tough Texas Southern squad, dropping their second-round game, 97–72. The Cardinals were led by Tom Dobbs and his 17.0 points per game average. After ten seasons at Ball State, Hinga led the Cardinals back to the post-season as they participated in the 1964 NCAA Men's Division II basketball tournament. The Cardinals dropped both games to place fourth in the region. The Cardinals were led by Ed Butler, their all-time leader in rebounds, who would be named to the Ball State Hall of Fame in 1979. After 14 seasons at Ball State, Hinga was hired as the full-time commissioner of the Indiana Collegiate Conference, he led the conference from its transition from a hybrid conference (a mix of NCAA Division I, II, and III schools) to a primarily NCAA Division II and III conference and a re-branding as the "Heartland Conference" as it admitted its first non-Indiana based university. Hinga was the first commissioner of the Heartland Collegiate Conference and presided until 1984. Head coaching record References 1924 births 2002 deaths American men's basketball players Ball State Cardinals football coaches Ball State Cardinals men's basketball coaches Ball State Cardinals track and field coaches Basketball coaches from Indiana Basketball players from Fort Wayne, Indiana College men's basketball head coaches in the United States High school basketball coaches in the United States High school football coaches in Indiana Indiana Collegiate Conference commissioners Players of American football from Fort Wayne, Indiana Purdue Boilermakers football players Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Fort Wayne, Indiana