2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team who competed in the Horizon League representing Valparaiso University. The Crusaders finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Horizon League play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Horizon League men's basketball tournament to Detroit.

2009–10 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	15–17 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coaches	Bryce Drew Luke Gore Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center
Seasons ← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Butler †	18	–	0		1.000			33	–	5		.868
Wright State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Green Bay	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Milwaukee	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Cleveland State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Valparaiso	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Detroit	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Loyola Chicago	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
UIC	3	–	15		.167			8	–	22		.267
Youngstown State	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2010 Horizon League Tournament winner As of March 18, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

• Homer Drew - Head coach
• Bryce Drew - Associate head coach
• Luke Gore - Assistant coach
• Chris Sparks - Assistant coach

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
11/01/09* 4:00pm		Indianapolis	L 83–88	—	Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
11/13/09* 6:00pm		at Ball State	L 78–88	0–1	Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
11/15/09* 3:00pm, Fox Sports South		at No. 6 North Carolina	L 77–88	0–2	Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
11/19/09* 7:05pm		IU South Bend	W 78–56	1–2	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
11/22/09* 11:00am, Big Ten Network		at No. 2 Michigan State Legends Classic	L 60–90	1–3	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
11/27/09* 6:30pm		at Georgia Southern Legends Classic	W 97–89	2–3	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
11/28/09* 2:00pm		vs. Troy Legends Classic	L 64–80	2–4	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
11/29/09* 12:00pm		vs. Arkansas–Fort Smith Legends Classic	W 86–74	3–4	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
12/05/09 6:00pm, WNDY		at No. 23 Butler	L 67–84	3–5 (0–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
12/09/09* 6:00pm, Big Ten Network		at No. 5 Purdue	L 62–86	3–6	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
12/12/09* 2:00pm, WYIN		Toledo	W 81–49	4–6	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/19/09* 7:05pm		Concordia (WI)	W 83–57	5–6	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/22/09* 6:00pm		at IPFW	L 72–75	5–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
12/27/09* 1:00pm		at Akron	L 57–77	5–8	James A. Rhodes Arena  Akron, OH
12/31/09 7:05pm		Milwaukee	W 55–54	6–8 (1–1)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/02/10 7:05pm, WYIN/WACY		Green Bay	L 58–64	6–9 (1–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/08/10 6:00pm, ESPNU		at Detroit	L 67–77	6–10 (1–3)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
01/10/10 3:00pm		at Wright State	L 57–59	6–11 (1–4)	Nutter Center  Dayton, OH
01/14/10 7:05pm		Youngstown State	W 70–66	7–11 (2–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/16/10 1:00pm		Cleveland State	W 78–71	8–11 (3–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/21/10 7:00pm		at UIC	W 64–58	9–11 (4–4)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, IL
01/23/10 3:00pm, WYIN		at Loyola Chicago	W 86–67	10–11 (5–4)	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, IL
01/29/10 7:00pm		at Milwaukee	L 82–85	10–12 (5–5)	U.S. Cellular Arena  Milwaukee, WI
01/31/10 1:00pm, WACY		at Green Bay	W 84–79	11–12 (6–5)	Resch Center  Green Bay, WI
02/04/10 7:05pm		Wright State	L 71–75	11–13 (6–6)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/06/10 1:00pm		Detroit	W 74–70	12–13 (7–6)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/08/10 7:05pm, WYIN		UIC	W 83–82	13–13 (8–6)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/11/10 6:00pm		at Cleveland State	L 71–80	13–14 (8–7)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
02/13/10 6:05pm, MY-YTV		at Youngstown State	W 77–75	14–14 (9–7)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
02/17/10 7:05pm, WYIN		Loyola Chicago	W 84–73	15–14 (10–7)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/20/10* 1:00pm		at Bowling Green	L 70–87	15–15	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
02/26/10 8:00pm, ESPNU		Butler	L 69–74	15–16 (10–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
03/02/10 7:00pm	(6)	(7) Detroit First Round	L 82–89	15–17	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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