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

	Conf			Overall
2007-08 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#11 Butler†	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 (IL)	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.

Coaching staff

Homer Drew – Head coach
Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
Luke Gore – Assistant coach
Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
Tarrance Price – Director of Basketball Operations

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

Samuel Haanpää, week ending December 16^[1]

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	Result	Record	Site
11/12/2007*	Grace (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 90–59	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center
11/15/2007*	IPFW	W 74–64	2–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
11/20/2007*	at Vanderbilt (South Padre Island Invitational)	L 78–87	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium
11/23/2007*	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 66–55	3–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre
11/24/2007*	vs. Austin Peay (South Padre Island Invitational)	W 61–47	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre
11/28/2007*	Western Michigan	W 77–65	5–1	Athletics-Recreation Center
12/01/2007*	Ball State	W 71–58	6–1	Athletics-Recreation Center
12/06/2007	at Wright State	W 71–66	7–1 (1–0)	Nutter Center
12/08/2007	at Detroit	W 81–68	8–1 (2–0)	Calihan Hall
12/11/2007*	Evansville	W 75–67	9–1	Athletics-Recreation Center
12/15/2007*	Chicago State	W 90–61	10–1	Athletics-Recreation Center
12/22/2007*	at Wisconsin	L 68–58	10–2	Kohl Center
12/30/2007*	at #1 North Carolina	L 90–58	10–3	Dean Smith Center
01/02/2008*	Indiana Wesleyan	W 93–46	11–3	Athletics-Recreation Center
01/05/2008	at #16 Butler	L 73–65	11–4 (2–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse
01/10/2008	Milwaukee	L 71–69	11–5 (2–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center
01/12/2008	UWGB	W 82–73	12–5 (3–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center
01/17/2008	at Youngstown State	W 67–61	13–5 (4–2)	Beeghly Center
01/19/2008	at Cleveland State	L 69–63	13–6 (4–3)	Wolstein Center
01/24/2008	UIC	W 60–56	14–6 (5–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center
01/26/2008	Loyola(IL)	L 65–63	14–7 (5–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center
02/05/2008	#12 Butler	L 71–68	14–8 (5–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center
02/07/2008	at UWGB	L 76–71 ^OT	14–9 (5–6)	Resch Center
02/11/2008	at UIC	L 77–53	14–10 (5–7)	UIC Pavilion
02/14/2008	Cleveland State	L 71–58	14–11 (5–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center
02/16/2008	Youngstown State	W 77–58	15–11 (6–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center
02/20/2008	at Loyola(IL)	L 68–61	15–12 (6–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Center
02/23/2008*	Miami (Ohio) (ESPNU Bracketbusters)	W 99–94 ^2OT	16–12	Athletics-Recreation Center
02/25/2008	at Milwaukee	W 66–57	17–12 (7–9)	U.S. Cellular Arena
02/28/2008	Detroit	W 59–56	18–12 (8–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center
03/01/2008	Wright State	W 75–73 ^OT	19–12 (9–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center
03/04/2008	UWGB (2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)	W 75–67	20–12	Athletics-Recreation Center
03/07/2008	vs. Wright State (2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)	W 72–67	21–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse
03/08/2008	vs. Cleveland State (2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament)	L 78–73	21–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse
03/19/2008	at Washington (2008 College Basketball Invitational)	W 72–71	22–13	Bank of America Arena
03/24/2008	at Houston (2008 College Basketball Invitational)	L 91–67	22–14	Hofheinz Pavilion
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Associated Press. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Men's Basketball Release #7

Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

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