1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	11–14 (5–11 Mid-American)
Head coach	Jim Holstein
Home arena	Irving Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Western Michigan	15	–	1	.938	25	–	3	.893
Miami	14	–	2	.875	18	–	8	.692
Toledo	13	–	3	.813	18	–	7	.720
Central Michigan	8	–	8	.500	12	–	14	.462
Bowling Green	8	–	8	.500	12	–	15	.444
Kent State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	14	.462
Ohio	7	–	9	.438	11	–	15	.423
Ball State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	14	.440
Northern Illinois	2	–	14	.125	5	–	21	.192
Eastern Michigan	1	–	15	.063	7	–	20	.259

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

1975–76 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	50	Kim Arnett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	East Peoria, Illinois
F	12	Matt Beerbower	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Antwerp, Ohio
F	44	Larry Heinbaugh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Fairfield, Ohio

Head coach

Jim Holstein

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 29*	Indianapolis	W 71–61	1–0	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
December 1*	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	W 74–72	2–0	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
December 6*	Morehead State	W 85–82	3–0	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
December 13*	Indiana State	W 79–76	4–0	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
December 17*	Cleveland State	W 77–69	5–0	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
December 20*	at Butler	L 61–63	5–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
December 29*	at Houston Baptist	L 76–81	5–2	Frank and Lucille Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
January 3	Toledo	L 60–72	5–3 (0–1)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
January 7	at Northern Illinois	W 74–72	6–3 (1–1)	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
January 10	Kent State	L 66–72	6–4 (1–2)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
January 14*	at No. 15 Notre Dame	L 78–119	6–5	Joyce Center South Bend, IN
January 17	Ohio	L 74–75	6–6 (1–3)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
January 21	at Miami (OH)	L 75–97	6–7 (1–4)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
January 24	Western Michigan	L 57–62	6–8 (1–5)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
January 28	at Central Michigan	L 64–66	6–9 (1–6)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 31	Bowling Green State	W 77–53	7–9 (2–6)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
February 2*	Bulter	W 66–63	8–9	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
February 7	at Eastern Michigan	W 84–78	9–9 (3–6)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 11	Northern Illinois	L 77–79	9–10 (3–7)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
February 14	at Kent State	W 75–61	10–10 (4–7)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
February 21	at Ohio	L 63–90	10–11 (4–8)	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
February 25	Miami (OH)	L 63–81	10–12 (4–9)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
February 28	at No. 16 Western Michigan	L 67–93	10–13 (4–10)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
March 3	Central Michigan	W 76–63	11–13 (5–10)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
March 6	at Toledo	L 66–91	11–14 (5–11)	The Field House Toledo, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1975–76 Ball State Cardinals Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ "Record Book Ball State Men's Basketball" (PDF). Ball State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

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