The 2024–25 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Michael Lewis, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Previous season The Cardinals finished the 2023–24 season 15–16, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.

Offseason

Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jalin Anderson 1 G 6' 3" 190 Junior Jackson, TN Transferred to Incarnate Word Micah Bell 4 G 6' 3" 168 RS Freshman Austell, GA Transferred to South Plains College Davion Bailey 5 G 6' 4" 200 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Incarnate Word Basheer Jihad 11 F 6' 9" 239 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred to Arizona State Trent Middleton Jr. 13 G 6' 3" 177 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Delaware Jack Futa 14 G 6' 5" 189 Sophomore South Bend, IN Transferred to Aquinas College Quincy Adams 15 G 6' 5" 172 RS Freshman Frisco, TX Transferred to Western New Mexico Joey Brown 23 G 6' 5" 184 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Tyler Junior College

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jermahri Hill 1 G 6' 5" 185 Junior Bessemer, AL South Plains College Juanse Gorosito 4 G 6' 1" 190 Junior Ceres, Argentina Portland Payton Sparks 5 C 6' 10" 265 Senior Winchester, IN Indiana Joey Hart 20 G 6' 5" 195 Sophomore Linton, IN Kentucky Jeremiah Hernandez 33 G 6' 5" 192 Graduate student Chicago, IL Southern Indiana

Recruiting class

Preseason On October 22, 2024, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ball State was picked to finish seventh in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings MAC preseason poll 1 Ohio 121 (11) 2 Akron 106 (1) 3 Kent State 99 4 Toledo 95 5 Bowling Green 73 6 Miami (OH) 72 7 Ball State 67 8 Central Michigan 55 9 Eastern Michigan 36 10 Western Michigan 33 11 Northern Illinois 24 12 Buffalo 11

MAC tournament champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

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Roster

Schedule and results

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