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2010-2011 Crusader Men’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: AARON LEAVITT Office: 219.464.6953 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.476.6680 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 2010-11 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (23-10, 12-6 Horizon) Date Opponent Time/Result Game #34: Saturday, Mar. 5 - 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 Olivet Nazarene ! W 93-58 Nov. 6 Aurora ! W 98-66 at Milwaukee (18-12, 13-5 Horizon) Nov. 12 IU Northwest W 111-64 U.S. Cellular Arena (10,783) - Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. 15 at #7/6 Kansas # L 79-44 Nov. 18 Purdue North Central W 98-44 Next Up in Crusader Basketball: Valparaiso makes the quick turnaround to Nov. 23 at Ohio # L 78-75 Horizon League Championship semifinal action on Saturday evening as the Nov. 26 vs. Northern Colorado # W 76-61 fourth-seeded Crusaders take on host and top-seeded Milwaukee at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi # W 68-62 Dec. 2 at UIC * W 68-66 (ot) Valpo is looking to advance to the title game for the first time since joining the Dec. 4 at Loyola (Chicago) * W 66-56 league. Dec. 7 #19/18 Purdue L 76-58 Dec. 11 at Toledo L 75-72 (ot) Dec. 18 IPFW W 63-47 Last Time Out: Valparaiso connected on a Horizon League Championship Dec. 20 vs. Eastern Michigan $ W 74-67 record 15 3-pointers, seven of which came in the final 20 minutes from Bran- Dec. 21 at Oakland $ W 103-102 don Wood, who scored 30 points in all as the Crusaders downed Detroit in Dec. 28 Ball State W 69-52 quarterfinal action Friday night in Milwaukee, Wis., 88-78. Wood started the Jan. 1 at Butler * L 76-59 Jan. 7 Youngstown State * W 79-55 game 0-for-7 from the floor before connecting on 11 of his final 15 shot at- Jan. 9 Cleveland State * W 64-58 tempts, including the seven trifectas. Jan. 14 at Wright State * W 71-60 Jan. 16 at Detroit * W 78-68 Following the Crusaders: Every game this season will be available on the Valpo Jan. 21 Milwaukee * W 60-43 Jan. 23 Green Bay * L 63-61 Sports Radio Network, with Saturday's game broadcast live on WAKE (1500 AM, Jan. 29 Butler * W 85-79 (ot) Valparaiso). WEFM (95.9 FM, Michigan City) will carry the game on tape-delay Feb. 3 at Cleveland State * L 76-65 beginning at 9 p.m. Todd Ickow is back for his 19th season on play-by-play, while Feb. 5 at Youngstown State * W 86-78 (ot) Aaron Leavitt will handle the color commentary Saturday and Adam Amin will Feb. 10 Detroit * W 82-74 Feb. 12 Wright State * W 58-56 report live from the sidelines. The live audio will also be available at Feb. 16 at Milwaukee * L 79-76 www.valpoathletics.com, as well as live stats. The game can also be seen live on Feb. 19 Missouri State W 80-67 ESPNU and online on ESPN3.com, with Jim Barbar and David Kaplan on the call. Feb. 21 at Green Bay * L 81-80 (ot) Feb. 24 Loyola (Chicago) * L 68-48 Feb. 26 UIC * W 79-65 Head Coach Homer Drew: One of only a handful of coaches at the Division Mar. 1 Youngstown State % W 80-71 I level coaching on a floor named in his honor, head coach Homer Drew ranks Mar. 4 vs. Detroit % W 88-78 sixth in career victories among active coaches in D-I men’s basketball. Drew Mar. 5 at Milwaukee % 7:30 p.m. Mar. 8 vs. TBA % 8 p.m. enters Saturday's game with a 371-303 record in 21 seasons at the helm of the All Times Central Crusader program and a 640-425 record in 32 years overall as a head coach. Home games in bold and played at Athletics-Recreation Center. Series Notes: Valpo holds an 11-9 advantage in the all-time series against the ! – indicates exhibition game # – at Las Vegas Invitational (Campus sites/Las Vegas, Nev.) Panthers, but Milwaukee is 6-3 all-time against Valpo in its home arena. The $ - at Lou Henson Award Tournament (Rochester, Mich.) two teams have split the series, 4-4, since the Crusaders joined the Horizon % - Horizon League Championship (Campus sites/Milwaukee, Wis.) League, with each squad winning on its home court each of the last three * - indicates Horizon League game years. The most recent matchup saw a pair of inside go-ahead attempts in the Media Relations Information final 10 seconds rim out as Milwaukee earned a 79-76 win on Feb. 16. Wood Requests to cover home men’s basketball games should be made scored 23 and Ryan Broekhoff 21 in that matchup. through Aaron Leavitt, Associate Director of Media Relations, by contacting 219.464.6953 or [email protected] . Press The Road Ahead: A win in Saturday night’s game would put the Crusaders in row seating is available at the ARC for working media only. Tuesday night’s Horizon League title game, live on ESPN. Valpo would be Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available in the media room. playing either at Butler or at Cleveland State. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should Scouting Milwaukee: The Panthers won their final nine league games of the regu- be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend practice lar season to claim a share of the league title, earning the top seed and hosting rights should call ahead to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Drew and requested via tiebreaker. First Team All-League selection Anthony Hill leads UWM with players will be available following the game in the media room. 15.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg, while Tone Boyle adds 13.3 ppg and Tony Meier 11.8 ppg. 2010-2011 Crusader Men’s Basketball Game Notes Contact: AARON LEAVITT Office: 219.464.6953 Valpo Sports Media Relations [email protected] Cell: 219.476.6680 Athletics-Recreation Center www.valpoathletics.com 1009 Union Street Valparaiso IN 46383 Crusaders All-Time in the HL Championship: With Friday’s win over De- troit, the Crusaders now own a 4-3 record in their fourth season in the Horizon Horizon League Standings League in the league’s postseason tournament. Saturday’s game marks just (through games of Mar. 4) Valpo’s second road game in league postseason action, as the Crusaders dropped Overall Horizon a first-round matchup at Wright State in 2008-2009, 68-56. It also marks the Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. first time the Crusaders and Panthers have faced off in the league tournament. Milwaukee 18-12 .600 13-5 .722 Butler 21-9 .700 13-5 .722 Best League Finish: Valparaiso concluded the 2010-2011 Horizon League regu- Cleveland State 26-7 .788 13-5 .722 lar season at 12-6, its best finish in league action since making the move prior to Valparaiso 23-10 .697 12-6 .667 the 2007-2008 season. The Crusaders’ fourth seed for the league championship Detroit 17-16 .515 10-8 .556 also marks their best seed for the league’s postseason tournament. Wright State 19-14 .576 10-8 556 Green Bay 14-18 .438 8-10 .444 Finishing Near the Top: Valpo also finished just one game back of a three- Loyola 16-15 .516 7-11 .389 way tie atop the league standings, the closest its been to the top spot since Youngstown State 9-21 .300 2-16 .111 winning the Mid-Con title in 2003-2004. The Crusaders were also the only UIC 7-24 .226 2-16 .111 squad in the league to have beaten all three of the teams that tied for the title. Around the Horizon League 20 Wins, 10 Times: The Crusaders’ Feb. 19 win over Missouri State gave Valpo its 20th win of the season, the tenth time the Crusaders have reached the Saturday, Mar. 5 #2 Butler vs. #3 Cleveland State, 5 p.m. 20-win milestone under Homer Drew. However, it marks just the second time Valparaiso at #1 Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. in the last eight years that Valpo has won at least 20 games, joining the 2007- 2008 squad which came out ahead on 22 occasions. Tuesday, Mar. 8 Championship game, 8 p.m. Championship Record: Valpo set a new Horizon League Championship record (at highest remaining seed) on Friday by draining 15 shots from beyond the arc. The Crusaders went 6-of- 13 in the first half before deep before going 9-of-14 in the final 20 minutes to (all times Central) close the game 15-of-27. Brandon Wood finished two off the individual tourna- ment record, connecting on seven triples, all in the second half. More Deep Thoughts: The team’s total of 15 trifectas and Wood’s individual effort of seven 3-pointers both were Valpo bests dating back over three years. The last time both efforts were surpassed was on Dec. 15, 2007 when the Crusaders downed Chicago State, 90-61. In that game, Valpo went 16-of-28 from behind the arc, led by Samuel Haanpaa, who set a new program record with 10 triples. Playing Back-to-Back: The Crusaders have played twice this season on back- to-back days, winning both ends of both back-to-backs.