2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coaches	Bryce Drew Luke Gore Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 Butler	15	–	3		.833			26	–	6		.813
Green Bay	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Cleveland State †	12	–	6		.667			26	–	11		.703
Wright State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Milwaukee	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
UIC	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Youngstown State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Loyola Chicago	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Valparaiso	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Detroit	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

• Homer Drew – Head coach
• Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
• Luke Gore – Assistant coach
• Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
• Pawel Mrozik – Director of Basketball Operations

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player 00   F Urule Igbavboa 1   G Michael Rogers 2   F Benjamin Fumey 3   G De'Andre Haskins 4   F Cory Johnson 5   F Cameron Witt

No. Position Player 10   G Brandon McPherson 11   G Nick Shelton 12   G Andrew Ferry 14   G Howard Little 15   G Erik Buggs 22   G Logan Jones 33   G Jake Diebler

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/08/08* 7:30pm		Elmhurst Exhibition	W 85–63	—	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
11/15/08* 7:30pm		Marian	W 87–56	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
11/18/08* 7:05pm		UCF	W 69–52	2–0	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
11/21/08* 2:30pm		vs. San Diego Paradise Jam tournament	L 66–73	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/22/08* 7:30pm		vs. Iona Paradise Jam tournament	L 55–75	2–2	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
11/24/08* 12:00pm		vs. La Salle Paradise Jam tournament	L 70–75 ^OT	2–3	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
12/02/08 6:00pm		at Cleveland State	L 42–66	2–4 (0–1)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
12/04/08 6:05pm, MY-YTV		at Youngstown State	W 68–57	3–4 (1–1)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
12/10/08* 8:00pm		IPFW	W 63–46	3–5	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/13/08* 3:00pm		at Miami (OH)	L 50–62	3–6	Millett Hall  Oxford, OH
12/20/08* 1:00pm, ESPNU		vs. No. 1 North Carolina	L 63–85	3–7	United Center  Chicago, IL
12/22/08* 6:00pm		at UCF	L 60–85	3–8	UCF Arena  Orlando, FL
12/28/08* 3:00pm, BTN		at No. 15 Purdue	L 45–59	3–9	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
12/30/08* 7:05pm		North Park	W 78–47	4–9	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/03/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Butler	L 62–75	4–10 (1–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/05/09 7:00pm		at Milwaukee	L 47–61	4–11 (1–3)	U.S. Cellular Arena  Milwaukee, WI
01/08/09 7:05pm		Detroit	W 64–41	5–11 (2–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/10/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Wright State	L 48–64	5–12 (2–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/15/09 7:00pm		at UIC	L 52–77	5–13 (2–5)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, IL
01/17/09 3:00pm, WYIN		at Loyola Chicago	L 56–71	5–14 (2–6)	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, IL
01/22/09 7:05pm, WYIN/Time Warner Cable Sports 32		Milwaukee	W 63–51	6–14 (3–6)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/24/09 7:05pm, WYIN		at Green Bay	L 76–83	6–15 (3–7)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/30/09 6:00pm, ESPNU		at No. 13 Butler	L 51–59	6–16 (3–8)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
02/05/09 6:00pm		at Wright State	L 58–68	6–17 (3–9)	Nutter Center  Dayton, OH
02/07/09 3:00pm		at Detroit	L 55–56	6–18 (3–10)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
02/13/09 7:05pm, WYIN		Loyola Chicago	W 71–47	7–18 (4–10)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/15/09 3:00pm, WYIN		UIC	L 76–83	7–19 (4–11)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/18/09 7:00pm		at Green Bay	L 61–76	7–20 (4–12)	Resch Center  Green Bay, WI
02/21/09*		Akron ESPNU BracketBusters	W 74–66	8–20	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/26/08 7:30pm		Cleveland State	L 64–71	8–21 (4–13)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/28/09 7:05pm		Youngstown State	W 67–59	9–21 (5–13)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
03/03/09 6:00 pm	(9)	at (4) Wright State Horizon League men's basketball tournament	L 56–68	9–22	Nutter Center  Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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