# 2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by second-year head coach Roger Powell Jr., played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They would finish 13-19 in the regular season, 6-14 in conference play. Good enough to put them one seed above last place Missouri State Bears. They would defeat both UIC and Northern Iowa before falling to Bradley in the semifinals.

## Previous season

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition season ||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | W 93–65 | | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 4:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ | | Concordia Ann Arbor | W 111–46 | 1–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,549) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 67–75 | 1–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,354) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 77–64 | 2–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,249) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois DePaul Classic MTE | W 81–53 | 3–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,354) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois DePaul Classic MTE | W 87–82 | 4–2 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,428) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 29, 2024* 12:30 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul DePaul Classic MTE | L 70–89 | 4–3 | Wintrust Arena (3,366) Chicago, IL |
| December 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Drake | L 60–66 | 4–4 (0–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,488) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 93–77 | 5–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,824) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Ohio State | L 73–95 | 5–5 | Value City Arena (8,079) Columbus, OH |
| December 20, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | W 76–73 | 6–5 | University Arena (1,234) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Calumet | W 107–57 | 7–5 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,050) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 29, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 75–81 $^{2OT}$ | 7–6 (0–2) | Carver Arena (6,201) Peoria, IL |
| January 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | W 73–72 | 8–6 (1–2) | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,013) Springfield, MO |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | W 80–73 | 9–6 (2–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,917) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 98–95 | 10–6 (3–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,471) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 47–58 | 10–7 (3–3) | CFSB Center (5,418) Murray, KY |
| January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 64–71 | 10–8 (3–4) | Curb Event Center (1,336) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | L 74–81 | 10–9 (3–5) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,456) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 22, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 71–81 | 10–10 (3–6) | The Knapp Center (3,367) Des Moines, IA |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Evansville | L 68–78 | 10–11 (3–7) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,361) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | L 75–79 | 10–12 (3–8) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,113) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 78–86 | 10–13 (3–9) | CEFCU Arena (5,706) Normal, IL |
| February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | L 62–80 | 10–14 (3–10) | Hulman Center (4,152) Terre Haute, IN |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 56–74 | 10–15 (3–11) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,401) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 101–86 | 11–15 (4–11) | Athletics–Recreation Center (755) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Evansville | L 69–79 | 11–16 (4–12) | Ford Center (4,736) Evansville, IN |
| February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri State | W 66–64 | 12–16 (5–12) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,267) Valparaiso, IN |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Illinois | W 83–79 | 13–16 (6–12) | Banterra Center (4,203) Carbondale, IL |
| February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+ | | Bradley | L 65–76 | 13–17 (6–13) | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,583) Valparaiso, IN |
| March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | L 73–77 | 13–18 (6–14) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,200) Chicago, IL |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2025 8:30 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (6) UIC Opening Round | W 67–50 | 14–18 | Enterprise Center (3,849) St. Louis, MO |
| March 7, 2025 8:30 p.m., Gray Media/ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (3) Northern Iowa Quarterfinal | W 64–63 | 15–18 | Enterprise Center (6,090) St. Louis, MO |
| March 8, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | (11) | vs. (2) Bradley Semifinal | L 65–70 | 15–19 | Enterprise Center (7,779) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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