2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball

Horizon League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Horizon League
2014–15 record	28–6 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach	Bryce Drew (4th year)
Assistant coach	Roger Powell
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	Matt Lottich
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center

2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Valparaiso †	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
Green Bay	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Oakland	11	–	5	.688	16	–	17	.485
Cleveland State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	15	.559
Milwaukee *	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
Detroit	7	–	9	.438	15	–	18	.455
UIC	4	–	12	.250	10	–	24	.294
Wright State	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Youngstown State	2	–	14	.125	11	–	21	.344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. Valpo finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Horizon League play to win the Horizon League regular season championship. The Crusaders defeated Cleveland State and Green Bay to win the Horizon League Tournament championship. Valpo received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed and lost in the Second Round to Maryland.

Senior center Vashil Fernandez was the league's Defensive Player of the Year, and sophomore forward Jubril Adekoya was the Sixth Man of the Year. Bryce Drew was named the league's Coach of the Year.^[1]

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 18–16, 9–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. Valpo advanced to the second round of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Milwaukee. The Crusaders were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.

Roster

2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Carter, KeithKeith Carter	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Maywood, IL
2.5 !G/F	1	Nickerson, E. VictorE. Victor Nickerson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	2	Walker, TevonnTevonn Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.5 !G	3	Joseph, MaxMax Joseph	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 !F	5	Walker, DarienDarien Walker	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	10	Skara, DavidDavid Skara	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Zadar, Croatia
1.5 !G	11	Hammink, ShaneShane Hammink	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
3.5 !F	14	Fernandez, VashilVashil Fernandez	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Kingston, Jamaica
1.5 !G	15	Williams, LexusLexus Williams	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	22	Davidson, NickNick Davidson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Munster, IN
3.5 !F	23	Adekoya, JubrilJubril Adekoya	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Tinley Park, IL
3.5 !F	25	Peters, AlecAlec Peters	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Washington, IL
3.5 !F	32	Chadwick, DavidDavid Chadwick	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlotte, NC
3.5 !F		Levingston Simon, ChandlerChandler Levingston Simon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Vernon Hills, IL

Head coach

Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)

Roger Powell, Jr. (Illinois)
Luke Gore (Bethel)
Matt Lottich (Staford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014–11–05

Schedule

The 2014–2015 Valparaiso University men's basketball schedule is:^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 pm		Grand Valley State	W 60–52	–	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,087) Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:30 pm		East Tennessee State	W 90–76	1–0	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912) Valparaiso, IN
11/16/2014* 5:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 41–56	1–1	Mizzou Arena (5,369) Columbia, MO
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm		IU South Bend	W 91–55	2–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,051) Valparaiso, IN
11/21/2014* 3:30 pm		vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Central Michigan Tournament	W 62–43	3–1	McGuirk Arena (2,115) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/23/2014* 8:45 am		vs. Maine Central Michigan Tournament	W 93–70	4–1	McGuirk Arena (1,556) Mount Pleasant, MI
11/28/2014* 5:00 pm		vs. Drake Challenge in Music City	W 66–46	5–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN
11/29/2014* 7:30 pm		vs. Murray State Challenge in Music City	W 93–58	6–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A) Nashville, TN
11/30/2014* 1:00 pm		vs. Portland Challenge in Music City	W 70–55	7–1	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (239) Nashville, TN
12/03/2014* 6:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	W 72–66	8–1	McBrayer Arena (2,600) Richmond, KY
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Mexico	L 46–63	8–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,227) Valparaiso, IN
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm		Trinity International	W 79–54	9–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,044) Valparaiso, IN
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 65–62	10–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,752) Valparaiso, IN
12/20/2014* 6:00 pm		at IPFW	W 75–72	11–2	Gates Sports Center (1,249) Fort Wayne, IN
12/21/2014* 1:30 pm		Goshen	W 82–55	12–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,014) Valparaiso, IN
12/29/2014* 6:00 pm		at James Madison	W 79–52	13–2	JMU Convocation Center (2,757) Harrisonburg, VA
01/02/2015 6:00 pm		at Oakland	L 75–89 ^OT	13–3 (0–1)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,873) Rochester, MI
01/04/2015 1:30 pm		Youngstown State	W 79–64	14–3 (1–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,988) Valparaiso, IN
01/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 85–56	15–3 (2–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,863) Valparaiso, IN
01/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	W 58–56	16–3 (3–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,155) Valparaiso, IN
01/17/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	W 66–56	17–3 (4–1)	Nutter Center (7,664) Fairborn, OH
01/20/2015 6:00 pm		at Youngstown State	W 77–62	18–3 (5–1)	Beeghly Center (1,719) Youngstown, OH
01/23/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Green Bay	L 50–51	18–4 (5–2)	Resch Center (4,916) Green Bay, WI
01/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 73–48	19–4 (6–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,137) Valparaiso, IN
01/31/2015 2:00 pm, ASN		at UIC	W 70–65	20–4 (7–2)	UIC Pavilion (5,731) Chicago, IL
02/04/2015 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 78–70	21–4 (8–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,905) Valparaiso, IN
02/08/2015 2:00 pm, ASN		Oakland	W 82–76	22–4 (9–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,267) Valparaiso, IN
02/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Green Bay	W 63–59	23–4 (10–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,920) Valparaiso, IN
02/15/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 62–55	24–4 (11–2)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,375) Milwaukee, WI
02/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	W 55–48	25–4 (12–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (5,050) Valparaiso, IN
02/25/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	L 60–63	25–5 (12–3)	Calihan Hall (1,855) Detroit, MI
02/27/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cleveland State	W 56–53	26–5 (13–3)	Wolstein Center (4,133) Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/07/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU		Cleveland State Semifinals	W 60–55	27–5	Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629) Valparaiso, IN
03/10/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN		Green Bay Championship game	W 54–44	28–5	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,713) Valparaiso, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015* 3:40 pm, TNT	#(13 MW)	vs. #12 (4 MW) Maryland Second round	L 62–65	28–6	Nationwide Arena (18,417) Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

↑ Hammel, Craig (March 2, 2015). "Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". Horizon League.
↑ "2014-15 Men's Basketball". Valparaiso Crusaders. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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