The 2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by sixth-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 14–18 (6–12 MVC) |
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Home arena | Athletics–Recreation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MVC tournament winner |
Formerly nicknamed the Crusaders, the university dropped that name and associated mascot and logos in 2021 because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery," and because of its use by certain hate groups.[1][2] The school announced on August 10, 2021, that its athletic teams would officially be known as Beacons effective immediately.[3]
Previous season
editIn a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Valparaiso finished the 2020–21 season 10–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.[4]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Goodnews Kpegeol | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Sophomore | St. Paul, MN | Transferred to Gulf Coast State College |
Sigurd Lorange | 1 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Sophomore | Trondheim, Norway | Transferred to Converse University |
Zion Morgan | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Steven Helm | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Valparaiso, IN | Transferred to Indiana Tech |
Daniel Sackey | 4 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Junior | Winnipeg, MB | Transferred to New Orleans |
Donovan Clay | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Alton, IL | Transferred to Missouri State |
Mileek McMillan | 22 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Merrillville, IN | Transferred to Western Michigan |
Nick Robinson | 25 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Western Carolina |
Jacob Ognacevic | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Sheboygan, WI | Transferred to Lipscomb |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Trevor Anderson | 21 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Stevens Point, WI | Wisconsin |
Joe Hedstrom | 32 | C | 7'0" | 240 | RS Junior | Hopkins, MN | Wisconsin |
Kobe King | 35 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | La Crosse, WI | Wisconsin |
Thomas Kithier | 0 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Clarkston, MI | Michigan State |
Kevion Taylor | 12 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Winona State |
2021 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Cam Palesse #1 PG |
Waukesha, WI | Waukesha West | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Darius DeAveiro #4 PG |
Kanata, ON | Orangeville Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Keyondre Young #5 SG |
Del City, OK | Del City | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Trey Woodyard #33 SF |
London, OH | International Sports Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Ashland | L 78–87 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,671) Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
November 4, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Flagler | L 67–70 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,567) Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Toledo | L 61–69 | 0–1 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,824) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UIC | L 70–74 OT | 0–2 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,622) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
November 17, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 60–74 | 0–3 |
Maples Pavilion (2,722) Stanford, CA | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 8:00 p.m. |
vs. Jacksonville State Nassau Championship quarterfinal |
W 78–70 | 1–3 |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Coastal Carolina Nassau Championship semifinal |
L 61–64 | 1–4 |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 4:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Tulane Nassau Championship third place game |
W 68–64 | 2–4 |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Trinity Christian | W 106–69 | 3–4 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,239) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
December 2, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Drake | L 66–73 | 3–5 (0–1) |
Knapp Center (2,560) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Western Michigan | W 71–60 | 4–5 |
University Arena (1,883) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
December 7, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
East–West | W 101–58 | 5–5 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,170) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Charlotte | L 67–68 | 5–6 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,264) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
December 20, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Eastern Michigan | W 67–55 | 6–6 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,293) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
William & Mary | W 88–66 | 7–6 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,125) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Canceled due to COVID-19[5] | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | ||||||||||
January 2, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Illinois State | W 81–76 OT | 8–6 (1–1) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,267) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 5, 2022 8:00 pm, NBCSCHI |
at Northern Iowa | L 65–92 | 8–7 (1–2) |
McLeod Center (1,387) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
January 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Illinois | L 60–63 | 8–8 (1–3) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,321) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 11, 2022 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Loyola–Chicago | L 74–81 2OT | 8–9 (1–4) |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,193) Chicago, IL | |||||||
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Missouri State | L 57–74 | 8–10 (1–5) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,621) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Iowa | W 83–80 OT | 9–10 (2–5) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,414) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 22, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | W 75–73 | 10–10 (3–5) |
Hulman Center (2,846) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bradley | L 56–71 | 10–11 (3–6) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,220) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
January 30, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Illinois | L 55–77 | 10–12 (3–7) |
Banterra Center (4,254) Carbondale, IL | |||||||
February 5, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Indiana State | W 79–72 2OT | 11–12 (4–7) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,908) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+ |
at Illinois State | L 75–78 OT | 11–13 (4–8) |
Redbird Arena (2,443) Normal, IL | |||||||
February 12, 2022 3:00 pm, NBCSCHI |
at Missouri State | L 66–84 | 11–14 (4–9) |
JQH Arena (4,314) Springfield, MO | |||||||
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm, NBCSCHI+ |
Loyola–Chicago | L 69–71 | 11–15 (4–10) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,208) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Evansville | W 72–56 | 12–15 (5–10) |
Ford Center (2,947) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Evansville | W 74–69 | 13–15 (6–10) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,107) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 23, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Drake | L 65–71 | 13–16 (6–11) |
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,530) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley | L 55–79 | 13–17 (6–12) |
Peoria Civic Center (5,660) Peoria, IL | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2022 8:30 pm, MVC TV |
(7) | vs. (10) Evansville Opening round |
W 81–59 | 14–17 |
Enterprise Center (2,904) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, MVC TV |
(7) | vs. (2) Missouri State Quarterfinals |
L 58–67 | 14–18 |
Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
edit- ^ "VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY TO RETIRE CRUSADERS MASCOT". Valpo.edu (Press release). February 11, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ Correspondent, Paul Oren Times. "Mascot debate at Valparaiso has proponents and opponents, just as it did in the 1940s". nwitimes.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Jaipuriar, Rashika. "After retiring Crusaders, Valpo announces new mascot". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Valparaiso vs. Missouri State - Box Score - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Valpo Men's Basketball Game vs. Prairie View A&M Canceled". December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Valpo Basketball Announces Nonconference Games". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2021.