The 2022–23 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first-year head coach Michael Lewis, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). As the fourth seed they lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to finish 20–12 and 11–7 in MAC play.
Previous season The Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season 14–17, 9–10 in MAC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Kani Acree G 6' 6" 185 Redshirt junior Carbondale, IL Entered Transfer Portal Luke Brown G 6' 1" 165 Freshman Carmel, IN Transferred to Stetson Tyler Cochran G 6' 2" 220 Junior Bolingbrook, IL Transferred to Toledo Miryne Thomas F 6' 8" 200 Redshirt senior Cleveland, OH Transferred to Kent State Blake Huggins C 6' 10" 245 Redshirt senior Union City, TN Exhausted eligibility Source:
Incoming transfers TransfersNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Thomas Allen G 6' 1" 180 RS-JR Raleigh, NC North Carolina State Jarron Coleman G 6' 5" 210 GS Indianapolis, IN Missouri Darian Owens-White G 6' 1" 165 GS Detroit, MI Wayne State Kaiyem Cleary G 6' 6" 185 JR Manchester, England Florida SouthWestern State Source:
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Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
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