2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

American college basketball season February 2024 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2012–13 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Crusaders wordmark.svg 175 Horizon League Horizon 26–8 13–3 Bryce Drew Roger Powell Luke Gore Jake Diebler Athletics–Recreation Center Horizon League Regular Season ChampionsHorizon League tournament champions NCAA Tournament round of 64 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.https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/college-basketball/wright-state-ncaa-dream-dies-final-minutes-against-valpo/RZywelDl369BSgkXR8uZhO/ Wright State's NCAA dream dies in final minutes against Valpo David Jablonski Dayton Daily News March 12, 2013 February 5, 2024https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/ncaa/valpo-downs-wright-state-for-horizon-league-title/95-317048161 Valpo downs Wright State for Horizon League title WKYC March 12, 2013 February 5, 2024 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 Valparaiso Crusaders y 2 Jordan Coleman G 6 4 175 JR North Hollywood, CA 3 Will Bogan G 6 1 170 SR yes Boise, ID 4 LaVonte Dority G 6 1 195 JR Chicago, IL y 5 Bobby Capobianco F 6 9 250 JR yes Loveland, OH 10 Alex Rossi G 6 6 200 SO yes Winnetka, IL 12 Ben Boggs G 6 4 195 SR Roanoke, VA 14 Vashil Fernandez F 6 10 220 y SO Kingston, JM 15 Erik Buggs G 5 11 155 SR yes Memphis, TN 23 Matt Kenney G 6 4 205 SR Mooresville, IN 32 David Chadwick F 6 9 220 JR Charlotte, NC yes 45 Ryan Broekhoff F 6 7 215 SR Frankston, VIC, AU y 55 Kevin van Wijk F 6 8 230 SR Hoofddorp, NL y Bryce Drew (Valparaiso) Roger Powell, Jr. (Illinois) Luke Gore (Bethel (TN)) Jake Diebler (Valparaiso) http://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/roster/ 2012-08-26 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Oct. 27 7:05 pm yes Saint Joseph's (IN) Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 90–62 – 3,198 Nov. 3 7:05 pm yes Robert Morris (IL) Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 92–64 – 2,546 |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov. 9 7:30 pm yes Georgia Southern Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 85–54 1–0 3,864 Nov. 13 7:00 am yes Northern Illinois Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN College Tip–Off Marathon ESPN 69–46 2–0 2,445 Nov. 15 8:00 pm yes yes Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE BTN 48–50 2–1 6,324 Nov. 18 1:00 pm yes y Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH mac-sports.com 88–83 OT 3–1 1,858 Nov. 23 7:05 pm yes Chicago State Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 67–46 4–1 2,477 Nov. 24 7:05 pm yes Bethune-Cookman Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 77–64 5–1 2,088 Dec. 2 3:30 pm yes yes St. Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO FSN Midwest 49–62 5–2 6,357 Dec. 5 7:05 pm yes IPFW Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 63–52 6–2 2,179 Dec. 8 8:00 pm yes yes New Mexico 18 The Pit Albuquerque, NM Root 52–65 6–3 15,244 Dec. 15 7:05 pm yes yes Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, MO 62–54 7–3 5,465 Dec. 17 6:00 pm yes yes Oakland Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 68–70 7–4 2,065 Dec. 20 7:05 pm yes IUPUI Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 89–69 8–4 1,644 Dec. 22 1:35 pm yes Purdue Calumet Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 79–51 9–4 1,681 Dec. 29 2:00 pm yes yes Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY ESPN3 66–64 10–4 4,343 Jan. 2 7:05 pm Loyola–Chicago Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 54–63 10–5 0–1 3,119 Jan. 4 6:00 pm Cleveland State Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPNU 74–50 11–5 1–1 3,676 Jan. 9 7:00 pm yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL HLN 75–70 12–5 2–1 3,040 Jan. 12 1:00 pm yes Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI ESPN3 76–52 13–5 3–1 3,048 Jan. 17 6:00 pm yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI ESPNU 89–88 14–5 4–1 3,418 Jan. 19 7:00 pm Wright State Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 69–63 15–5 5–1 4,860 Jan. 23 7:05 pm Green Bay Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 73–61 16–5 6–1 2,803 Jan. 30 6:05 pm yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH ESPN3 68–80 16–6 6–2 2,584 Feb. 1 7:05 pm Milwaukee Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 71–40 17–6 7–2 4,013 Feb. 5 7:05 pm UIC Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 86–61 18–6 8–2 2,626 Feb. 9 3:00 pm yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN2 80–72 19–6 9–2 2,403 Feb. 12 6:00 pm yes Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH HLN 68–61 20–6 10–2 4,301 Feb. 16 5:00 pm Detroit Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN2 74–84 20–7 10–3 5,166 Feb. 19 7:00 pm yes Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL HLN 85–76 21–7 11–3 1,986 Feb. 23 12:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN BracketBusters ESPNU 82–60 22–7 3,329 Feb. 26 7:05 pm Youngstown State Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN HLN 73–64 23–7 12–3 3,410 Mar. 2 2:00 pm yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI ESPNU 75–56 24–7 13–3 4,868 |- !colspan=9|2013 Horizon League tournament Mar. 9 7:30 pm Green Bay Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Semifinal ESPNU 70–69 3,285 25–7 Mar. 12 8:00 pm Wright State Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Championship Game ESPN 62–54 4,457 26–7 |- !colspan=9|2013 NCAA tournament Mar. 21 11:15 am yes yes (14 MW) (3 MW) Michigan State 9 The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI Second Round 18,863 CBS 54–65 26–8 Coaches' Poll Central Time. 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