2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team

2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–5 (0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Roger Powell Jr. (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Pat Baldwin Matt Gordon A. J. Moye
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center

2024–25 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana State	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	4		.667
Drake	1	–	0		1.000			11	–	0		1.000
Bradley	1	–	0		1.000			10	–	2		.833
Belmont	1	–	0		1.000			9	–	3		.750
Northern Iowa	1	–	0		1.000			7	–	5		.583
Murray State	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Illinois State	0	–	1		.000			8	–	4		.667
UIC	0	–	1		.000			7	–	4		.636
Missouri State	0	–	1		.000			7	–	5		.583
Valparaiso	0	–	1		.000			7	–	5		.583
Southern Illinois	0	–	1		.000			5	–	7		.417
Evansville	0	–	1		.000			3	–	9		.250
† 2025 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by second-year head coach Roger Powell Jr., play their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Beacons finished the 2023–24 season 7–24, 3–17 in MVC play to finish in last place.^[1] They were defeated by Belmont in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Justus McNair 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Joliet West HS Joliet, Illinois G 2 Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Western Michigan LaSalle, Quebec G 3 All Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Durango, Mexico G 5 Ramzi Salem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr John Burroughs School St. Louis, Missouri G 6 Darius DeAveiro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Orangeville Prep Kanata, Ontario G 9 Isaiah Stafford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr John A. Logan Bolingbrook, Illinois F 10 Lucas Scroggins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bosco Institute Woodbridge, Virginia F 11 Devon Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Maryland Eastern Shore Schaumburg, Illinois F 12 Jayden Watson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bosco Institute Chicago Heights, Illinois F 13 Cooper Schwieger 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Link Year Prep Overland Park, Kansas G 20 Joe Vick (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Kouts HS Kouts, Indiana F 21 Kaspar Sepp 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Fairmont Academy Tartu, Estonia F 22 Carson Schwieger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Wright State Overland Park, Kansas G 23 Tyler Schmidt (5Y) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Olivet Nazarene Valparaiso, Indiana G 24 Isaiah Shaw 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Grand Canyon Phoenix, Arizona G 32 Nick Lombardi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Montini Catholic HS Lisle, Illinois F 44 Louth-M Coulibaly 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Holy Cross Ottawa, Ontario	Head coach Roger Powell Jr. (Illinois) Assistant coach(es) Pat Baldwin (Northwestern) Matt Gordon (Illinois State) A. J. Moye (Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on (5Y) Fifth-year senior Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition Season
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	W 93–65		Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 4:00 pm, Gray Media/ TotalAthleteTipoff.com		vs. Liberty Athletes In Action Total Athlete Tip-Off	L 63–83	0–1	John Wooden Family Fieldhouse (1,200) Xenia, OH
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Concordia Ann Arbor	W 111–46	1–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,549) Valparaiso, IN
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 67–75	1–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,354) Valparaiso, IN
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 77–64	2–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,249) Valparaiso, IN
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois DePaul Classic MTE	W 81–53	3–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,354) Valparaiso, IN
November 27, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois DePaul Classic MTE	W 87–82	4–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,428) Valparaiso, IN
November 29, 2024* 12:30 pm, FS1		at DePaul DePaul Classic MTE	L 70–89	4–3	Wintrust Arena (3,366) Chicago, IL
December 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Drake	L 60–66	4–4 (0–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,488) Valparaiso, IN
December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 93–77	5–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,824) Valparaiso, IN
December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Ohio State	L 73–95	5–5	Value City Arena (8,079) Columbus, OH
December 20, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 76–73	6–5	University Arena (1,234) Kalamazoo, MI
December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Calumet	W 107–57	7–5	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,050) Valparaiso, IN
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley			Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
January 1, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena  Springfield, MO
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Iowa			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
January 11, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Murray State			CFSB Center  Murray, KY
January 14, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Belmont			Curb Event Center  Nashville, TN
January 18, 2025  ESPN+		UIC			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
January 22, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Drake			The Knapp Center  Des Moines, IA
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Evansville			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
January 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Illinois			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
February 1, 2025  ESPN+		at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena  Normal, IL
February 5, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State			Hulman Center  Terre Haute, IN
February 8, 2025  ESPN+		Murray State			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Belmont			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
February 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Evansville			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
February 22, 2025  ESPN+		at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center  Carbondale, IL
February 26, 2025 8:00 pm, Gray Media/ESPN+		Bradley			Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
March 2, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC			Credit Union 1 Arena  Chicago, IL
Conference Tournament
March 6–9, 2025  Gray Media/ESPN+/ CBSSN/CBS		vs.  Arch Madness			Enterprise Center  St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
2. "Dia scores 22 in Belmont's 86-61 victory over Valparaiso in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Valparaiso University. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
4. "Valparaiso Beacons 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2024.