2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

2007–08 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	22–14 (9–9 Horizon)
Head coach	Homer Drew
Assistant coaches	Bryce Drew Luke Gore Chris Sparks
Home arena	Athletics-Recreation Center

2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 Butler †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	4		.882
Cleveland State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Wright State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Valparaiso	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
UIC	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Green Bay	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
Milwaukee	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Loyola Chicago	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Youngstown State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Detroit	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† Horizon League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

• Homer Drew – Head coach
• Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
• Luke Gore – Assistant coach
• Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
• Tarrance Price – Director of Basketball Operations

Preseason

During the off-season, the Crusaders joined the Horizon League after previously competing in the Mid-Continent Conference.

Awards

Horizon League Player of the Week

• Samuel Haanpää, week ending December 16

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No. Position Player 00 F Urule Igbavboa 1 G Michael Rogers 2 F Benjamin Fumey 3 G Matt Bennett 10 G Brandon McPherson 11 C Calum MacLeod

No. Position Player 13 G Samuel Haanpää 14 G Howard Little 23 G Jarryd Loyd 33 G Jake Diebler 35 F Shawn Huff 44 F Bryan Bouchie

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
11/12/2007*	Grace South Padre Island Invitational	W 90–59	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
11/15/2007*	IPFW	W 74–64	2–0	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
11/20/2007*	at Vanderbilt South Padre Island Invitational	L 78–87	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
11/23/2007*	vs. Maryland Eastern Shore South Padre Island Invitational	W 66–55	3–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, TX
11/24/2007*	vs. Austin Peay South Padre Island Invitational	W 61–47	4–1	South Padre Island Convention Centre  South Padre Island, TX
11/28/2007*	Western Michigan	W 77–65	5–1	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/01/2007* , WYIN	Ball State	W 71–58	6–1	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/06/2007	at Wright State	W 71–66	7–1 (1–0)	Nutter Center  Dayton, OH
12/08/2007	at Detroit	W 81–68	8–1 (2–0)	Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
12/11/2007* , WYIN	Evansville	W 75–67	9–1	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/15/2007*	Chicago State	W 90–61	10–1	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2007* , Big Ten Network	at Wisconsin	L 58–68	10–2	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/30/2007* , FSN	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 58–90	10–3	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
01/02/2008*	Indiana Wesleyan	W 93–46	11–3	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/05/2008	at No. 16 Butler	L 65–73	11–4 (2–1)	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
01/10/2008 , Time Warner Sports Milwaukee	Milwaukee	L 69–71	11–5 (2–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/12/2008	UWGB	W 82–73	12–5 (3–2)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/17/2008 , MY-YTV	at Youngstown State	W 67–61	13–5 (4–2)	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
01/19/2008 , STO	at Cleveland State	L 63–69	13–6 (4–3)	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
01/24/2008 , WYIN	UIC	W 60–56	14–6 (5–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
01/26/2008 , WYIN	Loyola(IL)	L 63–65	14–7 (5–4)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/05/2008 , ESPN2	No. 12 Butler	L 68–71	14–8 (5–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/07/2008 , WACY	at UWGB	L 71–76 OT	14–9 (5–6)	Resch Center  Green Bay, WI
02/11/2008 , WYIN	at UIC	L 53–77	14–10 (5–7)	UIC Pavilion  Chicago, IL
02/14/2008 , WYIN	Cleveland State	L 58–71	14–11 (5–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/16/2008	Youngstown State	W 77–58	15–11 (6–8)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/20/2008 , WYIN	at Loyola(IL)	L 61–68	15–12 (6–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Center  Chicago, IL
02/23/2008* , ESPN Classic	Miami (Ohio) ESPNU Bracketbusters	W 99–94 2OT	16–12	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
02/25/2008 , Time Warner Sports Milwaukee	at Milwaukee	W 66–57	17–12 (7–9)	U.S. Cellular Arena  Milwaukee, WI
02/28/2008 , WYIN	Detroit	W 59–56	18–12 (8–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
03/01/2008 , ESPN2	Wright State	W 75–73 OT	19–12 (9–9)	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
03/04/2008*	UWGB 2008 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	W 75–67	20–12	Athletics-Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
03/07/2008*	vs. Wright State 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	W 72–67	21–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
03/08/2008* , ESPNU	vs. Cleveland State 2008 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	L 73–78	21–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
03/19/2008* , Fox College Sports	at Washington 2008 College Basketball Invitational	W 72–71	22–13	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
03/24/2008*	at Houston 2008 College Basketball Invitational	L 67–91	22–14	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.