looked out on the Worthen Arena court with about 10 minutes left in Tuesday's season opener and saw five freshmen on the floor for his Ball State team.
"It's been a long time since I've seen that," Whitford said.
It was a night of debuts as the Cardinals unveiled a total of six new players, including three true freshmen and a pair of redshirts in an 87-43 win over Defiance.
played in last year's exhibition game but then spent the rest of the season in a redshirt role, practicing each day but awaiting his chance under the lights.