2013 IHSAA State Finals: Borden 55, Triton 50
Borden wins its first ever Indiana High School Basketball state championship.
VALPARAISO CRUSADERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.21.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Crusaders | 18 | 36 | 54 |
| Michigan St. Spartans | 35 | 30 | 65 |
Stories
Lundquist: OH COME ON
Verne Lundquist was mad, as The Only Colors pointed out after Michigan State's easy win over Valparaiso in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
Recap: Cruisade
MSU takes care of business in its NCAA opener.
2013 NCAA Tournament Recap: MSU vs. Valpo
Michigan State dominates the first half and cruises to an easy victory. What went off the rails? A lot.
Michigan State rolls past Valparaiso
The Spartans imposed their will on both ends of the floor against Valparaiso, out-rebounding the Cursaders by 24. With the impressive win in its pocket, MSU advances to the round of 32.
Michigan State draws Valpo in second round
The Spartans enter the tourney as a 3-seed, and will be more than happy to bang bodies with the big men of Valparaiso
Previewing MSU vs. Valpo
Looking at MSU's first-round opponent and the keys to victory.
Opponent Q&A: Beyond The Arc
Checking in on MSU's first-round opponent with those who know Valpo best.
Bryce Drew ignites Valpo
Bryce Drew has led Valparaiso to a pair of Horizon League regular season titles since becoming the head coach, and now he has the Crusaders in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2004.
Bryce Drew worth A Shot for NU?
Bryce Drew has two Horizon League titles in two years in charge of the school he linked his name with on a 1998 buzzer beater. Could he have the same success if he opted to leave for Northwestern?
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: Valpo and Mich. St.
Valparaiso will have its hands full with Michigan State. Here are the five things to watch as this game unfolds.
Valpo is off dancing
The Valparaiso Crusaders snapped out of a second-half funk and gutted out a tough win over an upset-minded Wright State squad to win the Horizon League Tournament and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern Eagles | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 85 - 54 | coverage |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 69 - 46 | coverage |
| @ Nebraska Cornhuskers | Thursday, November 15 2012 | loss 48 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Kent St. Golden Flashes | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 88 - 83 | coverage |
| Chicago St. Cougars | Friday, November 23 2012 | win 67 - 46 | coverage |
| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 77 - 64 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Saint Louis Billikens | Sunday, December 02 2012 | loss 49 - 62 | coverage |
| IPFW Mastodons | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 63 - 52 | coverage |
| @ New Mexico Lobos | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 52 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Missouri St Bears | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 62 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 68 - 70 | coverage |
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Thursday, December 20 2012 | win 89 - 69 | coverage |
| Purdue Calumet | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 79 - 51 | coverage |
| @ Murray St. Racers | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 66 - 64 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Loyola of Chicago Rambers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 54 - 63 | coverage |
| Cleveland St. Vikings | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 74 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Ill.-Chicago Flames | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 75 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Wis.-Milwaukee Panthers | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 76 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Titans | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 89 - 88 | coverage |
| Wright St. Raiders | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 69 - 63 | coverage |
| Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 73 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Youngstown St. Penguins | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 68 - 80 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Wis.-Milwaukee Panthers | Friday, February 01 2013 | win 71 - 40 | coverage |
| Ill.-Chicago Flames | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 86 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland St. Vikings | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 80 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Wright St. Raiders | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | win 68 - 61 | coverage |
| Detroit Titans | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 74 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Loyola of Chicago Rambers | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 85 - 76 | coverage |
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 82 - 60 | coverage |
| Youngstown St. Penguins | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | win 73 - 64 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 75 - 56 | coverage |
| Wis.-Green Bay Phoenix | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 70 - 69 | coverage |
| Wright St. Raiders | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 62 - 54 | coverage |
| @ Michigan St. Spartans | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 54 - 65 | coverage |
Roster
Valparaiso Crusaders Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Bogan | 3 | GUARD | 170 | 6-1 | senior | |
| Ben Boggs | 12 | GUARD | 195 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Ryan Broekhoff | 45 | GUARD,FORWARD | 215 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Erik Buggs | 15 | GUARD | 155 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Bobby Capobianco | 5 | FORWARD | 250 | 6-9 | senior | |
| David Chadwick | 32 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Jordan Coleman | 2 | GUARD | 175 | 6-4 | junior | |
| LaVonte Dority | 4 | GUARD | 195 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Vashil Fernandez | 14 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-10 | sophomore | |
| Matt Kenney | 23 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Alex Rossi | 10 | GUARD | 200 | 6-6 | junior | |
| Kevin Van Wijk | 55 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-8 | senior |
Stats
Valparaiso Crusaders Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Ryan Broekhoff | 33 | 32.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 44.8 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 88.1 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 15.7 |
| Kevin Van Wijk | 34 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 63.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 75.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 12.4 |
| LaVonte Dority | 25 | 21.3 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 37.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 31.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 82.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.6 |
| Matt Kenney | 33 | 25.2 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 47.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 39.1 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 64.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| Erik Buggs | 34 | 28.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 54.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 51.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 7.0 |
| Will Bogan | 34 | 26.6 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 40.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 40.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 90.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| Bobby Capobianco | 30 | 16.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 55.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 62.7 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| Ben Boggs | 33 | 17.9 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 47.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 34.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 84.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 5.6 |
| Jordan Coleman | 29 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 29.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Alex Rossi | 9 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 70.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Vashil Fernandez | 27 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
