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2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record14–18 (6–12 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Gore
  • Rob Holloway
  • Matt Bowen
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Iowa 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Drake 13 – 5   .722 25 – 11   .694
Loyola Chicago † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Bradley 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Southern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533
Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Illinois State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Indiana State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by sixth-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Formerly nicknamed the Crusaders, the university dropped that name and associated mascot and logos in 2021 because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery," and because of its use by certain hate groups.[1][2] The school announced on August 10, 2021, that its athletic teams would officially be known as Beacons effective immediately.[3]

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Valparaiso finished the 2020–21 season 10–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Goodnews Kpegeol 0 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore St. Paul, MN Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Sigurd Lorange 1 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Trondheim, Norway Transferred to Converse University
Zion Morgan 2 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Steven Helm 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Sophomore Valparaiso, IN Transferred to Indiana Tech
Daniel Sackey 4 G 5'9" 175 Junior Winnipeg, MB Transferred to New Orleans
Donovan Clay 5 G/F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Alton, IL Transferred to Missouri State
Mileek McMillan 22 F 6'8" 230 Senior Merrillville, IN Transferred to Western Michigan
Nick Robinson 25 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Western Carolina
Jacob Ognacevic 34 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Sheboygan, WI Transferred to Lipscomb

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trevor Anderson 21 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Stevens Point, WI Wisconsin
Joe Hedstrom 32 C 7'0" 240 RS Junior Hopkins, MN Wisconsin
Kobe King 35 G 6'4" 205 Senior La Crosse, WI Wisconsin
Thomas Kithier 0 F 6'8" 235 Senior Clarkston, MI Michigan State
Kevion Taylor 12 G/F 6'5" 210 RS Senior Milwaukee, WI Winona State

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cam Palesse
#1 PG 		Waukesha, WI Waukesha West 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Darius DeAveiro
#4 PG 		Kanata, ON Orangeville Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Keyondre Young
#5 SG 		Del City, OK Del City 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Trey Woodyard
#33 SF 		London, OH International Sports Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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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2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Thomas Kithier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Clarkston HS
Michigan State 		Macomb, MI
G 1 Cam Palesse 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Waukesha West HS Waukesha, WI
G 2 Preston Ruedinger (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lourdes Academy Oshkosh, WI
G/F 3 Connor Barrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Loyola Academy Chicago, IL
G 4 Darius DeAveiro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep Kanata, ON
F 5 Keyondre Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Del City HS Del City, OK
G 10 Eron Gordon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Cathedral HS
Seton Hall 		Indianapolis, IN
C 11 Emil Freese-Vilien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Falkonergardens Gymnasium Copenhagen, Denmark
G/F 12 Kevion Taylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Whitnall HS
Winona State 		Milwaukee, WI
G 13 Sheldon Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Palm Beach Lakes HS
TLAP Sports Academy 		West Palm Beach, FL
G 15 Luke Morrill (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Montini Catholic HS Lombard, IL
G/F 20 Tyler Fricke (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Buffalo Grove HS Arlington Heights, IL
G 21 Trevor Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr SPASH
Wisconsin 		Stevens Point, WI
F 22 Brock Pappas (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Washington Township HS Valparaiso, IN
F 23 Ben Krikke 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Jasper Place HS Edmonton, AB
C 32 Joe Hedstrom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Hopkins HS
Wisconsin 		Hopkins, MN
F 33 Trey Woodyard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr International Sports Academy London, OH
G 35 Kobe King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr La Crosse Central HS
Wisconsin 		La Crosse, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 4, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
6:00 pm 		Ashland L 78–87 
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,671)
Valparaiso, IN
November 4, 2021*
6:00 pm 		Flagler L 67–70 
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,567)
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 61–69  0–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,824)
Valparaiso, IN
November 13, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		UIC L 70–74 OT 0–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,622)
Valparaiso, IN
November 17, 2021*
7:30 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 60–74  0–3
 Maples Pavilion (2,722)
Stanford, CA
November 22, 2021*
8:00 p.m. 		vs. Jacksonville State
Nassau Championship quarterfinal 		W 78–70  1–3
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Coastal Carolina
Nassau Championship semifinal 		L 61–64  1–4
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Tulane
Nassau Championship third place game 		W 68–64  2–4
 Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Trinity Christian W 106–69  3–4
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,239)
Valparaiso, IN
December 2, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Drake L 66–73  3–5
(0–1) 		Knapp Center (2,560)
Des Moines, IA
December 5, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 71–60  4–5
 University Arena (1,883)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 7, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East–West W 101–58  5–5
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,170)
Valparaiso, IN
December 11, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Charlotte L 67–68  5–6
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,264)
Valparaiso, IN
December 20, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan W 67–55  6–6
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,293)
Valparaiso, IN
December 22, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		William & Mary W 88–66  7–6
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,125)
Valparaiso, IN
December 28, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Prairie View A&M Canceled due to COVID-19[5] Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 2, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 81–76 OT 8–6
(1–1) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,267)
Valparaiso, IN
January 5, 2022
8:00 pm, NBCSCHI 		at Northern Iowa L 65–92  8–7
(1–2) 		McLeod Center (1,387)
Cedar Falls, IA
January 8, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 60–63  8–8
(1–3) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,321)
Valparaiso, IN
January 11, 2022
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Loyola–Chicago L 74–81 2OT 8–9
(1–4) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,193)
Chicago, IL
January 15, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		Missouri State L 57–74  8–10
(1–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,621)
Valparaiso, IN
January 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 83–80 OT 9–10
(2–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,414)
Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Indiana State W 75–73  10–10
(3–5) 		Hulman Center (2,846)
Terre Haute, IN
January 26, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bradley L 56–71  10–11
(3–6) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,220)
Valparaiso, IN
January 30, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 55–77  10–12
(3–7) 		Banterra Center (4,254)
Carbondale, IL
February 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 79–72 2OT 11–12
(4–7) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,908)
Valparaiso, IN
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+ 		at Illinois State L 75–78 OT 11–13
(4–8) 		Redbird Arena (2,443)
Normal, IL
February 12, 2022
3:00 pm, NBCSCHI 		at Missouri State L 66–84  11–14
(4–9) 		JQH Arena (4,314)
Springfield, MO
February 16, 2022
7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+ 		Loyola–Chicago L 69–71  11–15
(4–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,208)
Valparaiso, IN
February 19, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Evansville W 72–56  12–15
(5–10) 		Ford Center (2,947)
Evansville, IN
February 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Evansville W 74–69  13–15
(6–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,107)
Valparaiso, IN
February 23, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Drake L 65–71  13–16
(6–11) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,530)
Valparaiso, IN
February 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bradley L 55–79  13–17
(6–12) 		Peoria Civic Center (5,660)
Peoria, IL
MVC tournament
March 3, 2022
8:30 pm, MVC TV 		(7) vs. (10) Evansville
Opening round 		W 81–59  14–17
 Enterprise Center (2,904)
St. Louis, MO
March 4, 2022
6:00 pm, MVC TV 		(7) vs. (2) Missouri State
Quarterfinals 		L 58–67  14–18
 Enterprise Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY TO RETIRE CRUSADERS MASCOT". Valpo.edu (Press release). February 11, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Oren, Paul. "Mascot debate at Valparaiso has proponents and opponents, just as it did in the 1940s". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Jaipuriar, Rashika. "After retiring Crusaders, Valpo announces new mascot". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Valparaiso vs. Missouri State - Box Score - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Valpo Men's Basketball Game vs. Prairie View A&M Canceled". December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Valpo Basketball Announces Nonconference Games". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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