| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 14–17 |
| Conf Record: | 9–10 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ben Botts |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Khristian Smith |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
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.[1] On March 25, UCLA assistant coach Michael Lewis was named the team's new head coach.[2]
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.
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarron Coleman | G | 6'5 | 205 | Redshirt Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri | |
| G | 6'3 | 180 | Senior | 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 | Transferred to Lipscomb | |
| Chris Robinson | G | 6'2 | 185 | Sophomore | ||
| K.J. Walton | G | 6'3 | 200 | Redshirt Senior | Transferred to Akron | |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Cochran | G | 6'2 | 220 | Junior | Northern Illinois | ||
| Demarius Jacobs | G | 6'2 | 185 | Senior | Saint Louis | ||
| Mickey Pearson Jr. | F | 6'7 | 210 | Junior | TCU |
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