2012-2013 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 2012-13 Schedule and Results Valparaiso (15-5, 5-1 Horizon) Date Opponent Time/Result Game #21: Wednesday, Jan. 23 - 7:05 p.m. Oct. 27 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) [exhibition] W 90-62 Nov. 3 Robert Morris (Ill.) [exhibition] W 92-64 Green Bay (10-9, 4-2 Horizon) Nov. 9 Georgia Southern W 85-54 Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) - Valparaiso, Ind. Nov. 13 Northern Illinois W 69-46 Nov. 15 at Nebraska ! L 50-48 Next Up in Crusader Basketball: The Valparaiso men’s basketball team looks Nov. 18 at Kent State ! W 88-83 (ot) to continue its season-long winning streak at home on Wednesday evening as Nov. 23 Chicago State ! W 67-46 the Crusaders host Green Bay. Valpo, which was won five straight games, is Nov. 24 Bethune-Cookman ! W 77-64 currently tied atop the Horizon League standings nearing the midway point of Dec. 2 at Saint Louis L 62-49 the league slate. Dec. 5 IPFW W 63-52 Dec. 8 at #18/20 New Mexico L 65-52 Dec. 15 at Missouri State W 62-54 Last Time Out: The Crusaders scored on their final 10 possessions of Satur- Dec. 17 at Oakland L 70-68 day night’s game at the ARC, overcoming a seven-point deficit in the final Dec. 20 IUPUI W 89-69 seven minutes to down Wright State, 69-63. Ryan Broekhoff scored 12 straight Dec. 22 Purdue Calumet W 79-51 Crusader points down the stretch and ended the night with 18 points and 10 Dec. 29 at Murray State W 66-64 rebounds, while Kevin Van Wijk also scored 18 points in the winning effort. Jan. 2 Loyola * L 63-54 Jan. 4 Cleveland State * W 74-50 Jan. 9 at UIC * W 75-70 Following the Crusaders: Radio - Valpo Sports Radio Network - WAKE Jan. 12 at Milwaukee * W 76-52 (1500 AM, Valparaiso), WEFM (95.9 FM, Michigan City), WJOB (1230 AM, Jan. 17 at Detroit * W 89-88 Hammond) - Todd Ickow (PxP) and Travis Lucian (Color) Jan. 19 Wright State * W 69-63 Video - ESPN3.com exclusive - Will Haskett (PxP) and Joel Cornette (Color) Jan. 23 Green Bay * 7:05 p.m. Links for the live audio and video, as well as live stats, will be available through Jan. 30 at Youngstown State * 6:05 p.m. ValpoAthletics.com. ValpoGameday.com will host an interactive chat during Feb. 1 Milwaukee * 7:05 p.m. Feb. 5 UIC * 7:05 p.m. the game as well. Feb. 9 at Cleveland State * 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Wright State * 6 p.m. Head Coach Bryce Drew: Bryce Drew (37-17) is in his second season at the Feb. 16 Detroit * 5 p.m. helm of the Valparaiso men’s basketball program in 2012-2013 after leading Feb. 19 at Loyola * 7 p.m. the Crusaders to the Horizon League regular season title in his first year as Feb. 23 TBA (Ramada BracketBusters) TBD head coach. Drew was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year after Feb. 26 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m. guiding Valpo to a 22-win campaign, including a 14-4 mark within the league Mar. 2 at Green Bay * 2 p.m. Mar. 5-12 Horizon League Championship to capture the title by two games. Drew ascended to the head coaching posi- (campus sites) tion on May 17, 2011 after spending six seasons as an assistant and associate head coach with the Crusaders. All times Central. Home games in bold and played at Athletics- Series History: The Phoenix leads the all-time series over the Crusaders by a Recreation Center. 26-16 count, but Valpo holds an 11-9 edge all-time inside the friendly con- ! – Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic (campus sites) * - indicates Horizon League game fines of the ARC. The two squads split the regular season series a season ago, with each team winning on its home court. @ValpoBasketball Valpo Men’s #ValpoGameday Basketball #GoValpo 2012-2013 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 @ValpoBasketball... - The Crusaders still trailed by 11 (88-77) with 3 minutes to play and ...and the @HorizonLeague had just a 0.5% chance to win (according to Ken Pomeroy) at that point. - @ValpoBasketball has been picked to win the @HorizonLeague - Valpo ended the Detroit game on a 12-0 run to earn the one-point win. regular season title. - Valpo did not lead until Broekhoff’s FTs with 17 seconds left - only - The Crusaders received 40 of the 44 first-place votes in the St. Mary’s & Arizona have won this year while leading for less time. #HLMBB preseason poll. - This marks the first season since 2002-03 (Mid-Con) that Doing Work Late @ValpoBasketball has been preseason league favorites. - In its last 3 close games (at UIC, at Detroit, Wright St.), - The Crusaders were the only team to place two players on the @ValpoBasketball has been incredibly efficient on offense in the #HLMBB preseason First Team All-League as well. last 4 minutes. - The Crusaders scored on 10 of 11 possessions in the last 4 min- ...nationally utes at UIC, 6 of 7 at Detroit and all 8 against Wright State. - @ValpoBasketball has also been tabbed the preseason - Over those 3 games, Valpo is 15-16 from the floor, 6-6 from 3- @HorizonLeague favorite by @CBSSports and @AthlonSports, point range and 18-21 from the foul line over the last 4 minutes. among others. - Broekhoff has 21 of those points, including 12 straight against - The Crusaders were ranked seventh in the preseason Mid-Major Power Wright State, while Kenney has scored 14. Rankings by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk (@CBTonNBC). - @ValpoBasketball is currently ranked 14th in the Mid-Major Winning Streak Top 25 poll, voted on by mid-major coaches and produced by - @ValpoBasketball is looking for its sixth straight win on Wednes- @CollegeInsider. day - all five wins in the current streak have come within league - @ValpoBasketball earned 3 points in the preseason @AP_Top25 play. poll. - The Crusaders have not won six consecutive games for almost - The Crusaders had not received votes in a national poll since a 4- five years (Feb. 23-Mar. 7, 2008). week stretch near the end of the 2010-11 season in the coaches poll. - Valpo has not had a six-game winning streak within conference play for nine years (Jan. 15-31, 2004). ...looking back at last year - @ValpoBasketball claimed its first @HorizonLeague regular sea- Home Sweet Home son title in 2011-12, winning the crown by two games. - The Crusaders earned the right to host the #HLMBB postseason - The Crusaders enjoy a significant home court advantage at the tournament by winning the regular season and advanced to the ARC, with a 9-1 home record this season following the win vs WSU. championship game. - Eight of the Crusaders’ nine home wins this season have come - @ValpoBasketball played at Miami in the first round of the postseason by double figures, including six wins by at least 20 points. NIT, the Crusaders’ 11th postseason trip in the last 17 years. - Valpo is averaging 72.6 ppg and shooting 47.1% from the floor - The Crusaders won 22 games overall in 2011-12, their 12th 20- (38.7% 3-point) at home this year. win season in the last 19 years. - @ValpoBasketball went 14-3 at home last season and is 216-49 - @ValpoBasketball boasted the #HLMBB Coach of the Year (Drew), Player (.815) over the last 18 years at the ARC. of the Year (Broekhoff) and a second First Team selection (Van Wijk). That Doesn’t Happen Here Often ...looking ahead - @ValpoBasketball fell in its Horizon League home opener to - @ValpoBasketball has a week off before its next game, a road Loyola, 63-54. tilt at Youngstown State to round out the first half of the HL slate. - The Crusaders lost their first home game of 2013 after going 15- - The Crusaders then return home for two more games, hosting 1 at home in 2012 - the only loss coming in the HL title game. Milwaukee on February 1 and UIC on February 5. - Valpo also lost its first HL home game last season (Milwaukee) before going 8-0 in league home games the rest of the way. Comeback Wins Change in the Lineup - @ValpoBasketball rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final - Head coach Bryce Drew changed the starting lineup for seven minutes last time out for its win over Wright State. @ValpoBasketball for the first time this season on Dec. 20 vs. IUPUI. - The Crusaders were coming off their largest comeback win in at least - LaVonte Dority and Matt Kenney started for the Crusaders in 20 years, a 22-point second-half deficit in Thursday’s win at Detroit. 2012-2013 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 place of Will Bogan and Erik Buggs. Horizon League Standings - Then, vs. Purdue Calumet, Bobby Capobianco earned his first (through games of Jan. 21) start as a Crusader as Ryan Broekhoff did not play.