2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference Horizon League
2013–14 record 18–16 (9–7 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Matt Lottich
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center
2013–14 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Green Bay 14 – 2   .875     24 – 7   .774
Cleveland State 12 – 4   .750     21 – 12   .636
Wright State 10 – 6   .625     21 – 15   .583
Valparaiso 9 – 7   .563     18 – 16   .529
Milwaukee † 7 – 9   .438     21 – 14   .600
Oakland 7 – 9   .438     13 – 20   .394
Youngstown State 6 – 10   .375     15 – 17   .469
Detroit 6 – 10   .375     13 – 19   .406
UIC 1 – 15   .063     6 – 25   .194
† 2014 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–16, 9–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the second round of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Milwaukee. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.

Roster

2013–14 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Carter, KeithKeith Carter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Maywood, IL
G 2 Coleman, JordanJordan Coleman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr North Hollywood, CA
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%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 5 Capobianco, BobbyBobby Capobianco 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%; | 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Loveland, OH
C 10 Gueye, MoussaMoussa Gueye style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 270 lb (122 kg) RS Sr Thiès, SEN
G/F 11 Yeo, ClayClay Yeo 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%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bourbon, IN
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%; | 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Kingston, JM
G 15 Williams, LexusLexus Williams 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) Fr Chicago, IL
G 22 Davidson, NickNick Davidson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Merrillville, IN
F 23 Adekoya, JubrilJubril Adekoya 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%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Tinley Park, IL
F 25 Peters, AlecAlec Peters 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%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Washington, IL
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) Sr Charlotte, NC
G/F Nickerson, E. VictorE. Victor Nickerson 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%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-11-07

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/08/2013* Murray State W 77–74  1–0 Athletics–Recreation Center (4,277)
11/10/2013* North Park W 113–50  2–0 Athletics–Recreation Center (N/A)
11/13/2013* at Illinois L 52–64  2–1 State Farm Center (13,504)
11/17/2013* at Ohio L 72–76  2–2 Convocation Center (6,144)
11/20/2013* at Evansville L 92–100  2–3 Ford Center (4,018)
11/23/2013* James Madison W 81–49  3–3 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,453)
11/26/2013* UCF W 85–70  4–3 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,381)
11/29/2013* Mercer L 108–117 3OT 4–4 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,574)
11/30/2013* Cincinnati Christian W 94–58  5–4 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,965)
12/04/2013* at Ball State W 69–50  6–4 John E. Worthen Arena (2,953)
12/07/2013* Saint Louis L 65–67  6–5 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,564)
12/14/2013* Loyola Marymount W 80–73  7–5 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,548)
12/21/2013* vs. Southeastern (FL)
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 W 89–46  8–5 CFE Arena (364)
12/22/2013* at UCF
(UCF Holiday Classic)		 L 62–90  8–6 CFE Arena (4,345)
12/29/2013* at East Tennessee State L 62–73  8–7 ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (2,462)
1/02/2014 UIC W 87–72  9–7 (1–0) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,775)
1/04/2014 at Oakland L 70–75  9–8 (1–1) Athletics Center O'rena (2,709)
1/10/2014 Wright State L 45–62  9–9 (1–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,117)
1/15/2014 at Detroit W 78–70  10–9 (2–2) Calihan Hall (1,602)
1/18/2014 Milwaukee W 75–62  11–9 (3–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,281)
1/23/2014 at Youngstown State W 74–71  12–9 (4–2) Beeghly Center (1,938)
1/25/2014 at Cleveland State L 50–69  12–10 (4–3) Wolstein Center (2,331)
1/29/2014 Green Bay W 75–60  13–10 (5–3) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,524)
2/01/2014 at UIC W 70–46  14–10 (6–3) UIC Pavilion (3,197)
2/07/2014 Detroit L 57–59  14–11 (6–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,661)
2/09/2014 Oakland W 63–60  15–11 (7–4) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,448)
2/15/2014 at Milwaukee W 77–62  16–11 (8–4) U.S. Cellular Arena (5,815)
2/20/2014 at Green Bay L 53–67  16–12 (8–5) Resch Center (3,564)
2/22/2014 Youngstown State W 68–66  17–12 (9–5) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,657)
2/25/2014 at Wright State L 58–67  17–13 (9–6) Nutter Center (4,081)
3/01/2014 Cleveland State L 52–63  17–14 (9–7) Athletics–Recreation Center (3,171)
Horizon League Tournament
3/04/2014 UIC
(First round)		 W 73–63  18–14 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,099)
3/07/2014 vs. Milwaukee
(Second round)		 L 57–74  18–15 Resch Center (1,770)
CIT
3/18/2014* Columbia
(First round)		 L 56–58  18–16 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,663)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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