The Horizon League season ended Sunday, and now all 10 teams are looking forward to the conference tournament this weekend. The conference will be announcing awards this week, and here is the ballot I submitted. The voting system works by ranking players, so the No. 1…
College basketball’s first games of the 2015-16 season are just one month away. With preseason in full swing, here is a look at how the Horizon League shapes up. 1. Valparaiso Notable departures: None Projected starters: Lexus Williams, Tevonn Walker, Darien Walker, Alec Peters, Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso…
Updated May 11, 1:00 p.m. The 2014-15 season was a thriller in the Horizon League. First and fourth place were separated by only two games as Valparaiso took the conference title and eventually the tournament title as well. While the conference will not be as good one…
Despite a big down-year, the Big Ten still got 7 teams into the NCAA Tournament. Although several of those teams were on the bubble, none of them had to compete in the First Four in Dayton and instead went straight to the second round, or…
A hobbled Valparaiso team edged out a 54-44 win over Green Bay on Tuesday to grasp the Horizon League Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. This will be Bryce Drew’s second journey to the NCAA tournament as a coach. The Crusaders went dancing in…
Valparaiso (25-4, 12-2 Horizon) gutted out a tough, 55-48 win Saturday against Wright State (11-17, 3-11). Junior guard Keith Carter, who had been absent for a month, had a breakout game against the Raiders. Carter finished with 9 points on 3-of-6 shooting. “I felt better,” Carter…
Although the temperatures reached the negatives in Valparaiso on Thursday night, the Crusaders made the ARC the hottest spot on campus and cruised to a 85-56 victory over the UIC flames. The Crusaders dominated in every aspect of the game on a frigid Thursday night against…
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso battled in-state rival Ball State to the bitter end and came out on top, 65-62. Sophomore forward Alec Peters had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Peters went 7-for-13 from the field and hit three triples. “We learned from last…
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso was looking to re-find their shots Wednesday against NAIA school Trinity International, especially after shooting 30% against New Mexico.The Crusaders did that and more as they handled the Trojans by a score of 79-54. The story of the night was the…
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso’s seven-game winning streak came to a close on Saturday night as the biggest non-conference game since 2006 lived up to the expectations. The New Mexico Lobos defeated the Crusaders 63-46 at the ARC. “It was disappointing performance for us,” coach Bryce…
