2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball | |
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Conference | Horizon League |
2016–17 record | 7–1 (0–0 Horizon) |
Head coach | Matt Lottich (1st year) |
Assistant coach | Luke Gore |
Assistant coach | David Ragland |
Assistant coach | Jackie Manuel |
Home arena | Athletics–Recreation Center |
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; |
The 2016–17 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by first-year head coach Matt Lottich, play their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League.
Previous season
The Crusaders finished the 2015–16 season 30–7, 16–2 in Horizon League play to win the regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Crusaders received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As one of the last four teams left out of the NCAA Tournament, they received a No. 1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Texas Southern, Florida State, Saint Mary's, and BYU to advance to the championship game where they lost to George Washington.
This season was Bryce Drew's final season as Valparaiso head coach. He accepted the Vanderbilt head coaching job on April 5, 2016.[1] He finished at Valpo with a five year record of 124–49 and went to the postseason every year as head coach. On April 7, the school promoted assistant coach Matt Lottich to head coach.[2]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Keith Carter | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Maywood, IL | Graduated |
E. Victor Nickerson | 1 | G/F | 6'8" | 185 | Senior | Atlanta, GA | Graduated |
Darien Walker | 5 | G | 6'3" | 220 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
David Skara | 10 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sophomore | Zadar, Croatia | Transferred to Clemson |
Vashil Fernandez | 14 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Kingston, Jamaica | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Bakari Evelyn | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Evelyn will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Joe Burton | 10 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Burton will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
John Middleton | 13 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Sophomore | Atlantic City, NJ | Transferred from Utah State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Middleton will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Class of 2016 signees
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Micah Bradford PG |
Bradley, Illinois | Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Nov 18, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Class of 2017 signees
2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Parker Hazen #42 SF |
Columbia City, Indiana | Columbia City High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2016* 7:30 PM |
Hillsdale | W 78–63 | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM |
Southern Utah Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
W 79–65 | 1–0 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,560) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/12/2016* 7:00 PM |
Trinity Christian | W 89–75 | 2–0 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,588) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM |
Coppin State Men Who Speak Up Main Event |
W 78–58 | 3–0 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,972) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/17/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N |
at No. 4 Oregon | L 76–54 | 3–1 |
Matthew Knight Arena (7,509) Eugene, OR | |||||||
11/21/2016* 11:00 PM |
vs. Alabama Men Who Speak Up Main Event semifinals |
W 68–60 | 4–1 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,107) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/23/2016* 10:59 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. BYU Men Who Speak Up Main Event Championship |
W 92-89 | 5-1 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/27/2016* 1:30 PM |
Ball State | W 79–73 | 6–1 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,166) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN# |
No. 21 Rhode Island | W 65–62 | 7–1 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,149) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN |
at Kentucky | |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||||
12/10/2016* 7:05 PM |
at Missouri State | |
JQH Arena Springfield, MO | ||||||||
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM |
Indiana State | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM |
Santa Clara | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM |
Chicago State | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2016 4:00 PM, ESPNU |
at UIC | |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | ||||||||
01/06/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
Oakland | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
01/12/2017 6:45 PM |
at Youngstown State | |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | ||||||||
01/14/2017 2:30 PM |
at Cleveland State | |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | ||||||||
01/16/2017 7:00 PM |
Green Bay | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
01/22/2017 2:00 PM, ASN |
UIC | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
01/27/2017 ESPNU/ESPN3 |
Wright State | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
01/29/2017 1:30 PM |
Northern Kentucky | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
02/02/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 exclusive |
at Milwaukee | |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | ||||||||
02/04/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3 exclusive |
at Green Bay | |
Resch Center Green Bay, WI | ||||||||
02/09/2017 7:00 PM |
Cleveland State | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
02/11/2017 7:00 PM |
Youngstown State | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
02/16/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at Oakland | |
Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI | ||||||||
02/21/2017 7:00 PM |
Milwaukee | |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
02/24/2017 6:30 PM |
at Wright State | |
Nutter Center Dayton, OH | ||||||||
02/26/2017 1:00 PM |
at Northern Kentucky | |
BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY | ||||||||
Horizon League Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03–07/2017 |
vs. | |
Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ↑ "Sources: Vandy, Bryce Drew reach 6-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Technologies, Streamline. "Matt Lottich Hired as Valparaiso University Men's Basketball Head Coach". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.