2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
CIT First Round vs. Iona, L, 77–85
Conference Horizon League
2010–11 record 23–12 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach Homer Drew
Home arena Athletics-Recreation Center
Seasons
« 2009–10 2011–12 »
2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Butler 13   5   .722     28   10   .737
Cleveland State 13   5   .722     27   9   .750
*Milwaukee 13   5   .722     19   14   .576
Valparaiso 12   6   .667     23   12   .657
Wright State 10   8   .556     19   14   .576
Detroit 10   8   .556     17   16   .515
Green Bay 8   10   .444     14   18   .438
Loyola 7   11   .389     16   15   .516
Youngstown State 2   16   .111     9   21   .300
Illinois-Chicago 2   16   .111     7   24   .226
2011 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011 • Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Homer Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics-Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in Horizon League play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iona.

Roster

2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 1 Rogers, MichaelMichael Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kingston, JM
C 3 Vucic, HrvojeHrvoje Vucic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Glavice, HR
F 4 Johnson, CoryCory Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Duluth, MN
F 5 Witt, CameronCameron Witt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Launceston, TAS, AU
G 11 Shelton, NickNick Shelton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Frankenmuth, MI
G 14 Little, HowardHoward Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 15 Buggs, ErikErik Buggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Memphis, TN
G 20 Kurth, TommyTommy Kurth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Osceola, IN
G 22 Harris, JayJay Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Aurora, IL
G 23 Kenney, MattMatt Kenney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mooresville, IN
G 32 Wood, BrandonBrandon Wood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kokomo, IN
G 45 Broekhoff, RyanRyan Broekhoff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Frankston, VIC, AU
F 55 Van Wijk, KevinKevin Van Wijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
October 30* 9:00 PM Olivet Nazarene Athletics–Recreation CenterValparaiso, IN W 93–58 
November 6* 5:00 PM Aurora Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 98–66 
Regular Season
November 12* 8:05 PM Indiana-Northwest Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 111–64  1–0
November 15* 8:00 PM at #6 Kansas Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS ESPN3 L 44–79  1–1
November 18* 8:05 PM Purdue-North Central Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 98–44  2–1
November 23* 7:00 PM at Ohio Convocation CenterAthens, OH L 75–78  2–2
November 26* 7:00 PM vs. Northern Colorado Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV W 76–61  3–2
November 27* 7:00 PM vs. Texas A&M CC Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV W 68–62  4–2
December 2 8:00 PM at UIC UIC Pavilion • Chicago, IL W 68–66 OT 5–2 (1–0)
December 4 4:00 PM at Loyola Joseph J. Gentile CenterChicago, IL W 66–56  6–2 (2–0)
December 7* 9:00 PM Purdue Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN ESPNU L 58–76  6–3
December 11* 7:00 PM at Toledo Savage ArenaToledo, OH L 75–72 OT 6–4
December 18* 8:00 PM IPFW Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 63–47  7–4
December 20* 5:00 PM at Eastern Michigan Convocation CenterYpsilanti, MI
(Lou Henson Award Tournament)
W 74–67  8–4
December 21* 7:00 PM at Oakland Athletics Center O'RenaOakland, MI
(Lou Henson Award Tournament)
W 103–102  9–4
December 28* 8:05 PM Ball State Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 69–52  10–4
January 1 2:00 PM at Butler Hinkle FieldhouseIndianapolis, IN WNDY/ESPN3 L 59–76  10–5 (2–1)
January 7 7:00 PM Youngstown State Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 W 79–55  11–5 (3–1)
January 9 2:35 PM Cleveland State Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 64–58  12–5 (4–1)
January 14 7:00 PM at Wright State Nutter CenterDayton, OH ESPN3 W 71–60  13–5 (5–1)
January 16 1:00 PM at Detroit Calihan HallDetroit, MI W 78–68  14–5 (6–1)
January 21 7:00 PM Milwaukee Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 W 60–43  15–5 (7–1)
January 23 2:35 PM Green Bay Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN L 61–63  15–6 (7–2)
January 29 2:00 PM Butler Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 85–79 OT 16–6 (8–2)
February 3 7:00 PM at Cleveland State Wolstein CenterCleveland, OH L 65–76  16–7 (8–3)
February 5 7:05 PM at Younstown State Beeghly CenterYoungstown, OH W 86–78 OT 17–7 (9–3)
February 10 8:05 PM Detroit Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 82–74  18–7 (10–3)
February 12 8:05 PM Wright State Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 58–56  19–7 (11–3)
February 16 8:00 PM at Milwaukee U.S. Cellular ArenaMilwaukee, WI L 76–79  19–8 (11–4)
February 19* 5:00 PM Missouri State Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(BracketBusters)
ESPN2 W 80–67  20–8
February 21 8:00 PM at Green Bay Resch CenterGreen Bay, WI L 80–81 OT 20–9 (11–5)
February 24 8:05 PM Loyola Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN L 48–68  20–10 (11–6)
February 26 8:05 PM UIC Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN W 79–65  12–6 (21–10)
Horizon League Tournament
March 1 8:00 PM Youngstown State Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(First Round)
W 80–71  22–10
March 4 8:30 PM vs. Detroit U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI
(Quarterfinals)
ESPN3 W 78–88  23–10
March 5 8:30 PM at Milwaukee U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, WI
(Semifinals)
ESPNU L 63–70  23–11
CIT
March 16* 8:05 PM Iona Athletics-Recreation Center • Valparaiso, IN
(First Round)
FCS Broadband L 77–85  23–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time..

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