MUNCIE, Ind. — This was always going to be his night. He was featured on Ball State’s game program Tuesday, and the Cardinals were playing against Tiffin, a Division II team from Ohio.
And with 7:42 left, Blake Huggins finally checked in for his first extended run as a college player. The redshirt freshman had appeared in three games, never for more than a minute at the end, but it was time to see what this 6-foot-10, 245-pound giant could do. And he didn’t disappoint.
First possession, he skies for a block. On the bench, teammate Brachen Hazen shakes his finger, mimicking Dikembe Mutumbo.