2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Champions
Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, round of 64
ConferenceHorizon League
Record26–8 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765
Detroit 12 – 4   .750 20 – 13   .606
Wright State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 13   .639
Green Bay 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529
UIC 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
Youngstown State 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529
Loyola Chicago 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Milwaukee 3 – 13   .188 8 – 24   .250
† 2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cruasaders, led by second year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. The season finished with 26–8 in overall, 13–3 in Horizon League to become Horizon League Regular Season Champions. They were also champions of the Horizon League tournament, defeating Wright State in the championship game, for the first Horizon League title in school history.[1][2] They received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, their first tournament bid in 9 years, where they received a 14 seed and lost to 3 seed Michigan State in the second round.

Roster

2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Jordan Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Hollywood, CA
G 3 Will Bogan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Boise, ID
G 4 LaVonte Dority 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 5 Bobby Capobianco 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Loveland, OH
G 10 Alex Rossi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Winnetka, IL
G 12 Ben Boggs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Roanoke, VA
F 14 Vashil Fernandez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Kingston, JM
G 15 Erik Buggs 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Sr Memphis, TN
G 23 Matt Kenney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Mooresville, IN
F 32 David Chadwick Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
F 45 Ryan Broekhoff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Frankston, VIC, AU
F 55 Kevin van Wijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hoofddorp, NL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-08-26

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 27*
7:05 pm 		Saint Joseph's (IN) W 90–62  –
 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,198)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 3*
7:05 pm 		Robert Morris (IL) W 92–64  –
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,546)
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
Nov. 9*
7:30 pm, HLN 		Georgia Southern W 85–54  1–0
 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,864)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 13*
7:00 am, ESPN 		Northern Illinois
ESPN College Tip–Off Marathon 		W 69–46  2–0
 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,445)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 15*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 48–50  2–1
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,324)
Lincoln, NE
Nov. 18*
1:00 pm, mac-sports.com 		at Kent State W 88–83 OT 3–1
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (1,858)
Kent, OH
Nov. 23*
7:05 pm, HLN 		Chicago State W 67–46  4–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,477)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov. 24*
7:05 pm, HLN 		Bethune-Cookman W 77–64  5–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (2,088)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 2*
3:30 pm, FSN Midwest 		at St. Louis L 49–62  5–2
 Chaifetz Arena (6,357)
St. Louis, MO
Dec. 5*
7:05 pm, HLN 		IPFW W 63–52  6–2
 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,179)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 8*
8:00 pm, Root 		at No. 18 New Mexico L 52–65  6–3
 The Pit (15,244)
Albuquerque, NM
Dec. 15*
7:05 pm 		at Missouri State W 62–54  7–3
 JQH Arena (5,465)
Springfield, MO
Dec. 17*
6:00 pm 		at Oakland L 68–70  7–4
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,065)
Rochester, MI
Dec. 20*
7:05 pm, HLN 		IUPUI W 89–69  8–4
 Athletics-Recreation Center (1,644)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 22*
1:35 pm, HLN 		Purdue Calumet W 79–51  9–4
 Athletics-Recreation Center (1,681)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec. 29*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Murray State W 66–64  10–4
 CFSB Center (4,343)
Murray, KY
Jan. 2
7:05 pm, HLN 		Loyola–Chicago L 54–63  10–5
(0–1) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (3,119)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 4
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Cleveland State W 74–50  11–5
(1–1) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (3,676)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 9
7:00 pm, HLN 		at UIC W 75–70  12–5
(2–1) 		UIC Pavilion (3,040)
Chicago, IL
Jan. 12
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Milwaukee W 76–52  13–5
(3–1) 		Klotsche Center (3,048)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan. 17
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Detroit W 89–88  14–5
(4–1) 		Calihan Hall (3,418)
Detroit, MI
Jan. 19
7:00 pm, HLN 		Wright State W 69–63  15–5
(5–1) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,860)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 23
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay W 73–61  16–5
(6–1) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (2,803)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan. 30
6:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 68–80  16–6
(6–2) 		Beeghly Center (2,584)
Youngstown, OH
Feb. 1
7:05 pm, HLN 		Milwaukee W 71–40  17–6
(7–2) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,013)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 5
7:05 pm, HLN 		UIC W 86–61  18–6
(8–2) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,626)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 9
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Cleveland State W 80–72  19–6
(9–2) 		Wolstein Center (2,403)
Cleveland, OH
Feb. 12
6:00 pm, HLN 		at Wright State W 68–61  20–6
(10–2) 		Nutter Center (4,301)
Fairborn, OH
Feb. 16
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		Detroit L 74–84  20–7
(10–3) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (5,166)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 19
7:00 pm, HLN 		at Loyola–Chicago W 85–76  21–7
(11–3) 		Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,986)
Chicago, IL
Feb. 23*
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Eastern Kentucky
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 82–60  22–7
 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,329)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 26
7:05 pm, HLN 		Youngstown State W 73–64  23–7
(12–3) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (3,410)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar. 2
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Green Bay W 75–56  24–7
(13–3) 		Resch Center (4,868)
Green Bay, WI
2013 Horizon League tournament
Mar. 9
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		Green Bay
Semifinal 		W 70–69  25–7
 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,285)
Valparaiso, IN
Mar. 12
8:00 pm, ESPN 		Wright State
Championship Game 		W 62–54  26–7
 Athletics-Recreation Center (4,457)
Valparaiso, IN
2013 NCAA tournament
Mar. 21*
11:15 am, CBS 		No. (14 MW) vs. No. 9 (3 MW) Michigan State
Second Round 		L 54–65  26–8
 The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863)
Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. ^ Jablonski, David (March 12, 2013). "Wright State's NCAA dream dies in final minutes against Valpo". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Valpo downs Wright State for Horizon League title". WKYC. March 12, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2024.