*, New Washington 1988 Chandler Thompson, Muncie Central 1986 Greg Miller, Yorktown 1986 Rodney Haynes, New Castle 1985 Billy Butts*, Muncie North 1981 Dan Palombizio*, Mich. City Rogers 1981 Rick Rowray*, Muncie Central 1980 Jeff Todd*, Marion 1977 Jeff Williams, Logansport 1970 Larry Bullington, Pike 1970 Kim Kaufman*, Muncie Central 1964 Mike Shumaker, Huntington 1964 Terry Stillabower*, Lafayette Jeff. 1961 Doug Reid*, Frankfort *transferred to Ball State 7

MISCELLANEOUS STATS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING GAMES 16-17 Career Franko House 2 50 Sean Sellers -- 25 Jeremie Tyler -- 23 Francis Kiapway -- 22 Ryan Weber -- 18 Trey Moses 1 9 Tayler Persons 2 2 Tahjai Teague 1 1 GAMES WITH 20 POINTS OR MORE 16-17 Career Franko House 2 4 Ryan Weber -- 3 Sean Sellers -- 3 Tayler Persons 2 2 Francis Kiapway -- 2 Jeremie Tyler -- 2 DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES 16-17 Career Franko House 1 7 Trey Moses -- 1 Sean Sellers -- 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES 16-17 Career Franko House 1 4 Trey Moses -- 1 Sean Sellers -- 1 GAMES LEADING IN SCORING 16-17 Career Franko House 1 16 Sean Sellers -- 12 Ryan Weber -- 8 Francis Kiapway -- 7 Jeremie Tyler -- 7 Tayler Persons 1 1 Trey Moses -- 1 GAMES LEADING IN REBOUNDING 16-17 Career Franko House 1 20 Trey Moses -- 3 Ryan Weber -- 3 Sean Sellers -- 3 Tahjai Teague 1 1 Jeremie Tyler -- 1 Scored 30-34 points: Bo Calhoun (30) at Toledo, 2-28-15 Scored 35-39 points: Peyton Stovall (37) vs. IPFW, 12-31-07 Scored 40 or more points: Chris Williams (44) at Central Michigan, 2-19-03 Had 15-19 rebounds: Bo Calhoun (15) vs. Northern Illinois, 2-19-16 Had at least 20 rebounds: Cameron Echols (22) vs. Wright State, 12-7-02 Had a double-double of points/rebounds: Franko House (21/14) vs. Indiana State, 11-15-16 Had a double-double of points/assists: Randy Davis (11/11) vs. Southern Utah, 11-26-10 Had at least 20 points & 15 rebounds: Majok Majok (25/18) vs. Oakland City, 1-3-14 Had a triple-double of points, rebounds & assists: Bonzi Wells (23/12/10) vs. Western Michigan, 2-25- 98; Bonzi Wells (18/11/12) vs. Bowling Green 2-5-97 Two players had double-doubles in a game: Bo Calhoun (17 pts & 12 rebs) & Franko House (10 pts & 13 rebs) vs. UT Martin, 3-20-16 Three players had double-doubles (pts./rebs.) in same game: Theron Smith (19/12), Josh Murray (16/11) and Mark Farris (11/11) vs. IUPUI, 11-22-00 Five players scored in double figures in a game: Bo Calhoun (17), Sean Sellers (17), Trey Moses (12), Jeremie Tyler (12) and Franko House (10) vs. UT Martin, 3-20-16 Six players scored in double figures in a game: Sean Sellers (26), Franko House (20), Bo Calhoun (15), Trey Moses (13), Jeremie Tyler (13) and Francis Kiapway (12) vs. Eastern Michigan, 2-27-16 Led the team in points, rebounds and assists in a game: Bo Calhoun (15/7/3) vs. Western Michigan, 2-24-15 Three players scored at least 20 points in a game: Peyton Stovall (24), Terrance Chapman (24) and Dennis Trammell (21) vs. Eastern Michigan, 1-29-05 Three players had double-figure rebounds in a game: Theron Smith (12), Josh Murray (11) and Mark Farris (11) vs. IUPUI, 11-22-00 A player had back-to-back 30-point games: Skip Mills (34) at Eastern Michigan, 3-4-06, & (38) at Buffalo, 3-6-06 A player had three straight 30-point games: Bonzi Wells (33) vs. Western Michigan, 12-10-97, (33) vs. Wisconsin, 12-13-97, and (30) at Northeast Louisiana (12-22-97) A player had four straight 30-point games: Bonzi Wells (34) vs. Mississippi, 12-6-97; (30) vs. Western Michigan, 12-10-97; (33) vs. Wisconsin, 12-13-97, and (30) at Northeast La., 12-22-97 Averaged a double-double (pts./rebs.) in a season: Majok Majok (11.2/10.0), 2013-14 BSU shot 70 percent for a half: 72.0 (2nd half) at Tennessee Martin, 12-3-11 BSU scored 60 points in a half: 61 (1st half) vs. Eastern Michigan, 2-27-16 BSU scored 100 points in a game: BSU 115, Eastern Michigan 79, 2-27-16 BSU shot 60 percent for a game:.623 vs. IU Kokomo, 11-17-14 Versus D-I Opponent.603 at Akron, 1-4-03 BSU shot less than 30 percent for a game:.298 vs. James Madison, 12-17-14 BSU shot less than 50 percent from the FT line:.400 (2 for 5) vs. Akron, 1-30-16 BSU held an opponent under 30 percent shooting:.277 vs. Chicago State, 12-31-15 An opponent shot at least 60 percent: Ohio (.617) at Ohio, 1-21-15 BSU played a top-25 team: at San Diego State (#17 by USA Today, # 19 by AP), 12-20-14; San Diego State 70, Ball State 57 BSU hosted a top-25 team: vs. Butler (#20 by AP, #23 by ESPN/USA Today), 12-2-09, Butler 59, Ball State 38 BSU defeated a top-25 team: BSU 91, #4 UCLA 73, 11-20-01 8

STATISTICS/RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 PERSONS, Tayler 2-2 59 29.5 16-29.552 5-8.625 10-12.833 1 5 6 3.0 7 0 4 10 0 2 47 23.5 15 HOUSE, Franko 2-2 64 32.0 16-27.5 9 3 5-7.7 1 4 7-9.7 7 8 6 14 20 10.0 5 0 4 6 0 0 44 22.0 25 TEAGUE, Tahjai 2-0 39 19.5 6-10.600 1-2.500 1-3.333 3 12 15 7.5 5 0 2 5 4 4 14 7.0 34 SELLERS, Sean 2-2 65 32.5 4-15.2 6 7 2-7.2 8 6 2-2 1.000 0 6 6 3.0 3 0 7 1 1 0 12 6.0 33 WEBER, Ryan 2-0 52 26.0 5-14.357 1-6.167 0-0.000 1 9 10 5.0 3 0 5 2 0 2 11 5.5 00 KIAPWAY, Francis 2-2 63 31.5 2-14.1 4 3 1-6.1 6 7 6-6 1.000 2 1 3 1.5 2 0 3 2 0 0 11 5.5 41 MOSES, Trey 2-2 47 23.5 5-13.385 0-0.000 0-4.000 3 4 7 3.5 8 1 4 4 1 0 10 5.0 14 MALLERS, Kyle 2-0 19 9.5 2-4.5 0 0 2-4.5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 1 2 1.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8 4.0 35 GUEYE, DouDou 2-0 15 7.5 1-3.333 0-0.000 0-0.000 3 1 4 2.0 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 1.0 11 MALLORY, Kaleb 1-0 2 2.0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 5 6 11 Total... 2 425 57-129. 4 4 2 17-40. 4 2 5 28-38. 7 3 7 25 59 84 42.0 41 1 31 32 6 9 159 79.5 Opponents... 2 425 49-118.415 10-37.270 36-53.679 19 53 72 36.0 44-21 31 9 15 144 72.0 TEAM STATISTICS BSU OPP SCORING 159 144 Points per game 79.5 72.0 Scoring margin +7.5 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 57-129 49-118 Field goal pct.442.415 3 POINT FG-ATT 17-40 10-37 3-point FG pct.425.270 3-pt FG made per game 8.5 5.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 28-38 36-53 Free throw pct.737.679 F-Throws made per game 14.0 18.0 REBOUNDS 84 72 per game 42.0 36.0 Rebounding margin +6.0 - ASSISTS 31 21 Assists per game 15.5 10.5 TURNOVERS 32 31 Turnovers per game 16.0 15.5 Turnover margin -0.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.7 STEALS 9 15 Steals per game 4.5 7.5 BLOCKS 6 9 Blocks per game 3.0 4.5 ATTENDANCE 3845 7165 Home games-avg/game 1-3845 1-7165 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 at Saint Louis W 85-64 7165 11/15/16 INDIANA STATELot 74-80 3845 * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Ball State 75 74 10 159 Opponents 52 76 16 144 9

TEAM GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Saint Louis 11/11/16 85-64 W 30-58.517 13-23.565 12-15.800 9 29 38 38.0 21 21 17 4 5 85 85.0 INDIANA STATE 11/15/16 74-80 Lot 27-71.380 4-17.235 16-23.696 16 30 46 42.0 20 10 15 2 4 74 79.5 Ball State 159 57-129.442 17-40.425 28-38.737 25 59 84 42.0 41 31 32 6 9 159 79.5 Opponents 144 49-118.415 10-37.270 36-53.679 19 53 72 36.0 44 21 31 9 15 144 72.0 Games played: 2 Points/game: 79.5 FG Pct: 44.2 3FG Pct: 42.5 FT Pct: 73.7 /game: 42.0 Assists/game: 15.5 Turnovers/game: 16.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 4.5 Blocks/game: 3.0 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Saint Louis 11/11/16 85-64 W 21-59.356 4-16.250 18-28.643 13 21 34 34.0 22 8 16 4 7 64 64.0 INDIANA STATE 11/15/16 74-80 Lot 28-59.475 6-21.286 18-25.720 6 32 38 36.0 22 13 15 5 8 80 72.0 Opponents 144 49-118.415 10-37.270 36-53.679 19 53 72 36.0 44 21 31 9 15 144 72.0 Ball State 159 57-129.442 17-40.425 28-38.737 25 59 84 42.0 41 31 32 6 9 159 79.5 Games played: 2 Points/game: 72.0 FG Pct: 41.5 3FG Pct: 27.0 FT Pct: 67.9 /game: 36.0 Assists/game: 10.5 Turnovers/game: 15.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 7.5 Blocks/game: 4.5 10

JAMES WHITFORD Head Coach (Fourth Season) The Whitford File COACHING HISTORY April 2013-Present Head Coach Ball State University 2011-13 Associate Head Coach Arizona 2009-11 Assistant Coach Arizona 2005-09 Assistant Coach Xavier 1998-2005 Assistant Coach Miami University 1994-96 Administrative Assistant Miami University ** 400-208 career record as an assistant coach 10 NCAA Tournaments & 13 total postseason appearances EDUCATION Wisconsin, 1994 Bachelor s in Political Science Miami University, 1996 Master s in Sports Studies James Whitford enters his fourth season as the Ball State men s basketball head coach in 2016-17, leading a resurgence in the Cardinals program. Ball State finished last season 21-14 and shared the Mid-American Conference West Division championship with a 10-8 league mark. The Cardinals earned a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and reached the quarterfinals. It marked Ball State s first 20-win season and first postseason appearance in 14 years. Coming on the heels of a seven-win campaign in 2014-15, the Cardinals turnaround ranked as the fourth-largest of any team in the nation. Ball State ended the 2015-16 season at No. 155 in the Ken Pomeroy rankings, marking its best finish since the 2004-05 campaign. The Cardinals, who were picked last in the MAC preseason poll, tied the school record for games played in a season with 35. Ball State led the MAC in scoring defense (66.8) while ranking second in the league and 40th nationally in field goal percentage defense (.405). Offensively, Ball State hit the second-most 3-pointers in school history (305) and finished as the MAC s top assist team during league play at 14.7 per game. Whitford came incredibly close to winning MAC Coach of the Year honors, finishing second to Akron s Keith Dambrot. He tied Dambrot with 14 first-place votes but ended up one point behind the Akron coach in total points (111-110). Whitford laid the foundation for the future at Ball State during his first two years, installing his system and ramping up the Cardinals recruiting efforts. His first two Ball State teams were heavy on youth, with the 2014-15 squad ranking among the 25 youngest in the country. Both teams featured the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, including Sean Sellers in 2014-15. Whitford signed a 2014 freshman class that included three state champions, a prep school national runner up and, for the first time at Ball State since 1996, two Indiana All-Stars. Scout.com recruiting analyst Brian Snow said of the group, Ball State s 2014 recruiting class is one of the best mid-major recruiting classes in the country. The future is bright in Muncie. Whitford has now recruited five former Indiana All-Stars to Ball State -- Sellers, Jeremie Tyler, Tahjai Teague, Tayler Persons and Kyle Mallers. In the decade prior to Whitford s arrival, the Cardinals signed a total of three Indiana All-Stars. The 2016-17 season will mark the first time the Ball State roster has ever included five Indiana All-Stars. Whitford was introduced as the 19th men s basketball coach in Ball State history on April 10, 2013. In his career as an assistant coach at Arizona, Xavier and Miami University, his teams posted an overall record of 400-208, reached the NCAA tournament 10 times and played in the postseason 13 times. ON THE BENCH Jason Grunkemeyer Associate Head Coach Fourth Season Miami University, 2001 A former standout at Miami, Grunkemeyer was previously an assistant coach with the RedHawks and at Saint Louis. He played at Miami when James Whitford was an assistant coach on the staff and helped the RedHawks to the Sweet 16 in 1999. He later served five years on the Miami staff under Charlie Coles. Brian Thornton Assistant Coach Third Season Xavier, 2005 A former Academic All-American at Xavier, Thornton joined the Ball State staff in May 2014 after two years at Winthrop. He helped the Eagles to a 20-win season in 2013-14. Thornton also had previous stops as director of basketball operations at Xavier and assistant coach at Furman. He played at both Vanderbilt and Xavier, scoring more than 500 points at each school. Danny Peters Assistant Coach Third Season Ohio State, 2010 Peters joined the Ball State staff in June 2014 after serving the previous two years as the assistant director of basketball operations at Arizona. Peters played at Ohio State, earning his degree from the school in 2010. He then spent two years as a graduate manager at Arizona before being promoted to assistant director of operations. Walter Offutt Director of Operations First Season Ohio, 2012 Offutt joined the Ball State staff after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate manager at Illinois. The Indianapolis native was an All- MAC player at Ohio and helped the Bobcats to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament in 2012. 11

# FRANCIS KIAPWAY 0 Junior 6-3 195 Guard Hamilton, Ontario (St. Thomas More [Conn.] Prep) Career/Season Highs Career High Season High Points 22; at Eastern Michigan, 1/23/16 6; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 5; vs. Eastern Michigan, 3/3/15 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Assists 3; 8x, last at Northern Illinois, 3/4/16 2; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 Steals 4; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/25/15 -- Blocks 1; 3x, last vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/27/16 -- FG Made 7; 3x, last at Eastern Michigan, 1/23/16 1; 2x, last vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FG Att. 16; at Eastern Michigan, 1/23/16 8; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 3FG Made 7; at Eastern Michigan, 1/23/16 1; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 3FG Att. 16; at Eastern Michigan, 1/23/16 4; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FT Made 5; 2x, last vs. IUPUI, 12/1/15 4; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FT Att. 5; vs. Bethune-Cookman, 1/3/15 4; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 2016-17 Game-by-Game Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Saint Louis (11/11) * 27 1-6 1-2 2-2 1-1-2 1 1 2 0 0 5 Indiana State (11/15) * 36 1-8 0-4 4-4 1-0-1 1 2 0 0 0 6 Alabama (11/18) Coppin State (11/21) Southern Utah (11/23) Valparaiso (11/27) IU Kokomo (11/29) IUPUI (12/3) Bradley (12/6) Eastern Kentucky (12/10) Longwood (12/19) Alabama State (12/22) North Florida (12/29) Kent State (1/3) Bowling Green (1/7) Miami (1/10) Buffalo (1/14) Central Michigan (1/17) Bowling Green (1/21) Eastern Michigan (1/24) Western Michigan (1/28) Toledo (1/31) Buffalo (2/4) Akron (2/7) Ohio (2/11) Northern Illinois (2/14) Central Michigan (2/18) Eastern Michigan (2/21) Western Michigan (2/25) Toledo (2/28) Northern Illinois (3/3) Career Notes Ranks 10th in school history with 125 career 3-pointers his.405 career 3-point percentage would rank sixth in school history. 2016-17 (Junior) Averaging 5.5 points per game through two contests. 2015-16 (Sophomore) Averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds per game... led Ball State and ranked third in the MAC in 3-point shooting percentage (.418)... ranked fifth in the league for 3-pointers made per game during conference play (2.3)... his 74 treys rank as the third-most in a season in Ball State history... ranked 82nd nationally in Ken Pomeroy s effective field goal percentage metric (59.2)... tied the school record with 35 games played (one of six players on the team to do it)... started 32 games, the second-most on the team, including the final 17 of the season at point guard... played 26.9 minutes per game scored in double figures 15 times and reached 20 points twice -- 21 at Ohio (Jan. 9) and a career-high 22 at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 23)... hit a career-high seven 3-pointers in the game at Eastern Michigan, including the game-winner in double overtime... hit six 3 s in the game at Ohio... handed out three assists in a game seven times. 2014-15 (Freshman) Played in 28 games and made 20 starts... missed the first two games while recovering from a leg injury... averaged 6.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game... ranked seventh among Mid-American Conference freshmen in scoring... shot 39.7 percent from 3-point range to rank second among MAC freshman (behind only teammate Sean Sellers)... his 3-point percentage ranked 11th among all players in the league... ranked ninth in the MAC with 2.0 treys per game during conference play. Kiapway s Career Statistics REBOUNDS Season GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT-AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 2014-15 28-20 734-26.2 60-161.373 50-126.397 14-20.700 10-40-50-1.8 45 0 29 27 0 11 184-6.6 2015-16 35-32 940-26.9 96-223.430 74-177.418 36-51.706 2-45-47-1.3 53 0 51 45 3 20 302-8.6 2016-17 2-2 63-31.5 2-14.143 1-6.167 6-6 1.000 2-1-3-1.5 2 0 3 2 0 0 11-5.5 TOTAL 65-54 1737-26.7 158-398.397 125-309.405 56-77.727 14-86-100-1.5 100 0 83 74 3 31 497-7.6 12

# TAYLER PERSONS 2 R-Sophomore 6-3 220 Guard Kokomo, Ind. (Northern Kentucky) Career/Season Highs Career High Season High Points 31; at Jacksonville, 2/19/15* 26; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 12; at Jacksonville, 2/19/15* 4; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 Assists 9; vs. Ohio Midwestern, 11/22/14* 2; 2x, last vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 Steals 3; vs. Lipscomb, 3/3/15* 1; 2x, last vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 Blocks 2; vs. Idaho, 12/22/14* -- FG Made 14; at Jacksonville, 2/19/15* 9; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FG Att. 25; at Jacksonville, 2/19/15* 16; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 3FG Made 3; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same 3FG Att. 5; vs. Toledo, 1/3/15* 4; 2x, last vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FT Made 14; at Chattanooga, 12/16/14* 6; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 FT Att. 14; at Chattanooga, 12/16/14* 8; vs. Indiana State, 11/15/16 *at Northern Kentucky 2016-17 Game-by-Game Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Saint Louis (11/11) * 27 7-13 3-4 4-4 0-2-2 3 2 4 0 1 21 Indiana State (11/15) * 32 9-16 2-4 6-8 1-3-4 4 2 6 0 1 26 Alabama (11/18) Coppin State (11/21) Southern Utah (11/23) Valparaiso (11/27) IU Kokomo (11/29) IUPUI (12/3) Bradley (12/6) Eastern Kentucky (12/10) Longwood (12/19) Alabama State (12/22) North Florida (12/29) Kent State (1/3) Bowling Green (1/7) Miami (1/10) Buffalo (1/14) Central Michigan (1/17) Bowling Green (1/21) Eastern Michigan (1/24) Western Michigan (1/28) Toledo (1/31) Buffalo (2/4) Akron (2/7) Ohio (2/11) Northern Illinois (2/14) Central Michigan (2/18) Eastern Michigan (2/21) Western Michigan (2/25) Toledo (2/28) Northern Illinois (3/3) Joined the Cardinals as a transfer from Northern Kentucky following his freshman season in 2014-15. 2016-17 (Sophomore) Coming off back-to-back 20-point games... scored 21 points and made a career-high three 3-pointers in the opener at Saint Louis (11/11)... led the Cardinals with 26 points against Indiana State (11/15). 2015-16 (Redshirt) Sat out the season because of NCAA transfer rules served as a valuable member of Ball State s scout team during practice. Pre-Ball State The Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Year and a member of the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team in his one season at Northern Kentucky led NKU in points (13.1), assists (3.7), steals (1.1) and minutes (28.7) per game also averaged 4.6 rebounds scored in double figures 22 times, including a 30-point effort at Chattanooga and a 31-point performance at Jacksonville had two double-doubles of points and rebounds. High School Selected as an Indiana All-Star following his senior season at Kokomo for coach Brian Mc- Cauly a three-time All-North Central Conference First Team selection twice named the conference MVP averaged 18.2 points per game in his senior season led Kokomo to four sectional championships, one regional championship and one semistate appearance. Persons Career Statistics REBOUNDS Season GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT-AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 2014-15* 30-26 860-28.7 146-335.436 10-54.185 90-118.763 30-107-137-4.6 76 0 112 78 4 33 392-13.1 2016-17 2-2 59-29.5 16-29.552 5-8.625 10-12.833 1-5-6-3.0 7 0 4 10 0 2 47-23.5 TOTAL 32-28 919-28.7 162-364.445 15-62.242 100-130.769 31-112-143-4.5 83 0 116 88 4 35 439-13.7 *at Northern Kentucky 13

#11 KALEB MALLORY Senior 5-8 168 Guard Muncie, Ind. (Central HS) Career/Season Highs Career High Season High Points 7; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/17/14 -- 2; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/17/14 -- Assists 5; vs. Grambling State, 11/24/14 -- Steals 2; 2x, last at IUPUI, 11/22/14 -- Blocks 1; vs. Ohio, 1/21/15 -- FG Made 3; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/17/14 -- FG Att. 5; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/17/14 -- 3FG Made 1; at Utah, 11/14/14 -- 3FG Att. 1; 7x, last vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/27/16 -- FT Made 2; at Central Michigan, 2/21/15 -- FT Att. 5; vs. IU Kokomo, 11/17/14 -- 2016-17 Game-by-Game Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Saint Louis (11/11) 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana State (11/15) DNP -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Alabama (11/18) Coppin State (11/21) Southern Utah (11/23) Valparaiso (11/27) IU Kokomo (11/29) IUPUI (12/3) Bradley (12/6) Eastern Kentucky (12/10) Longwood (12/19) Alabama State (12/22) North Florida (12/29) Kent State (1/3) Bowling Green (1/7) Miami (1/10) Buffalo (1/14) Central Michigan (1/17) Bowling Green (1/21) Eastern Michigan (1/24) Western Michigan (1/28) Toledo (1/31) Buffalo (2/4) Akron (2/7) Ohio (2/11) Northern Illinois (2/14) Central Michigan (2/18) Eastern Michigan (2/21) Western Michigan (2/25) Toledo (2/28) Northern Illinois (3/3) A local walk-on from Muncie Central High School. 2015-16 (Junior) Appeared in four games off the bench... scored three points, handed out two assists and grabbed one rebound... also a valuable member of Ball State s scout team in practice. 2014-15 (Sophomore) Played in 13 games and made two starts... made the first start of his career Nov. 22 at IUPUI... averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 assist per game... had a career-high seven points Nov. 17 versus IU Kokomo... handed out a career-best five assists Nov. 24 against Grambling State. 2013-14 (Freshman) Saw action in two games... scored his first career points on a layup Jan. 3 against Oakland City... also played Nov. 12 versus Taylor. High School Lettered three years for coach Matt Fine at Muncie Central a second-team All-North Central Conference performer as a senior averaged 15.0 points and 2.5 assists per game in his senior campaign played point guard helped the Bearcats to an 18-6 record, a conference championship and a sectional title as a junior in 2011-12 also lettered one year in cross country. Mallory s Career Statistics REBOUNDS Season GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT-AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 2013-14 2-0 3-1.5 1-2.500 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0-0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1.0 2014-15 13-2 108-8.3 5-16.313 1-5.200 3-7.429 0-4-4-0.3 7 0 13 6 1 5 14-1.1 2015-16 4-0 10-2.5 1-2.500 0-1.000 1-2.500 0-1-1-0.3 0 0 2 2 0 1 3-0.8 2016-17 1-0 2-2.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0-0-0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 TOTAL 20-2 123-6.2 7-20.350 1-7.143 4-9.444 0-5-5-0.3 8 0 15 8 1 6 19-1.0 14

#14 KYLE MALLERS Freshman 6-7 225 Forward Fort Wayne, Ind. (Carroll HS) Career/Season Highs Career High Season High Points 8; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same Assists 1; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same Steals -- -- Blocks -- -- FG Made 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same FG Att. 4; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same 3FG Made 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same 3FG Att. 4; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same FT Made 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same FT Att. 2; at Saint Louis, 11/11/16 Same 2016-17 Game-by-Game Opponent GS MP FG-FGA 3FG-FGA FT-FTA O-D-T PF A TO BLK STL PTS Saint Louis (11/11) 15 2-4 2-4 2-2 1-1-2 1 1 1 0 0 8 Indiana State (11/15) 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alabama (11/18) Coppin State (11/21) Southern Utah (11/23) Valparaiso (11/27) IU Kokomo (11/29) IUPUI (12/3) Bradley (12/6) Eastern Kentucky (12/10) Longwood (12/19) Alabama State (12/22) North Florida (12/29) Kent State (1/3) Bowling Green (1/7) Miami (1/10) Buffalo (1/14) Central Michigan (1/17) Bowling Green (1/21) Eastern Michigan (1/24) Western Michigan (1/28) Toledo (1/31) Buffalo (2/4) Akron (2/7) Ohio (2/11) Northern Illinois (2/14) Central Michigan (2/18) Eastern Michigan (2/21) Western Michigan (2/25) Toledo (2/28) Northern Illinois (3/3) 2016-17 (Freshman) Scored eight points in his collegiate debut at Saint Louis (11/11). High School An Indiana All-Star as a senior averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game helped Carroll to a sectional championship a twotime all-conference first team selection and a two-time all-area choice by The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel a core member of the Indiana Junior All-Stars in 2015 averaged 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a junior for a Carroll team that posted the best record in school history at 23-4 shot 50 percent from the floor and 38 percent from 3-point range in helping the Chargers win a sectional championship his team lost by two points in the regional to eventual Class 4A state champion Homestead named to the Underclass All- State Supreme 15 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association in 2015 coached by Marty Beasley at Carroll... played for the Spiece Indy Heat of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. Mallers Career Statistics REBOUNDS Season GP-GS MIN-AVG FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF-TOT-AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 2016-17 2-0 19-9.5 2-4.500 2-4.500 2-2 1.000 1-1-2-1.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8-4.0 TOTAL 2-0 19-9.5 2-4.500 2-4.500 2-2 1.000 1-1-2-1.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 8-4.0 15