2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
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 League Men's Basketball Standings
Conf Overall
Team (Rank) W L PCT W L PCT
Butler† #11 16 2 .889 30 4 .882
Cleveland State 12 6 .667 21 13 .618
Wright State 12 6 .667 21 10 .677
Valparaiso 9 9 .500 22 14 .611
UIC 9 9 .500 18 15 .545
Green Bay 9 9 .500 15 15 .500
Milwaukee 9 9 .500 14 16 .467
Loyola 6 12 .333 12 19 .387
Youngstown State 5 13 .278 9 21 .300
Detroit 3 15 .167 7 23 .233

Rankings from AP Poll
† Horizon League Tournament winner

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

Contents

Preseason

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

Awards

Horizon League Player of the Week

Roster

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

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* at 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 at Wright State Nutter Center • Dayton, OH W 71–66  7–1 (1–0)
12/08/2007 at 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* at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI Big Ten Network L 68–58  10–2
12/30/2007* at #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 at #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 at Youngstown State Beeghly Center • Youngstown, OH MY-YTV W 67–61  13–5 (4–2)
01/19/2008 at 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 at UWGB Resch Center • Green Bay, WI WACY L 76–71 OT 14–9 (5–6)
02/11/2008 at 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 at 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 at 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 at Washington Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA
(2008 College Basketball Invitational)		 Fox College Sports W 72–71  22–13
03/24/2008 at 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.

Coaching staff

See also

References

  1. ^ Men's Basketball Release #7
2007–08 men's basketball team seasons of the Horizon League
Team seasons