2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference Horizon League
2011–12 record 22–12 (14–4 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Jake Diebler
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center
2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778     22 – 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
Detroit† 11 – 7   .611     22 – 14   .611
Milwaukee 11 – 7   .611     20 – 13   .606
Butler 11 – 7   .611     22 – 14   .611
Youngstown State 10 – 8   .556     16 – 15   .516
Green Bay 10 – 8   .556     15 – 15   .500
Wright State 7 – 11   .389     13 – 19   .406
UIC 3 – 15   .167     8 – 22   .267
Loyola (IL) 1 – 17   .056     7 – 23   .233
† 2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented the Valparaiso University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bryce Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. The Crusaders were Horizon League regular season champions but failed to win the Horizon League Basketball Tournament. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they lost in the first round.

Roster

2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Edwards, RichieRichie Edwards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lakeland, FL
G 2 Carpenter, GriffynGriffyn Carpenter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bourbon, IN
C 3 Vucic, HrvojeHrvoje Vucic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Glavice, HR
F 5 Capobianco, BobbyBobby Capobianco  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Loveland, OH
G 11 Shelton, NickNick Shelton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Frankenmuth, MI
G 12 Boggs, BenBen Boggs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Roanoke, VA
F 14 Fernandez, VashilVashil Fernandez  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kingston, JM
G 15 Buggs, ErikErik Buggs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 155 lb (70 kg) RS Jr Memphis, TN
G 20 Kurth, TommyTommy Kurth style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Osceola, IN
G 21 Bogan, WillWill Bogan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Caldwell, ID
G 22 Harris, JayJay Harris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 155 lb (70 kg) So Aurora, IL
G 23 Kenney, MattMatt Kenney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mooresville, IN
F 44 Stegelmann, NathanNathan Stegelmann style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Goshen, IN
G/F 45 Broekhoff, RyanRyan Broekhoff style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Frankston, VIC, AU
F 55 van Wijk, KevinKevin van Wijk style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-30

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Oct. 29* Hillsdale W 73–71  0–0 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,946)
Nov. 3* Augustana W 74–65  0–0 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,488)
Regular Season
Nov. 7* at #16 Arizona L 64–73  0–1 McKale Center (12,871)
Nov. 11* at Georgia Southern W 90–81  1–1 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547)
Nov. 14* Holy Cross (IN) W 88–38  2–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,957)
Nov. 18* Akron W 62–59  3–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,876)
Nov. 19* IU-Kokomo W 79–48  4–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,244)
Nov. 20* Duquesne W 84–68  5–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,011)
Nov. 25* at #3 Ohio State L 47–80  5–2 Value City Arena (15,606)
Dec. 3 at Butler W 77–71 OT 6–2 (1–0) Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,239)
Dec. 7* at IPFW L 76–85  6–3 Memorial Coliseum (1,550)
Dec. 10* Bowling Green W 82–79  7–3 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,667)
Dec. 17* Oakland L 80–82  7–4 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,884)
Dec. 20* at Northern Illinois W 59–48  8–4 Convocation Center (850)
Dec. 23* at IUPUI L 88–97  8–5 Conseco Fieldhouse (1,576)
Dec. 29 Milwaukee L 55–57  8–6 (1–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,644)
Dec. 31 Green Bay W 90–87  9–6 (2–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,353)
Jan. 6 at Detroit W 73–71  10–6 (3–1) Calihan Hall (2,271)
Jan. 8 at Wright State L 55–73  10–7 (3–2) Nutter Center (3,736)
Jan. 13 Youngstown State W 76–62  11–7 (4–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,271)
Jan. 15 Cleveland State W 72–66  12–7 (5–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,124)
Jan. 19 at Loyola W 69–48  13–7 (6–2) Gentile Center (2,555)
Jan. 21 at UIC W 60–55  14–7 (7–2) UIC Pavilion (3,367)
Jan. 26 at Green Bay L 60–75  14–8 (7–3) Resch Center (2,546)
Jan. 28 at Milwaukee W 55–52  15–8 (8–3) U.S. Cellular Arena (5,773)
Feb. 2 Detroit W 78–73  16–8 (9–3) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,488)
Feb. 4 Wright State W 63–54  17–8 (10–3) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,727)
Feb. 9 at Cleveland State W 59–41  18–8 (11–3) Wolstein Center (4,521)
Feb. 11 at Youngstown State L 53–71  18–9 (11–4) Beeghly Center (3,374)
Feb. 14 UIC W 74–65  19–9 (12–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,714)
Feb. 18* at Loyola Marymount L 53–61  19–10 Gersten Pavilion (4,021)
Feb. 21 Loyola W 66–62 OT 20–10 (13–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,337)
Feb. 24 Butler W 71–59  21–10 (14–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (5,237)
Horizon League Tournament
Mar. 3 Butler
(Semifinal)		 W 65–46  22–10 Athletics-Recreation Center (4,716)
Mar. 6 Detroit
(Championship Game)		 L 50–68  22–11 Athletics-Recreation Center (4,258)
2012 NIT
Mar. 14 at Miami (FL)
(First Round)		 L 50–66  22–12 BankUnited Center (1,229)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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