And then, assumptions that I would have had that were wrong, I guess I don’t know if it was an assumption but I would not have understood how … multifaceted the job of being a head coach is, all the different hats you have to wear. Before the upcoming season takes place, though, Whitford took some time with The Star Press to reminisce about his start as a coach. It comes a season after BSU split two games against major-conference opponents, beating the ACC’s Georgia Tech on the road and losing to the Pac-12’s Washington at a neutral site. Contact him at 765-213-5813, jmguskey@muncie.gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey. 2019 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. And the reality is, it’s way deeper than that.”. How Kevin Lynch’s life prepared him for his role as BSU football’s offensive coordinator, How Lacy Wood became Ball State softball’s next head coach, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Last season, Ball State nearly mounted a second-half comeback to defeat UE before losing 79-75. And he believes the program will be able to compete. — Questions are still swirling around collegiate athletics when it comes to what sports will look like amid COVID-19 complications, but that doesn’t mean Ball State’s men’s basketball program hasn’t already scheduled games. Ball State guard K.J. — Unless there’s a drastic turn of events, Ball State men’s basketball coach James Whitford expects that there will be a season this year. So, it was really my early years at Miami (Ohio) that the exposure to Indiana happened. UIC, which finished last season 18-17, is in the Horizon League. MUNCIE, Ind. BSU beat UIC by 19 points, 67-48, in the first meeting that took place last season. I had two coaches that really, I’d say, captivated me. WIU, which finished last season 5-21, is in the Summit League. Teague leads Ball St. over N. Illinois 75-54. Location: University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Ball State’s matchup with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee comes as a part of a “Multi Team Event” that is scheduled to take place in late November, with each team playing three games in three days. Coaches can still communicate with recruits. Ball State’s matchup with Indiana State represents a continuation of a series between the two teams that’ll also see Indiana State travel to BSU during the 2021-22 season. ►RELATED: How Kevin Lynch’s life prepared him for his role as BSU football’s offensive coordinator, ►RELATED: How Lacy Wood became Ball State softball’s next head coach. BSU was ranked 150 spots ahead of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which will travel to Worthen Arena during the 2021-22 season, in the last available NET rankings for the 2019-20 season. Ball State defeated Indiana State at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis by 14, 69-55, last season. And in the last available NET rankings for the 2019-20 season, BSU was ranked 84 spots ahead of Illinois State. This matchup is the second of a two-game series between Ball State and Western Illinois that began with the 2019-20 season and saw WIU top BSU, 69-62, at Worthen Arena. — Unless there’s a drastic turn of events, Ball State men’s basketball coach James Whitford expects that there will be a season this year. Indiana State, which finished last season 18-12, is in the Missouri Valley Conference.