2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

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2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
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Horizon League Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Horizon League
2014–15 record 28–6 (13–3 Horizon)
Head coach Bryce Drew (4th year)
Assistant coach Roger Powell
Assistant coach Luke Gore
Assistant coach Matt Lottich
Home arena Athletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813     28 6   .824
Green Bay 12 4   .750     24 9   .727
Oakland 11 5   .688     16 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 5   .688     19 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 7   .563     14 16   .467
Detroit 7 9   .438     15 18   .455
UIC 4 12   .250     10 24   .294
Wright State 3 13   .188     11 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 14   .125     11 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by fourth year head coach Bryce Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center and were members of the Horizon League. Valpo finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in Horizon League play to win the Horizon League regular season championship. The Crusaders defeated Cleveland State and Green Bay to win the Horizon League Tournament championship. Valpo received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #4 seed and lost in the Second Round to Maryland.

Senior center Vashil Fernandez was the league's Defensive Player of the Year, and sophomore forward Jubril Adekoya was the Sixth Man of the Year. Bryce Drew was named the league's Coach of the Year.[1]

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 18–16, 9–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. Valpo advanced to the second round of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Milwaukee. The Crusaders were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.

Roster

2014–15 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Keith Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Maywood, IL
G/F 1 E. Victor Nickerson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 2 Tevonn Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 3 Max Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F 5 Darien Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 10 David Skara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Zadar, Croatia
G 11 Shane Hammink 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
F 14 Vashil Fernandez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Kingston, Jamaica
G 15 Lexus Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 22 Nick Davidson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Munster, IN
F 23 Jubril Adekoya 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Tinley Park, IL
F 25 Alec Peters 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Washington, IL
F 32 David Chadwick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
F Chandler Levingston Simon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Vernon Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014–11–05

Schedule

The 2014–2015 Valparaiso University men's basketball schedule is:[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014*
7:00 pm
Grand Valley State W 60–52 
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,087)
Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 90–76  1–0
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,912)
Valparaiso, IN
11/16/2014*
5:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 41–56  1–1
Mizzou Arena (5,369)
Columbia, MO
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
IU South Bend W 91–55  2–1
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,051)
Valparaiso, IN
11/21/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Central Michigan Tournament
W 62–43  3–1
McGuirk Arena (2,115)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/23/2014*
8:45 am
vs. Maine
Central Michigan Tournament
W 93–70  4–1
McGuirk Arena (1,556)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/28/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Drake
Challenge in Music City
W 66–46  5–1
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/29/2014*
7:30 pm
vs. Murray State
Challenge in Music City
W 93–58  6–1
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (N/A)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
1:00 pm
vs. Portland
Challenge in Music City
W 70–55  7–1
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (239)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2014*
6:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 72–66  8–1
McBrayer Arena (2,600)
Richmond, KY
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Mexico L 46–63  8–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,227)
Valparaiso, IN
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm
Trinity International W 79–54  9–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,044)
Valparaiso, IN
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 65–62  10–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,752)
Valparaiso, IN
12/20/2014*
6:00 pm
at IPFW W 75–72  11–2
Gates Sports Center (1,249)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/21/2014*
1:30 pm
Goshen W 82–55  12–2
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,014)
Valparaiso, IN
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm
at James Madison W 79–52  13–2
JMU Convocation Center (2,757)
Harrisonburg, VA
01/02/2015
6:00 pm
at Oakland L 75–89 OT 13–3 (0–1)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,873)
Rochester, MI
01/04/2015
1:30 pm
Youngstown State W 79–64  14–3 (1–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,988)
Valparaiso, IN
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 85–56  15–3 (2–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,863)
Valparaiso, IN
01/10/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State W 58–56  16–3 (3–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,155)
Valparaiso, IN
01/17/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 66–56  17–3 (4–1)
Nutter Center (7,664)
Fairborn, OH
01/20/2015
6:00 pm
at Youngstown State W 77–62  18–3 (5–1)
Beeghly Center (1,719)
Youngstown, OH
01/23/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Green Bay L 50–51  18–4 (5–2)
Resch Center (4,916)
Green Bay, WI
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 73–48  19–4 (6–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,137)
Valparaiso, IN
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ASN
at UIC W 70–65  20–4 (7–2)
UIC Pavilion (5,731)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2015
7:00 pm
Detroit W 78–70  21–4 (8–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,905)
Valparaiso, IN
02/08/2015
2:00 pm, ASN
Oakland W 82–76  22–4 (9–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,267)
Valparaiso, IN
02/13/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Green Bay W 63–59  23–4
(10–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,920)
Valparaiso, IN
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 62–55  24–4
(11–2)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,375)
Milwaukee, WI
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 55–48  25–4 (12–2)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,050)
Valparaiso, IN
02/25/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 60–63  25–5 (12–3)
Calihan Hall (1,855)
Detroit, MI
02/27/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cleveland State W 56–53  26–5 (13–3)
Wolstein Center (4,133)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/07/2015
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Cleveland State
Semifinals
W 60–55  27–5
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629)
Valparaiso, IN
03/10/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN
Green Bay
Championship game
W 54–44  28–5
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,713)
Valparaiso, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2015*
3:40 pm, TNT
#(13 MW) vs. #12 (4 MW) Maryland
Second round
L 62–65  28–6
Nationwide Arena (18,417)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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