# 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Horizon League.

## Coaching staff

* Homer Drew – Head coach
* Bryce Drew – Associate head coach
* Luke Gore – Assistant coach
* Chris Sparks – Assistant coach
* Pawel Mrozik – Director of Basketball Operations

## 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 | De'Andre Haskins |
| 4 | F | Cory Johnson |
| 5 | F | Cameron Witt |
| No. | Position | Player |
| 10 | G | Brandon McPherson |
| 11 | G | Nick Shelton |
| 12 | G | Andrew Ferry |
| 14 | G | Howard Little |
| 15 | G | Erik Buggs |
| 22 | G | Logan Jones |
| 33 | G | Jake Diebler |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/08* 7:30pm | | Elmhurst Exhibition | W 85–63 | — | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/08* 7:30pm | | Marian | W 87–56 | 1–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/18/08* 7:05pm | | UCF | W 69–52 | 2–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 11/21/08* 2:30pm | | vs. San Diego Paradise Jam tournament | L 66–73 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 11/22/08* 7:30pm | | vs. Iona Paradise Jam tournament | L 55–75 | 2–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 11/24/08* 12:00pm | | vs. La Salle Paradise Jam tournament | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 12/02/08 6:00pm | | at Cleveland State | L 42–66 | 2–4 (0–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| 12/04/08 6:05pm, MY-YTV | | at Youngstown State | W 68–57 | 3–4 (1–1) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| 12/10/08* 8:00pm | | IPFW | W 63–46 | 3–5 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 12/13/08* 3:00pm | | at Miami (OH) | L 50–62 | 3–6 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 12/20/08* 1:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina | L 63–85 | 3–7 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/08* 6:00pm | | at UCF | L 60–85 | 3–8 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| 12/28/08* 3:00pm, BTN | | at No. 15 Purdue | L 45–59 | 3–9 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/30/08* 7:05pm | | North Park | W 78–47 | 4–9 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/03/09 7:05pm, WYIN | | Butler | L 62–75 | 4–10 (1–2) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/05/09 7:00pm | | at Milwaukee | L 47–61 | 4–11 (1–3) | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/08/09 7:05pm | | Detroit | W 64–41 | 5–11 (2–3) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/10/09 7:05pm, WYIN | | Wright State | L 48–64 | 5–12 (2–4) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/15/09 7:00pm | | at UIC | L 52–77 | 5–13 (2–5) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| 01/17/09 3:00pm, WYIN | | at Loyola Chicago | L 56–71 | 5–14 (2–6) | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL |
| 01/22/09 7:05pm, WYIN/Time Warner Cable Sports 32 | | Milwaukee | W 63–51 | 6–14 (3–6) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/24/09 7:05pm, WYIN | | at Green Bay | L 76–83 | 6–15 (3–7) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 01/30/09 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at No. 13 Butler | L 51–59 | 6–16 (3–8) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/05/09 6:00pm | | at Wright State | L 58–68 | 6–17 (3–9) | Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
| 02/07/09 3:00pm | | at Detroit | L 55–56 | 6–18 (3–10) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| 02/13/09 7:05pm, WYIN | | Loyola Chicago | W 71–47 | 7–18 (4–10) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/15/09 3:00pm, WYIN | | UIC | L 76–83 | 7–19 (4–11) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/18/09 7:00pm | | at Green Bay | L 61–76 | 7–20 (4–12) | Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
| 02/21/09* | | Akron ESPNU BracketBusters | W 74–66 | 8–20 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/26/08 7:30pm | | Cleveland State | L 64–71 | 8–21 (4–13) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/28/09 7:05pm | | Youngstown State | W 67–59 | 9–21 (5–13) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| 03/03/09 6:00 pm | (9) | at (4) Wright State Horizon League men's basketball tournament | L 56–68 | 9–22 | Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||