The 2021–22 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach James Whitford, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, IN as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–10 in MAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Ohio in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.
On March 14, 2022, the school fired head coach James Whitford. On March 25, UCLA assistant coach Michael Lewis was named the team's new head coach.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cardinals finished the 2020–21 season 7–11, 5–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Cardinals lost to Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Jarron Coleman G 6'5 205 Redshirt Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Missouri Ishmael El-Amin G 6'3 180 Senior Minneapolis, MN Transferred to Rhode Island Zach Gunn F 6'6 210 Redshirt Senior Fishers, IN Transferred to IUPUI Brachen Hazen F 6'8 210 Redshirt Senior Columbia City, IN Transferred to Lipscomb Chris Robinson G 6'2 185 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN K.J. Walton G 6'3 200 Redshirt Senior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Akron
Incoming transfers TransfersNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Tyler Cochran G 6'2 220 Junior Bolingbrook, IL Northern Illinois Demarius Jacobs G 6'2 185 Senior Chicago, IL Saint Louis Mickey Pearson Jr. F 6'7 210 Junior Lincoln, AL TCU
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Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
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