2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
Horizon League Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region #14 Seed, Second Round
Conference Horizon League
2012–13 record 26–8 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Jake Diebler
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center
2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813     26 – 8   .765
Detroit 12 – 4   .750     20 – 13   .606
Wright State 10 – 6   .625     23 – 13   .639
Green Bay 10 – 6   .625     18 – 16   .529
UIC 7 – 9   .438     18 – 16   .529
Youngstown State 7 – 9   .438     18 – 16   .529
Loyola (IL) 5 – 11   .313     15 – 16   .484
Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313     14 – 18   .438
Milwaukee 3 – 13   .188     8 – 24   .250
† 2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cruasaders, led by second year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. The season finished with 26–8 in overall, 13–3 in Horizon League to become Horizon League Regular Season Champions. They were also champions of the Horizon League Tournament, defeating Wright State in the championship game, for the first Horizon League title in school history. They received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament, their first tournament bid in 9 years, where they received a 14 seed and lost to 3 seed Michigan State in the second round.

Roster

2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 Coleman, JordanJordan Coleman 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%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Hollywood, CA
G 3 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) RS Sr Boise, ID
G 4 Dority, LaVonteLaVonte Dority 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
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) RS Jr Loveland, OH
G 10 Rossi, AlexAlex Rossi 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%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Winnetka, IL
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) Sr 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) So 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 Sr Memphis, TN
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) Sr Mooresville, IN
F 32 Chadwick, DavidDavid Chadwick  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%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
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) Sr 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%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-08-26

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Oct. 27* Saint Joseph's (IN) W 90–62  – Athletics–Recreation Center (3,198)
Nov. 3* Robert Morris (IL) W 92–64  – Athletics–Recreation Center (2,546)
Regular Season
Nov. 9* Georgia Southern W 85–54  1–0 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,864)
Nov. 13* Northern Illinois
(ESPN College Tip–Off Marathon)		 W 69–46  2–0 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,445)
Nov. 15* at Nebraska L 48–50  2–1 Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,324)
Nov. 18* at Kent State W 88–83 OT 3–1 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,858)
Nov. 23* Chicago State W 67–46  4–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,477)
Nov. 24* Bethune-Cookman W 77–64  5–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,088)
Dec. 2* at St. Louis L 49–62  5–2 Chaifetz Arena (6,357)
Dec. 5* IPFW W 63–52  6–2 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,179)
Dec. 8* at #18 New Mexico L 52–65  6–3 The Pit (15,244)
Dec. 15* at Missouri State W 62–54  7–3 JQH Arena (5,465)
Dec. 17* at Oakland L 68–70  7–4 Athletics Center O'rena (2,065)
Dec. 20* IUPUI W 89–69  8–4 Athletics-Recreation Center (1,644)
Dec. 22* Purdue Calumet W 79–51  9–4 Athletics-Recreation Center (1,681)
Dec. 29* at Murray State W 66–64  10–4 CFSB Center (4,343)
Jan. 2 Loyola–Chicago L 54–63  10–5 (0–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,119)
Jan. 4 Cleveland State W 74–50  11–5 (1–1) Athletics-Recreation Center (3,676)
Jan. 9 at UIC W 75–70  12–5 (2–1) UIC Pavilion (3,040)
Jan. 12 at Milwaukee W 76–52  13–5 (3–1) Klotsche Center (3,048)
Jan. 17 at Detroit W 89–88  14–5 (4–1) Calihan Hall (3,418)
Jan. 19 Wright State W 69–63  15–5 (5–1) Athletics-Recreation Center (4,860)
Jan. 23 Green Bay W 73–61  16–5 (6–1) Athletics-Recreation Center (2,803)
Jan. 30 at Youngstown State L 68–80  16–6 (6–2) Beeghly Center (2,584)
Feb. 1 Milwaukee W 71–40  17–6 (7–2) Athletics-Recreation Center (4,013)
Feb. 5 UIC W 86–61  18–6 (8–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,626)
Feb. 9 at Cleveland State W 80–72  19–6 (9–2) Wolstein Center (2,403)
Feb. 12 at Wright State W 68–61  20–6 (10–2) Nutter Center (4,301)
Feb. 16 Detroit L 74–84  20–7 (10–3) Athletics-Recreation Center (5,166)
Feb. 19 at Loyola–Chicago W 85–76  21–7 (11–3) Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,986)
Feb. 23* Eastern Kentucky
(ESPN BracketBusters)		 W 82–60  22–7 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,329)
Feb. 26 Youngstown State W 73–64  23–7 (12–3) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,410)
Mar. 2 at Green Bay W 75–56  24–7 (13–3) Resch Center (4,868)
2013 Horizon League Tournament
Mar. 9 Green Bay
(Semifinal)		 W 70–69  25–7 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,285)
Mar. 12 Wright State
(Championship Game)		 W 62–54  26–7 Athletics-Recreation Center (4,457)
2013 NCAA Tournament
Mar. 21* #(14 MW) vs. #9 (3 MW) Michigan State
(Second Round)		 L 54–65  26–8 The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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