2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record15–17 (6–12 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Gore
  • David Ragland
  • Emanuel Dildy
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Loyola Chicago † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842
Southern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Illinois State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
Drake 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500
Bradley 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Indiana State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Missouri State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Evansville 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Northern Iowa 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Valparaiso 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
† 2018 MVC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Missouri State.

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2016–17 season 24–9, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for the Horizon League regular season championship.[1] As the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Milwaukee in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Illinois.[3]

The season marked the Crusaders' final season as a member of the Horizon League as the school announced on May 25, 2017, that it would be joining the Missouri Valley Conference effective July 1, 2017.[4]

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Parker Hazen
SF 		Columbia City, Indiana Columbia City High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Marten Linssen
PF 		Düsseldorf, Germany Bayer Giants Leverkusen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Mileek McMillan
PF 		Merrillville, IN Merrillville High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Source[5]

Preseason

In the conference's preseason poll, the Crusaders were picked to finish in sixth place in the MVC.[6] Senior guard Tevonn Walker was named to the preseason All-MVC second team.[6]

Roster

2017–18 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Parker Hazen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Columbia City HS Columbia City, IN
G 1 Micah Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Bradley–Bourbonnais HS Bradley, IL
G 2 Tevonn Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Vanier College Montreal, Canada
G 3 Max Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Vanier College Montreal, Canada
G 4 Bakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Southfield Christian School/Nebraska Detroit, MI
G/F 5 Marcus Golder 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Clackamas HS/North Idaho College Portland, OR
G/F 10 Joe Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Atascosita HS/Oklahoma State Porter, TX
F 12 Martin Linssen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Schloss-Gymnasium Benrath Dusseldorf, Germany
C 14 Jaume Sorolla 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy (KS) Tortosa, Spain
C 21 Derrik Smits 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Zionsville HS Zionsville, IN
F 23 Mileek McMillan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Merrillville HS Merrillville, IN
G/F 33 John Kiser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Noblesville HS Noblesville, IN
G/F 35 Ryan Fazekas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Marquette Catholic HS/Providence Chesterton, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris (IL) W 117–69 
 17 – Bradford   10 – Hazen   6 – Joseph  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,134)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Chicago State W 77–42 
  –      –      –    Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Park W 88–46  1–0
  20 – Bradford   10 – Golder   3 – Walker  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,682)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Trinity Christian W 83–46  2–0
  18 – Walker   9 – Kiser   4 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,545)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSMW 		at SIU Edwardsville W 94–69  3–0
  22 – Walker   5 – Golder   7 – Evelyn  Vadalabene Center (1,353)
Edwardsville, IL
Nov 19, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana
Savannah Invitational 		W 83–50  4–0
  18 – Burton   6 – Smits   4 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,651)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Samford
Savannah Invitational 		W 88–67  5–0
  26 – Walker   9 – Walker   6 – Joseph  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,259)
Valparaiso, IN
Nov 24, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Kent State
Savannah Invitational 		W 77–67  6–0
  17 – Walker   7 – Linssen   7 – Evelyn  Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
Nov 25, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. UNC Wilmington
Savannah Invitational 		W 79–70  7–0
  30 – Evelyn   8 – Tied   1 – 3 tied  Savannah Civic Center (547)
Savannah, GA
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Utah State
MW–MVC Challenge 		W 72–65  8–0
  25 – Walker   9 – Walker   4 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,949)
Valparaiso, IN
Dec 7, 2017*
5:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 21 Purdue L 50–80  8–1
  19 – Burton   10 – Sorolla   2 – Bradford  Mackey Arena (14,232)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 70–71  8–2
  17 – Burton   11 – Joseph   6 – Evelyn  Worthen Arena (5,009)
Muncie, IN
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Northwestern L 50–84  8–3
  16 – Burton   6 – Tied   3 – Bradford  Allstate Arena (5,299)
Rosemont, IL
Dec 18, 2017*
9:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 76–68  9–3
  14 – Burton   6 – Kiser   4 – 4 tied  Leavey Center (1,305)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 20, 2017*
9:00 pm 		at UC Riverside L 60–73  9–4
  15 – Joseph   7 – Smits   3 – Tied  SRC Center (454)
Riverside, CA
MVC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
6:00 pm, NBCSC 		at Indiana State L 64–73  9–5
(0–1) 		 19 – Tied   7 – Joseph   2 – Linssen  Hulman Center (3,269)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 31, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Missouri State L 50–67  9–6
(0–2) 		 13 – Joseph   5 – Joseph   4 – Walker  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,440)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bradley L 71–80  9–7
(0–3) 		 25 – Walker   7 – Walker   3 – Tied  Carver Arena (5,294)
Peoria, IL
Jan 6, 2018
3:00 pm, NBCSC 		Southern Illinois W 83–72  10–7
(1–3) 		 17 – Tied   8 – Walker   6 – Bradford  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,966)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Drake W 77–60  11–7
(2–3) 		 26 – Walker   6 – Walker   8 – Joseph  Knapp Center (2,710)
Des Moines, IA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Northern Iowa L 76–81  11–8
(2–4) 		 19 – Evelyn   6 – Golder   9 – Bradford  McLeod Center (4,707)
Cedar Falls, IA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State L 57–64  11–9
(2–5) 		 12 – Golder   7 – Joseph   3 – Bradford  JQH Arena (4,876)
Springfield, MO
Jan 21, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Loyola–Chicago L 54–70  11–10
(2–6) 		 19 – Evelyn   6 – Tied   2 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (4,040)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Evansville L 65–75  11–11
(2–7) 		 17 – Evelyn   6 – 3 tied   4 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,219)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 27, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Illinois State L 65–76  11–12
(2–8) 		 20 – Evelyn   7 – Kiser   4 – Evelyn  Redbird Arena (5,024)
Bloomington, IL
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Indiana State W 69–63  12–12
(3–8) 		 20 – Evelyn   6 – Smits   2 – 3 tied  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,228)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Southern Illinois L 59-65  12–13
(3–9) 		 16 – Walker   9 – Evelyn   5 – Golder  SIU Arena (5,694)
Carbondale, IL
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Evansville L 59-63  12–14
(3–10) 		 15 – Tied   6 – Kiser   4 – Evelyn  Ford Center (3,425)
Evansville, IN
Feb 11, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Illinois State W 74–58  13–14
(4–10) 		 22 – Evelyn   9 – Kiser   5 – Tied  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,330)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Loyola–Chicago L 71–80  13–15
(4–11) 		 18 – Walker   8 – Kiser   5 – Walker  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,091)
Chicago, IL
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm, NBCSC 		Bradley W 77–64  14–15
(5–11) 		 16 – Golder   7 – Golder   6 – Joseph  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,021)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 20, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Northern Iowa L 63–68  14–16
(5–12) 		 19 – Evelyn   5 – Golder   3 – Golder  Athletics–Recreation Center (2,071)
Valparaiso, IN
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Drake W 69–64  15–16
(6–12) 		 22 – Smits   9 – Tied   4 – Evelyn  Athletics–Recreation Center (4,025)
Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
Mar 1, 2018
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		(10) vs. (7) Missouri State
First round 		L 79–83  15–17
  25 – Walker   6 – Evelyn   5 – Bradford  Scottrade Center (4,852)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[7][8][9]

References

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  2. ^ "Milwaukee upsets Valpo in Horizon League quarterfinals". FOX6Now.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Illinois defeats Valparaiso 82–57 in NIT opener". chicagotribune.com. Associated Press. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
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