Payton Sparks

Position: Center

6-9, 240lb (206cm, 108kg)

Hometown: Winchester, IN

High School: Winchester HS

Schools: Ball State (Men) and Indiana (Men)

2x All-MAC
MAC All-Freshman
2021-22 MAC ROY

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SUMMARY

2024-25

Career

115

PTS

12.9

10.9

TRB

7.6

6.9

AST

1.4

1.3

FG%

59.4

56.7

FG3%

50.0

21.4

FT%

64.3

61.0

eFG%

59.7

56.9

PER

26.5

23.0

3.5

10.9

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2025-03-01	Ball State	@	Bowling Green State	L 52-61	*	23	4	10	.400	4	10	.400	6	6	1.000	2	5	7	2	0	1	2	1	14
2025-02-25	Ball State		Akron	L 82-87	*	23	1	7	.143	1	7	.143	1	2	.500	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	3
2025-02-22	Ball State		Buffalo	W 80-66	*	23	6	10	.600	6	10	.600	6	8	.750	6	2	8	1	0	0	3	2	18
2025-02-18	Ball State	@	Toledo	L 66-67	*	29	6	8	.750	6	8	.750	4	5	.800	4	5	9	1	1	0	2	1	16
2025-02-15	Ball State		Northern Illinois	W 89-83 (OT)	*	25	1	3	.333	1	3	.333	6	11	.545	1	4	5	1	0	1	3	3	8

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Conference

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	C	31	31	28.0	4.5	8.4	.533	0.0	0.2	.000	4.5	8.1	.548	.533	4.6	6.5	.703	3.1	5.3	8.5	1.2	0.4	0.5	2.2	2.5	13.5
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	C	31	31	29.2	4.7	8.1	.588	0.1	0.2	.400	4.7	7.9	.592	.592	3.7	7.1	.525	3.2	5.5	8.7	1.9	0.5	0.9	2.0	2.5	13.3
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	C	24	2	7.3	0.8	1.5	.514	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.5	.514	.514	0.6	1.5	.417	0.6	1.3	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.0	2.1
2024-25	Ball State	MAC	SR	C	29	24	23.7	4.2	7.1	.594	0.0	0.1	.500	4.2	7.1	.595	.597	4.4	6.9	.643	2.8	4.8	7.6	1.4	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.6	12.9
Career					115	88	22.9	3.7	6.5	.567	0.0	0.1	.214	3.7	6.4	.574	.569	3.5	5.7	.610	2.5	4.4	6.9	1.3	0.4	0.6	1.6	1.9	10.9

Ball State (3 Yrs)					91	86	27.0	4.5	7.9	.570	0.0	0.2	.214	4.5	7.7	.577	.572	4.2	6.8	.621	3.0	5.2	8.2	1.5	0.4	0.7	1.9	2.2	13.2
Indiana (1 Yr)					24	2	7.3	0.8	1.5	.514	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.5	.514	.514	0.6	1.5	.417	0.6	1.3	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.0	2.1

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	C	19	19	30.5	5.0	9.1	.549	0.0	0.2	.000	5.0	8.9	.562	.549	5.4	7.6	.715	3.3	6.4	9.7	1.4	0.5	0.6	2.6	2.6	15.4
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	C	17	17	29.1	4.5	7.8	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	7.8	.576	.571	3.7	6.6	.563	3.2	6.1	9.3	1.9	0.5	0.9	2.3	2.7	12.6
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	C	13	1	7.0	0.5	1.3	.412	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.3	.412	.412	0.8	1.5	.526	0.5	0.9	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.8
2024-25	Ball State	MAC	SR	C	16	14	27.1	5.2	8.7	.597	0.0	0.1	.000	5.2	8.6	.601	.597	4.4	6.9	.645	3.3	5.5	8.8	1.4	0.4	0.7	1.8	1.6	14.8
Career					65	51	24.6	4.0	7.1	.565	0.0	0.1	.000	4.0	7.0	.572	.565	3.8	5.9	.642	2.7	5.0	7.7	1.3	0.4	0.6	1.8	2.1	11.8

Ball State (3 Yrs)					52	50	29.0	4.9	8.6	.571	0.0	0.1	.000	4.9	8.4	.579	.571	4.6	7.0	.648	3.3	6.0	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.8	2.2	2.3	14.3
Indiana (1 Yr)					13	1	7.0	0.5	1.3	.412	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.3	.412	.412	0.8	1.5	.526	0.5	0.9	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.8

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Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	C	31	31	867	138	259	.533	0	7	.000	138	252	.548	.533	142	202	.703	97	165	262	37	12	15	67	79	418
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	C	31	31	906	147	250	.588	2	5	.400	145	245	.592	.592	115	219	.525	98	171	269	59	14	29	62	76	411
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	C	24	2	176	18	35	.514	0	0		18	35	.514	.514	15	36	.417	14	30	44	6	5	9	8	24	51
2024-25	Ball State	MAC	SR	C	29	24	687	123	207	.594	1	2	.500	122	205	.595	.597	128	199	.643	81	138	219	42	12	16	46	45	375
Career					115	88	2636	426	751	.567	3	14	.214	423	737	.574	.569	400	656	.610	290	504	794	144	43	69	183	224	1255

Ball State (3 Yrs)					91	86	2460	408	716	.570	3	14	.214	405	702	.577	.572	385	620	.621	276	474	750	138	38	60	175	200	1204
Indiana (1 Yr)					24	2	176	18	35	.514	0	0		18	35	.514	.514	15	36	.417	14	30	44	6	5	9	8	24	51

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	C	19	19	579	95	173	.549	0	4	.000	95	169	.562	.549	103	144	.715	63	122	185	26	9	12	49	50	293
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	C	17	17	494	76	133	.571	0	1	.000	76	132	.576	.571	63	112	.563	54	104	158	32	8	16	39	46	215
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	C	13	1	91	7	17	.412	0	0		7	17	.412	.412	10	19	.526	7	12	19	2	2	2	4	13	24
2024-25	Ball State	MAC	SR	C	16	14	434	83	139	.597	0	1	.000	83	138	.601	.597	71	110	.645	53	88	141	23	7	11	28	26	237
Career					65	51	1598	261	462	.565	0	6	.000	261	456	.572	.565	247	385	.642	177	326	503	83	26	41	120	135	769

Ball State (3 Yrs)					52	50	1507	254	445	.571	0	6	.000	254	439	.579	.571	237	366	.648	170	314	484	81	24	39	116	122	745
Indiana (1 Yr)					13	1	91	7	17	.412	0	0		7	17	.412	.412	10	19	.526	7	12	19	2	2	2	4	13	24

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