Materials on Balls using createBall()

I'm creating a simple scene using spheres from createBall(). I'm having trouble putting materials on the balls. I'm fine with boxes and planes. I understand the Material process (enough I think), but I can't seem to apply anything except a solid color to a ball.

I want to apply a texture to a ball. Nothing seems to work. I tweaked the scale up and down, but no luck. I recall that the BSP_Collsion Demo uses a ball that has the Ogre Eye texture applied to it, but it is just pink (no clear image or eye).

Does createBall() create a sphere with UV coordinates?

Any suggestions?

Thanks.