SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year one of the Greg Lansing era on Wednesday night, November 17, when they travel to Ball State for a non-conference tilt. Tip-off at Worthen Arena is 7:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be broadcast live locally on the radio via ESPN Radio 92.7 FM, with an internet broadcast available on GoSycamores.com. The contest will also be streamed live online for free by Ball State Sports Link. The free web stream can be found @
http://www.ballstatesports.com.
Additionally live stats for the contest can be found at GoSycamores.com.

THE BALL STATE SERIES
Indiana State leads the all-time series with Ball State by a margin of 68-56. The Cardinals downed the Sycamores by the score of 68-63 last season at Hulman Center. ISU's last victory against the BSU came on December 8, 2007 as the Sycamores earned a 59-48 victory. ISU's last victory in Muncie came on December 3, 1986 when the Sycamores won 68-67. ISU has dropped each of its last ten contests at Ball State. BSU owns a 38-21 margin in games played in Muncie and is a perfect 8-0 against Indiana State at Worthen Arena.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- Overall: 1-2 (First Season)
- at Indiana State: 1-2 (First Season)
- vs. Ball State: First Meeting
- vs. Missouri Valley Conference: 0-0
BALL STATE: Billy Taylor (Notre Dame, '95)
- Overall: 117-125 (Ninth Season)
- at Ball State: 36-56 (Fourth Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 1-1

QUICK HITS
- The Indiana State Sycamores are looking to start the season with at least a 2-2 record for the eighth time in the last nine seasons. ISU has started with at least a .500 mark through the first four games every season except for the 2008-09 campaign since 2002-03.
- Indiana State's last meeting with a Mid-American Conference school came last season on December 19, 2009 when ISU won a road contest at Toledo in a return game as part of the Bracketbuster series.
- Indiana State and Ball State are meeting for the 125th time in the history of the two programs on Wednesday night. It is the second most-played series in the history of the Sycamore basketball program as ISU has only played one opponent more -- Evansville (151 times).

An Indiana State Win Over Ball State Would ...
• Give Indiana State two road victories in a row over members of the Mid-American Conference following ISU's 55-54 road victory over Toledo last season.
• Be Indiana State's first victory at Worthen Arena in nine tries.
• Give first-year Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing his first career road victory.
• Break a six-game road losing streak for the Trees.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 1-2 (.333) overall in his first season as a head coach, all with the Sycamores. He is 0-0 all-time in MVC games, including a 0-0 mark at home, a 0-0 mark on the road and a 0-0 record in neutral court contests. During his career, he is 0-0 in all home games, 0-1 on the road, 1-1 in neutral court contests and 0-1 in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 0-0 all-time against Ball State, including a 0-0 record at Worthen Arena. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-1 in overtime games, and 1-0 when holding teams to 60 points or less. Wednesday's game is Greg Lansing's fourth game as Indiana State head coach.

Television Particulars
Wednesday night's game is available via a free live web stream on BallStateSports.com as part of the Ball State Sports Link. Fans should direct their browsers to BallStateSports.com or to GoSycamores.com for a free link to the broadcast.

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 115th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,349-1,149 all-time on the hardwood. The Sycamores are two contests away from playing their historic 2,500th game in the history of the program.

Richard Strong On Opening Weekend
Junior forward Carl Richard averaged 9.0 points and led the team throughout the weekend with 31 rebounds, averaging 10.3 rebounds per game. Richard played exactly 100 minutes through the weekend, averaging 33.3 minutes per contest, hitting 9-of-24 shots (.375), including a 3-pointer plus a perfect 8-for-8 performance at the free throw line. He added five assists and two blocked shots as the Trees faced Texas-Pan American, Loyola-Chicago and Eastern Kentucky. Richard opened the weekend against UTPA with seven points and a team-high 13 rebounds. He added 11 points and nine rebounds versus Loyola-Chicago and wrapped up the weekend with nine points and nine rebounds against Eastern Kentucky. Richard was a perfect 5-for-5 at the free throw line against the Colonels. He had a blocked shot against both UTPA and EKU.

Myles Walker Makes A Splash In Sycamore Debut
Junior transfer Myles Walker averaged 9.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game at the center position for the Sycamores this weekend in three games at the Nick Kladis Classic on the campus of Loyola-Chicago. Walker was 11-of-21 from the field (.524) and hit a total of six free throws throughout the three-game stretch. Walker added an assist and seven blocked shots. Walker opened his Sycamore career with seven points and five rebounds against Texas Pan-American, hitting 3-of-5 shots from the field and tallying a blocked shot. He added a weekend-best 12 points against Loyola-Chicago with five rebounds and two blocked shots. Walker's weekend ended with nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots against Eastern Kentucky.

Coach Lansing Debuts With A Victory
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing became the fourth consecutive ISU skipper to notch a victory in their debut with the Sycamores' 69-46 victory over Texas Pan-American in the opener of the Nick Kladis Classic on the campus of Loyola-Chicago. Lansing follows Sherman Dillard, Royce Waltman and Kevin McKenna, who all won their Sycamore debuts.

Opening The Season Away From Hulman Center With A Victory
The Sycamores' 69-46 victory over Texas Pan-American marked the first time a Sycamore basketball team has won a season opener away from Hulman Center since December 1, 1970 when they won at Purdue under then head coach Gordon Stauffer.

Improving The Record Away From Home
Indiana State is now 74-41 all-time in season openers following the victory over the weekend over Texas-Pan American. ISU has won eight of their last ten season openers, but the victory over the Broncs was the first in that span for the Trees away from Hulman Center. The game against UT-Pan American was the first time the Sycamores opened their season on a neutral court since they took on Georgia in 2000 at the Puerto Rico Shootout.

Over The Century Mark Against Just Six Opponents
Ball State is one of just six schools that Indiana State has faced at least 100 times in the 115-year history of the program. Below are the schools that Indiana State has faced at least 100 times throughout the years.

Indiana State Century Club:
1. Evansville 151
2. Ball State 124
3. Butler 122
4. Eastern Illinois 121
5. Southern Illinois 114
6. Illinois State 102

King Of The Four-Point Play
Indiana State senior Aaron Carter has become known as the "King of the 4-Point Play" in the Sycamores circles. For the most part, converting a 4-point play is extremely rare, but for Carter it is becoming old hat. Carter converted a 4-point play, defined as being fouled in the act of shooting a successful 3-point field goal and then converting the free throw, six times in his Sycamore career. Carter posted a pair as a sophomore and had four last year, including one with 3:42 to play in the first half against Drake this past week. Carter converted two in one game earlier this season at Missouri State as part of a 24-point second half comeback for Indiana State.

Isiah Martin Ranks Highly For Career Blocked Shots
Indiana State junior Isiah Martin now has 111 blocked shots in his career after the opening weekend of the 2010-11 campaign. His current total of 111 blocks ranks third all-time in the history of the program as he passed Nate Green for third (109) over the weekend. The Indiana State school record is 168, set by DeCarsta Webster from 1975-78. Martin needs 16 more to catch Djibril Kante who for second place with 127.

Preseason Missouri Valley Conference Predictions
The Indiana State basketball team has received a seventh place predicted finish as announced today (Oct. 26) by the league office. The annual preseason poll was conducted earlier this month by the conference's head coaches, media panel and sports information directors.

The Sycamores finished in a tie for fifth place last year in the league standings and received the No. 6 seed at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. ISU finished the 2008-09 campaign with a 17-15 overall record and a 9-9 mark in league play.

Wichita State garnered 33 first place votes and are picked to win the league with 382 points. Missouri State took home one first place vote and is slated to finish second (313 points) while 2010 NCAA Sweet Sixteen qualifier Northern Iowa received three first place votes and is picked third (289 points). In fourth is Creighton with 282 points while Bradley received the final two first place votes and tallied 264 points. Illinois State was sixth with 165 points while the Sycamores had 136 in seventh. Drake was eighth with 121 points, Southern Illinois was ninth with 120 and Evansville rounded out the poll with 73 points.
The MVC preseason team included Kwadzo Ahelegbe (Northern Iowa), Kenny Lawson, Jr. (Creighton), Sam Maniscalco (Bradley), Toure Murry (Wichita State) and Kyle Weems (Missouri State). The honorable mention squad included Taylor Brown (Bradley), J.T. Durley (Wichita State), Adam Leonard (Missouri State), Colt Ryan (Evansville), Seth VanDeest (Drake) and Andrew Warren (Bradley).

Sycamores Sign Devonte Brown & Justin Gant
Indiana State basketball head coach Greg Lansing landed two in his first official recruiting class during the Early Signing Period as Devonte Brown & Justin Gant inked a national letters of intent and will join the Sycamore program next season as incoming freshmen.

Brown is a native of Killeen, Texas where he is a senior guard for Killeen Ellison High School. He is 6-3, 185 and averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists per game at Ellison during his junior season, one year after he earned a starting role for the Screaming Eagles. Brown played shooting guard for 22-11 Ellison last season, leading it to the Texas 5-A playoffs as Killeen's best team in that class. Brown will switch and play point guard during his senior season at Ellison.

Gant is a 6-8, 210 power forward who has been a three-year starter for head coach Todd Woelfle at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Gant was third in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference in scoring, averaging 17 points per game for the 17-7 Patriots. Gant averaged 17 on a team that scored 50 points per game, one of the best percentages among MIC leaders as far as percentage of points he provided for his team. He also averaged 8 rebounds per game. He played AAU basketball for the Spiece Select 2011 team. Gant averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game for Spiece. He also played for the Indiana Elite team between his sophomore and junior seasons at North.

Sycamores Return To Postseason In 2010
Indiana State made its first appearance in the postseason by accepting an invitation last year to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) by traveling to Saint Louis since participating in the 2001 NCAA Tournament when the Sycamores downed No. 4 seeded Oklahoma in the first round by the score of 70-68 (OT). ISU is 38-20 all-time in postseason play. The Sycamores won the 1950 NAIB National Championship, downing Delta State, Arkansas State, Baldwin-Wallace, Tampa and East Central Oklahoma. The Sycamores have appeared in the 1942 & 1943 National Intercollegiate Tournament, the 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1950 NAIB National Tournament, the 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962 & 1963 NAIA National Tournament; the 1966, 1967 & 1968 NCAA College Division Tournament; the 1977 & 1978 National Invitation Tournament; and the 1979 & 2001 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. ISU made a run to the 1979 NCAA Final Four behind the star power of Sycamore legend Larry Bird, falling in the national championship contest to Michigan State, 75-64 in a game that is still the highest rated television basketball broadcast of all-time.

Up Next
Indiana State travels to Oral Roberts on Saturday, November 20 in a rematch of last year's 60-54 victory at Hulman Center. Tipoff is set for 8:05 p.m. (ET).