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. 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
*Milwaukee135 .7221914 .576
Butler135 .7222810 .737
Cleveland State135 .722279 .750
Valparaiso126 .6672312 .657
Wright State108 .5561914 .576
Detroit108 .5561716 .515
Green Bay810 .4441418 .438
Loyola (IL)711 .3891615 .516
Youngstown State216 .111921 .300
UIC216 .111724 .226
2011 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of April 4, 2011
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Roster

2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F1Michael Rogers6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrKingston, JM
C3Hrvoje Vucic7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)220 lb (100 kg)RS FrGlavice, HR
F4Cory Johnson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrDuluth, MN
F5Cameron Witt6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrLaunceston, TAS, AU
G11Nick Shelton5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)150 lb (68 kg)JrFrankenmuth, MI
G14Howard Little6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrChicago, IL
G15Erik Buggs5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg)RS SoMemphis, TN
G20Tommy Kurth6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS SoOsceola, IN
G22Jay Harris6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrAurora, IL
G23Matt Kenney6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoMooresville, IN
G32Brandon Wood6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrKokomo, IN
G45Ryan Broekhoff6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoFrankston, VIC, AU
F55Kevin van Wijk6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoHoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-12

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Exhibition
October 30*
9:00 pm
Olivet NazareneW 93–58 
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 6*
5:00 pm
AuroraW 98–66 
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 12*
8:05 pm
Indiana–NorthwestW 111–64 1–0
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 15*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 KansasL 44–79 1–1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
November 18*
8:05 pm
Purdue–North CentralW 98–44 2–1
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 23*
7:00 pm
at OhioL 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 UICW 68–66 OT5–2
(1–0)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
December 4
4:00 pm
at Loyola ChicagoW 66–56 6–2
(2–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Center 
Chicago, IL
December 7*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
PurdueL 58–76 6–3
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
December 11*
7:00 pm
at ToledoL 72–75 OT6–4
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
December 18*
8:00 pm
IPFWW 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 StateW 69–52 10–4
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 1
2:00 pm, WNDY/ESPN3
at ButlerL 59–76 10–5
(2–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown StateW 79–55 11–5
(3–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 9
2:35 pm
Cleveland StateW 64–58 12–5
(4–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright StateW 71–60 13–5
(5–1)
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
January 16
1:00 pm
at DetroitW 78–68 14–5
(6–1)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
January 21
7:00 pm, ESPN3
MilwaukeeW 60–43 15–5
(7–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 23
2:35 pm
Green BayL 61–63 15–6
(7–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
January 29
2:00 pm
ButlerW 85–79 OT16–6
(8–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 3
7:00 pm
at Cleveland StateL 65–76 16–7
(8–3)
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
February 5
7:05 pm
at Youngstown StateW 86–78 OT17–7
(9–3)
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
February 10
8:05 pm
DetroitW 82–74 18–7
(10–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 12
8:05 pm
Wright StateW 58–56 19–7
(11–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 16
8:00 pm
at MilwaukeeL 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 BayL 80–81 OT20–9
(11–5)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
February 24
8:05 pm
Loyola ChicagoL 48–68 20–10
(11–6)
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
February 26
8:05 pm
UICW 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..

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