2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team







































2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
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Horizon League Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
Conference Horizon League
2011–12 record 22–12 (14–4 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Jake Diebler
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center

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2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT
Valparaiso 14 4   .778     22 11
  .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667     22 11
  .667

Detroit†
11 7   .611     22 14
  .611
Milwaukee 11 7   .611     20 13
  .606
Butler 11 7   .611     22 14
  .611
Youngstown State 10 8   .556     16 15
  .516
Green Bay 10 8   .556     15 15
  .500
Wright State 7 11   .389     13 19
  .406
UIC 3 15   .167     8 22
  .267
Loyola (IL) 1 17   .056     7 23
  .233

† 2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented the Valparaiso University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bryce Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. The Crusaders were Horizon League regular season champions but failed to win the Horizon League Basketball Tournament. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they lost in the first round.



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2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

F
0

Richie Edwards

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)

Jr
Lakeland, FL

G
2

Griffyn Carpenter

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)

Fr
Bourbon, IN

C
3

Hrvoje Vucic

7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)

RS So
Glavice, HR

F
5

Bobby Capobianco Current redshirt

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)

Jr
Loveland, OH

G
11

Nick Shelton

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Sr
Frankenmuth, MI

G
12

Ben Boggs

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

Jr
Roanoke, VA

F
14

Vashil Fernandez Current redshirt

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)

Fr
Kingston, JM

G
15

Erik Buggs

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
155 lb (70 kg)

RS Jr
Memphis, TN

G
20

Tommy Kurth

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

RS So
Osceola, IN

G
21

Will Bogan

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Jr
Caldwell, ID

G
22

Jay Harris

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
155 lb (70 kg)

So
Aurora, IL

G
23

Matt Kenney

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)

Jr
Mooresville, IN

F
44

Nathan Stegelmann

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)

Sr
Goshen, IN

G/F
45

Ryan Broekhoff

6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)

Jr
Frankston, VIC, AU

F
55

Kevin van Wijk

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)

Jr
Hoofddorp, NL


Head coach


  • Bryce Drew (Valparaiso)

Assistant coach(es)



  • Roger Powell, Jr. (Illinois)

  • Luke Gore (Bethel)

  • Jake Diebler (Valparaiso)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster
Last update: 2011-10-30




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Date
time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

Oct. 29*
7:05 PM



Hillsdale

W 73–71 
0–0


Athletics–Recreation Center (2,946)
Valparaiso, IN

Nov. 3*
7:05 PM



Augustana

W 74–65 
0–0


Athletics–Recreation Center (2,488)
Valparaiso, IN
Regular Season

Nov. 7*
8:00 PM, ESPNU



at No. 16 Arizona

L 64–73 
0–1


McKale Center (12,871)
Tucson, AZ

Nov. 11*
6:30 PM



at Georgia Southern

W 90–81 
1–1


Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547)
Statesboro, GA

Nov. 14*
7:05 PM, HLN



Holy Cross (IN)

W 88–38 
2–1


Athletics–Recreation Center (1,957)
Valparaiso, IN

Nov. 18*
7:30 PM, HLN



Akron

W 62–59 
3–1


Athletics–Recreation Center (3,876)
Valparaiso, IN

Nov. 19*
7:30 PM, HLN



IU-Kokomo

W 79–48 
4–1


Athletics–Recreation Center (2,244)
Valparaiso, IN

Nov. 20*
3:30 PM, HLN



Duquesne

W 84–68 
5–1


Athletics–Recreation Center (2,011)
Valparaiso, IN

Nov. 25*
5:30 PM, BTN



at No. 3 Ohio State

L 47–80 
5–2


Value City Arena (15,606)
Columbus, OH

Dec. 3
1:00 PM, HLN/WNDY



at Butler

W 77–71 OT
6–2
(1–0)

Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,239)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec. 7*
6:00 PM



at IPFW

L 76–85 
6–3


Memorial Coliseum (1,550)
Fort Wayne, IN

Dec. 10*
7:05 PM, HLN



Bowling Green

W 82–79 
7–3


Athletics–Recreation Center (3,667)
Valparaiso, IN

Dec. 17*
7:05 PM, HLN



Oakland

L 80–82 
7–4


Athletics–Recreation Center (2,884)
Valparaiso, IN

Dec. 20*
7:00 PM



at Northern Illinois

W 59–48 
8–4


Convocation Center (850)
DeKalb, IL

Dec. 23*
12:00 PM



at IUPUI

L 88–97 
8–5


Conseco Fieldhouse (1,576)
Indianapolis, IN

Dec. 29
7:05 PM, HLN



Milwaukee

L 55–57 
8–6
(1–1)

Athletics–Recreation Center (2,644)
Valparaiso, IN

Dec. 31
4:05 PM, HLN



Green Bay

W 90–87 
9–6
(2–1)

Athletics–Recreation Center (2,353)
Valparaiso, IN

Jan. 6
8:00 PM, ESPN3



at Detroit

W 73–71 
10–6
(3–1)

Calihan Hall (2,271)
Detroit, MI

Jan. 8
2:00 PM, ESPN3



at Wright State

L 55–73 
10–7
(3–2)

Nutter Center (3,736)
Dayton, OH

Jan. 13
7:05 PM, HLN



Youngstown State

W 76–62 
11–7
(4–2)

Athletics–Recreation Center (3,271)
Valparaiso, IN

Jan. 15
1:35 PM, HLN



Cleveland State

W 72–66 
12–7
(5–2)

Athletics–Recreation Center (4,124)
Valparaiso, IN

Jan. 19
7:00 PM, HLN



at Loyola

W 69–48 
13–7
(6–2)

Gentile Center (2,555)
Chicago, IL

Jan. 21
3:00 PM, HLN



at UIC

W 60–55 
14–7
(7–2)

UIC Pavilion (3,367)
Chicago, IL

Jan. 26
7:00 PM, HLN



at Green Bay

L 60–75 
14–8
(7–3)

Resch Center (2,546)
Green Bay, WI

Jan. 28
1:00 PM, HLN



at Milwaukee

W 55–52 
15–8
(8–3)

U.S. Cellular Arena (5,773)
Milwaukee, WI

Feb. 2
7:05 PM, ESPN3



Detroit

W 78–73 
16–8
(9–3)

Athletics–Recreation Center (3,488)
Valparaiso, IN

Feb. 4
7:05 PM, HLN



Wright State

W 63–54 
17–8
(10–3)

Athletics–Recreation Center (4,727)
Valparaiso, IN

Feb. 9
6:00 PM, HLN



at Cleveland State

W 59–41 
18–8
(11–3)

Wolstein Center (4,521)
Cleveland, OH

Feb. 11
6:00 PM, HLN



at Youngstown State

L 53–71 
18–9
(11–4)

Beeghly Center (3,374)
Youngstown, OH

Feb. 14
7:05 PM, HLN



UIC

W 74–65 
19–9
(12–4)

Athletics–Recreation Center (2,714)
Valparaiso, IN

Feb. 18*
8:00 PM, ESPNU



at Loyola Marymount

L 53–61 
19–10


Gersten Pavilion (4,021)
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 21
7:05 PM, HLN



Loyola

W 66–62 OT
20–10
(13–4)

Athletics–Recreation Center (3,337)
Valparaiso, IN

Feb. 24
6:00 PM, ESPNU



Butler

W 71–59 
21–10
(14–4)

Athletics–Recreation Center (5,237)
Valparaiso, IN

Horizon League Tournament

Mar. 3
8:30 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3



Butler
Semifinal

W 65–46 
22–10


Athletics-Recreation Center (4,716)
Valparaiso, IN

Mar. 6
9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN3



Detroit
Championship Game

L 50–68 
22–11


Athletics-Recreation Center (4,258)
Valparaiso, IN

2012 NIT

Mar. 14
7:30 PM, ESPNU



at Miami (FL)
First Round

L 50–66 
22–12


BankUnited Center (1,229)
Coral Gables, FL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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