MUNCIE, Ind. -- The opening day of practice isn't really what it once was.
There were times when basketball teams would eagerly await that moment when they could finally get out on the floor together for the first time. The Midnight Madness era.
These days, with the amount of time coaches are allowed spend with their teams for summer and fall workouts, the first day of practice is really more of a continuation of work that started several months earlier. Especially for a squad like Ball State that practiced with its full team over the summer in preparation for its Costa Rica trip.