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Broekhoff Named to Australian Boomers, Will Vie for Spot on Olympic Team
Valparaiso junior forward Ryan Broekhoff (Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport) is one of 25 players on the 2012 Australian Boomers basketball squad, as named earlier this week by Basketball Australia. With his selection, Broekhoff will have a chance to earn a spot on Australia’s team for the 2012 Olympic Games, as the 12-player Olympic roster will be comprised of players from the Boomers squad.
Broekhoff Named to Australian Boomers, Will Vie for Spot on Olympic Team
Rossi to Join Valparaiso Men’s Basketball Program
Crusaders to Hold Summer Camps
Chadwick to Join Valpo Men's Basketball Program
Date Opponent/Event Location Time Coverage
Tue, 3/6 Detroit Athletics-Recreation Center L 70-50
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, 3/14 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. L 66-50
April 24, 2012
Valparaiso men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew announced today that sophomore guard Jay Harris has been granted a release from his commitment to the Crusader men’s basketball program and will be transferring.
April 16, 2012
Valparaiso men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew announced today that two transfer guards have committed to join the Crusader men’s basketball program for the 2012-2013 season. LaVonte Dority (Chicago, Ill./Edwin G. Foreman) played one and a half seasons at the University of South Florida, while Jordan Coleman (North Hollywood, Calif./Calabasas) began his collegiate career at the University of Hawai’i and spent last season playing at Southwestern Illinois College.
March 31, 2012
Former Valparaiso University men's basketball head coach Dr. Homer Drew was honored as the recipient of the 2012 Coach John Wooden “Keys to Life” Award at the annual Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast Saturday morning in New Orleans.
March 28, 2012
Valparaiso University director of athletics Mark LaBarbera announced today that Crusader men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to continue his tenure as head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program.
March 28, 2012
Valparaiso men’s basketball head coach Bryce Drew announced today that Hrvoje Vucic has asked for and been granted a release from his commitment to the Valpo basketball program, and that Richie Edwards has been granted a release from his commitment for family reasons. Both players will be transferring.
March 26, 2012
Valparaiso junior forward Ryan Broekhoff (Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport) was named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press on Monday. Broekhoff becomes just the fourth Crusader in Valpo’s Division I era to earn All-American honors on the hardwood.
March 14, 2012
Playing its first-round NIT game with just a six-man rotation, seventh-seeded Valparaiso played right with second-seeded Miami for 36 minutes before the Hurricanes closed out the game with 12 straight points, as the Crusaders fell 66-50 Wednesday evening in Coral Gables, Fla. Valpo’s season ends with a 22-12 overall record and the program’s first Horizon League regular season championship.
March 12, 2012
Valparaiso takes to the postseason for the 11th time in the last 17 seasons, as the Crusaders travel to Coral Gables, Fla. as a seventh seed in the 2012 National Invitation Tournament to take on second-seeded Miami out of the ACC. It marks Valpo’s second all-time appearance in the postseason NIT, as the Crusaders also earned an NIT berth in 2003. The game can be seen live Wednesday night at 6:30pm CDT on ESPNU.
Men's BasketballConferenceOverall
WLWL
Valparaiso1442211
Cleveland State1262210
Detroit1172213
Milwaukee1172013
Butler1172014
Youngstown State1081615
Green Bay1081515
Wright State7111319
UIC315822
Loyola117723
Baseball UIC 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 13 Valpo 8
Baseball Chicago State CCD
May 15 Valpo
Baseball Youngstown State 3 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 8
Baseball Youngstown State 7 11 inn.
May 18 Valpo 8
Softball Valpo 4 Louisville, Ky.
May 18 #9/7 Louisville 6
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 19 Valpo 13
Softball Valpo 4 Louisville, Ky.
May 19 #-/RV Kentucky 5
M Track NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla.
May 24, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 24, 8:00 p.m. Youngstown State
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 25, 8:00 p.m. Horizon League Championships
M Track NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, Fla.
May 25, 5:30 p.m.
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 26, 5:30 p.m. Horizon League Championships
Baseball Valpo Chicago, Ill.
May 27, 5:30 p.m. Horizon League Championships