1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	13-13 (4-4 Indiana Collegiate)
Head coach	Bill Purden (1st season)
Home arena	Hilltop Gym

The 1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.

Roster

1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F John Wolfenberg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Head coach Bill Purden Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3		at Purdue	L 61–80	0–1	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
December 5		MacMurray	L 68–78	0–2	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
December 7		at Air Force	L 80–91	0–3	Clune Arena  Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 11		Luther	W 78–76	1–3	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
December 12		Saint Olaf	W 109–79	2–3	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
December 15		Wabash	W 83–79	3–3	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
December 19		at Northwestern	L 49–76	3–4	Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
December 28		vs. Long Island	L 52–73	3–5	Springfield, Massachusetts
December 29		vs. American International	W 78–61	4–5	Springfield, Massachusetts
December 30		at Springfield	L 49–54	4–6	Springfield, Massachusetts
January 2		Harvard	W 82–79	5–6	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
January 6		Saint Joseph’s (IN)	L 85–90	5–7	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
January 9		at Evansville	L 73–77	5–8
January 13		at Ball State	L 72–89	5–9
January 23		Indiana State	L 70–87	5–10	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
January 30		Tulane	W 66–65	6–10	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 3		at Butler	L 86–91	6–11
February 6		DePauw	W 97–75	7–11	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 10		Evansville	L 80–89	7–12	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 13		Lakeland	W 78–53	8–12	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 15		at Notre Dame	L 75–100	8–13	Joyce Center  Notre Dame, Indiana
February 17		at Loyola	W 71–60	9–13
February 20		Butler	W 95–82	10–13	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
February 23		at DePauw	W 84–65	11–13
February 27		Indiana Central	W 69–58	12–13	Hilltop Gym  Valparaiso, Indiana
March 1		at St. Joseph’s	W 79–76	13–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

1. "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.