2007-08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

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2007-08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference Horizon
2007-08 Record 22-14 (9-9 Horizon)
Head Coach Homer Drew
Assistant Coach Bryce Drew
Assistant Coach Luke Gore
Assistant Coach Chris Sparks

Home Arena

 Athletics-Recreation Center
Seasons
« 2006-07 2008-09 »
2007-08 Horizon Overall
Standings (Rank) W L PCT W L PCT
Butler (#10) 16 2 .889 30 4 .882
Cleveland State 12 6 .667 21 13 .618
Wright State 12 6 .667 21 10 .677
UIC 9 9 .500 17 15 .545
UW-Milwaukee 9 9 .500 14 16 .467
Valparaiso 9 9 .500 22 14 .611
UW-Green Bay 9 9 .500 15 15 .500
Loyola 6 12 .333 12 18 .400
Youngstown State 5 13 .278 9 21 .300
Detroit 3 15 .167 7 23 .233
as of March 25, 2008 v d e


The 2007-08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

Contents

[edit] Preseason

During the off-season, the Crusaders joined the Horizon League after previously competing in the Mid-Continent Conference.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Horizon League Player of the Week

  • Samuel Haanpää, week ending December 16[1]

[edit] Roster

No. Position Year Player
00 Flag of the United States F Jr Urule Igbavboa
1 Flag of Jamaica G Fr Michael Rogers
2 Flag of Germany F Fr Benjamin Fumey
3 Flag of the United States G So Matt Bennett
10 Flag of the United States G Jr Brandon McPherson
11 Flag of New Zealand C Sr Calum MacLeod
No. Position Year Player
13 Flag of Finland G So Samuel Haanpää
14 Flag of the United States G Fr Howard Little
23 Flag of the United States G Sr Jarryd Loyd
33 Flag of the United States G Jr Jake Diebler
35 Flag of Finland F Sr Shawn Huff
44 Flag of the United States F FR Bryan Bouchie


[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent Site TV Result Record
11/12/2007* Grace Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(South Padre Island Invitational)		 W 90-59  1-0
11/15/2007* IPFW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Fort Wayne, IN W 74-64  2-0
11/20/2007* @ Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN
(South Padre Island Invitational)		 L 78-87  2-1
11/23/2007* vs. Maryland Eastern Shore South Padre Island Convention Centre • South Padre Island, TX
(South Padre Island Invitational)		 W 66-55  3-1
11/24/2007* vs. Austin Peay South Padre Island Convention Centre • South Padre Island, TX
(South Padre Island Invitational)		 W 61-47  4-1
11/28/2007* Western Michigan Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 77-65  5-1
12/01/2007* Ball State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN W 71-58  6-1
12/06/2007 @ Wright State Nutter Center • Dayton, OH W 71-66  7-1 (1-0)
12/08/2007 @ Detroit Calihan Hall • Detroit, MI W 81-68  8-1 (2-0)
12/11/2007* Evansville Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN W 75-67  9-1
12/15/2007* Chicago State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 90-61  10-1
12/22/2007* @ Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI Big Ten Network L 68-58  10-2
12/30/2007* @ #1 North Carolina Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC FSN L 90-58  10-3
01/02/2008* Indiana Wesleyan Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 93-46  11-3
01/05/2008 @ #16 Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN L 73-65  11-4 (2-1)
01/10/2008 Milwaukee Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN Time Warner Sports Milwaukee L 71-69  11-5 (2-2)
01/12/2008 UWGB Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 82-73  12-5 (3-2)
01/17/2008 @ Youngstown State Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH MY-YTV W 67-61  13-5 (4-2)
01/19/2008 @ Cleveland State Wolstein Center • Cleveland, OH STO L 69-63  13-6 (4-3)
01/24/2008 UIC Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN W 60-56  14-6 (5-3)
01/26/2008 Loyola(IL) Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN L 65-63  14-7 (5-4)
02/05/2008 #12 Butler Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN ESPN2 L 71-68  14-8 (5-5)
02/07/2008 @ UWGB Resch Center • Green Bay, WI WACY L 76-71 OT 14-9 (5-6)
02/11/2008 @ UIC UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL WYIN L 77-53  14-10 (5-7)
02/14/2008 Cleveland State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN L 71-58  14-11 (5-8)
02/16/2008 Youngstown State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 77-58  15-11 (6-8)
02/20/2008 @ Loyola(IL) Joseph J. Gentile Center • Chicago, IL WYIN L 68-61  15-12 (6-9)
02/23/2008* Miami (Ohio) Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(ESPNU Bracketbusters)		 ESPN Classic W 99-94 2OT 16-12
02/25/2008 @ Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI Time Warner Sports Milwaukee W 66-57  17-12 (7-9)
02/28/2008 Detroit Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN WYIN W 59-56  18-12 (8-9)
03/01/2008 Wright State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN ESPN2 W 75-73 OT 19-12 (9-9)
03/04/2008 UWGB Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)		 W 75-67  20-12
03/07/2008 vs. Wright State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)		 W 72-67  21-12
03/08/2008 vs. Cleveland State Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)		 ESPNU L 78-73  21-13
03/19/2008 @ Washington Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA
(2008 College Basketball Invitational)		 Fox College Sports W 72-71  22-13
03/24/2008 @ Houston Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, TX
(2008 College Basketball Invitational)		 L 91-67  22-14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press. All times are in Central Time.

[edit] Coaching staff

  • Homer Drew - Head coach
  • Bryce Drew - Assistant coach
  • Luke Gore - Assistant coach
  • Chris Sparks - Assistant coach
  • Tarrance Price - Director of Basketball Operations

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Release #7

[edit] External Links