2012-13 Schedule and Results
Date Opponent Time/Result
Oct. 27 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) [exhibition] W 90-62 Nov. 3 Robert Morris (Ill.) [exhibition] W 92-64
Nov. 9 Georgia Southern W 85-54
Nov. 13 Northern Illinois W 69-46
Nov. 15 at Nebraska ! L 50-48
Nov. 18 at Kent State ! W 88-83 (ot)
Nov. 23 Chicago State ! W 67-46
Nov. 24 Bethune-Cookman ! W 77-64
Dec. 2 at Saint Louis L 62-49
Dec. 5 IPFW W 63-52
Dec. 8 at #18/20 New Mexico L 65-52
Dec. 15 at Missouri State W 62-54
Dec. 17 at Oakland L 70-68
Dec. 20 IUPUI W 89-69
Dec. 22 Purdue Calumet W 79-51
Dec. 29 at Murray State W 66-64
Jan. 2 Loyola * L 63-54
Jan. 4 Cleveland State * W 74-50
Jan. 9 at UIC * 7 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Milwaukee * 1 p.m.
Jan. 17 at Detroit * 6 p.m.
Jan. 19 Wright State * 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 23 Green Bay * 7:05 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Youngstown State * 6:05 p.m.
Feb. 1 Milwaukee * TBD
Feb. 5 UIC * 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Cleveland State * TBD
Feb. 12 at Wright State * 6 p.m.
Feb. 16 Detroit * 5 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Loyola * 7 p.m.
Feb. 23 TBA (Sears BracketBusters) TBD Feb. 26 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m.
Mar. 2 at Green Bay * 2 p.m.
Mar. 5-12 Horizon League Championship (campus sites)
All times Central.
Home games in bold and played at Athletics- Recreation Center.
! – Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic (campus sites)
* - indicates Horizon League game
Next Up in Crusader Basketball: The Valparaiso men’s basketball team kicks
off a stretch of three consecutive road games on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.,
making the short jaunt into Chicago to face off against UIC.
Last Time Out: In front of a national television audience Friday night on
ESPNU, the Valparaiso men’s basketball team led start to finish in a 74-50
victory over Cleveland State at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Matt Kenney
led the Crusaders in scoring for the second time this year with 14 points, while
Will Bogan added 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Following the Crusaders: Radio - Valpo Sports Radio Network - WAKE
(1500 AM, Valparaiso), WEFM (95.9 FM, Michigan City), WJOB (1230 AM,
Hammond) - Todd Ickow (PxP) and Travis Lucian (Color)
Video - Horizon League Network
Links for the live audio and video, as well as live stats, will be available through
ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Bryce Drew: Bryce Drew returns for his second season at the
helm of the Valparaiso men’s basketball program in 2012-2013 after leading
the Crusaders to the Horizon League regular season title in his first year as
head coach. Drew was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year after
guiding Valpo to a 22-win campaign, including a 14-4 mark within the league
to capture the title by two games. Drew ascended to the head coaching posi-
tion on May 17, 2011 after spending six seasons as an assistant and associate
head coach with the Crusaders.
Series Notes: UIC leads the all-time series against the Crusaders, 29-16, but
Valpo holds the 7-3 edge since joining the Horizon League, including win-
ning each of the last six meetings. Five of those six victories have been by
just single digits, however, including most recently a 74-65 win at the ARC on
Feb. 14, 2012. The Crusaders overcame a double digit deficit in the second
half of that contest for the win.
Valparaiso (11-5, 1-1 Horizon)
Game #17: Wednesday, Jan. 9 - 7 p.m.
at UIC (10-5, 1-1 Horizon)
UIC Pavilion (8,000) - Chicago, Ill.
@ValpoBasketball
Valpo Men’s
Basketball
#ValpoGameday
#GoValpo
...and the @HorizonLeague
- @ValpoBasketball has been picked to win the @HorizonLeague
regular season title.
- The Crusaders received 40 of the 44 first-place votes in the
#HLMBB preseason poll.
- This marks the first season since 2002-03 (Mid-Con) that
@ValpoBasketball has been preseason league favorites.
- The Crusaders were the only team to place two players on the
#HLMBB preseason First Team All-League as well.
...nationally
- @ValpoBasketball has also been tabbed the preseason
@HorizonLeague favorite by @CBSSports and @AthlonSports,
among others.
- The Crusaders were ranked seventh in the preseason Mid-Major
Power Rankings by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk
(@CBTonNBC).
- @ValpoBasketball is currently ranked 14th in the Mid-Major
Top 25 poll, voted on by mid-major coaches and produced by
@CollegeInsider.
- @ValpoBasketball earned 3 points in the preseason @AP_Top25
poll.
- The Crusaders had not received votes in a national poll since a 4-
week stretch near the end of the 2010-11 season in the coaches
poll.
...looking back at last year
- @ValpoBasketball claimed its first @HorizonLeague regular sea-
son title in 2011-12, winning the crown by two games.
- The Crusaders earned the right to host the #HLMBB postseason
tournament by winning the regular season and advanced to the
championship game.
- @ValpoBasketball played at Miami in the first round of the
postseason NIT, the Crusaders’ 11th postseason trip in the last 17
years.
- The Crusaders won 22 games overall in 2011-12, their 12th 20-
win season in the last 19 years.
- @ValpoBasketball boasted the #HLMBB Coach of the Year
(Drew), Player of the Year (Broekhoff) and a second First Team
selection (Van Wijk).
...looking ahead
- @ValpoBasketball continues its three-game road swing on Sat-
urday afternoon at Milwaukee in the HLN Game of the Week.
- The Crusaders then head to Detroit next Thursday, Jan. 17, a
game which can be seen live nationwide on ESPNU.
- @ValpoBasketball bounced back from a loss to Loyola with a
74-50 win over Cleveland State last time out.
- The Crusaders have not lost two straight games this season and
haven’t dropped back-to-back league games since Feb. 21/24, 2011.
- Valpo won with defense, limiting CSU to just 30% shooting,
including just 1-of-18 from behind the 3-point line.
- The Crusaders held CSU to just 0.72 points per possession, their
second-best defensive performance of the year (0.70, NIU).
Shooting From Downtown
- @ValpoBasketball connected on ten 3-pointers in its win over
Cleveland State on Friday, going 10-of-26 from downtown.
- It marked the third time this year that the Crusaders have hit at
least ten 3’s in a game (Nov. 9 - GSU, Nov. 13 - NIU).
- Valpo’s 26 3-point attempts were its most in a Horizon League
game since tossing up 31 triples at Milwaukee on Jan. 29, 2010.
That Doesn’t Happen Here Often
- @ValpoBasketball fell in its Horizon League home opener to
Loyola last time out, 63-54.
- The Crusaders lost their first home game of 2013 after going 15-
1 at home in 2012 - the only loss coming in the HL title game.
- Valpo also lost its first HL home game last season (Milwaukee)
before going 8-0 in league home games the rest of the way.
Overcoming a Deficit
- @ValpoBasketball overcame an 11-point first half deficit to earn
the win over Murray State Dec. 29.
- It was the Crusaders’ first win this year in a game in which they’ve
trailed by double digits after winning five such games last year.
- Valpo has won 19 consecutive games in which it has held a double-
figure lead at any point in the contest.
Change in the Lineup
- Head coach Bryce Drew changed the starting lineup for
@ValpoBasketball for the first time this season on Dec. 20 vs. IUPUI.
- LaVonte Dority and Matt Kenney started for the Crusaders in
place of Will Bogan and Erik Buggs.
- It marked Dority’s first start in a Valpo uniform and snapped a
streak of 70 straight starts for Buggs.
- Then, vs. Purdue Calumet, Bobby Capobianco earned his first
start as a Crusader as Ryan Broekhoff did not play.
- It snapped a streak of 50 straight starts for Broekhoff and was his
first career DNP (113 games).
- Both Bogan and Buggs were back in the starting lineup last time
out vs. CSU, in place of Dority and Ben Boggs.
- Boggs snapped a streak of 35 straight starts and 39 straight games played.
Hitting the Boards
- Valpo enjoyed a 41-21 advantage on the boards against IUPUI, a
season-best +20 rebounding margin.
- The +20 advantage on the glass was the highest for
@ValpoBasketball since a 47-24 edge in a win vs. Youngstown St.
on Jan. 7, 2011.
- The Crusaders have been +16 or better on the glass in four of their
last seven games, including a 43-27 edge against Cleveland State.
- Valpo currently leads the Horizon League with a +6.6 rebound-
ing margin, including six games with double-figure advantages.
Gallimaufry
- @ValpoBasketball tallied 16 steals in the win over Purdue Calu-
met, its most in a single game in over 10 years.
- The Crusaders placed five players in double figures in the win
over IUPUI, the first time since doing so at Butler on Dec. 3, 2011.
- The Crusaders’ 52 points in the paint vs. IUPUI are the most
they’ve had in a single Division I game since at least 2005.
- The Crusaders won the Valparaiso Division of the Joe Cipriano
Nebraska Classic with their victories Thanksgiving weekend over
CSU and B-CU.
- @ValpoBasketball has now claimed three in-season tournament
titles over the last three seasons.
- With the win over Kent State, Valpo has now won three straight OT
games and is 6-2 in extra time since the start of the 2010-2011 season.
- The Crusaders went 34-for-41 from the free throw line in the
win over Kent State.
- Valpo had not hit 34 free throws in a single game since a Feb. 8,
1997 win over Northeastern Illinois.
- Valpo allowed 50 points or less in back-to-back games for the
first time since Jan. 2003 (NIU 46, Nebraska 50).
- The 50 points scored by Nebraska was the fewest
@ValpoBasketball has given up in a loss since Jan. 16, 1984 vs.
Western Illinois (41-40).
- Valpo hit 13-of-24 from behind the 3-point line in each of its first
two games of the season.
- Valpo hit over 50% from behind the arc in consecutive games for
the first time since Jan. 2007 (11-20 vs. IUPUI, 12-16 at WIU).
- Valpo defeated Georgia Southern by 31 points in its opener, its
largest season-opening win over a D-I school since moving to D-I.
Around the Horizon League
Wednesday, January 9
*Cleveland State at Wright State, 6 p.m.
*Valparaiso at UIC, 7 p.m.
*Loyola at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 10
*Detroit at Youngstown State, 6:05 p.m.
Friday, January 11
*Wright State at Loyola, 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 12
*Valparaiso at Milwaukee, 1 p.m.
*Detroit at Cleveland State, 3:30 p.m.
*UIC at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 16
*Loyola at UIC, 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 17
*Valparaiso at Detroit, 6 p.m.
*Cleveland State at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
*Youngstown State at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 19
*Cleveland State at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
*UIC at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.
*Youngstown State at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
*Wright State at Valparaiso, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, January 20
Loyola at Chicago State, 7:05 p.m.
*- indicates Horizon League game
Horizon League Standings
(through games of Jan. 7)
Overall Horizon
Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct.
Detroit 10-5 .667 2-0 1.000
Wright State 11-4 .733 2-0 1.000
Cleveland State 9-7 .562 1-1 .500
Loyola 10-4 .714 1-1 .500
UIC 10-5 .667 1-1 .500
Valparaiso 11-5 .688 1-1 .500
Youngstown State 9-6 .600 1-1 .500
Green Bay 6-9 .400 0-2 .000
Milwaukee 4-12 .250 0-2 .000
Media Relations Information
Requests to cover home men’s basketball games should be made through Aaron Leavitt, Interim Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, by contacting 219.464.6953 or [email protected] . Press row seating is available at the ARC for working media only. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available in the media room.
During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend practice should call ahead to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Drew and requested players will be available following the game in the media room.
2-point pct. each of the last 2 years, both years hitting above 55%.
- The Crusaders have ranked in the top-5 in the nation in 2-point
pct. despite not having a regular taller than 6'8" either season.
@UICFlamesDotCom
- UIC enters Wednesday night’s contest at 10-5 overall and 1-1 in
Horizon League play.
- The Flames are coming off of a 60-50 loss at Cleveland State on
Monday and have dropped four of their last five after a 9-1 start.
- Three players average in double figures for UIC, led by guard
Gary Talton’s 12.5 points and 4.6 assists per game.
- Guard Daniel Barnes averages 12.2 ppg, while forward Hayden
Humes adds 11.2 ppg and a team-high 6.1 rpg.
Bryce Drew
- Bryce Drew is in his second season as head coach of @ValpoBasketball
and is in his eighth season overall on the coaching staff.
- Drew was named #HLMBB Coach of the Year in 2011-12 in his
first season as head coach.
- Drew was the first Crusader men’s basketball Coach of the Year
since 2001-02, when dad Homer won the honor in the Mid-Con.
- Drew led the Crusaders to 22 wins and the @HorizonLeague
regular season title in his first year at the helm.
- Prior to coaching, Drew spent seven seasons playing profession-
ally, including six seasons in the NBA.
- Drew was a two-time Mid-Con MVP in his playing days with
@ValpoBasketball, helping the team to three NCAA tournament
appearances.
- Drew hit “The Shot”, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the first round
of the 1998 NCAA tournament, to lift the Crusaders over
@OleMissMBB.
- “The Shot” was just named one of the top-35 All-Time Madness
Moments by the NCAA as part of the celebration of 75 Years of
March Madness.
#DrewFamilyDynasty
- Bryce is the third member of the Drew family to serve as head
coach of @ValpoBasketball.
- Father Homer was head coach from 1988-2002, and then returned
to lead Valpo from 2003-11.
- Brother Scott (current head coach of @BaylorMBB) led the Cru-
saders during the 2002-03 season after nine seasons as an assistant
under Homer.
- A Drew has been at the helm of the Crusaders for the last 24+
years. #DrewFamilyDynasty
- The Drew family has combined to lead @ValpoBasketball to 424
victories and 11 postseason appearances. #DrewFamilyDynasty
- Overall, the trio of Drews owns 859 collegiate victories over a
combined 43+ seasons of head coaching. #DrewFamilyDynasty
Valpo All-Time Versus
UIC
Date Site W/L Score
Mar. 1946 Valparaiso, Ind. W 90-44
Feb. 6, 1980 Valparaiso, Ind. W 58-53 Jan. 29, 1981 Valparaiso, Ind. W 80-60
Jan. 27, 1982 Chicago, Ill. L 95-81
Feb. 13, 1982 Valparaiso, Ind. L 67-66
Jan. 13, 1983 Chicago, Ill. L 85-68
Feb. 26, 1983 Valparaiso, Ind. W 75-61
Jan. 23, 1984 Chicago, Ill. L 95-65
Feb. 25, 1984 Valparaiso, Ind. L 57-54 Mar. 9, 1984 Springfield, Mo. L 67-46
Jan. 12, 1985 Chicago, Ill. L 84-64
Feb. 9, 1985 Valparaiso, Ind. L 62-47
Jan. 9, 1986 Chicago, Ill. L 91-71
Feb. 8, 1986 Valparaiso, Ind. W 87-70 Feb. 7, 1987 Valparaiso, Ind. L 77-65
Mar. 2, 1987 Chicago, Ill. L 75-64
Mar. 5, 1987 Springfield, Mo. L 95-74
Feb. 6, 1988 Chicago, Ill. L 71-56
Feb. 29, 1988 Valparaiso, Ind. W 86-80 Jan. 14, 1989 Valparaiso, Ind. L 92-64
Feb. 11, 1989 Chicago, Ill. L 95-74
Feb. 7, 1990 Valparaiso, Ind. L 66-65
Feb. 21, 1990 Chicago, Ill. L 81-64
Jan. 12, 1991 Valparaiso, Ind. W 75-68
Feb. 9, 1991 Chicago, Ill. L 73-58
Jan. 6, 1992 Valparaiso, Ind. L 74-45
Feb. 29, 1992 Chicago, Ill. L 86-77
Jan. 25, 1993 Valparaiso, Ind. L(2ot) 88-86 Feb. 6, 1993 Chicago, Ill. W(2ot) 101-94 Jan. 27, 1994 Valparaiso, Ind. L 72-61
Feb. 24, 1994 Chicago, Ill. L 92-71
Mar. 7, 1994 Rosemont, Ill. L 84-79
Dec. 28, 1995 Chicago, Ill. L 84-72
Dec. 14, 1996 Valparaiso, Ind. W 77-68
Dec. 13, 1997 Chicago, Ill. L 72-51
Jan. 24, 2008 Valparaiso, Ind. W 60-56
Feb. 11, 2008 Chicago, Ill. L 77-53
Jan. 15, 2009 Chicago, Ill. L 77-52
Feb. 15, 2009 Valparaiso, Ind. L 83-76
Jan. 21, 2010 Chicago, Ill. W 64-58
Feb. 8, 2010 Valparaiso, Ind. W 83-82 Dec. 2, 2010 Chicago, Ill. W(ot) 68-66 Feb. 26, 2011 Valparaiso, Ind. W 79-65
Jan. 21, 2012 Chicago, Ill. W 60-55
Feb. 14, 2012 Valparaiso, Ind. W 74-65 All-time series: UIC leads 29-16
At Valparaiso: Valpo leads 12-10 At UIC: UIC leads 16-4 At neutral sites: UIC leads 3-0
#CoachesWhoCanPlay
- @ValpoBasketball boasts one of the nation’s highest-scoring
staffs, as a trio of coaches combined for 4,146 points during their
D-I careers.
- Head coach Bryce Drew scored 2,142 points during his four-
year career with the Crusaders.
- Assistant coach Jake Diebler also suited up for four years with
@ValpoBasketball, scoring 826 points.
- Assistant coach Roger Powell Jr. tallied 1,178 points during his
four-year career with @IlliniHoops.
- Assistant coach Luke Gore also played collegiately at NAIA
Bethel [Tenn.] College.
Ryan Broekhoff
Honors
- Ryan Broekhoff was named the #HLMBB Player of the Year in
2011-12 after helping guide @ValpoBasketball to the regular sea-
son title.
- Broekhoff was also named an Honorable Mention All-American
by the @AP.
- Broekhoff has been picked as a Preseason First Team All-
@HorizonLeague member entering his senior season.
- Broekhoff earned Lou Henson Award mid-season award honors
from College Insider.
- Broekhoff was chosen as a preseason Third Team Mid Major
All-American by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk
(@CBTonNBC).
- Broekhoff appeared on @CBSSports lists by @jeffborzello of
the nation’s top-30 under-the-radar players (#6) and top-50 wings
(#43).
- Broekhoff also was picked as the nation’s #28 shooter by
@goodman_CBS on his list of top-50 shooters.
Playing Overseas
- Broekhoff was selected to the Australian Boomers squad,
Australia’s senior national team, in the summer of 2012.
- Broekhoff was one of 25 players called into the 2012
@aussieboomers squad to try out for the Olympic team.
- Broekhoff was on the 12-man roster for the @aussieboomers
YouYi Games series against China, making his senior international
debut.
- Broekhoff saw 23 minutes of action for @aussieboomers in the
three-game series, scoring four points and grabbing a pair of re-
bounds.
- Broekhoff was one of 15 finalists for Australia’s 12-man Olym-
pic squad.
- Broekhoff previously represented Australia in the World Univer-
sity Games (2011) and the @FIBA U19 World Championships
(2009).
This Season
- Broekhoff has twice been named @HorizonLeague Player of the
Week this season.
- Broekhoff picked up his third double-double of the year last time
out in the win over Cleveland State with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
- Broekhoff DNP for the first time in his career Dec. 22 vs. Purdue
Calumet, snapping streaks of 113 straight games and 50 straight starts.
- Broekhoff led all players in both scoring and rebounding in both games
the first week of Dec. (21/9 vs. IPFW; 24/7 at #18/20 New Mexico).
- Broekhoff matched his career high in the first half alone in the win
over Bethune-Cookman, scoring 26 points (7-8 FG, 3-3 3PT, 9-9 FT).
- Broekhoff ended the win over the Wildcats with 30 points and
seven rebounds.
- Broekhoff scored 16 of Valpo’s 23 first-half points in the win
over Northern Illinois, ending the game with 20 points and 13 re-
bounds.
- Broekhoff leads the Horizon League in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and
free throw pct. (.927), ranking fourth nationally in the latter category.
- Broekhoff moved into @ValpoBasketball’s all-time top-20 in ca-
reer points at Saint Louis and now ranks 15th with 1,316 career
points.
- Broekhoff also ranks 5th in rebounds (722), 7th in blocks (80),
3rd in 3-pointers (206), 8th in 3PT% (.409) and 7th in FT% (.810).
Last Season
- Broekhoff led @ValpoBasketball, averaging 14.9 points and 8.5
rebounds per game in 2011-12.
- Broekhoff led the @HorizonLeague in rebounding and finished
fourth in the league in scoring.
- Broekhoff’s total of 290 rebounds on the year was sixth-highest
in a single season in program history.
- Broekhoff became the 31st player in @ValpoBasketball history
to score 1,000 career points, surpassing the milestone Feb. 17 at
@LMULions.
Kevin Van Wijk
- Van Wijk was named a Preseason First Team All @HorizonLeague
choice entering the 2012-13 season.
- Van Wijk has scored in double figures in 11 of Valpo’s 16 games
so far this year, including 10 points and 7 rebounds vs. Loyola.
- Van Wijk currently leads the Horizon League with a .587 field
goal percentage.
- Van Wijk scored 25 points combined in just 36 minutes of action
in wins over IUPUI and Purdue Calumet.
- Van Wijk set a career high with 25 points (6-8 FG, 13-14 FT) in
the OT win over Kent State, including the game-tying putback.
- Van Wijk’s 13 free throw makes against the Flashes also were a
new career high.
saders’ pair of victories Thanksgiving weekend.
- Van Wijk has led Valpo in four games this year - 10 points at
Saint Louis, 16 points vs. Georgia Southern, 20 points at Nebraska.
- Van Wijk is coming off a junior season where he was named a
First Team All-League selection.
- Van Wijk ranked second on @ValpoBasketball in scoring (14.1
ppg) in 2011-12 and also averaged 5.2 rebounds per game.
- Van Wijk led all #HLMBB players with a 61.7% FG pct, good for
fifth in the nation and third-best in a single season in Crusader history.
- Van Wijk was twice named @HorizonLeague Player of the Week
(Jan. 16 and Nov. 21).
Erik Buggs
- Buggs returned to the starting five last time out vs. Cleveland
St., matching a career high with four steals.
- Buggs came off the bench in the win over IUPUI Dec. 20, snap-
ping a streak of 70 consecutive starts.
- Buggs opened the season with a career-high nine assists to go
with six points in the Crusaders’ win over Georgia Southern.
- Buggs tallied seven more assists in Valpo’s win over Northern Illi-
nois, and added six assists vs. Chicago State and at #18/20 New Mexico.
- Buggs came up just one point shy of his career high with 15
points in the OT win at Kent State.
- Buggs currently is ninth in @ValpoBasketball history with 356
career assists.
- Buggs led the Crusaders last year with 103 assists, ranking tenth
in the @HorizonLeague.
- Buggs also ranked among the top-10 of #HLMBB players in
ast/turnover ratio (1.4, 7th) and steals/gm (1.2, 10th).
Matt Kenney
- Kenney led the Crusaders for the second time this year, scoring
14 points in the win last time out over Cleveland State.
- Kenney made his first start in nearly a year Dec. 20 against
IUPUI.
- Kenney responded with 15 points and six assists in the victory
over the Jaguars, one off his season high in both categories.
- Kenney scored all 16 of his points in the win over Northern
Illinois in the second half.
- Kenney was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor (3-for-3 from 3-
point range) over a span of 9:31 against the Huskies.
- Kenney filled up the stat sheet in the OT win at Kent State,
finishing with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists.
- Kenney matched his career high with seven assists while not
committing a turnover in the Crusaders’ win vs. Chicago State.
- Kenney currently is ranked 17th in @ValpoBasketball history
with 279 career assists.
junior for the Crusaders in 2011-12.
- Kenney came off the bench for his final 19 games of the sea-
son, but still finished second on the team with 27.8 minutes/gm.
Will Bogan
- Bogan returned to the starting lineup in the win over CSU, scoring
13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor, including three 3’s.
- Bogan scored a season-high 14 points, hitting four 3-pointers,
in Valpo’s win over Purdue Calumet Dec. 22.
- Bogan connected on three 3-pointers for 11 points in Valpo’s
win over Bethune-Cookman to cap the Nebraska Classic.
- Bogan started 32 games in his first season with
@ValpoBasketball in 2011-12, averaging 7.2 points per game.
- Bogan ranked second among Crusaders with 61 3-pointers and
hit from downtown at a 40.9% clip.
- Bogan’s 3-point percentage ranked seventh in the Horizon
League and is tied for ninth-best in a single season in
@ValpoBasketball history.
- Bogan was named @ValpoAthletics male newcomer of the year
by Valpo’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
- Bogan made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points
in the Crusaders’ win at Detroit Jan. 6, 2012.
Ben Boggs
- Boggs missed the Cleveland State game, snapping streaks of 35
straight starts and 39 straight games played.
- Boggs scored five straight points to give Valpo the lead for
good late in the win at Murray State Dec. 29.
- Boggs scored a season-best 12 points in both of Valpo’s pre-
Christmas wins over IUPUI and Purdue Calumet.
- Boggs was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor for 11 points at Oakland.
- Boggs posted nine points and tied a career high with eight re-
bounds in the Crusaders’ win over Chicago State.
- Boggs became eligible after the end of the first semester last year
for @ValpoBasketball and appeared in 24 games, starting 20.
- Boggs averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for the
Crusaders, who were 14-6 in his starts.
- Boggs shot better than 80% from the free throw line in his first
season with Valpo, second-best on the team.
Bobby Capobianco
- Capobianco debuted for Valpo against Chicago State after miss-
ing the Crusaders’ first four regular season games due to injury.
- Capobianco doubled up in his debut, posting 10 points and grab-
bing 11 rebounds, including six offensive, against the Cougars.
- Capobianco’s double-double was the first in a Valpo debut since
Mohamed Kone vs. IPFW on Nov. 23, 2005 (15 pts, 11 reb).
- Capobianco made his first Crusader start Dec. 22 vs. Purdue Calumet.
- Capobianco scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds, in-
cluding five offensive, in the win Dec. 20 against IUPUI.
- Capobianco led @ValpoBasketball in scoring in both exhibitions, scor-
ing 19 points against St. Joe’s and 21 points against Robert Morris.
- Capobianco played his first two seasons at @IndianaMBB and
sat out last season after transferring to @ValpoBasketball.
- Capobianco has two seasons of eligibility remaining with the
Crusaders.
LaVonte Dority
- Dority was a perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line en route to 10
points in the win over Loyola.
- Dority made his Crusader debut with a game-high 20 points in
Valpo’s win at Missouri State.
- Dority became the first Crusader to debut with a 20+ point effort
since Brandon Wood dropped 25 at Ball State in Nov. of 2009.
- Dority again led Valpo in the loss at Oakland, scoring 14 points.
- Dority led the Crusaders for the third time in his first four games
with a 19-point effort versus Purdue Calumet.
- Dority transferred to Valpo from South Florida at the semester
break last year.
- Dority appeared in 35 games over his one and a half seasons with
the Bulls.
- Dority has two seasons of eligibility remaining with the Crusaders.
Jordan Coleman
- Coleman approached a double-double with nine points and a sea-
son-best eight rebounds last time out in the win over Cleveland State.
- Coleman tallied 10 points Dec. 29 in the Crusaders’ win at Murray
State.
- Coleman led the Crusaders with four steals in their win Dec. 22
against Purdue Calumet.
- Coleman made his Crusader debut against Georgia Southern,
scoring 15 points and grabbing five rebounds off the bench.
- Coleman knocked down the first five 3-point attempts of his Cru-
sader career before missing his only try from deep at Nebraska.
- Coleman had three dunks against Chicago State and leads the
Crusaders with six dunks on the season.
- Coleman is eligible to play for @ValpoBasketball immediately
after transferring from Southwestern Illinois College.
- Coleman was an All-Conference selection for SWIC last season,
finishing second on the team with 10.2 ppg.
- Coleman started his collegiate career as a freshman at
@HawaiiAthletics.
Vashil Fernandez
- Fernandez pulled down a season-high six rebounds Dec. 22 in
the win verus Purdue Calumet.
- Fernandez recorded a team-high four blocked shots in the Cru-
saders’ win over Northern Illinois.
- Fernandez debuted with a pair of dunks in the regular season
opening win over Georgia Southern.
- Fernandez is eligible to play for @ValpoBasketball this season
after sitting out the 2011-12 season and has 3 years of eligibility
left.
- Fernandez made his senior international debut this past summer
for Jamaica (@goteamja) at the FIBA Centrobasket tournament.
- Fernandez helped @goteamja to a 3rd place finish, its best ever
at Centrobasket.
- Fernandez debuted in a win over the USVI and also played in the
bronze-medal win over Panama.
Alex Rossi
- Rossi connected on the first five field goals of his Valpo career
before missing his only attempt from the floor at Nebraska.
- Rossi debuted with 11 minutes of play in the season opener against
Georgia Southern, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts for 9 points.
- Rossi scored five points and grabbed two rebounds in 14 min-
utes Dec. 22 against Purdue Calumet.
- Rossi handed out six assists without committing a turnover in the
first exhibition win for Valpo over St. Joe’s.
- Rossi is eligible to play for @ValpoBasketball immediately after
spending his first two years at @calmensbball.
- Rossi has three seasons of eligibility remaining with the Crusaders.
Among the Horizon League
Leaders
(Through Games of Jan. 6) Individual Leaders
Rebounding Ryan Broekhoff 1st 8.1
FG Pct. Kevin Van Wijk 1st .571
FT Pct. Ryan Broekhoff 1st .927
3-Pt/Game Ryan Broekhoff 3rd 2.5
Scoring Ryan Broekhoff 4th 16.1
3-Pt. Pct. Ryan Broekhoff 4th .435
FG Pct. Ryan Broekhoff 5th .484
Steals Erik Buggs t-5th 1.4
Team Leaders
Scoring Margin 1st +9.2
Field Goal Pct. 1st .459
Rebounding Defense 1st 28.1
Rebounding Margin 1st +6.6
3-Point Pct. 2nd .356
Scoring Offense 3rd 68.1
Field Goal Pct. Defense 3rd .399
3-Point FGs 3rd 6.9
Rebounding Offense 3rd 34.8
Ryan Broekhoff: bro-KOFF
LaVonte Dority: la-VON-tay
Vashil Fernandez: va-SHEEL
Kevin Van Wijk: VAN VIKE
Pronunciation Guide
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School [Prev. School]
2 Jordan Coleman G 6-4 185 Jr. North Hollywood, Calif./Calabasas [Southwestern Illinois College/Hawai’i]
3 Will Bogan G 6-1 175 5
th/Sr. Boise, Idaho/Vallivue [Ole Miss]
4 LaVonte Dority G 6-1 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Foreman [South Florida]
5 Bobby Capobianco F 6-10 245 Sr./Jr. Loveland, Ohio/Loveland [Indiana]
10 Alex Rossi G 6-5 200 Jr./So. Winnetka, Ill./New Trier [California]
12 Ben Boggs G 6-4 185 Sr. Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley [Virginia Tech]
14 Vashil Fernandez F 6-10 240 So. Kingston, Jamaica/Princeton Day [Md.] Academy
15 Erik Buggs G 5-11 160 5
th/Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell
23 Matt Kenney G 6-4 205 Sr. Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville
32 David Chadwick F 6-9 220 Jr.^ Charlotte, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy [Rice]
45 Ryan Broekhoff F 6-7 215 Sr. Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport
55 Kevin Van Wijk F 6-8 240 Sr. Hoofddorp, Netherlands/Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Hoofddorp
^ - must sit out entire 2012-2013 season due to NCAA transfer regulations; will have two seasons of eligibility remaining
Head Coach: Bryce Drew (Valparaiso, 1998) – 2
ndseason
Assistant Coaches: Roger Powell Jr. – 2
ndseason; Luke Gore – 11
thseason; Jake Diebler – 3
rdseason
Director of Basketball Operations: Will Phipps – 2
ndseason
Double Digit Performers
Scoring:
Valpo - 47.
(Broekhoff 14, Van Wijk 12, Kenney 5, Boggs 4, Dority 4, Capobianco 3, Bogan 2, Coleman 2, Buggs 1)
Opponents - 41.
Rebounding:
Valpo - 5.
(Broekhoff 4, Capobianco 1) Opponents - 0.
Assists:
Valpo - 0.
Opponents - 0.
Double Doubles:
Valpo - 4.
(Broekhoff 3, Capobianco 1) Opponents - 0.
Valpo When...
Playing at home 8-1
Playing on the road 3-4
Playing at a neutral site 0-0 Playing at night (5 p.m. or later local) 7-4 Playing during the day (noon-5 p.m.) 3-1 Playing in the morning (before noon) 1-0
Leading at halftime 9-0
Tied at halftime 0-0
Trailing at halftime 2-5
Playing overtime 1-0
Playing in November 5-1
Playing in December 5-3
Playing in January 1-1
Playing in February 0-0
Playing in March 0-0
Playing on Sunday 1-1
Playing on Monday 0-1
Playing on Tuesday 1-0
Playing on Wednesday 1-1
Playing on Thursday 1-1
Playing on Friday 3-0
Playing on Saturday 4-1
Outrebounding opponents 8-2
Outrebounded by opponents 3-3 Better FG% than opponents 10-2
Worse FG% than opponents 1-3
Better FT% than opponents 7-3
Worse FT% than opponents 4-2
Fewer turnovers than opponents 5-2 More turnovers than opponents 6-2 Scoring 80 or more points 3-0
Scoring 70-79 points 3-0
Scoring 60-69 points 5-1
Scoring less than 60 points 0-4 Opponents score 80 or more points 1-0 Opponents score 70-79 points 0-1 Opponents score 60-69 points 3-3 Opponents score less than 60 points 7-1 Game decided by 5 points or less 2-2 Game decided by 6-10 points 1-1 Game decided by 11-15 points 2-2 Game decided by more than 15 points 6-0
Head Coach
2nd Season
33-17 overall and at Valpo
Valparaiso, 1998
Bryce Drew
Head coach Bryce Drew returns for his second season at the helm of the Valparaiso men’s basketball program in 2012-2013 after leading the Crusaders to the Horizon League regular season title in his first year as head coach.
Drew led Valpo to 22 victories in his rookie season at the reins, including a 14-4 mark in Horizon League play to capture the league regular season title by two games. He also guided the Crusaders to the Postseason NIT as the program earned a postseason berth for the 11th time in the last 17 seasons. Drew was honored as the Horizon League Coach of the Year for his efforts on the bench, while he coached two First Team All-League selections in Kevin Van Wijk and Ryan Broekhoff, the latter of whom was named the league Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-American.
Valparaiso University director of athletics Mark LaBarbera announced at a press conference on the Valparaiso campus on May 17, 2011 that Drew had been hired as the 21st head coach in the history of the Crusader men’s basketball program. Drew, the most decorated player in Crusader men’s basketball history, spent the six seasons prior to his hiring as head coach as a member of the Valparaiso coaching staff, including the previous five years as associate head coach. Drew, who helped guide Valpo through their transition into a top-ten league in the Horizon League, became just the fourth new head coach of the Crusader men’s basketball program in the last 31 years.
Drew joined the Valparaiso coaching staff prior to the 2005-2006 season, and over his six seasons on the bench as an assistant/associate helped lead the Crusaders to 102 victories. With Drew on the staff, Valpo moved into the Horizon League in 2007-2008 and returned to the postseason with a trip to the College Basketball Invitational, where it won its first-round game at Washington. In his final season as associate head coach, he helped guide the Crusaders to 23 wins and a postseason berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament while receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll for four consecutive weeks.
Over his tenure as a member of the Crusader coaching staff, Drew has coached 13 players who have gone on to play professional basketball overseas. He has helped coach Valparaiso as it has led the Horizon League in scoring twice, while the Crusaders paced the conference this past season in defensive field goal percentage in league play. Valparaiso also set the Horizon League single-season record for 3-pointers made (330) during the 2007-2008 season. Drew was recognized among the league’s and nation’s top assistant coaches by Hoop Scoop and Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com and also has been named among the Top Recruiters of Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times.
As a student-athlete, Drew cemented himself as the best player in Valparaiso men’s basketball history. Drew, who arrived at Valpo after earning Indiana Mr. Basketball honors and being named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year in 1994, began his career by garnering Mid- Continent Conference Newcomer of the Year and Mid-Con Tournament MVP honors as a freshman. Drew, a four time All-Conference honoree, shined during the conference tournaments, earning All-Tournament Team honors each of his four seasons and picking up three Mid-Continent Conference Tournament MVP awards. He was also twice decorated as Mid-Con Most Valuable Player, one of only four players to be so honored twice in their career. Drew’s career culminated as a senior by being named a Third Team All-American by the Basketball Times.
In addition to his individual accolades, Drew led the Crusaders to four Mid-Continent Conference regular season championships, four tournament titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Drew, the career leader in points (2,142), three-point field goals (364) and assists (626) at Valpo, etched his name into the American consciousness in 1998 when he hit “The Shot” in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament to beat Ole Miss. The play, in which Drew caught a tip pass from teammate Bill Jenkins off a full-court feed from Jamie Skyes, won Drew an ESPY award and gave Valpo its first NCAA Tournament win in school history, propelling the Crusaders to the Sweet Sixteen.
Drew also excelled internationally during his time on the court with the Crusaders, playing for the gold-medal winning Team USA at the World University Games in 1997. Following his collegiate career, Drew again made school history when the Houston Rockets drafted him with the 16th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, the first time a Crusader had been chosen in the first round. Drew’s NBA career lasted six seasons with the Rockets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets, with his best season coming in 2000-2001 when he started 41 games for the Bulls, averaging 6.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. A prolific shooter, Drew set a Hornet record when he connected on nine consecutive three- point attempts. Twice as a pro, he competed in the postseason, with Houston in 1999 and again in 2002 as a member of the Charlotte Hornets.
Over the course of his NBA career, Drew scored over 1,000 points and made 37% of his three-point attempts. In 1999, he was honored by the NBA with the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award for sportsmanship. Drew played alongside 12 NBA All-Stars during his time in the NBA, including three players who were named among the Top 50 NBA Players of All Time. He also played under a quintet of head coaches who have combined for five NBA Championship rings. Following his six seasons in the NBA, Drew played professionally overseas for a season, playing for Reggio Calabria (Italian Serie A) and Pamesa Valencia (Spanish Liga ACB) before returning to the States to join the Crusader coaching staff.
Drew is twice a member of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame, as he was inducted as an individual in 2003 and as part of the 1997-1998 Sweet Sixteen team in 2009. He also has been honored as one of the 150 most influential people in Valparaiso University’s 150 years.
Drew graduated from Valparaiso in 1998 with a degree in sports management and a minor in business. He and his wife Tara currently reside in Valparaiso.
Guard * 6’4” * 185 lbs. * Junior
North Hollywood, Calif. * Calabasas
[Southwestern Illinois College/Hawai’i]
#2 Jordan Coleman
2012-13: Impressive in his Crusader debut Nov. 9 in win over Georgia Southern ... finished second on the
team with 15 points ... knocked down all four of his 3-point attempts ... also added five rebounds in the win
over the Eagles ... scored six points off the bench in Nov. 13 win over Northern Illinois ... tallied six points
in six rebounds Nov. 15 at Nebraska ... threw down a trio of dunks en route to eight points on 4-of-6 shooting in Nov. 23 win over
Chicago State ... scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in Dec. 5 win over IPFW ... posted six points, four
rebounds and a pair of assists Dec. 17 at Oakland ... registered season-high four steals while also scoring eight points and grabbing three
rebounds in win over Purdue Calumet Dec. 22 ... scored ten points off the bench to help in Dec. 29 win at Murray State ... tallied nine
points and career-high eight rebounds in win over Cleveland State Jan. 4.
Southwestern Illinois College: Played in 27 games as a sophomore at Southwestern Illinois Junior College last year … an All-Confer-
ence honoree ... helped team to 21 victories ... finished second on the team with 10.2 points per game … also averaged three rebounds and
three assists per game.
Hawai’i: Appeared in two games off the bench for the Warriors in the 2010-2011 season.
Prep: Played at Calabasas High School (Calif.) … averaged 19.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during senior season … first-team
All-California Interscholastic Federation honoree … named Player of the Year by the Ventura County Coaches Association ... also named
league MVP, as well as team MVP.
Personal: Jordan is the son of Jennifer Duren Coleman and Hugh and Tanya Coleman ... major is education ... born September 19, 1992.
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 15, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 6, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Assists 2, twice (M.R. 12/17/12) Steals 4, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)Blocks 2, IPFW (12/5/12)
FG Made 4, twice (M.R. 11/23/12) 3PT Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made 4, at Kent State (11/18/12)
2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 15, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 8, Cleveland State (1/4/13) Assists 2, twice (M.R. 12/17/12) Steals 4, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)Blocks 2, IPFW (12/5/12)
FG Made 4, twice (M.R. 11/23/12) 3PT Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made 4, at Kent State (11/18/12)
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 23, at Detroit (1/6/12) Rebounds 4, five times (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 4, twice (M.R. 11/9/12) Steals 4, at IPFW (12/7/11) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 2/9/12) FG Made 8, twice (M.R. 1/6/12) 3PT Made 7, at Detroit (1/6/12) FT Made 5, Butler (2/24/12)Guard * 6’1” * 175 lbs. * 5th/Senior
Boise, Idaho * Vallivue [Ole Miss]
#3 Will Bogan
2012-13: Posted six points (on two 3-pointers) and four assists in season-opening win over Georgia Southern
Nov. 9 ... registered five points, two assists and two steals in OT win at Kent State Nov. 18 ... cracked double
figures with 11 points in Nov. 24 victory over Bethune-Cookman, knocking down a trio of 3-pointers ... hit
a pair of 3-pointers at #18/20 New Mexico Dec. 8 ... scored season-best 14 points Dec. 22 in win over
Purdue Calumet, knocking down four 3-pointers ... knocked down 5-of-6 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, in Jan. 4 win over
Cleveland State.
2011-12: Played in 34 games, including 32 starting assignments … averaged 7.2 points per game … hit the second most three-point field
goals (61) among Crusaders while boasting the team’s top three-point field goal percentage (40.9) … three-point percentage good for
seventh in the Horizon League … added 49 assists and 23 steals …scored five points against Arizona in first career regular season game
as a Crusader (Nov. 7) … contributed a career-high 19 points to go along with a season-high four assists at Georgia Southern (Nov. 11)
… scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds against IU Kokomo (Nov. 19) … opened Horizon League play with an 11-point performance
in a win against Butler … (Dec. 3) … scored 15 points to go along with four rebounds and four steals against IPFW (Dec. 7) … posted
11 points in loss to Oakland (Dec. 17) … scored 18 points, including 4-of-8 from three, against Northern Illinois (Dec. 20) … registered
15 points in game with IUPUI (Dec. 23) … scored a season-high and career-high 23 points at Detroit … made a career-high seven three-
pointers (Jan. 6) … 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Youngstown State (Jan. 13) … recorded nine points at home against Detroit
(Feb. 2) … nine points and three assists versus UIC (Feb. 14) … 16-point effort against Loyola (Feb. 21) … scored 14 points in regular
season finale against Butler (Feb. 24) … played all 40 minutes and scored six points in loss to Miami in the opening round of the NIT
(March 14) ... named Valparaiso athletic department's Male Newcomer of the Year by SAAC.
Ole Miss: Appeared in 48 games over his three years ... made seven starts as a freshman in 2008-2009 ... averaged 2.3 points per game,
including a career-high 16 points at Arkansas, and tied for third on the team with 44 assists as a freshman ... played in four games in 2009-
2010 before suffering injury, for which he was granted a medical redshirt ... saw action in 14 games in 2010-11 for the Rebels ... was a
member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll throughout his tenure.
Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Falcons ... earned 5A State Player of the Year honors from the Idaho Statesman after averaging
16.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.7 steals per game in his final season ... led Vallivue to Idaho 5A State championship as a senior ... set school
record in 2007-2009 for most steals in a season … named 5A South Idaho Player of the Year and an All-State First Team selection after
helping Vallivue to the state consolation championship as a junior … named team’s Most Valuable Player and also served as team captain
… also earned two letters in tennis … a member of National Honor Society … played AAU basketball for Boise Elite … made the Top
20 “Best of the Best” All-Star Game at the Double Pump Elite Camp in 2006-2007.
Personal: Will is the son of Bill and
Janelle Bogan … working towards his
MBA at Valpo after graduating from Ole
Miss in three years with a bachelor’s
degree in managerial finance … born
September 6, 1989.
2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 14, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Rebounds 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Assists 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 2, four times (M.R. 12/22/12)Blocks None
FG Made 5, twice (M.R. 1/4/13) 3PT Made 4, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) FT Made 2, three times (M.R. 12/20/12)
Guard * 6’1” * 200 lbs. * Junior
Chicago, Ill. * Foreman [South Florida]
#4 LaVonte Dority
Valpo: Made his Crusader debut Dec. 15 at Missouri State after sitting out the first semester due to NCAA
transfer regulations ... led all players in his Valpo debut, scoring 20 points (4-7 FG, 3-6 3PT, 9-10 FT) ...
scored 12 of his points against the Bears, including 7-8 from the free throw line, after starting the second
half ... led Crusaders in his second Valpo game as well, scoring 14 points Dec. 17 at Oakland ... earned first
Crusader start Dec. 20 against IUPUI ... posted seven points and four assists in the win over the Jaguars ... paced all players with 19
points in Dec. 22 win over Purdue Calumet ... hit season-best 10 free throws on 12 attempts against the Peregrines ... also led all players
with four assists versus PUC ... perfect 8-for-8 from foul line en route to 10 points Jan. 2 against Loyola ... scored nine points off the
bench in Jan. 4 win over Cleveland State.
South Florida: Played in nine games, including seven starting assignments, in 2011-2012 before deciding to transfer … averaged three
points per game … shot 45.5 percent from three-point range … six-point, three-rebound effort against Florida Southern (Nov. 16) …
scored career-high eight points in 16 minutes against Georgia Southern (Nov. 23) ... appeared in 26 games off the bench for the Bulls
as a freshman ... tallied season-high seven points against Liberty (Nov. 23) … hauled in three rebounds against Texas Tech (Nov. 27) …
handed out four assists against Notre Dame (Feb. 12).
Prep: A product of Edwin G. Foreman High School in Chicago … averaged 20 points, six assists and 4.8 rebounds … earned First Team
All-City honors, as well as All-Conference and All-State accolades ... helped the Hornets finish 19-7 in the Chicago Public League
…rated by ESPN as one of the top 50 point guards in the country ... played AAU with Illinois Heat and Chicago Elite.
Personal: LaVonte is the son of Lorenzo James and Toya Dority ... major is communication ... born October 28, 1991.
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 20, at Missouri State (12/15/12) Rebounds 3, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Assists 4, twice (M.R. 12/22/12) Steals 2, four times (M.R. 12/29/12) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 1/2/13) FG Made 5, at Oakland (12/17/12) 3PT Made 3, at Missouri State (12/15/12) FT Made 10, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 20, at Missouri State (12/15/12) Rebounds 3, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Assists 4, twice (M.R. 12/22/12) Steals 2, four times (M.R. 12/29/12) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 1/2/13) FG Made 5, at Oakland (12/17/12) 3PT Made 3, at Missouri State (12/15/12) FT Made 10, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)Forward * 6’10” * 245 lbs. * Senior/Junior
Loveland, Ohio * Loveland [Indiana]
#5 Bobby Capobianco
2012-13: Missed first four games of season due to injury ... debuted with a double-double Nov. 23 in win
over Chicago State ... scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, including six on the offensive end ...
became the first Valpo player to debut with a double-double since 2005 ... added four points the next night
in win over Bethune-Cookman ... scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in win over IPFW Dec. 5
... matched career high with 10 points in win at Missouri State Dec. 15 ... started the second half against the Bears ... narrowly missed a
double-double Dec. 17 at Oakland, posting nine points and nine rebounds ... hit the first two 3-pointers of his Valpo career against the
Grizzlies ... went 4-6 from the floor for 10 points Dec. 20 in win over IUPUI ... also grabbed seven rebounds, including five on the
offensive glass, against the Jaguars ... made first start in a Crusader uniform Dec. 22 against Purdue Calumet ... tallied four points and
seven rebounds in the win over the Peregrines ... came off bench with seven points and six rebounds in Dec. 29 win at Murray State ...
scored six points in Jan. 4 win over Cleveland State.
2011-12: Sat out last season in accordance with NCAA transfer regulations ... has two years of eligibility remaining ... spent summer of
2012 traveling with U.S. Eagles men’s basketball team on a tour of East Asia, averaging 17 points and nine rebounds per game.
Indiana: Appeared in 57 games over two seasons with the Hoosiers ... made five starts for IU as a freshman ... totaled 96 points and 112
rebounds over his two years ... set a career high as a freshman with eight points against Northwestern ... pulled down 10 rebounds in win
over George Mason ... an All-Big Ten Academic Team selection
Prep: A four-year letterwinner with the Tigers ... earned a top-100 ranking in the Class of 2009 from ESPN.com ... finished prep career
as Loveland’s all-time leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker ... named league Player of the Year as a senior ... averaged a double-
double in each of his final three seasons ... played in the Ohio North/South All-Star game ... also chosen to participate in the NBA Players
Association camp … played AAU for prestigious Indiana Elite program, which was the national runner-up in 2008.
Personal: Bobby is the son of Bob and Barbara Capobianco ... major is communication ... born October 22, 1990.
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 10, twice (M.R. 12/15/12) Rebounds 11, Chicago State (11/23/12) Assists 2, at Missouri State (12/15/12) Steals 1, four times (M.R. 12/22/12) Blocks 2, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) FG Made 4, three times (M.R. 12/20/12) 3PT Made 2, at Oakland (12/17/12)FT Made 3, IPFW (12/5/12)
2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 10, twice (M.R. 12/15/12) Rebounds 11, Chicago State (11/23/12) Assists 2, at Missouri State (12/15/12) Steals 1, four times (M.R. 12/22/12) Blocks 2, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) FG Made 4, three times (M.R. 12/20/12) 3PT Made 2, at Oakland (12/17/12)FT Made 3, IPFW (12/5/12)
Guard * 6’5” * 200 lbs. * Junior/Soph.
Winnetka, Ill. * New Trier [California]
#10 Alex Rossi
2012-13: Made his Crusader debut Nov. 9 in win over Georgia Southern ... came off bench to play final 11
minutes, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts for nine points ... played final seven minutes of win over
Northern Illinois Nov. 13, hitting both his shots, including a 3-pointer ... saw 14 minutes of action Dec. 22
in victory over Purdue Calumet, scoring five points, grabbing a pair of rebounds and tallying a steal.
2011-12 [California]: Came off the bench to play in three games, totaling 16 minutes … played four minutes and scored two points
against Utah (Jan. 14) … hit a three-pointer in seven minutes against Arizona State (Feb. 4) … played five minutes against USC (Feb. 9).
2010-11 [California]: Sat out the 2010-2011 season at Cal as a medical redshirt.
Prep: Named the Central Suburban League Player of the Year at New Trier High School … second team all-state as a senior … honorable
mention all-state as a junior …played football and baseball … competed on the AAU Rising Stars club team.
Personal: Alex is the son of Bill and Lee Ann Rossi … major is finance ... born Sept. 19, 1991.
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 2, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Assists 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals 1, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)Blocks None
FG Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)
FT Made None
2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 2, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Assists 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals 1, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12)Blocks None
FG Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)
FT Made None
Guard * 6’4” * 185 lbs. * Senior
Roanoke, Va. * Hidden Valley [Virginia Tech]
#12 Ben Boggs
2012-13: Opened season with seven points and team-high seven rebounds in win over Georgia Southern
Nov. 9 ... finished with 11 points in Nov. 13 win over Northern Illinois ... knocked down back-to-back 3-
pointers in first 45 seconds of second half against the Huskies to push a six-point lead to 12 points ... scored
five points at Nebraska Nov. 15 ... chipped in nine points and eight rebounds Nov. 23 in win over Chicago
State ... tallied eight points in Nov. 24 victory over Bethune-Cookman ... scored six points and shut down IPFW leading scorer Frank
Gaines defensively in second half of Dec. 5 win ... was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor, including a 3-pointer, for 11 points Dec. 17 at
Oakland ... scored season-high 12 points Dec. 20 in victory over IUPUI ... matched season high the next time out as well, again scoring
12 points Dec. 22 in win over Purdue Calumet ... scored five points over two possessions with under six minutes to play to give Valpo the
lead for good in Dec. 29 win at Murray State ... sat out Jan. 4 game vs. Cleveland State due to injury, his first DNP since becoming eligible
10 games into the 2011-12 season.
2011-12: Sat out first semester due to NCAA transfer regulations ... debuted Dec. 17 against Oakland ... eventually played in 24 games,
starting each of the Crusaders’ last 20 contests ... averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... shot over 80% from the free throw
line ... scored seven points in his Valpo debut against the Grizzlies ... tallied six points each in games at IUPUI (Dec. 23) and versus Green
Bay (Dec. 31) ... pulled down season-best eight rebounds in win over Youngstown State (Jan. 13) ... registered first double-digit scoring
game at Loyola (Jan. 19), shooting 5-of-6 from floor ... hit all three of his 3-point attempts against the Ramblers ... posted season-high 17
points to go with seven rebounds at Green Bay (Jan. 26) ... was a perfect 5-for-5 from behind the arc and 6-for-7 overall ... tallied eight
points and six rebounds at Milwaukee (Jan. 28) ... pulled down six rebounds against Wright State (Feb. 4) and at Loyola Marymount
(Feb. 17) ... scored 11 points, including hitting all seven of his free throw attempts, in regular season finale win over Butler (Feb. 24) ...
named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll ... member of the NABC Honors Court.
Virginia Tech: Appeared in 25 games off the bench for the Hokies as a freshman ... played in four games last season before transferring
at the semester break … totaled 61 points and 35 rebounds for Virginia Tech … an ACC All-Academic Team selection.
Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Titans ... ranked as high as the No. 26 shooting guard nationally in his class by ESPN.com ... First
Team All-State, All-Region and All-District selection as a sophomore and a junior ... also named Metro Player of the Year and Roanoke
Times Timesland Player of the Year in 2008 as a junior ... missed senior season due to injury … ended career as a 1,000-point scorer …
played AAU basketball for East Coast Fusion.
Personal: Ben is the son of John and Sherry Boggs … major is sports management … born July 12, 1990.
CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo)
Points 17, at Green Bay (1/26/12) Rebounds 8, twice (M.R. 11/23/12) Assists 4, at Cleveland State (2/9/12) Steals 2, three times (M.R. 1/2/13) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 2/2/12) FG Made 6, at Green Bay (1/26/12) 3PT Made 5, at Green Bay (1/26/12) FT Made 7, Butler (2/24/12)2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 12, twice (M.R. 12/22/12) Rebounds 8, Chicago State (11/23/12) Assists 2, IUPUI (12/20/12)Steals 2, Loyola (1/2/13)
Blocks None
FG Made 5, twice (M.R. 12/20/12) 3PT Made 3, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 12/29/12)
Forward * 6’10” * 240 lbs. * Sophomore
Kingston, Jamaica/Princeton Day [Md.] Academy
#14 Vashil Fernandez
2012-13: Made his Crusader debut in Nov. 9 win over Georgia Southern ... registered pair of rim-rattling
dunks en route to five points and three rebounds in victory ... blocked four shots in Valpo’s win over
Northern Illinois Nov. 13 ... picked up a pair of blocks and a steal in Nov. 18 OT victory at Kent State ...
pulled down five rebounds, including three offensive, Dec. 2 at Saint Louis ... grabbed three rebounds in
just six minutes of play in Dec. 5 win over IPFW ... grabbed season-high six rebounds and also blocked a pair of shots Dec. 22 in win over
Purdue Calumet ... chipped in two points and two rebounds Jan. 4 in win over Cleveland State.
International: Made his senior international debut for Jamaica at the 2012 FIBA Men’s Central American and Caribbean Basketball
Championship (Centrobasket) ... debuted in win over U.S. Virgin Islands, grabbing a rebound in two minutes of action ... played three
minutes and pulled down a board in bronze medal win against Panama, Jamaica’s top-ever finish at the tournament.
2011-12: Sat out his first season at Valparaiso.
Prep: Concluded high school career last season at Princeton Day Academy in Maryland ... came on strong later in the season, posting a
double-double over the second half of the year while also registering nearly five blocks per game ... helped Princeton Day to National
Christian Schools Athletics Association (NCSAA) regional title ... previously played at Calabar H.S. in Jamaica ... averaged nearly a
triple-double in points, rebounds and blocked shots ... led conference during 2009-2010 season in both rebounds and blocked shots ...
one of the founding players of the Jamaica Basketball Academy … academically, ranked first in class in both 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
Personal: Vashil is the son of Sophia Green … major is international business … born January 16, 1992.
CAREER HIGHS
Points 5, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 5, at Saint Louis (12/2/12) Assists 1, four times (M.R. 12/5/12) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 11/18/12) Blocks 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)
3PT Made None
FT Made 2, IPFW (12/5/12)
2012-2013 SEASON HIGHS
Points 5, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 6, Purdue Calumet (12/22/12) Assists 1, four times (M.R. 12/5/12) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 11/18/12) Blocks 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)3PT Made None
FT Made 2, IPFW (12/5/12)