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
2007-08 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Conf Overall
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

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

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

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