E-mails show coach was not cooperating with university officials
by Ryan Wood
An e-mail between Ball State head basketball coach Ronny Thompson and President Jo Ann Gora indicates Gora knew as early as May that Thompson wanted to resign his position.
"I understand from our earlier conversation in May, as well as our discussion today, you are requesting to be let out of your contract and you wish to move on to other endeavors," President Jo Ann Gora wrote to Thompson in an e-mail June 26.
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Billy Taylor will be the new head coach of Ball State University, a university press release confirmed late Tuesday night.
Taylor will be formally announced as head coach at an 11 a.m. press conference at Worthen Arena on Wednesday.
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by Will O'Hargan
When Billy Taylor entered the lounge at Worthen Arena to be introduced as the new head basketball coach of Ball State University, he faced a group of people who knew very little about him. During his tenure as head coach at Lehigh University, his team had never played a school from the Mid-American Conference.
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by Ryan Wood
Ball State University is close to reaching a deal with IUPUI men's basketball coach Ron Hunter, ESPN.com reported Monday.
Hunter has spent 14 seasons as head coach of the Jaguars and is the program's all-time leader in wins with 207. While at IUPUI, Hunter has also compiled a .
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Heyne frustrated by lack of offers says he is almost certain to be back
by Levin T. Black
Drafted in the 27th round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Ball State standout closer Kyle Heyne said he is likely coming back to Muncie for his senior season.
"Right now I'm pretty much 98 percent sure I'm coming back," Heyne said. "Unless something really, really good comes to hand .
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by Will O'Hargan
IUPUI head men's basketball coach Ron Hunter has taken his name out of the running to fill the vacancy at Ball State University, IUPUI officials announced Tuesday.
ESPN's Andy Katz reported Monday that Hunter was close to signing a deal with Ball State and that an announcement could come as soon as Tuesday.
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