2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team

2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–25 (3–17 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 17 – 3   .850 32 – 7   .821
Drake † 16 – 4   .800 28 – 7   .800
Bradley 13 – 7   .650 23 – 12   .657
Northern Iowa 12 – 8   .600 19 – 14   .576
Belmont 12 – 8   .600 20 – 13   .606
Southern Illinois 11 – 9   .550 19 – 13   .594
Illinois State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469
Murray State 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375
Missouri State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
Evansville 6 – 14   .300 17 – 18   .486
UIC 4 – 16   .200 12 – 21   .364
Valparaiso 3 – 17   .150 7 – 25   .219
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by first-year head coach Roger Powell Jr., played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 3–17 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost to Belmont in the opening round of the MVC tournament.

Previous season

The Beacons finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 5–15 in MVC play to finish in tenth place. They lost to Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.[1] On March 23, head coach Matt Lottich was relieved of his duties, after seven years as head coach of the Beacons.[2] On April 7, Gonzaga assistant coach Roger Powell Jr. was named as Lottich's successor.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaxon Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Murray State Indianapolis, Indiana
F 1 Jerome Palm 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hillsborough CC Almere, Netherlands
G/F 2 Connor Barrett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Loyola Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Anthony Sciarroni (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Alderson Broaddus Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Sherman Weatherspoon IV 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Bowie, Maryland
F 5 Ola Ajiboye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Central Michigan Chicago, Illinois
G 6 Darius DeAveiro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Orangeville Prep Kanata, Ontario
G 7 Jahari Williamson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Royal Crown Academy Pickering, Ontario
F 10 Lucas Scroggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bosco Institute Woodbridge, Virginia
F 13 Cooper Schwieger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Overland Park, Kansas
G 19 Isaiah Stafford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 20 Joe Vick (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kouts HS Kouts, Indiana
F 21 Kaspar Sepp 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Fairmont Academy Tartu, Estonia
C 34 Lual Manyang 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hofstra Twic, South Sudan
G/F 35 Luke Carroll (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Lake Land College Westfield, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Mary-of-the-Woods W 82–71 
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Trinity Christian W 100–61  1–0
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,900)
Valparaiso, IN
November 10, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IUPUI L 56–66  1–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,809)
Valparaiso, IN
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 64–59  2–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,207)
Valparaiso, IN
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 23 Illinois L 64–87  2–2
 State Farm Center (14,894)
Champaign, IL
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois W 73–66  3–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,257)
Valparaiso, IN
November 25, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern W 71–59  4–2
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,098)
Valparaiso, IN
November 29, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Drake L 65–83  4–3
(0–1) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,474)
Valparaiso, IN
December 2, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Belmont L 68–77  4–4
(0–2) 		Curb Event Center (1,532)
Nashville, TN
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 67–71  4–5
 McGuirk Arena (1,193)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023*
11:00 a.m., The CW 		at Virginia Tech L 50–71  4–6
 Cassell Coliseum (6,107)
Blacksburg, VA
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chicago State L 62–63  4–7
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,222)
Valparaiso, IN
December 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Samford L 61–79  4–8
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,100)
Valparaiso, IN
December 29, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Elon L 78–82  4–9
 Schar Center (1,620)
Elon, NC
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bradley L 61–86  4–10
(0–3) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,328)
Valparaiso, IN
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UIC L 64–70  4–11
(0–4) 		Credit Union 1 Arena (1,689)
Chicago, IL
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Illinois L 68–77  4–2
(0–5) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,294)
Valparaiso, IN
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 59–50  5–12
(1–5) 		CEFCU Arena (3,062)
Normal, IL
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Evansville L 75–78  5–13
(1–6) 		Ford Center (4,080)
Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UIC W 84–77  6–13
(2–6) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,407)
Valparaiso, IN
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Illinois L 69–75  6–14
(2–7) 		Banterra Center (3,923)
Carbondale, IL
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Missouri State L 70–81  6–15
(2–8) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,591)
Valparaiso, IN
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake L 70–81  6–16
(2–9) 		Knapp Center (3,323)
Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Evansville L 62–63  6–17
(2–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,807)
Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Indiana State L 61–101  6–18
(2–11) 		Hulman Center (5,716)
Terre Haute, IN
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Belmont L 78–96  6–19
(2–12) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,499)
Valparaiso, IN
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa L 67–86  6–20
(2–13) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,031)
Valparaiso, IN
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, NBCSCHI+ 		at Missouri State L 74–82  6–21
(2–14) 		Great Southern Bank Arena (2,852)
Springfield, MO
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana State L 64–83  6–22
(2–15) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,428)
Valparaiso, IN
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Murray State L 68–80  6–23
(2–16) 		CFSB Center (5,807)
Murray, KY
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa L 54–68  6–24
(2–17) 		McLeod Center (3,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Illinois State W 75–72  7–24
(3–17) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (1,676)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC Tournament
March 7, 2024
2:30 p.m., MVC TV 		(12) vs. (5) Belmont
Opening round 		L 61–86  7–25
 Enterprise Center (3,314)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "MVC Arch Madness Game 3 - Murray State 78, Valpo 50". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Valpo Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Valparaiso hires Gonzaga's Roger Powell Jr. as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.