2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Horizon League regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Horizon League
2014–15 record 28–6 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew (4th year)
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Matt Lottich
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813     28 – 6   .824
Green Bay 12 – 4   .750     24 – 9   .727
Oakland 11 – 5   .688     16 – 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 – 5   .688     19 – 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 – 7   .563     14 – 16   .467
Detroit 7 – 9   .438     15 – 18   .455
UIC 4 – 12   .250     10 – 24   .294
Wright State 3 – 13   .188     11 – 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 – 14   .125     11 – 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth 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 28–6, 13–3 in Horizon League play to win the Horizon League regular season championship. They defeated Cleveland State and Green Bay to become champions of the Horizon League Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Maryland. Senior center Vashil Fernandez was the league's Defensive Player of the Year, and sophomore forward Jubril Adekoya was the Sixth Man of the Year. Bryce Drew was named the league's Coach of the Year.[1]

Roster

2014–15 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 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Maywood, IL
G/F 1 Nickerson, E. VictorE. Victor Nickerson 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%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 2 Walker, TevonnTevonn Walker 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) Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 3 Joseph, MaxMax Joseph 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%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F 5 Walker, DarienDarien Walker 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%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 10 Skara, DavidDavid Skara 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%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Zadar, Croatia
G 11 Hammink, ShaneShane Hammink 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%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
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) Sr Kingston, Jamaica
G 15 Williams, LexusLexus Williams 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%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 22 Davidson, NickNick Davidson 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) So Munster, 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%; | 230 lb (104 kg) So Tinley Park, IL
F 25 Peters, AlecAlec Peters 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%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So 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
F Levingston Simon, ChandlerChandler Levingston Simon 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) So Vernon Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014–11–05

Schedule

The 2014–2015 Valparaiso University men's basketball schedule is:[2]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2014* Grand Valley State W 60–52  – Athletics–Recreation Center (2,087)
Regular season
11/14/2014* East Tennessee State W 90–76  1–0 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912)
11/16/2014* at Missouri L 41–56  1–1 Mizzou Arena (5,369)
11/19/2014* IU South Bend W 91–55  2–1 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,051)
11/21/2014* vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
(Central Michigan Tournament)		 W 62–43  3–1 McGuirk Arena (2,115)
11/23/2014* vs. Maine
(Central Michigan Tournament)		 W 93–70  4–1 McGuirk Arena (1,556)
11/28/2014* vs. Drake
(Challenge in Music City)		 W 66–46  5–1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/29/2014* vs. Murray State
(Challenge in Music City)		 W 93–58  6–1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
11/30/2014* vs. Portland
(Challenge in Music City)		 W 70–55  7–1 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (239)
12/03/2014* at Eastern Kentucky W 72–66  8–1 McBrayer Arena (2,600)
12/06/2014* New Mexico L 46–63  8–2 Athletics–Recreation Center (4,227)
12/10/2014* Trinity International W 79–54  9–2 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,044)
12/13/2014* Ball State W 65–62  10–2 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,752)
12/20/2014* at IPFW W 75–72  11–2 Gates Sports Center (1,249)
12/21/2014* Goshen W 82–55  12–2 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,014)
12/29/2014* at James Madison W 79–52  13–2 JMU Convocation Center (2,757)
01/02/2015 at Oakland L 75–89 OT 13–3 (0–1) Athletics Center O'rena (2,873)
01/04/2015 Youngstown State W 79–64  14–3 (1–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (1,988)
01/08/2015 UIC W 85–56  15–3 (2–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (1,863)
01/10/2015 Cleveland State W 58–56  16–3 (3–1) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,155)
01/17/2015 at Wright State W 66–56  17–3 (4–1) Nutter Center (7,664)
01/20/2015 at Youngstown State W 77–62  18–3 (5–1) Beeghly Center (1,719)
01/23/2015 at Green Bay L 50–51  18–4 (5–2) Resch Center (4,916)
01/26/2015 Milwaukee W 73–48  19–4 (6–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (2,137)
01/31/2015 at UIC W 70–65  20–4 (7–2) UIC Pavilion (5,731)
02/04/2015 Detroit W 78–70  21–4 (8–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (1,905)
02/08/2015 Oakland W 82–76  22–4 (9–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,267)
02/13/2015 Green Bay W 63–59  23–4 (10–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (4,920)
02/15/2015 at Milwaukee W 62–55  24–4 (11–2) UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,375)
02/21/2015 Wright State W 55–48  25–4 (12–2) Athletics–Recreation Center (5,050)
02/25/2015 at Detroit L 60–63  25–5 (12–3) Calihan Hall (1,855)
02/27/2015 at Cleveland State W 56–53  26–5 (13–3) Wolstein Center (4,133)
Horizon League Tournament
03/07/2015 Cleveland State
(Semifinals)		 W 60–55  27–5 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629)
03/10/2015 Green Bay
(Championship game)		 W 54–44  28–5 Athletics–Recreation Center (4,713)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* #(13 MW) vs. #12 (4 MW) Maryland
(Second round)		 L 62–65  28–6 Nationwide Arena (18,417)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ↑ Hammel, Craig (March 2, 2015). "Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". Horizon League.
  2. ↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball". Valparaiso Crusaders. Retrieved 16 February 2015.