| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 18–13 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Head Coach: | James Whitford |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jason Grunkemeyer |
| Asst Coach2: | Ben Botts |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Matt Crenshaw |
| Stadium: | Worthen Arena |
| Champion: | MAC West Division co-champions |
The 2019–20 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by seventh-year head coach James Whitford, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 6–12 to finish in fifth place in the MAC West division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green.
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