2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Homer Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics-Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in Horizon League play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament to Milwaukee.[1] They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iona.

2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
CIT First Round vs. Iona, L, 77–85
ConferenceHorizon League
Record23–12 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Home arenaAthletics-Recreation Center
Seasons
2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
*Milwaukee 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Butler 13 5   .722 28 10   .737
Cleveland State 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
Valparaiso 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Wright State 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Detroit 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Green Bay 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Loyola (IL) 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Youngstown State 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
UIC 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2011 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 4, 2011
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Roster

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2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Michael Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Kingston, JM
C 3 Hrvoje Vucic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Glavice, HR
F 4 Cory Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Duluth, MN
F 5 Cameron Witt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Launceston, TAS, AU
G 11 Nick Shelton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Frankenmuth, MI
G 14 Howard Little 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
G 15 Erik Buggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Memphis, TN
G 20 Tommy Kurth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Osceola, IN
G 22 Jay Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Aurora, IL
G 23 Matt Kenney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mooresville, IN
G 32 Brandon Wood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kokomo, IN
G 45 Ryan Broekhoff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Frankston, VIC, AU
F 55 Kevin van Wijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 30*
9:00 pm
Olivet Nazarene W 93–58 
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 6*
5:00 pm
Aurora W 98–66 
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 12*
8:05 pm
Indiana–Northwest W 111–64  1–0
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 15*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Kansas L 44–79  1–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 18*
8:05 pm
Purdue–North Central W 98–44  2–1
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 23*
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 75–78  2–2
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 26*
7:00 pm
vs. Northern Colorado
Las Vegas Invitational
W 76–61  3–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27*
7:00 pm
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Las Vegas Invitational
W 68–62  4–2
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 2
8:00 pm
at UIC W 68–66 OT 5–2
(1–0)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
December 4
4:00 pm
at Loyola Chicago W 66–56  6–2
(2–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, IL
December 7*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Purdue L 58–76  6–3
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
December 11*
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 72–75 OT 6–4
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
December 18*
8:00 pm
IPFW W 63–47  7–4
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
December 20*
5:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
Lou Henson Award Tournament
W 74–67  8–4
Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
December 21*
7:00 pm
at Oakland
Lou Henson Award Tournament
W 103–102  9–4
Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI
December 28*
8:05 pm
Ball State W 69–52  10–4
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 1
2:00 pm, WNDY/ESPN3
at Butler L 59–76  10–5
(2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 79–55  11–5
(3–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 9
2:35 pm
Cleveland State W 64–58  12–5
(4–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 71–60  13–5
(5–1)
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
January 16
1:00 pm
at Detroit W 78–68  14–5
(6–1)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 21
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 60–43  15–5
(7–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 23
2:35 pm
Green Bay L 61–63  15–6
(7–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 29
2:00 pm
Butler W 85–79 OT 16–6
(8–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 3
7:00 pm
at Cleveland State L 65–76  16–7
(8–3)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 5
7:05 pm
at Youngstown State W 86–78 OT 17–7
(9–3)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 10
8:05 pm
Detroit W 82–74  18–7
(10–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 12
8:05 pm
Wright State W 58–56  19–7
(11–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 16
8:00 pm
at Milwaukee L 76–79  19–8
(11–4)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
February 19*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Missouri State
ESPN BracketBusters
W 80–67  20–8
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 21
8:00 pm
at Green Bay L 80–81 OT 20–9
(11–5)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 24
8:05 pm
Loyola Chicago L 48–68  20–10
(11–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 26
8:05 pm
UIC W 79–65  21–10
(12–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 1
8:00 pm
(4) (9) Youngstown State
Horizon First Round
W 80–71  22–10
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
March 4
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Detroit
Horizon Quarterfinals
L 78–88  23–10
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
March 5
8:30 pm, ESPNU
(4) at (1) Milwaukee
Horizon Semifinals
L 63–70  23–11
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16*
8:05 pm, FCS Broadband
Iona
CIT First Round
L 77–85  23–12
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References

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  1. ^ "Panthers make title game". Wisconsin State Journal. March 6, 2011. p. 25. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.