2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew;
Assistant coaches	Bryce Drew; Luke Gore; Chris Sparks;
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 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 Chicago	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Valparaiso	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Detroit	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

Coaching staff[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

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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[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/08/08* 7:30pm		Elmhurst Exhibition	W 85–63	—	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
11/15/08* 7:30pm		Marian	W 87–56	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
11/18/08* 7:05pm		UCF	W 69–52	2–0	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
11/21/08* 2:30pm		vs. San Diego Paradise Jam tournament	L 66–73	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/22/08* 7:30pm		vs. Iona Paradise Jam tournament	L 55–75	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/24/08* 12:00pm		vs. La Salle Paradise Jam tournament	L 70–75 ^OT	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
12/02/08 6:00pm		at Cleveland State	L 42–66	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	W 63–46	3–5	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
12/13/08* 3:00pm		at Miami (OH)	L 50–62	3–6	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/20/08* 1:00pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 1 North Carolina	L 63–85	3–7	United Center Chicago, IL
12/22/08* 6:00pm		at UCF	L 60–85	3–8	UCF Arena Orlando, FL
12/28/08* 3:00pm, BTN		at No. 15 Purdue	L 45–59	3–9	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/30/08* 7:05pm		North Park	W 78–47	4–9	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/03/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Butler	L 62–75	4–10 (1–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/05/09 7:00pm		at Milwaukee	L 47–61	4–11 (1–3)	U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI
01/08/09 7:05pm		Detroit	W 64–41	5–11 (2–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/10/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Wright State	L 48–64	5–12 (2–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/15/09 7:00pm		at UIC	L 52–77	5–13 (2–5)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
01/17/09 3:00pm, WYIN		at Loyola Chicago	L 56–71	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)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/24/09 7:05pm, WYIN		at Green Bay	L 76–83	6–15 (3–7)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/30/09 6:00pm, ESPNU		at No. 13 Butler	L 51–59	6–16 (3–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
02/05/09 6:00pm		at Wright State	L 58–68	6–17 (3–9)	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/07/09 3:00pm		at Detroit	L 55–56	6–18 (3–10)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
02/13/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Loyola Chicago	W 71–47	7–18 (4–10)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/15/09 3:00pm, WYIN		UIC	L 76–83	7–19 (4–11)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/18/09 7:00pm		at Green Bay	L 61–76	7–20 (4–12)	Resch Center Green Bay, WI
02/21/09*		Akron ESPNU BracketBusters	W 74–66	8–20	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/26/08 7:30pm		Cleveland State	L 64–71	8–21 (4–13)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/28/09 7:05pm		Youngstown State	W 67–59	9–21 (5–13)	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
03/03/09 6:00 pm	(9)	at (4) Wright State Horizon League men's basketball tournament	L 56–68	9–22	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

v t e Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
Venues	Hilltop Gym (1939–1984) ARC (1984–present)
Culture & lore	"The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24