1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders Basketball Valparaiso Crusaders wordmark.svg 175 Mid-Continent Conference Mid-Con 23–9 10–4 Homer Drew 11th Athletics–Recreation Center Mid-Con tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 11th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 2 seed Maryland, 82–60,Valparaiso Goes From Storybook to Footnote https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-12-sp-16702-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 12, 1999 July 3, 2023 to finish with a record of 23–9 (10–4 Mid-Con). Roster 1998 Valparaiso Crusaders y yes Luboš Bartoň 1 F 6 8 fr y   Milo Stovall 11 G 6 4 fr   Ivan Vujic 14 C 6 11 jr   Zoran Viskovic 33 C 6 11 sr Croatia   Homer Drew (William Jewell) https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/roster/1998-99/ Schedule and results 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Valparaiso Crusaders| Regular season Nov 7, 1998 yes yes 1998 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 67–61 1–0 Nov 8, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 64–54 2–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Valparaiso Crusaders| Mid-Con tournament Feb 28, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois Quarterfinals 81–43 21–8 Mar 1, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois Semifinals 77–59 22–8 Mar 2, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois Championship game 73–69 23–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Valparaiso Crusaders| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 15 MW Maryland 5 2 MW Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida First round 60–82 23–9 AP poll Central Time Sourcehttps://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/valpoathletics/446FBD8E-BDDE-43F7-BB3F-512333EA913D/MBBAllTimeResults_050821.pdf Men's Basketball All-Time Results Valparaiso University Athletics July 3, 2023 February 12, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220212202817/https://cdn.streamlinehosting.net/valpoathletics/446FBD8E-BDDE-43F7-BB3F-512333EA913D/MBBAllTimeResults_050821.pdf dead References Valparaiso Category:Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball seasons Valparaiso Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball