2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2008–09 record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coach	Bryce Drew
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center

	Conf			Overall
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#22 Butler	15	3	.833	26	6	.813
Green Bay	13	5	.722	22	11	.667
Cleveland State†	12	6	.667	26	11	.703
Wright State	12	6	.667	20	13	.606
Milwaukee	11	7	.611	17	14	.548
UIC	7	11	.389	16	15	.516
Youngstown State	7	11	.389	11	19	.367
Loyola (IL)	6	12	.333	14	18	.438
Valparaiso	5	13	.278	9	22	.290
Detroit	2	16	.111	7	23	.233
Rankings from AP Poll † Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2008–09 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
Pawel Mrozik – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

No.	Position	Year	Player
00	F	Sr	Urule Igbavboa
1	G	So	Michael Rogers
2	F	So	Benjamin Fumey
3	G	So	De'Andre Haskins
4	F	Jr	Cory Johnson
5	F	Fr	Cameron Witt

No.	Position	Year	Player
10	G	Sr	Brandon McPherson
11	G	Fr	Nick Shelton
12	G	Fr	Andrew Ferry
14	G	So	Howard Little
15	G	Fr	Erik Buggs
22	G	Fr	Logan Jones
33	G	Sr	Jake Diebler

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
11/08/08*	Elmhurst (Exhibition)	W 85–63		ARC
Regular Season
11/15/08*	Marian	W 87–56	1–0	ARC
11/18/08*	UCF	W 69–52	2–0	ARC
11/21/08*	vs. San Diego (Paradise Jam Tournament)	L 73–66	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center
11/22/08*	vs. Iona (Paradise Jam Tournament)	L 75–55	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center
11/24/08*	vs. La Salle (Paradise Jam Tournament)	L 75–70 ^OT	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center
12/02/08	at Cleveland State	L 66–42	2–4 (0–1)	Wolstein Center
12/04/08	at Youngstown State	W 68–57	3–4 (1–1)	Beeghly Center
12/10/08*	IPFW	L 63–46	3–5	ARC
12/13/08*	at Miami(OH)	L 62–50	3–6	Millett Hall
12/20/08*	vs. #1 North Carolina	L 85–63	3–7	United Center
12/22/08*	at UCF	L 85–60	3–8	UCF Arena
12/28/08*	at #15 Purdue	L 59–45	3–9	Mackey Arena
12/30/08*	North Park	W 78–47	4–9	ARC
01/03/09	Butler	L 75–62	4–10 (1–2)	ARC
01/05/09	at Milwaukee	L 61–47	4–11 (1–3)	U.S. Cellular Arena
01/08/09	Detroit	W 64–41	5–11 (2–3)	ARC
01/10/09	Wright State	L 64–48	5–12 (2–4)	ARC
01/15/09	at UIC	L 77–52	5–13 (2–5)	UIC Pavilion
01/17/09	at Loyola	L 71–56	5–14 (2–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Center
01/22/09	Milwaukee	W 63–51	6–14 (3–6)	ARC
01/24/09	at Green Bay	L 83–76	6–15 (3–7)	ARC
01/30/09	at #13 Butler	L 59–51	6–16 (3–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse
02/05/09	at Wright State	L 68–58	6–17 (3–9)	Nutter Center
02/07/09	at Detroit	L 56–55	6–18 (3–10)	Calihan Hall
02/13/09	Loyola	W 71–47	7–18 (4–10)	ARC
02/15/09	UIC	L 83–76	7–19 (4–11)	ARC
02/18/09	at Green Bay	L 76–61	7–20 (4–12)	Resch Center
02/21/09*	Akron (ESPNU BracketBusters)	W 74–66	8–20	ARC
02/26/08	Cleveland State	L 71–64	8–21 (4–13)	ARC
02/28/09	Youngstown State	W 67–59	9–21 (5–13)	ARC
03/03/09	at Wright State (Horizon League men's basketball tournament)	L 68–56	9–22	Nutter Center
Postseason
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Venues	Hilltop Gym (19??–1984) ARC (1984–present)

Culture & lore	History "The Shot"

People	Head coaches NBA players

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