2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2007–08 record	22–14 (9–9 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coach	Bryce Drew
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center

	Conf			Overall
2007-08 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#11 Butler†	16	2	.889	30	4	.882
Cleveland State	12	6	.667	21	13	.618
Wright State	12	6	.667	21	10	.677
Valparaiso	9	9	.500	22	14	.611
UIC	9	9	.500	18	15	.545
Green Bay	9	9	.500	15	15	.500
Milwaukee	9	9	.500	14	16	.467
Loyola (IL)	6	12	.333	12	19	.387
Youngstown State	5	13	.278	9	21	.300
Detroit	3	15	.167	7	23	.233
Rankings from AP Poll † Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

Coaching staff

Homer Drew – Head coach
Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
Luke Gore – Assistant coach
Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
Tarrance Price – Director of Basketball Operations

Preseason

During the off-season, the Crusaders joined the Horizon League after previously competing in the Mid-Continent Conference.

Awards

Horizon League Player of the Week

Samuel Haanpää, week ending December 16^[1]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No.	Position	Player
00	F	Urule Igbavboa
1	G	Michael Rogers
2	F	Benjamin Fumey
3	G	Matt Bennett
10	G	Brandon McPherson
11	C	Calum MacLeod

No.	Position	Player
13	G	Samuel Haanpää
14	G	Howard Little
23	G	Jarryd Loyd
33	G	Jake Diebler
35	F	Shawn Huff
44	F	Bryan Bouchie

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site City, State
11/12/2007* no	Grace South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–59	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
11/15/2007* no	IPFW	W 74–64	2–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
11/20/2007* no	at Vanderbilt South Padre Island Invitational	L 78–87	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
11/23/2007* no	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore South Padre Island Invitational	W 66–55	3–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2007* no	vs. Austin Peay South Padre Island Invitational	W 61–47	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2007* no	Western Michigan	W 77–65	5–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/01/2007* no, WYIN	Ball State	W 71–58	6–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/06/2007 no	at Wright State	W 71–66	7–1 (1–0)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
12/08/2007 no	at Detroit	W 81–68	8–1 (2–0)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
12/11/2007* no, WYIN	Evansville	W 75–67	9–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/15/2007* no	Chicago State	W 90–61	10–1	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2007* no, Big Ten Network	at Wisconsin	L 68–58	10–2	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/30/2007* no, FSN	at #1 North Carolina	L 90–58	10–3	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
01/02/2008* no	Indiana Wesleyan	W 93–46	11–3	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/05/2008 no	at #16 Butler	L 73–65	11–4 (2–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2008 no, Time Warner Sports Milwaukee	Milwaukee	L 71–69	11–5 (2–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/12/2008 no	UWGB	W 82–73	12–5 (3–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/17/2008 no, MY-YTV	at Youngstown State	W 67–61	13–5 (4–2)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
01/19/2008 no, STO	at Cleveland State	L 69–63	13–6 (4–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
01/24/2008 no, WYIN	UIC	W 60–56	14–6 (5–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/26/2008 no, WYIN	Loyola(IL)	L 65–63	14–7 (5–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/05/2008 no, ESPN2	#12 Butler	L 71–68	14–8 (5–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/07/2008 no, WACY	at UWGB	L 76–71 ^OT	14–9 (5–6)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
02/11/2008 no, WYIN	at UIC	L 77–53	14–10 (5–7)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
02/14/2008 no, WYIN	Cleveland State	L 71–58	14–11 (5–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/16/2008 no	Youngstown State	W 77–58	15–11 (6–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/20/2008 no, WYIN	at Loyola(IL)	L 68–61	15–12 (6–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
02/23/2008* no, ESPN Classic	Miami (Ohio) ESPNU Bracketbusters	W 99–94 ^2OT	16–12	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/25/2008 no, Time Warner Sports Milwaukee	at Milwaukee	W 66–57	17–12 (7–9)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2008 no, WYIN	Detroit	W 59–56	18–12 (8–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
03/01/2008 no, ESPN2	Wright State	W 75–73 ^OT	19–12 (9–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
03/04/2008 no	UWGB 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	W 75–67	20–12	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
03/07/2008 no	vs. Wright State 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	W 72–67	21–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/08/2008 no, ESPNU	vs. Cleveland State 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	L 78–73	21–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
03/19/2008 no, Fox College Sports	at Washington 2008 College Basketball Invitational	W 72–71	22–13	Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA
03/24/2008 no	at Houston 2008 College Basketball Invitational	L 91–67	22–14	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Associated Press. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Men's Basketball Release #7

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