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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

SUMMARY

2023-24

Career

PTS

2.1

10.2

TRB

1.8

6.7

AST

0.3

1.2

FG%

51.4

55.7

FG3%

16.7

FT%

41.7

59.5

eFG%

51.4

55.9

PER

13.6

21.7

0.4

7.4

Per Game

Season

Conference

Per Game Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	SOS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	31	31	28.0	4.5	8.4	.533	4.5	8.1	.548	0.0	0.2	.000	4.6	6.5	.703	3.1	5.3	8.5	1.2	0.4	0.5	2.2	2.5	13.5	-4.56
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	31	31	29.2	4.7	8.1	.588	4.7	7.9	.592	0.1	0.2	.400	3.7	7.1	.525	3.2	5.5	8.7	1.9	0.5	0.9	2.0	2.5	13.3	-3.50
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	24	2	7.3	0.8	1.5	.514	0.8	1.5	.514	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.5	.417	0.6	1.3	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.3	1.0	2.1	9.74
Career	Overall			86	64	22.7	3.5	6.3	.557	3.5	6.2	.566	0.0	0.1	.167	3.2	5.3	.595	2.4	4.3	6.7	1.2	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.1	10.2	0.56
	Ball State			62	62	28.6	4.6	8.2	.560	4.6	8.0	.569	0.0	0.2	.167	4.1	6.8	.610	3.1	5.4	8.6	1.5	0.4	0.7	2.1	2.5	13.4
	Indiana			24	2	7.3	0.8	1.5	.514	0.8	1.5	.514	0.0	0.0		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	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	19	19	30.5	5.0	9.1	.549	5.0	8.9	.562	0.2	.000	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	17	17	29.1	4.5	7.8	.571	4.5	7.8	.576	0.1	.000	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	13	1	7.0	0.5	1.3	.412	0.5	1.3	.412	0.0		0.8	1.5	.526	0.5	0.9	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.0	1.8
Career	Overall			49	37	23.8	3.6	6.6	.551	3.6	6.5	.560	0.1	.000	3.6	5.6	.640	2.5	4.9	7.4	1.2	0.4	0.6	1.9	2.2	10.9
	Ball State			36	36	29.8	4.8	8.5	.559	4.8	8.4	.568	0.1	.000	4.6	7.1	.648	3.3	6.3	9.5	1.6	0.5	0.8	2.4	2.7	14.1
	Indiana			13	1	7.0	0.5	1.3	.412	0.5	1.3	.412	0.0		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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Totals

Season

Conference

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	31	31	867	138	259	.533	138	252	.548	0	7	.000	142	202	.703	97	165	262	37	12	15	67	79	418
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	31	31	906	147	250	.588	145	245	.592	2	5	.400	115	219	.525	98	171	269	59	14	29	62	76	411
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	24	2	176	18	35	.514	18	35	.514	0	0		15	36	.417	14	30	44	6	5	9	8	24	51
Career	Overall			86	64	1949	303	544	.557	301	532	.566	2	12	.167	272	457	.595	209	366	575	102	31	53	137	179	880
	Ball State			62	62	1773	285	509	.560	283	497	.569	2	12	.167	257	421	.610	195	336	531	96	26	44	129	155	829
	Indiana			24	2	176	18	35	.514	18	35	.514	0	0		15	36	.417	14	30	44	6	5	9	8	24	51

Totals Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	19	19	579	95	173	.549	95	169	.562	4	.000	103	144	.715	63	122	185	26	9	12	49	50	293
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	17	17	494	76	133	.571	76	132	.576	1	.000	63	112	.563	54	104	158	32	8	16	39	46	215
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	13	1	91	7	17	.412	7	17	.412	0		10	19	.526	7	12	19	2	2	2	4	13	24
Career	Overall			49	37	1164	178	323	.551	178	318	.560	5	.000	176	275	.640	124	238	362	60	19	30	92	109	532
	Ball State			36	36	1073	171	306	.559	171	301	.568	5	.000	166	256	.648	117	226	343	58	17	28	88	96	508
	Indiana			13	1	91	7	17	.412	7	17	.412	0		10	19	.526	7	12	19	2	2	2	4	13	24

Per 40 Minutes

Season

Conference

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	31	31	867	6.4	11.9	.533	6.4	11.6	.548	0.0	0.3	.000	6.6	9.3	.703	12.1	1.7	0.6	0.7	3.1	3.6	19.3
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	31	31	906	6.5	11.0	.588	6.4	10.8	.592	0.1	0.2	.400	5.1	9.7	.525	11.9	2.6	0.6	1.3	2.7	3.4	18.1
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	24	2	176	4.1	8.0	.514	4.1	8.0	.514	0.0	0.0		3.4	8.2	.417	10.0	1.4	1.1	2.0	1.8	5.5	11.6
Career	Overall			86	64	1949	6.2	11.2	.557	6.2	10.9	.566	0.0	0.2	.167	5.6	9.4	.595	11.8	2.1	0.6	1.1	2.8	3.7	18.1
	Ball State			62	62	1773	6.4	11.5	.560	6.4	11.2	.569	0.0	0.3	.167	5.8	9.5	.610	12.0	2.2	0.6	1.0	2.9	3.5	18.7
	Indiana			24	2	176	4.1	8.0	.514	4.1	8.0	.514	0.0	0.0		3.4	8.2	.417	10.0	1.4	1.1	2.0	1.8	5.5	11.6

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	19	19	579	6.6	12.0	.549	6.6	11.7	.562	0.3	.000	7.1	9.9	.715	12.8	1.8	0.6	0.8	3.4	3.5	20.2
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	17	17	494	6.2	10.8	.571	6.2	10.7	.576	0.1	.000	5.1	9.1	.563	12.8	2.6	0.6	1.3	3.2	3.7	17.4
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	13	1	91	3.1	7.5	.412	3.1	7.5	.412	0.0		4.4	8.4	.526	8.4	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.8	5.7	10.5
Career	Overall			49	37	1164	6.1	11.1	.551	6.1	10.9	.560	0.2	.000	6.0	9.5	.640	12.4	2.1	0.7	1.0	3.2	3.7	18.3
	Ball State			36	36	1073	6.4	11.4	.559	6.4	11.2	.568	0.2	.000	6.2	9.5	.648	12.8	2.2	0.6	1.0	3.3	3.6	18.9
	Indiana			13	1	91	3.1	7.5	.412	3.1	7.5	.412	0.0		4.4	8.4	.526	8.4	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.8	5.7	10.5

Per 100 Poss

Season

Conference

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	ORtg	DRtg
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	31	31	867	8.9	16.7	.533	8.9	16.2	.548	0.0	0.5	.000	9.2	13.0	.703	16.9	2.4	0.8	1.0	4.3	5.1	26.9	115.1	107.5
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	31	31	906	9.5	16.1	.588	9.3	15.8	.592	0.1	0.3	.400	7.4	14.1	.525	17.3	3.8	0.9	1.9	4.0	4.9	26.5	116.6	103.6
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	24	2	176	5.9	11.5	.514	5.9	11.5	.514	0.0	0.0		4.9	11.8	.417	14.4	2.0	1.6	2.9	2.6	7.9	16.7	100.9	104.6
Career	Overall			86	64	1949	8.9	16.0	.557	8.8	15.6	.566	0.1	0.4	.167	8.0	13.4	.595	16.9	3.0	0.9	1.6	4.0	5.3	25.8	114.8	105.5
	Ball State			62	62	1773	9.2	16.4	.560	9.1	16.0	.569	0.1	0.4	.167	8.3	13.6	.610	17.1	3.1	0.8	1.4	4.2	5.0	26.7	115.8	105.6
	Indiana			24	2	176	5.9	11.5	.514	5.9	11.5	.514	0.0	0.0		4.9	11.8	.417	14.4	2.0	1.6	2.9	2.6	7.9	16.7	100.9	104.6

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	ORtg	DRtg
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	19	19	579	9.1	16.5	.549	9.1	16.1	.562	0.4	.000	9.8	13.7	.715	17.7	2.5	0.9	1.1	4.7	4.8	28.0	116.6	105.4
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	17	17	494	8.8	15.4	.571	8.8	15.3	.576	0.1	.000	7.3	13.0	.563	18.3	3.7	0.9	1.9	4.5	5.3	25.0	113.7	106.2
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	13	1	91	4.4	10.8	.412	4.4	10.8	.412	0.0		6.3	12.0	.526	12.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	2.5	8.2	15.2	98.2	109.0
Career	Overall			49	37	1164	8.6	15.6	.551	8.6	15.4	.560	0.2	.000	8.5	13.3	.640	17.5	2.9	0.9	1.5	4.5	5.3	25.7	114.4	106.0
	Ball State			36	36	1073	9.0	16.0	.559	9.0	15.8	.568	0.3	.000	8.7	13.4	.648	18.0	3.0	0.9	1.5	4.6	5.0	26.6	115.3	105.8
	Indiana			13	1	91	4.4	10.8	.412	4.4	10.8	.412	0.0		6.3	12.0	.526	12.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	2.5	8.2	15.2	98.2	109.0

Advanced

Season

Conference

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	31	31	867	21.8	.589	.533	.027	.780	427	12.5	21.2	16.9	9.0	0.8	2.0	15.9	23.9	2.5	0.7	3.2	.148	1.1	-2.8	-1.6
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	31	31	906	23.2	.580	.592	.020	.876	430	12.9	21.6	17.3	13.2	0.9	3.3	14.9	23.3	2.6	1.2	3.8	.168	2.0	-0.9	1.1
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	24	2	176	13.6	.489	.514	.000	1.029	54	9.7	18.4	14.3	6.0	1.6	5.7	13.3	17.5	0.1	0.2	0.4	.081	-1.9	1.3	-0.7
Career	Overall			86	64	1949	21.7	.578	.559	.022	.840	911	12.4	21.2	16.9	10.7	0.9	2.9	15.3	23.0	5.3	2.1	7.4	.151	1.3	-1.5	-0.3
	Ball State			62	62	1773	22.5	.585	.562	.024	.827	857	12.7	21.4	17.1	11.2	0.8	2.7	15.4	23.6	5.2	1.9	7.0	.158	1.6	-1.8	-0.2
	Indiana			24	2	176	13.6	.489	.514	.000	1.029	54	9.7	18.4	14.3	6.0	1.6	5.7	13.3	17.5	0.1	0.2	0.4	.081	-1.9	1.3	-0.7

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40
2021-22	Ball State	MAC	FR	19	19	579	25.0	.607	.549	.023	.832	301	13.9	25.4	19.8	9.6	0.9	2.4	16.9	24.9	2.3	0.2	2.5	.171
2022-23	Ball State	MAC	SO	17	17	494	23.2	.577	.571	.008	.842	232	13.9	26.9	20.4	12.8	0.9	3.3	17.3	23.2	1.7	0.2	1.9	.152
2023-24	Indiana	Big Ten	JR	13	1	91	10.1	.461	.412	.000	1.118	26	10.1	16.1	13.2	3.7	1.3	2.4	13.3	17.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	.049
Career	Overall			49	37	1164	23.1	.586	.551	.015	.851	560	13.6	25.3	19.5	10.5	0.9	2.8	16.9	23.6	4.1	0.4	4.5	.153
	Ball State			36	36	1073	24.2	.594	.559	.016	.837	533	13.9	26.1	20.1	11.1	0.9	2.8	17.1	24.1	4.0	0.3	4.3	.162
	Indiana			13	1	91	10.1	.461	.412	.000	1.118	26	10.1	16.1	13.2	3.7	1.3	2.4	13.3	17.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	.049

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