2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2009–10 record	15–17 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coach	Bryce Drew
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center

The 2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team who competed in the Horizon League representing Valparaiso University. The Crusaders finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Horizon League play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament to Detroit.

Coaching staff

Homer Drew - Head coach
Bryce Drew - Associate head coach
Luke Gore - Assistant coach
Chris Sparks - Assistant coach

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Exhibition
11/01/09*	Indianapolis (Exhibition)	L 88–83		ARC
Regular Season
11/13/09*	at Ball State	L 88–78	0–1	Worthen Arena
11/15/09*	at #6 North Carolina	L 88–77	0–2	Smith Center
11/19/09*	IUSB	W 78–56	1–2	ARC
11/22/09*	at #2 Michigan State (Legends Classic)	L 90–60	1–3	Breslin Center
11/27/09*	at Georgia Southern (Legends Classic)	W 97–89	2–3	Hanner Fieldhouse
11/28/09*	vs. Troy (Legends Classic)	L 80–64	2–4	Hanner Fieldhouse
11/29/09*	vs. Arkansas - Fort Smith (Legends Classic)	W 86–74	3–4	Hanner Fieldhouse
12/05/09	at #23 Butler	L 84–67	3–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse
12/09/09*	at #5 Purdue	L 86–62	3–6	Mackey Arena
12/12/09*	Toledo	W 81–49	4–6	ARC
12/19/09*	Concordia (Wis.)	W 83–57	5–6	ARC
12/22/09*	at IPFW	L 75–72	5–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
12/27/09*	at Akron	L 77–57	5–8	James A. Rhodes Arena
12/31/09	Milwaukee	W 55–54	6–8 (1–1)	ARC
01/02/10	Green Bay	L 64–58	6–9 (1–2)	ARC
01/08/10	at Detroit	L 77–67	6–10 (1–3)	Calihan Hall
01/10/10	at Wright State	L 59–57	6–11 (1–4)	Nutter Center
01/14/10	Youngstown State	W 70–66	7–11 (2–4)	ARC
01/16/10	Cleveland State	W 78–71	8–11 (3–4)	ARC
01/21/10	at UIC	W 64–58	9–11 (4–4)	UIC Pavilion
01/23/10	at Loyola	W 86–67	10–11 (5–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Center
01/29/10	at Milwaukee	L 85–82	10–12 (5–5)	U.S. Cellular Arena
01/31/10	at Green Bay	W 84–79	11–12 (6–5)	Resch Center
02/04/10	Wright State	L 75–71	11–13 (6–6)	ARC
02/06/10	Detroit	W 74–70	12–13 (7–6)	ARC
02/08/10	UIC	W 83–82	13–13 (8–6)	ARC
02/11/10	at Cleveland State	L 80–71	13–14 (8–7)	Wolstein Center
02/13/10	at Youngstown State	W 77–75	14–14 (9–7)	Beeghly Center
02/17/10	Loyola	W 84–73	15–14 (10–7)	ARC
02/20/10*	at Bowling Green	L 87–70	15–15	Anderson Arena
02/26/10	Butler	L 74–69	15–16 (10–8)	ARC
2010 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
03/02/10	Detroit (First Round)	L 89–82	15–17	ARC
*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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