2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
CIT First Round vs. Iona, L, 77–85
Conference	Horizon League
Record	23–12 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew;
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
*Milwaukee	13	–	5	.722	19	–	14	.576
† Butler	13	–	5	.722	28	–	10	.737
Cleveland State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Valparaiso	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Wright State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Detroit	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Green Bay	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Loyola (IL)	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Youngstown State	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
UIC	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226

† 2011 Horizon League Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of April 4, 2011 Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Homer Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics-Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in Horizon League play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iona.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Michael Rogers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Kingston, JM
C	3	Hrvoje Vucic	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Glavice, HR
F	4	Cory Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Duluth, MN
F	5	Cameron Witt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Launceston, TAS, AU
G	11	Nick Shelton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Frankenmuth, MI
G	14	Howard Little	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
G	15	Erik Buggs	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS So	Memphis, TN
G	20	Tommy Kurth	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Osceola, IN
G	22	Jay Harris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Aurora, IL
G	23	Matt Kenney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Mooresville, IN
G	32	Brandon Wood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Kokomo, IN
G	45	Ryan Broekhoff	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Frankston, VIC, AU
F	55	Kevin van Wijk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Hoofddorp, NL

Head coach

Homer Drew (William Jewell)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)
Luke Gore (Bethel (TN))
Chris Sparks (Valparaiso)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
October 30* 9:00 pm		Olivet Nazarene	W 93–58	—	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
November 6* 5:00 pm		Aurora	W 98–66	—	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 12* 8:05 pm		Indiana–Northwest	W 111–64	1–0	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
November 15* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 6 Kansas	L 44–79	1–1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
November 18* 8:05 pm		Purdue–North Central	W 98–44	2–1	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
November 23* 7:00 pm		at Ohio	L 75–78	2–2	Convocation Center Athens, OH
November 26* 7:00 pm		vs. Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational	W 76–61	3–2	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 27* 7:00 pm		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Las Vegas Invitational	W 68–62	4–2	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
December 2 8:00 pm		at UIC	W 68–66 ^OT	5–2 (1–0)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
December 4 4:00 pm		at Loyola Chicago	W 66–56	6–2 (2–0)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
December 7* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Purdue	L 58–76	6–3	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 11* 7:00 pm		at Toledo	L 72–75 ^OT	6–4	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 18* 8:00 pm		IPFW	W 63–47	7–4	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 20* 5:00 pm		vs. Eastern Michigan Lou Henson Award Tournament	W 74–67	8–4	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
December 21* 7:00 pm		at Oakland Lou Henson Award Tournament	W 103–102	9–4	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
December 28* 8:05 pm		Ball State	W 69–52	10–4	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 1 2:00 pm, WNDY/ESPN3		at Butler	L 59–76	10–5 (2–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 79–55	11–5 (3–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 9 2:35 pm		Cleveland State	W 64–58	12–5 (4–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	W 71–60	13–5 (5–1)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
January 16 1:00 pm		at Detroit	W 78–68	14–5 (6–1)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
January 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 60–43	15–5 (7–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 23 2:35 pm		Green Bay	L 61–63	15–6 (7–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 29 2:00 pm		Butler	W 85–79 ^OT	16–6 (8–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 3 7:00 pm		at Cleveland State	L 65–76	16–7 (8–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 5 7:05 pm		at Youngstown State	W 86–78 ^OT	17–7 (9–3)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
February 10 8:05 pm		Detroit	W 82–74	18–7 (10–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 12 8:05 pm		Wright State	W 58–56	19–7 (11–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 16 8:00 pm		at Milwaukee	L 76–79	19–8 (11–4)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
February 19* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Missouri State ESPN BracketBusters	W 80–67	20–8	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 21 8:00 pm		at Green Bay	L 80–81 ^OT	20–9 (11–5)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
February 24 8:05 pm		Loyola Chicago	L 48–68	20–10 (11–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 26 8:05 pm		UIC	W 79–65	21–10 (12–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 1 8:00 pm	(4)	(9) Youngstown State Horizon First Round	W 80–71	22–10	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
March 4 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Detroit Horizon Quarterfinals	L 78–88	23–10	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
March 5 8:30 pm, ESPNU	(4)	at (1) Milwaukee Horizon Semifinals	L 63–70	23–11	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16* 8:05 pm, FCS Broadband		Iona CIT First Round	L 77–85	23–12	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time..

References[edit]

v t e Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
Venues	Hilltop Gym (1939–1984) ARC (1984–present)
Culture & lore	"The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24