2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Appearance
2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball | |
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Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 9–22 (5–13 Horizon) |
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Home arena | Athletics-Recreation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Butler | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.
Coaching staff
[edit]- Homer Drew – Head coach
- Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
- Luke Gore – Assistant coach
- Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
- Pawel Mrozik – Director of Basketball Operations
Roster
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/08/08* 7:30pm |
Elmhurst Exhibition |
W 85–63 | — |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/15/08* 7:30pm |
Marian | W 87–56 | 1–0 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/18/08* 7:05pm |
UCF | W 69–52 | 2–0 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/21/08* 2:30pm |
vs. San Diego Paradise Jam tournament |
L 66–73 | 2–1 |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
11/22/08* 7:30pm |
vs. Iona Paradise Jam tournament |
L 55–75 | 2–2 |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
11/24/08* 12:00pm |
vs. La Salle Paradise Jam tournament |
L 70–75 OT | 2–3 |
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
12/02/08 6:00pm |
at Cleveland State | L 42–66 | 2–4 (0–1) |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||
12/04/08 6:05pm, MY-YTV |
at Youngstown State | W 68–57 | 3–4 (1–1) |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
12/10/08* 8:00pm |
IPFW | W 63–46 | 3–5 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
12/13/08* 3:00pm |
at Miami (OH) | L 50–62 | 3–6 |
Millett Hall Oxford, OH | |||||||
12/20/08* 1:00pm, ESPNU |
vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 63–85 | 3–7 |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/22/08* 6:00pm |
at UCF | L 60–85 | 3–8 |
UCF Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/28/08* 3:00pm, BTN |
at No. 15 Purdue | L 45–59 | 3–9 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
12/30/08* 7:05pm |
North Park | W 78–47 | 4–9 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/03/09 7:05pm, WYIN |
Butler | L 62–75 | 4–10 (1–2) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/05/09 7:00pm |
at Milwaukee | L 47–61 | 4–11 (1–3) |
U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
01/08/09 7:05pm |
Detroit | W 64–41 | 5–11 (2–3) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/10/09 7:05pm, WYIN |
Wright State | L 48–64 | 5–12 (2–4) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/15/09 7:00pm |
at UIC | L 52–77 | 5–13 (2–5) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | |||||||
01/17/09 3:00pm, WYIN |
at Loyola Chicago | L 56–71 | 5–14 (2–6) |
Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
01/22/09 7:05pm, WYIN/Time Warner Cable Sports 32 |
Milwaukee | W 63–51 | 6–14 (3–6) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/24/09 7:05pm, WYIN |
at Green Bay | L 76–83 | 6–15 (3–7) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
01/30/09 6:00pm, ESPNU |
at No. 13 Butler | L 51–59 | 6–16 (3–8) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
02/05/09 6:00pm |
at Wright State | L 58–68 | 6–17 (3–9) |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | |||||||
02/07/09 3:00pm |
at Detroit | L 55–56 | 6–18 (3–10) |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
02/13/09 7:05pm, WYIN |
Loyola Chicago | W 71–47 | 7–18 (4–10) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
02/15/09 3:00pm, WYIN |
UIC | L 76–83 | 7–19 (4–11) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
02/18/09 7:00pm |
at Green Bay | L 61–76 | 7–20 (4–12) |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI | |||||||
02/21/09* |
Akron ESPNU BracketBusters |
W 74–66 | 8–20 |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
02/26/08 7:30pm |
Cleveland State | L 64–71 | 8–21 (4–13) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
02/28/09 7:05pm |
Youngstown State | W 67–59 | 9–21 (5–13) |
Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/09 6:00 pm |
(9) | at (4) Wright State Horizon League men's basketball tournament |
L 56–68 | 9–22 |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |