CRUSADER GAME NOTES Valparaiso at Legends Classic November 27-29 - Statesboro, Ga. Men’s Basketball Contact: Aaron Leavitt [email protected] 219.464.6953 (phone) * 219.464.5762 (fax) 1009 Union Street * Valparaiso, IN * 46383 www.valpoathletics.com 2009-2010 CRUSADER SCHEDULE The Matchup: Valparaiso takes part in the Statesboro subre- gional of the Legends Classic, spending Thanksgiving week- DATE OPPONENT TIME RESULT end on the campus of Georgia Southern University as the Nov. 1 Indianapolis ! 4 p.m. L 88-83 Nov. 13 at Ball State 6 p.m. L 88-78 Crusaders face the host Eagles on Friday before taking on Nov. 15 at #6/4 North Carolina 3 p.m. L 88-77 Troy on Saturday and Arkansas-Fort Smith on Sunday. Nov. 19 IU-South Bend 7:05 p.m. W 78-56 Nov. 22 at #2/2 Michigan State # 11 a.m. L 90-60 Last Time Out: A game-high 24 points from Brandon Wood Nov. 27 at Georgia Southern # 6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 vs. Troy # 2 p.m. were not enough Sunday afternoon, as Valparaiso fell to #2/ Nov. 29 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith # noon 2 Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich. 90-60 in the Crusad- Dec. 5 at Butler * 6 p.m. ers’ Legends Classic opener. After being tied at 5, the Spar- Dec. 9 at Purdue 6 p.m. Dec. 12 Toledo 2 p.m. tans went on a 24-6 run to extend the lead to 18 points and Dec. 19 Concordia (Wis.) 7:05 p.m. Valpo would get no closer than 14 the rest of the way. Cory Dec. 22 at IPFW 6 p.m. Johnson was the only other Crusader to reach double figures Dec. 27 at Akron 1 p.m. in the scoring column, tallying 16 points for the second straight Dec. 31 Milwaukee * 7:05 p.m. Jan. 2 Green Bay * 7:05 p.m. game, while four MSU players hit double digits, led by 22 points Jan. 8 at Detroit * 6 p.m. by Chris Allen. Jan. 10 at Wright State * 3 p.m. Jan. 14 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m. Series History: This weekend will mark the first meeting on Jan. 16 Cleveland State * 1 p.m. Jan. 21 at UIC * 7 p.m. the hardwood for the Crusaders against both Georgia South- Jan. 23 at Loyola * 3 p.m. ern and Arkansas-Fort Smith. However, Troy is a familiar Jan. 29 at Milwaukee * 7 p.m. rival, as the two teams spent three seasons together in the Jan. 31 at Green Bay * 1 p.m. Mid-Continent Conference. The two teams split the six meet- Feb. 4 Wright State * 7:05 p.m. Feb. 6 Detroit * 1 p.m. ings over the three year span from 1994-95 to 1996-97, with Feb. 8 UIC * 7:05 p.m. the Trojans earning the win in the last meeting, a 72-69 over- Feb. 11 at Cleveland State * 6 p.m. time decision at the ARC on Feb. 24, 1997. Bryce Drew led Feb. 13 at Youngstown State * 6:05 p.m. all players with 24 points in that game, but went just 8-of-25 Feb. 17 Loyola * 7:05 p.m. Feb. 20 at TBA (BracketBusters) TBA from the floor, while Jamie Sykes added 19 points. Bill Jenkins Feb. 26 Butler * 8 p.m. ripped down 21 rebounds as well. Mar. 2-9 at Horizon League Championships All times Central. Home games in bold and played at Athletics-Recreation Center. Following the Crusaders: This weekend’s games, as always, ! - indicates exhibition game can be heard live on the Valpo Sports Radio Network (WAKE, # - at Legends Classic (Campus sites/Statesboro, Ga.) 1500 AM, Valparaiso; WEFM, 95.9 FM, Michigan City). Vet- * - indicates Horizon League game eran broadcaster Todd Ickow returns for his 19th season on play-by-play for the Crusaders, while Valpo alumnus Andy Viano will handle the color commentary. WLPR (89.1 FM, 2009-2010 CRUSADER ROSTER Lowell) will also be carrying the VSRN broadcast of the games # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School [Prev. School] on Friday and Sunday as well. Links for live audio and live 1 Michael Rogers G 6’6" 215 Jr. Kingston, Jamaica/Redemption [N.Y.] Christian 3 Hrvoje Vucic C 7’1” 220 Fr. Split, Croatia/Faust Vrancic statistics can be found at www.valpoathletics.com. 4 Cory Johnson F 6’7” 225 R-Jr. Duluth, Minn./Duluth East (Iowa State) 5 Cameron Witt F 6’9” 215 So. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia/Launceston SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS 10 Brandon McPherson G 6’1" 210 R-Sr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 11 Nick Shelton G 5’11” 150 So. Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth Requests to cover home games should be made through 14 Howard Little G 6’3” 205 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Stoneridge [Calif.] School Aaron Leavitt, Associate Director of Sports Media Relations, 15 Erik Buggs G 5’10” 155 So. Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell by contacting 219-464-6953. Seating is available courtside at 20 Tommy Kurth G 6’1” 175 Fr. Osceola, Ind./Penn 23 Matt Kenney G 6’3” 205 Fr. Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville the ARC for working media. Media guides, game notes and 32 Brandon Wood G 6’2” 190 R-So. Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo (Highland C.C./Southern Ill.) statistics from both schools will be available to working media. 33 Chris Halvorsen F 6’8” 190 Fr. St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley During the week, all player and coach interview requests 42 Milos Milosevic F 6’7” 235 So. Bar, Montenegro/Oakmont [Calif.] H.S. (Yuba College) should be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend 45 Ryan Broekhoff G 6’6” 185 Fr. Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport Head Coach: Homer Drew (William Jewell ‘66) - 21st season practice should call ahead to Leavitt to confirm practice time. Associate Head Coach: Bryce Drew (Valparaiso ‘98) - 5th season Game-day interviews prior to the match are not permitted. Assistant Coaches: Luke Gore (Bethel [Tenn.] ‘01) - 8th season; Coach Drew and requested players, as well as requested visiting rd Chris Sparks (Valparaiso ‘00) - 3 season personnel, will be available following the game. Student Assistant: Jake Diebler (Valparaiso ‘09) - 1st season Graduate Assistant: Dan Hartfield (Green Bay ‘09) - 1st season CRUSADER GAME NOTES Valparaiso at Legends Classic November 27-29 - Statesboro, Ga. Men’s Basketball Contact: Aaron Leavitt [email protected] 219.464.6953 (phone) * 219.464.5762 (fax) 1009 Union Street * Valparaiso, IN * 46383 www.valpoathletics.com Legends Classic: Valparaiso opened Legends Classic play at #2/2 Michi- HORIZON LEAGUE gan State on Sunday prior to this weekend’s subregional action in Statesboro. HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS (as of Nov. 24) It marks the second time in the last three seasons that the Crusaders have STATISTICS (as of Nov. 24) taken part in an event run by the Gazelle Group, as Valpo took part in the TEAM HL OVR SCORING PPG inaugural CBI in March of 2008, defeating Washington before falling to Butler 0-0 3-0 1. Brandon Wood - Valpo 22.8 Detroit 0-0 4-1 Houston in the quarterfinal. This weekend will be the first time that the 2. Norris Cole - CSU 21.0 Cleveland State 0-0 3-1 Crusaders have played on three straight days since four straight games 3. Todd Brown - WSU 19.0 Loyola 0-0 3-1 Dec. 28-31, 2004, when Valpo took on Penn State and Arizona State in 4. James Eayrs - UWM 18.4 Green Bay 0-0 4-2 the Arizona State Classic before concluding play in the Las Vegas Holiday 5. Brandon McPherson - Valpo 16.3 Wright State 0-0 2-1 Classic against Northern Iowa and Longwood. Milwaukee 0-0 3-2 REBOUNDING RPG Youngstown State 0-0 2-2 1. Eli Holman - Detroit 11.2 UIC 0-0 1-2 Dropping 25: Valpo received big individual efforts on the offensive 2. Andy Polka - Loyola 10.0 Valparaiso 0-0 1-3 end in each of its first three games of the year. Brandon Wood scored 3. Gordon Hayward - Butler 8.0 SCHEDULE 25 points against Ball State in the opener before registering 30 points 4. Matt Howard - Butler 7.7 at UNC, and Brandon McPherson followed with a 25-point effort 5. James Eayrs - UWM 7.4 Friday, November 27 versus IU-South Bend. Entering this season, the last time the Crusad- ASSISTS APG Valparaiso at Georgia Southern, 6:30 p.m. ers had a 25-point scorer in three consecutive games was Jan. 20-27, Green Bay at North Dakota State, 7:30 p.m. 1. Courtney Stanley - Loyola 6.0 Butler vs. UCLA/Portland, TBA 1997, when Bryce Drew scored 34 at Oral Roberts and 38 against 2. Shelvin Mack - Butler 5.0 Western Illinois before Tony Vilcinskas dropped 28 on Northland. 3. N’Gai Evans - WSU 4.7 Saturday, November 28 4. Robo Kreps - UIC 4.0 Youngstown State at Pitt, 11 a.m. Dual 20 Point Scorers: Wood’s efforts in the season’s first two games were 5. Rahmon Fletcher - UWGB 3.8 Detroit at DePaul, 1 p.m. joined by 21 points from Cory Johnson against Ball State and 20 points FIELD GOAL PCT. FG% Milwaukee at Bowling Green, 1 p.m. from McPherson at UNC. Prior to this season, the last time two Crusaders 1. Randy Berry - UWGB .704 Wichita State at Cleveland State, 1 p.m. had scored 20 or more in a regulation game was Dec. 22, 2006 against 2. Todd Brown - WSU .629 Wright State at Northeastern, 1 p.m. Charlotte, when McPherson scored 24 to go along with 21 points from 3. Eli Holman - Detroit .620 Valparaiso vs. Troy, 2 p.m. Samuel Haanpaa. The last time Valpo accomplished the feat in back-to- 4. D’Aundray Brown - CSU .600 St. Ambrose at Loyola, 3 p.m. 5. Cory Cooperwood - WSU .567 UIC at Southern Illinois, 7 p.m. back games was Feb. 7 & 9, 2002, as Lubos Barton scored 24 points and Stalin Ortiz 21 points against Chicago State, followed two days later by 23 THREE-POINT PCT. 3PT% Sunday, November 29 from Barton and 22 points from Milo Stovall against Southern Utah. 1. Seth Evans - UWGB .611 Valparaiso vs. Ark.-Fort Smith, noon 2. Norris Cole - CSU .583 Green Bay at North Dakota, 2 p.m. Looking at the Schedule: This year’s Crusaders will be extremely battle- 3. Brandon McPherson - Valpo .571 Butler vs. TBA, TBA tested prior to hitting the heart of Horizon League play. Valpo played 4. Marcus Thomas - Loyola .560 5. Troy Cotton - UWGB .468 two Sundays ago at #6/4 North Carolina, the first of four top-10 squads Wednesday, December 2 FREE THROW PCT. FT% Butler at Ball State, 6 p.m. that the Crusaders take on in early-season action. This past Sunday, it was #2/2 Michigan State that the Crusaders traveled to face off against. 1. Nigel Ajere - CSU 1.000 The one weekend of Horizon League play in early December sees Valpo Tony Meier - UWM 1.000 play at #11/10 Butler, while four days later, there’s another road game 3. Norris Cole - CSU .893 4. Gordon Hayward - Butler .870 at #7/7 Purdue. In all, of the Crusaders’ first 13 games, eight are true 5. Terrance Hill - Loyola .857 road games with a pair of neutral-site contests as well. Tri-Captains: Head coach Homer Drew has appointed a trio of Crusaders HEAD COACH HOMER DREW to serve as captains for the 2009-2010 season. Fifth-year senior Brandon McPherson, redshirt-junior Cory Johnson and junior Howard Little will rep- Dr. Homer Drew has built a championship legacy at Valpo and resent the Crusaders in that capacity this year. For McPherson, it is the fourth developed a program considered by many to be among the best at the straight season he has been tabbed a captain. NCAA Division I mid-major level. One of the longest-tenured head coaches in the country, the 2009-2010 season marks the seventh season Tabbed Eighth: The Crusader men’s basketball team has been picked to in Drew’s second stint at the helm of the Crusader program, and 21st finish eighth in the Horizon League for the 2009-2010 season, according to season at Valpo overall. polling of the league’s head coaches, sports information directors and media Drew ranks seventh among active Division I head coaches in career members. Butler has been tabbed the preseason favorite with 43 of the pos- victories with 602 wins; a number which places him 32nd all-time sible 46 first-place votes. Wright State was picked second with defending tournament champion Cleveland State projected third. Milwaukee, Green among coaches with at least 10 years of Division I coaching experience. Bay, Detroit and Youngstown State were picked fourth through seventh, re- Drew surpassed the 600-win milestone for his career during the 2008- spectively, while UIC and Loyola rounded out the polling. 09 campaign with a 71-47 victory over Loyola on Feb. 13, 2009. He also coached his 1,000th game overall as a head coach in Valpo’s Horizon League Championship matchup with Wright State last year. CRUSADER GAME NOTES Valparaiso at Legends Classic November 27-29 - Statesboro, Ga. Men’s Basketball Contact: Aaron Leavitt [email protected] 219.464.6953 (phone) * 219.464.5762 (fax) 1009 Union Street * Valparaiso, IN * 46383 www.valpoathletics.com BWood Gets Buckets: Redshirt sophomore guard Bran- CRUSADER don Wood continues to shine on the offensive end of the CRUSADER ALL-TIME LEADERS court in his first year as a Crusader. Most recently, Wood ALL-TIME LEADERS POINTS dropped a game-high 24 points at Michigan State, including ASSISTS NAME YEARS POINTS a 9-of-10 effort from the free throw line. Wood scored 25 NAME YEARS ASTS 1. Bryce Drew 1994-98 2,142 points on Ball State in Valpo’s season opener, the most points 1. Bryce Drew 1994-98 626 2. Tracy Gipson 1989-93 1,785 by a Crusader in their debut since Lubos Barton scored 27 2. John McIlvain 1980-84 582 3. Dan Oppland 2002-06 1,780 against South Carolina on Nov. 7, 1998, and then one-upped 3. Ali Berdiel 2001-06 507 4. Lubos Barton 1998-02 1,675 himself with 30 points, including six 3-pointers, against North 4. Jarryd Loyd 2004-08 405 5. Raitis Grafs 1999-03 1,621 5. Todd Smith 1985-89 368 6. Bruce Lindner 1967-70 1,539 Carolina. When his 12 points against IUSB are factored in, 6. Scott Anselm 1985-89 360 7. Dick Jones 1965-68 1,520 Wood still leads the league with 22.8 ppg. Lubos Barton 1998-02 360 8. Harry Bell 1984-88 1,508 8. Jamie Sykes 1993-98 359 9. David Redmon 1992-95 1,470 More on Wood: The 55 points Wood combined for in his 9. Rob Cavanaugh 1990-94 329 10. Jim Ford 1985-89 1,436 first two outings is the most by any Valpo player since Bryce 10. Tracy Gipson 1989-93 316 11. John Wolfenberg 1970-73 1,430 11. Milo Stovall 1998-02 295 12. Jeff Simmons 1978-82 1,395 Drew scored 59 in a two-game stretch Feb. 25 and Mar. 2, 12. Jared Nuness 1997-02 290 13. Mike Jones 1986-90 1,378 1998. Wood also became just the ninth Crusader in the last 13. Tim Hostetler 1974-78 284 14. Milo Stovall 1998-02 1,345 15 years, dating back to the start of the 1994-95 season, to 14. Greg Tonagel 1998-04 280 15. Chuck Kriston 1960-63 1,287 score 30 or more in a single game, joining Shawn Huff, Samuel 15. Ron Howard 2003-06 247 16. Darryl Ashby 1974-78 1,247 Haanpaa, Dan Oppland (2x), Lubos Barton, Raitis Grafs, 16. Brandon McPherson 2005-pres. 226 17. Lance Barker 1991-95 1,196 17. Jake Diebler 2005-09 225 18. Scott Anselm 1985-89 1,195 Bryce Drew (5x), Anthony Allison and Chris Ensminger. 18. Mike Jones 1986-90 217 19. Vern Curtis 1964-67 1,190 19. Darryl Ashby 1974-78 201 20. Urule Igbavboa 2005-pres. 1,182 McPherson Gets Hot at Right Time: Fifth year senior 20. Randy Okrzesik 1980-82 200 Brandon McPherson single-handedly pulled the Crusaders REBOUNDS back into the lead against IUSB with 14 straight points of FIELD GOAL PCT. NAME YEARS BOARDS his own, turning a nine-point deficit into a five-point lead NAME YEARS FG% 1. Chris Ensminger 1992-96 910 and sparking a 21-0 spurt. McPherson scored 19 of his game- 1. Zoran Viskovic 1996-99 59.5% 2. Raitis Grafs 1999-03 841 high and career-best 25 points in the second half, going 7- 2. Ivan Vujic 1998-00 56.3% 3. Dan Oppland 2002-06 782 of-9 from the field and 5-of-6 from the 3-point line for the 3. Raitis Grafs 1999-03 55.7% 4. Lubos Barton 1998-02 753 4. Urule Igbavboa 2005-pres. 53.6% 5. Urule Igbavboa 2005-09 706 game. Despite failing to reach double figures for the first 5. Chris Ensminger 1992-96 52.3% 6. Joaquim Gomes 2000-04 704 time this season at Michigan State, McPherson still ranks 6. Morris Smith* 1979-81 52.2% 7. John Wolfenberg 1970-73 702 fifth in the league with 16.3 ppg. 7. Dan Oppland 2002-06 51.7% 8. Jeff Simmons 1978-82 681 8. Jeff Simmons 1978-82 51.5% 9. Darryl Ashby 1974-78 662 Johnson Doubles Up: Redshirt junior Cory Johnson tallied 9. Bill Jenkins 1994-98 50.4% 10. Harry Bell 1984-88 647 the first double-double of his career against IUSB, going for 10. Anthony Allison 1994-96 50.1% 11. Jim Ford 1985-89 641 Minimum 500 field goal attempts 12. Ken Rakow 1964-67 622 16 points and 12 rebounds in the victory, and then added 16 * - Failed to meet min. attempts requirement, but 13. Wally Schultz 1970-73 584 more points on Sunday at Michigan State. Johnson, who retains position when given minimum 14. Bill Jenkins 1994-98 574 also scored 21 points in Valpo’s season opener at Ball State, 15. Zoran Viskovic 1996-99 551 is ninth in the league in scoring (15.0 ppg) and tied for sixth 16. Joel Oberman 1971-75 546 THREE-POINT PCT. in rebounding (7.0 rpg). Jon Robisch 1961-64 546 NAME YEARS 3PT% 18. Jim Stueve 1982-86 545 1. Samuel Haanpää 2006-08 44.5% 19. Donald Bielke 1951-53 521 Quickly: Valpo committed just nine turnovers at Michigan 2. Bryce Drew 1994-98 43.5% Max Kipfer 1975-79 521 State, the third game this year it has kept the turnover total Shawn Huff 2004-08 43.5% to single digits ... the Crusaders lead the Horizon League in 4. Lance Barker 1991-95 42.8% STEALS 5. Seth Colclasure 2002-06 42.6% NAME YEARS STEALS assist/turnover ratio (1.24) ... junior guard Howard Little 6. Rob Cavanaugh 1990-94 42.3% 1. Lubos Barton 1998-02 190 grabbed a team-high six rebounds at Michigan State ... sopho- 7. Brandon McPherson 2005-pres. 42.0% 2. Bryce Drew 1994-98 186 more forward Milos Milosevic played 11 minutes against the 8. Casey Schmidt 1992-94 41.0% 3. Ali Berdiel 2001-06 176 Spartans after playing just four minutes in the season’s first 9. Mike Jones 1986-90 40.9% 4. Scott Anselm 1985-89 174 three games ... sophomore walk-on guard Nick Shelton, the 10. Scott Anselm 1985-89 39.1% 5. Milo Stovall 1998-02 165 Minimum 150 career attempts 6. John McIlvain 1980-84 157 Crusaders’ only Michigan native, scored his first career field 7. Jamie Sykes 1993-98 150 goal at MSU on Sunday ... Valpo’s Dec. 5 game at Butler has 8. Raitis Grafs 1999-03 142 been moved to a 6 p.m. CST start. 9. Tracy Gipson 1989-93 138 10. Jake Diebler 2005-pres. 130 CRUSADER GAME NOTES Valparaiso at Legends Classic November 27-29 - Statesboro, Ga. Men’s Basketball Contact: Aaron Leavitt [email protected] 219.464.6953 (phone) * 219.464.5762 (fax) 1009 Union Street * Valparaiso, IN * 46383 www.valpoathletics.com TEAM COMPARISON GAME-BY-GAME VALPO GSU OPPONENT DATE SCORE W/L FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB ASST TO at Ball State 11/13 88-78 L 27-63 .429 7-22 .318 17-24 .708 29 18 9 Record 1-3 1-3 at #6/4 UNC 11/15 88-77 L 29-67 .433 12-27 .444 7-10 .700 23 14 9 Points Scored 73.2 72.5 IU-South Bend 11/19 78-56 W 26-51 .510 7-19 .368 19-29 .655 38 13 19 at #2/2 Mich. St. 11/22 90-60 L 21-64 .328 4-23 .174 14-21 .667 31 12 9 Points Allowed 80.5 76.8 First Half Pts. 31.7 36.7 Second Half Pts. 41.5 35.8 FG% 42.0% 40.2% Opp. FG% 51.4% 46.4% 3-pt. % 33.0% 31.8% Opp. 3-pt. % 39.3% 30.4% Free Throw % 67.9% 74.3% Total Rebounds 30.3 36.5 Offensive Rebs. 11.5 16.5 Reb. Margin -8.0 -4.2 Assists 14.3 16.5 Turnovers 11.5 16.8 TO Forced 14.8 20.0 Steals 9.3 10.5 Blocks 2.3 3.5 Fouls 21.3 24.5 Home Attendance 2,468 3,189
2009-10 TEAM MILESTONES 2009-10 INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES Most points 78, twice Most points, game 30, Wood at UNC Fewest points 60, at Michigan St. Most points, half 20, Wood at UNC (2nd) Most points allowed 90, at Michigan St. Highest FG percentage .778, McPherson IUSB Fewest points allowed 56, IUSB Highest 3-pt. percentage .833, McPherson IUSB Highest FG percentage .510, IUSB Highest free throw percentage 1.000, Wood at Ball St. Lowest FG percentage .328, at Michigan St. Most rebounds 12, Johnson IUSB Highest opponent FG percentage .578, at Ball St. Most assists 6, McPherson at Ball St. Lowest opponent FG percentage .375, IUSB Most turnovers 5, Buggs IUSB Most three-pointers made 12, at UNC Most steals 3, twice (M.R. Little at Mich. St.) Most three-pointers attempted 27, at UNC Most blocks 2, Johnson IUSB Most three-point makes allowed 7, at Michigan St. Most minutes played 35, Johnson at Ball St. Fewest three-point makes allowed 4, at Ball St. Most free throws made 19, IUSB VALPO’S RECORD WHEN... Most free throws attempted 29, IUSB Shooting better than opp. 1-0 Most free throw makes allowed 32, at Ball St. Shooting worse than opp. 0-3 Fewest free throw makes allowed 9, IUSB Leading at halftime --- Most rebounds 38, IUSB Trailing at halftime 1-3 Outrebounding opp. 1-0 Most offensive rebounds 15, at Michigan St. Outrebounded by opp. 0-3 Fewest rebounds 23, at UNC Scoring 75+ points 1-2 Most rebounds allowed 45, at Michigan St. Scoring 70-74 points --- Fewest rebounds allowed 27, IUSB Scoring 60-69 points 0-1 Most assists 18, at Ball St. Scoring less than 60 --- Fewest assists 12, at Michigan St. Committing more TOs 1-0 Most turnovers 19, IUSB Committing fewer TOs 0-3 Fewest turnovers 9, three times Game decided by 5 or less pts. --- Most turnovers forced 17, IUSB Game decided by 6-10 pts. 0-1 Fewest opponent turnovers 13, at Michigan St. Game decided by 11-15 pts. 0-1 Most fouls 30, at Ball St. Game decided by 15+ pts. 1-1 Fewest fouls 14, IUSB Making more threes than opp. 1-2 CRUSADER GAME NOTES Valparaiso at Legends Classic November 27-29 - Statesboro, Ga. Men’s Basketball Contact: Aaron Leavitt [email protected] 219.464.6953 (phone) * 219.464.5762 (fax) 1009 Union Street * Valparaiso, IN * 46383 www.valpoathletics.com 1 MICHAEL ROGERS Jr. G 6-6 215 lbs. 3 HRVOJE VUCIC Fr. C 7-1 220 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points 6, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Points 23, Marian (11/15/08) Points None Points None Rebounds 6, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 15, Wright St. (1/10/09) Rebounds None Rebounds None Assists 2, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) Assists None Assists None FG Made 2, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) FG Made 11, Marian (11/15/08) FG Made None FG Made None 3Pt Made 1, IUSB (11/19/09) 3Pt Made 5, Wright St. (3/1/08) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None FT Made 2, at Ball St. (11/13/09) FT Made 4, three times (M.R. 2/26/09) FT Made None FT Made None
4 CORY JOHNSON R-Jr. F 6-7 225 lbs. 5 CAMERON WITT So. F 6-9 215 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs (at Valpo) Season Highs Career Highs Points 21, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Points 21, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Points None Points 16, Marian (11/15/08) Rebounds 12, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 12, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 1, twice (M.R. 11/15/09) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) Assists 4, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 4, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 4, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 4, twice (M.R. 11/15/09) FG Made 9, at Ball St. (11/13/09) FG Made 9, at Ball St. (11/13/09) FG Made None FG Made 8, Marian (11/15/08) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made 1, three times (M.R. 2/7/09) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) FT Made None FT Made 3, twice (M.R. 2/21/09)
10 BRANDON McPHERSON R-Sr. G 6-1 210 lbs. 11 NICK SHELTON So. G 5-11 150 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points 25, IUSB (11/19/09) Points 25, IUSB (11/19/09) Points 2, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) Points 2, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) Rebounds 3, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Rebounds 6, twice (M.R. 2/1/07) Rebounds None Rebounds 1, five times (M.R. 1/15/09) Assists 6, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Assists 9, Marquette (11/27/06) Assists None Assists None FG Made 7, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) FG Made 8, at Evansville (12/5/06) FG Made 1, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) FG Made 1, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) 3Pt Made 5, IUSB (11/19/09) 3Pt Made 5, three times (M.R. 11/19/09) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None FT Made 6, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) FT Made 8, twice (M.R. 12/23/06) FT Made None FT Made 2, Detroit (1/8/09)
14 HOWARD LITTLE Jr. G 6-3 205 lbs. 15 ERIK BUGGS So. G 5-10 155 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points 11, IUSB (11/19/09) Points 28, Green Bay (1/24/09) Points 5, IUSB (11/19/09) Points 16, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) Rebounds 6, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) Rebounds 14, vs. Iona (11/22/08) Rebounds 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 7, Milwaukee (1/22/09) Assists 3, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) Assists 4, four times (M.R. 2/15/09) Assists 3, IUSB (11/19/09) Assists 8, at UCF (12/22/08) FG Made 5, IUSB (11/19/09) FG Made 9, Green Bay (1/24/09) FG Made 1, IUSB (11/19/09) FG Made 6, three times (M.R. 1/22/09) 3Pt Made 2, at Ball St. (11/13/09) 3Pt Made 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made 3, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) FT Made 1, IUSB (11/19/09) FT Made 6, Akron (2/21/09) FT Made 3, IUSB (11/19/09) FT Made 4, UCF (11/18/08)
20 TOMMY KURTH Fr. G 6-1 175 lbs. 23 MATT KENNEY Fr. G 6-3 205 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points 3, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) Points 3, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) Points 8, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Points 8, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Rebounds 1, three times (M.R. 11/22/09) Rebounds 1, three times (M.R. 11/22/09) Rebounds 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Rebounds 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 5, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Assists 5, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Assists 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Assists 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FG Made 1, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) FG Made 1, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) FG Made 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FG Made 3, at North Carolina (11/15/09) 3Pt Made 1, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) 3Pt Made 1, twice (M.R. 11/19/09) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None FT Made None FT Made None FT Made 2, twice (M.R. 11/15/09) FT Made 2, twice (M.R. 11/15/09)
32 BRANDON WOOD R-So. G 6-2 190 lbs. 33 CHRIS HALVORSEN Fr. F 6-8 190 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs (at Valpo) Season Highs Career Highs Points 30, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Points 30, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Points 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Points 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 5, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Rebounds 5, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Rebounds 2, at Michigan State (11/22/09) Rebounds 2, at Michigan State (11/22/09) Assists 2, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Assists 2, at Ball St. (11/13/09) Assists None Assists None FG Made 12, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FG Made 12, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FG Made 1, IUSB (11/19/09) FG Made 1, IUSB (11/19/09) 3Pt Made 6, at North Carolina (11/15/09) 3Pt Made 6, at North Carolina (11/15/09) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None FT Made 9, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) FT Made 9, at Michigan St. (11/22/09) FT Made None FT Made None
42 MILOS MILOSEVIC So. F 6-7 235 lbs. 45 RYAN BROEKHOFF Fr. G 6-6 185 lbs. Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points None Points None Points 7, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Points 7, at North Carolina (11/15/09) Rebounds 1, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) Rebounds 1, twice (M.R. 11/22/09) Rebounds 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Rebounds 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Assists 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Assists 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Assists 2, IUSB (11/19/09) Assists 2, IUSB (11/19/09) FG Made None FG Made None FG Made 2, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FG Made 2, at North Carolina (11/15/09) 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made None 3Pt Made 1, three times (M.R. 11/22/09) 3Pt Made 1, three times (M.R. 11/22/09) FT Made None FT Made None FT Made 2, at North Carolina (11/15/09) FT Made 2, at North Carolina (11/15/09) 2009-2010 Valparaiso Men's Basketball Valparaiso Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 23, 2009) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-3 1-0 0-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-3 1-0 0-3 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 32 WOOD, Brandon 4-4 118 29.5 32-70 . 4 5 7 10-25 . 4 0 0 17-21 . 8 1 0 5 6 11 2.8 9 0 2 10 1 5 91 22.8 10 McPHERSON, Brando 4-4 116 29.0 19-40 . 4 7 5 12-21 . 5 7 1 15-19 . 7 8 9 1 7 8 2.0 13 0 11 7 0 2 65 16.3 04 JOHNSON, Cory 4-4 128 32.0 24-48 . 5 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 12-24 . 5 0 0 12 16 28 7.0 9 0 6 8 2 6 60 15.0 14 LITTLE, Howard 4-4 92 23.0 11-25 . 4 4 0 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 8 9 17 4.3 11 1 5 2 2 8 25 6.3 01 ROGERS, Michael 4-3 74 18.5 5-18 . 2 7 8 1-11 . 0 9 1 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 8 13 3.3 2 0 4 4 0 3 14 3.5 45 BROEKHOFF, Ryan 4-1 48 12.0 4-11 . 3 6 4 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 1.0 2 0 4 3 1 3 13 3.3 23 KENNEY, Matt 4-0 74 18.5 3-13 . 2 3 1 0-5 . 0 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 4 5 9 2.3 7 0 8 2 0 4 10 2.5 15 BUGGS, Erik 3-0 35 11.7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 0.7 7 1 4 6 0 3 5 1.7 20 KURTH, Tommy 4-0 52 13.0 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 8 0 6 0 1 3 6 1.5 11 SHELTON, Nick 2-0 2 1.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 33 HALVORSEN, Chris 3-0 7 2.3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 05 WITT, Cameron 4-0 39 9.8 0-7 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 12 0 5 3 1 0 0 0.0 42 MILOSEVIC, Milos 3-0 15 5.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.0 Team 9 11 20 1 Total...... 4 800 103-245 . 4 2 0 30-91 . 3 3 0 57-84 . 6 7 9 46 75 121 30.3 85 2 57 46 9 37 293 73.2 Opponents...... 4 800 111-216 . 5 1 4 22-56 . 3 9 3 78-117 . 6 6 7 45 108 153 38.2 74 - 72 59 22 25 322 80.5
TEAM STATISTICS VALPO OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 293 322 11/13/09 at Ball State L 78-88 4175 Points per game 73.2 80.5 11/15/09 at #6/4 North Carolina L 77-88 17020 Scoring margin -7.2 - 11/19/09 IU-SOUTH BEND W 78-56 2468 FIELD GOALS-ATT 103-245 111-216 11/22/09 at #2/2 Michigan State L 60-90 14759 Field goal pct . 4 2 0 . 5 1 4 3 POINT FG-ATT 30-91 22-56 * - Conference game 3-point FG pct . 3 3 0 . 3 9 3 3-pt FG made per game 7.5 5.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 57-84 78-117 Free throw pct . 6 7 9 . 6 6 7 F-Throws made per game 14.3 19.5 REBOUNDS 121 153 Rebounds per game 30.3 38.2 Rebounding margin -8.0 - ASSISTS 57 72 Assists per game 14.3 18.0 TURNOVERS 46 59 Turnovers per game 11.5 14.8 Turnover margin +3.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.2 STEALS 37 25 Steals per game 9.3 6.3 BLOCKS 9 22 Blocks per game 2.3 5.5 ATTENDANCE 2468 35954 Home games-Avg/Game 1-2468 3-11985 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Valparaiso 127 166 293 Opponents 159 163 322 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Valparaiso vs #2/2 Michigan State 11/22/09 12 p.m. at Breslin Center (East Lansing, Mich.)
Valparaiso 60 • 1-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 ROGERS, Michael * 2-7 0-4 0-0 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 0 0 22 04 JOHNSON, Cory * 6-14 0-1 4-9 1 1 2 1 16 1 2 0 0 30 10 McPHERSON, Brandon * 3-10 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 4 9 3 1 0 0 28 14 LITTLE, Howard * 1-4 0-1 0-0 5 1 6 1 2 3 0 0 3 26 32 WOOD, Brandon * 7-18 1-6 9-10 0 2 2 1 24 0 3 0 2 31 05 WITT, Cameron 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 SHELTON, Nick 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20 KURTH, Tommy 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 15 23 KENNEY, Matt 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 9 33 HALVORSEN, Chris 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 42 MILOSEVIC, Milos 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 45 BROEKHOFF, Ryan 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 16 Team 4 4 8 Totals 21-64 4-23 14-21 15163118 6012 9 1 7 200
FG % 1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 2nd half: 12-33 36.4% Game: 21-64 32.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd half: 2-11 18.2% Game: 4-23 17.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 14-21 66.7% 4
#2/2 Michigan State 90 • 4-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 LUCAS, Kalin * 4-8 1-3 6-6 0 1 1 2 15 3 2 0 2 27 02 MORGAN, Raymar * 3-5 0-1 3-4 1 5 6 2 9 1 1 3 1 28 03 ALLEN, Chris * 7-10 3-5 5-6 2 2 4 0 22 0 2 0 0 25 15 SUMMERS, Durrell * 4-10 1-3 1-2 0 1 1 4 10 2 1 0 0 22 41 SHERMAN, Garrick * 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 6 10 ROE, Delvon 3-6 0-0 4-8 7 10 17 2 10 2 1 4 1 23 13 THORNTON, Austin 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8 20 KEBLER, Mike 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 22 DAHLMAN, Isaiah 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 23 GREEN, Draymond 4-5 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 3 8 3 1 1 1 22 25 CRANDELL, Jon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 LUCIOUS, Korie 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 9 2 0 0 22 40 HERZOG, Tom 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 50 NIX, Derrick 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Team 1 2 3 Totals 32-58 7-17 19-27 14 31 45 16 90 22 13 8 5 200
FG % 1st Half: 15-29 51.7% 2nd half: 17-29 58.6% Game: 32-58 55.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 7-17 41.2% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 19-27 70.4% 4
Officials: Freddie Williams, Ron Groover, Ron Tyburski Technical fouls: Valparaiso-None. #2/2 Michigan State-None. Attendance: 14759
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Valparaiso 28 32 60 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench VALPO 32 17 10 8 5 #2/2 Michigan State 46 44 90 MSU 46 13 19 20 32
Last FG - VALPO 2nd-00:37, MSU 2nd-01:17. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - VALPO None, MSU by 32 2nd-01:17. Lead changed - 0 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics IU-South Bend vs Valparaiso 11/19/09 7:05 p.m. at Valparaiso, Ind. (ARC)
IU-South Bend 56 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 WERNER, Ben f 4-9 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 8 1 3 1 0 22 40 HILL, Terry f 4-10 0-2 0-0 1 2 3 3 8 4 3 2 1 27 42 STOOPS, Josh c 2-6 0-1 0-0 2 3 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 19 04 COMPARATO, Mark g 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 22 50 BROOKS, Quinn g 3-8 0-1 0-2 1 1 2 3 6 3 2 0 3 25 12 DAVIS, Tim 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 EUBANK, Demon 3-6 3-3 5-6 1 3 4 4 14 0 1 0 1 18 20 KUNDE, Dan 3-6 1-3 2-2 1 2 3 1 9 0 2 0 1 18 22 EUBANK, Ramone 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 30 MORRIS, Dylan 1-4 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 17 34 CLORE, Dave 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 18 Team 1 3 4 Totals 21-56 5-15 9-13 8 19 27 25 56 12 17 3 11 200
FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 21-56 37.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-10 40.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 5-15 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 9-13 69.2% 3
Valparaiso 78 • 1-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 JOHNSON, Cory f 6-9 0-0 4-6 4 8 12 2 16 1 1 2 2 34 10 McPHERSON, Brandon g 7-9 5-6 6-8 0 1 1 3 25 2 4 0 1 28 14 LITTLE, Howard g 5-9 0-2 1-3 1 3 4 2 11 2 0 1 2 31 32 WOOD, Brandon g 4-10 0-3 4-6 1 2 3 1 12 0 2 0 0 23 45 BROEKHOFF, Ryan g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 12 01 ROGERS, Michael 1-5 1-4 1-2 2 4 6 0 4 0 2 0 0 20 05 WITT, Cameron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 SHELTON, Nick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 BUGGS, Erik 1-1 0-0 3-4 0 2 2 0 5 3 5 0 2 15 20 KURTH, Tommy 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 8 23 KENNEY, Matt 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 21 33 HALVORSEN, Chris 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 42 MILOSEVIC, Milos 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 Team 2 2 4 1 Totals 26-51 7-19 19-29 10 28 38 14 78 13 19 4 8 200
FG % 1st Half: 11-25 44.0% 2nd half: 15-26 57.7% Game: 26-51 51.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% 2nd half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 7-19 36.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 12-17 70.6% Game: 19-29 65.5% 6
Officials: Dan Chrisman, Glenn Tuitt, Jeff Spedoske Technical fouls: IU-South Bend-None. Valparaiso-None. Attendance: 2468
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total IU-South Bend 33 23 56 Valparaiso 30 48 78