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2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

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2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–14 (9–9 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics-Recreation Center
Seasons
2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Butler 16 2   .889 30 4   .882
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Wright State 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
UIC 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Green Bay 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Milwaukee 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Youngstown State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Detroit 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

Coaching staff

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  • Homer Drew – Head coach
  • Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
  • Luke Gore – Assistant coach
  • Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
  • Tarrance Price – Director of Basketball Operations

Preseason

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During the off-season, the Crusaders joined the Horizon League after previously competing in the Mid-Continent Conference.

Awards

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Horizon League Player of the Week

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  • Samuel Haanpää, week ending December 16[1]

Roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player
00 F Urule Igbavboa
1 G Michael Rogers
2 F Benjamin Fumey
3 G Matt Bennett
10 G Brandon McPherson
11 C Calum MacLeod
No. Position Player
13 G Samuel Haanpää
14 G Howard Little
23 G Jarryd Loyd
33 G Jake Diebler
35 F Shawn Huff
44 F Bryan Bouchie

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
11/12/2007*
Grace
South Padre Island Invitational
W 90–59  1–0
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
11/15/2007*
IPFW W 74–64  2–0
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
11/20/2007*
at Vanderbilt
South Padre Island Invitational
L 78–87  2–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
11/23/2007*
vs. Maryland Eastern Shore
South Padre Island Invitational
W 66–55  3–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2007*
vs. Austin Peay
South Padre Island Invitational
W 61–47  4–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2007*
Western Michigan W 77–65  5–1
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
12/01/2007*
, WYIN
Ball State W 71–58  6–1
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
12/06/2007
at Wright State W 71–66  7–1
(1–0)
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
12/08/2007
at Detroit W 81–68  8–1
(2–0)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
12/11/2007*
, WYIN
Evansville W 75–67  9–1
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
12/15/2007*
Chicago State W 90–61  10–1
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2007*
, Big Ten Network
at Wisconsin L 58–68  10–2
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/30/2007*
, FSN
at No. 1 North Carolina L 58–90  10–3
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
01/02/2008*
Indiana Wesleyan W 93–46  11–3
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
01/05/2008
at No. 16 Butler L 65–73  11–4
(2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2008
, Time Warner Sports Milwaukee
Milwaukee L 69–71  11–5
(2–2)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
01/12/2008
UWGB W 82–73  12–5
(3–2)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
01/17/2008
, MY-YTV
at Youngstown State W 67–61  13–5
(4–2)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
01/19/2008
, STO
at Cleveland State L 63–69  13–6
(4–3)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
01/24/2008
, WYIN
UIC W 60–56  14–6
(5–3)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
01/26/2008
, WYIN
Loyola(IL) L 63–65  14–7
(5–4)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
02/05/2008
, ESPN2
No. 12 Butler L 68–71  14–8
(5–5)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
02/07/2008
, WACY
at UWGB L 71–76 OT 14–9
(5–6)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
02/11/2008
, WYIN
at UIC L 53–77  14–10
(5–7)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
02/14/2008
, WYIN
Cleveland State L 58–71  14–11
(5–8)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
02/16/2008
Youngstown State W 77–58  15–11
(6–8)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
02/20/2008
, WYIN
at Loyola(IL) L 61–68  15–12
(6–9)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, IL
02/23/2008*
, ESPN Classic
Miami (Ohio)
ESPNU Bracketbusters
W 99–94 2OT 16–12
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
02/25/2008
, Time Warner Sports Milwaukee
at Milwaukee W 66–57  17–12
(7–9)
U.S. Cellular Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2008
, WYIN
Detroit W 59–56  18–12
(8–9)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
03/01/2008
, ESPN2
Wright State W 75–73 OT 19–12
(9–9)
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
03/04/2008*
UWGB
2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
W 75–67  20–12
Athletics-Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
03/07/2008*
vs. Wright State
2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
W 72–67  21–12
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/08/2008*
, ESPNU
vs. Cleveland State
2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
L 73–78  21–13
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/19/2008*
, Fox College Sports
at Washington
2008 College Basketball Invitational
W 72–71  22–13
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, WA
03/24/2008*
at Houston
2008 College Basketball Invitational
L 67–91  22–14
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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