2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2008–09 record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coach	Bryce Drew
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center

	Conf			Overall
2008-09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Standings
Team (Rank)	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#22 Butler	15	3	.833	26	6	.813
Green Bay	13	5	.722	22	11	.667
Cleveland State†	12	6	.667	26	11	.703
Wright State	12	6	.667	20	13	.606
Milwaukee	11	7	.611	17	14	.548
UIC	7	11	.389	16	15	.516
Youngstown State	7	11	.389	11	19	.367
Loyola (IL)	6	12	.333	14	18	.438
Valparaiso	5	13	.278	9	22	.290
Detroit	2	16	.111	7	23	.233
Rankings from AP Poll † Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2008–09 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
Pawel Mrozik – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

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No.	Position	Player
00	F	Urule Igbavboa
1	G	Michael Rogers
2	F	Benjamin Fumey
3	G	De'Andre Haskins
4	F	Cory Johnson
5	F	Cameron Witt

No.	Position	Player
10	G	Brandon McPherson
11	G	Nick Shelton
12	G	Andrew Ferry
14	G	Howard Little
15	G	Erik Buggs
22	G	Logan Jones
33	G	Jake Diebler

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Exhibition
11/08/08* 7:30pm	Elmhurst Exhibition	W 85–63		ARC Valparaiso, IN
Regular Season
11/15/08* 7:30pm	Marian	W 87–56	1–0	ARC Valparaiso, IN
11/18/08* 7:05pm	UCF	W 69–52	2–0	ARC Valparaiso, IN
11/21/08* 2:30pm	vs. San Diego Paradise Jam Tournament	L 73–66	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/22/08* 7:30pm	vs. Iona Paradise Jam Tournament	L 75–55	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/24/08* 12:00pm	vs. La Salle Paradise Jam Tournament	L 75–70 ^OT	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
12/02/08 6:00pm	at Cleveland State	L 66–42	2–4 (0–1)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
12/04/08 6:05pm, MY-YTV	at Youngstown State	W 68–57	3–4 (1–1)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
12/10/08* 8:00pm	IPFW	L 63–46	3–5	ARC Valparaiso, IN
12/13/08* 3:00pm	at Miami(OH)	L 62–50	3–6	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/20/08* 1:00pm, ESPNU	vs. #1 North Carolina	L 85–63	3–7	United Center Chicago, IL
12/22/08* 6:00pm	at UCF	L 85–60	3–8	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
12/28/08* 3:00pm, BTN	at #15 Purdue	L 59–45	3–9	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/30/08* 7:05pm	North Park	W 78–47	4–9	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/03/09 7:05pm, WYIN	Butler	L 75–62	4–10 (1–2)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/05/09 7:00pm	at Milwaukee	L 61–47	4–11 (1–3)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
01/08/09 7:05pm	Detroit	W 64–41	5–11 (2–3)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/10/09 7:05pm, WYIN	Wright State	L 64–48	5–12 (2–4)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/15/09 7:00pm	at UIC	L 77–52	5–13 (2–5)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
01/17/09 3:00pm, WYIN	at Loyola	L 71–56	5–14 (2–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL
01/22/09 7:05pm, WYIN/Time Warner Cable Sports 32	Milwaukee	W 63–51	6–14 (3–6)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/24/09 7:05pm, WYIN	at Green Bay	L 83–76	6–15 (3–7)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
01/30/09 6:00pm, ESPNU	at #13 Butler	L 59–51	6–16 (3–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
02/05/09 6:00pm	at Wright State	L 68–58	6–17 (3–9)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/07/09 3:00pm	at Detroit	L 56–55	6–18 (3–10)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
02/13/09 7:05pm, WYIN	Loyola	W 71–47	7–18 (4–10)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
02/15/09 3:00pm, WYIN	UIC	L 83–76	7–19 (4–11)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
02/18/09 7:00pm	at Green Bay	L 76–61	7–20 (4–12)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
02/21/09* TBA	Akron ESPNU BracketBusters	W 74–66	8–20	ARC Valparaiso, IN
02/26/08 7:30pm	Cleveland State	L 71–64	8–21 (4–13)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
02/28/09 7:05pm	Youngstown State	W 67–59	9–21 (5–13)	ARC Valparaiso, IN
03/03/09 6:00 pm	at Wright State Horizon League men's basketball tournament	L 68–56	9–22	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
Postseason
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Venues	Hilltop Gym (19??–1984) ARC (1984–present)

Culture & lore	History "The Shot"

People	Head coaches NBA players

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