Ball State announced a “strategic search for the next leader of the program” on Monday afternoon, opting not to bring back men’s basketball coach James Whitford for a tenth season.
“James restored respect into the program, made the state of Indiana a recruiting priority and represented the Cardinals with integrity,” Ball State athletic director Beth Goetz said via press release. “I am grateful to James for his contributions to our athletes, department and University, and wish him the best moving forward.”
Whitford was first hired on to the Ball State program in 2013, after spending several seasons as assistant head coach at Arizona under Sean Miller, whom he had been a staff member for dating back to Xavier in 2005.