2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented the Valparaiso University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bryce Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. The Crusaders were Horizon League regular season champions but failed to win the Horizon League Basketball tournament. As regular season champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT where they lost in the first round.

2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–12 (14–4 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 14 4   .778 22 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Detroit 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Milwaukee 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Butler 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Youngstown State 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Green Bay 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Wright State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UIC 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
Loyola Chicago 1 17   .056 7 23   .233
2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2011–12 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Richie Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Lakeland, FL
G 2 Griffyn Carpenter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bourbon, IN
C 3 Hrvoje Vucic 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Glavice, HR
F 5 Bobby Capobianco   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Loveland, OH
G 11 Nick Shelton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Frankenmuth, MI
G 12 Ben Boggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Roanoke, VA
F 14 Vashil Fernandez   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kingston, JM
G 15 Erik Buggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Jr Memphis, TN
G 20 Tommy Kurth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Osceola, IN
G 21 Will Bogan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Caldwell, ID
G 22 Jay Harris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Aurora, IL
G 23 Matt Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Mooresville, IN
F 44 Nathan Stegelmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Goshen, IN
G/F 45 Ryan Broekhoff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Frankston, VIC, AU
F 55 Kevin van Wijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-30

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 29*
7:05 pm
Hillsdale W 73–71  0–0
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,946)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 3*
7:05 pm
Augustana W 74–65  0–0
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,488)
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
Nov. 7*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 16 Arizona L 64–73  0–1
McKale Center (12,871)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 11*
6:30 pm
at Georgia Southern W 90–81  1–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,547)
Statesboro, GA
Nov. 14*
7:05 pm, HLN
Holy Cross (IN) W 88–38  2–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,957)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 18*
7:30 pm, HLN
Akron W 62–59  3–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,876)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 19*
7:30 pm, HLN
IU-Kokomo W 79–48  4–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,244)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 20*
3:30 pm, HLN
Duquesne W 84–68  5–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,011)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 25*
5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Ohio State L 47–80  5–2
Value City Arena (15,606)
Columbus, OH
Dec. 3
1:00 pm, HLN/WNDY
at Butler W 77–71 OT 6–2
(1–0)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,239)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 7*
6:00 pm
at IPFW L 76–85  6–3
Memorial Coliseum (1,550)
Fort Wayne, IN
Dec. 10*
7:05 pm, HLN
Bowling Green W 82–79  7–3
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,667)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 17*
7:05 pm, HLN
Oakland L 80–82  7–4
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,884)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 20*
7:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 59–48  8–4
Convocation Center (850)
DeKalb, IL
Dec. 23*
12:00 pm
at IUPUI L 88–97  8–5
Conseco Fieldhouse (1,576)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec. 29
7:05 pm, HLN
Milwaukee L 55–57  8–6
(1–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,644)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 31
4:05 pm, HLN
Green Bay W 90–87  9–6
(2–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,353)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 6
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 73–71  10–6
(3–1)
Calihan Hall (2,271)
Detroit, MI
Jan. 8
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 55–73  10–7
(3–2)
Nutter Center (3,736)
Dayton, OH
Jan. 13
7:05 pm, HLN
Youngstown State W 76–62  11–7
(4–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,271)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 15
1:35 pm, HLN
Cleveland State W 72–66  12–7
(5–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,124)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 19
7:00 pm, HLN
at Loyola W 69–48  13–7
(6–2)
Gentile Center (2,555)
Chicago, IL
Jan. 21
3:00 pm, HLN
at UIC W 60–55  14–7
(7–2)
UIC Pavilion (3,367)
Chicago, IL
Jan. 26
7:00 pm, HLN
at Green Bay L 60–75  14–8
(7–3)
Resch Center (2,546)
Green Bay, WI
Jan. 28
1:00 pm, HLN
at Milwaukee W 55–52  15–8
(8–3)
U.S. Cellular Arena (5,773)
Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 2
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 78–73  16–8
(9–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,488)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 4
7:05 pm, HLN
Wright State W 63–54  17–8
(10–3)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,727)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 9
6:00 pm, HLN
at Cleveland State W 59–41  18–8
(11–3)
Wolstein Center (4,521)
Cleveland, OH
Feb. 11
6:00 pm, HLN
at Youngstown State L 53–71  18–9
(11–4)
Beeghly Center (3,374)
Youngstown, OH
Feb. 14
7:05 pm, HLN
UIC W 74–65  19–9
(12–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,714)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 18*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Loyola Marymount L 53–61  19–10
Gersten Pavilion (4,021)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 21
7:05 pm, HLN
Loyola W 66–62 OT 20–10
(13–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,337)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 24
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Butler W 71–59  21–10
(14–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,237)
Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar. 3
8:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Butler
Semifinal
W 65–46  22–10
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,716)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar. 6
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN3
Detroit
Championship Game
L 50–68  22–11
Athletics-Recreation Center (4,258)
Valparaiso, IN
2012 NIT
Mar. 14
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Miami (FL)
First Round
L 50–66  22–12
BankUnited Center (1,229)
Coral Gables, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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