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2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

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2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–18 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Gore
  • Todd Townsend
  • Rob Holloway
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Drake 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Bradley 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 16 18   .471
Illinois State 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Indiana State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Valparaiso 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Evansville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2019 MVC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the first round before losing to Loyola in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

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The Crusaders finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in last place in their first season as members of the MVC. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Missouri State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Parker Hazen 0 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Columbia City, IN Transferred to Daytona State College
Tevonn Walker 2 G 6'2" 210 Senior Montreal, QC Graduated
Max Joseph 3 G 6'1" 210 Senior Montreal, QC Graduated
Joe Burton 10 G/F 6'8" 210 RS Junior Porter, TX Left the team for personal reasons; transferred to Georgetown
Marten Linssen 12 F 6'8" 240 Freshman Düsseldorf, Germany Transferred to UNC Wilmington

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deion Lavender 2 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Alton, IL Transferred from UAB. Was eligible to play immediately since Lavender graduated from UAB.
Eron Gordon G 6'3" 200 Junior Indianapolis, IN Transferred from Seton Hall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gordon had to sit out for the 2018–19 season, after which he had two years of eligibility.
Nick Robinson G 6'6" 195 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Saint Joseph's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Robinson had to sit out for the 2018–19 season, after which he had two years of eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Javon Freeman-Liberty
#41 SG
Chicago, IL Whitney Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Daniel Sackey
PG
Winnipeg, Canada Thornlea Secondary School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Javon Freeman-Liberty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Whitney Young HS Chicago, IL
G 1 Micah Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Bradley–Bourbonnais HS Bradley, IL
G 2 Deion Lavender 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Marquette Catholic HS
Southern Illinois/UAB
Alton, IL
G 3 Daniel Sackey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Thornlea Winnipeg, MB
G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Southfield Christian School/Nebraska Detroit, MI
G/F 5 Markus Golder 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Clackamas HS
North Idaho College
Portland, OR
G 12 Langston Stalling (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bowman Academy Gary, IN
C 14 Jaume Sorolla 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) Tortosa, Spain
C 21 Derrik Smits 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Zionsville HS Zionsville, IN
F 23 Mileek McMillan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Merrillville HS Merrillville, IN
G/F 33 John Kiser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Noblesville HS Noblesville, IN
G/F 35 Ryan Fazekas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Marquette Catholic HS/Providence Chesterton, IN
G Eron Gordon Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Cathedral HS
Seton Hall
Indianapolis, IN
G Nick Robinson Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Kenwood Academy
Saint Joseph's
Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Indianapolis W 60–57 
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,256)
Valparaiso, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Concordia University Chicago W 121–65  1–0
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,098)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Western Kentucky
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals
L 71-83  1–1
HTC Center (3,620)
Conway, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Monmouth
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round
W 64–53  2–1
HTC Center (2,830)
Conway, SC
Nov 18, 2018*
9:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Wake Forest
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 5th place game
L 63-69  2–2
HTC Center (639)
Conway, SC
Nov 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 75–70 OT 3–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,940)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, ATTSPT
at West Virginia
Myrtle Beach Invitational non-bracket game
L 76–88  3–3
WVU Coliseum (9,188)
Morgantown, WV
Nov 28, 2018*
9:30 pm, ATTSNRM
at UNLV
MW–MVC Challenge
W 72–64  4–3
Thomas & Mack Center (7,587)
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 2, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside W 82–73  5–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,112)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
High Point L 53–55  5–4
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,479)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 8, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington W 82–79  6–4
Charles E. Smith Center (2,107)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 61–77  6–5
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,636)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 41-79  6–6
Reed Arena (6,684)
College Station, TX
Dec 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Purdue Northwest W 97–61  7–6
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,925)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Illinois State W 58–56  8–6
(1–0)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,818)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State W 82–66  9–6
(2–0)
JQH Arena (4,179)
Springfield, MO
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bradley W 61–50  10–6
(3–0)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,535)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 12, 2019
3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Southern Illinois W 65–61  11–6
(4–0)
SIU Arena (4,671)
Carbondale, IL
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, NBCSCH
at Loyola–Chicago L 54-71  11–7
(4–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412)
Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2019
3:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
Northern Iowa W 75–66  12–7
(5–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,160)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 53-70  12–8
(5–2)
Hulman Center (3,460)
Terre Haute, IN
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 59-70  12–9
(5–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,160)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 29, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri State L 54-55 OT 12–10
(5–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,333)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, FSMW/NBCSCH
at Evansville L 53–64  12–11
(5–5)
Ford Center (5,805)
Evansville, IN
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State W 69–53  13–11
(6–5)
Redbird Arena (4,662)
Bloomington, IL
Feb 10, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPNU
Loyola–Chicago L 51–56  13–12
(6–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,148)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State L 82-87 OT 13–13
(6–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,014)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 79-84  13–14
(6–8)
Knapp Center (4,035)
Des Moines, IA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Illinois W 55–52  14–14
(7–8)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,371)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 53-64  14–15
(7–9)
McLeod Center (3,812)
Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley L 42-67  14–16
(7–10)
Carver Arena (5,867)
Peoria, IL
Mar 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Evansville L 63-65  14–17
(7–11)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,592)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
Mar 7, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Indiana State
First Round
W 77–55  15–17
Enterprise Center (0)
St. Louis, MO
Mar 8, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) Loyola-Chicago
First Round
L 54-67  15-18
Enterprise Center (0)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2019.