2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 MVC Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018;

Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach	Matt Lottich (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Luke Gore
Assistant coach	David Ragland
Assistant coach	Emanuel Dildy
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center

The 2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team will represent Valparaiso University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Matt Lottich, will play their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2017–18 season 15–17, 6–12 in MVC play to finish in last place in their first season as members of the MVC. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Tournament to Missouri State.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Daniel Sackey PG	Winnipeg, Canada	Thornlea Secondary School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Daniel Sackey PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Javon Freeman-Liberty SG	Chicago, IL	Whitney Young	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Javon Freeman-Liberty SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Indianapolis	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Concordia University Chicago	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 2018* 4:00 pm	vs. Western Kentucky Myrtle Beach Invitational	Conway, SC
Nov 16, 2018* TBA	vs. West Virginia/Monmouth Myrtle Beach Invitational	Conway, SC
Nov 18, 2018* TBA	vs. TBA Myrtle Beach Invitational	Conway, SC
Nov 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	SIU Edwardsville Myrtle Beach Invitational	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Nov 24, 2018* TBA	at West Virginia	Morgantown, WV
Nov 28, 2018* TBA	at UNLV MW–MVC Challenge	Las Vegas, NV
Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm	UC Riverside	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	High Point	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Dec 8, 2018* TBA	at George Washington	Washington, DC
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm	Ball State	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Dec 18, 2018* TBA	at Texas A&M	College Station, TX
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm	Purdue Northwest	Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
MVC regular season
Jan 2, 2019	Illinois State	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan 5, 2019	at Missouri State	JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Jan 8, 2019	Bradley	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan 12, 2019 TBA	at Southern Illinois	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Jan 15, 2019 TBA	at Loyola–Chicago	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2019 TBA	Northern Iowa	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan 23, 2019 TBA	at Indiana State	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Jan 26, 2019 TBA	Drake	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan 29, 2019 TBA	Missouri State	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Feb 2, 2019 TBA	at Evansville	Ford Center Evansville, IN
Feb 5, 2019 TBA	at Illinois State	Redbird Arena Bloomington, IL
Feb 10, 2019 TBA	Loyola–Chicago	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Feb 13, 2019 TBA	Indiana State	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Feb 16, 2019 TBA	at Drake	Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Feb 20, 2019 TBA	Southern Illinois	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Feb 23, 2019 TBA	at Northern Iowa	McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
Feb 27, 2019 TBA	at Bradley	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Mar 2, 2019 TBA	Evansville	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
MVC Tournament
Mar 7-10, 2018 TBA		Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

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[1] "Men's Basketball Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Venues	Hilltop Gym (1939–1984) ARC (1984–present)
Culture & lore	History "The Shot"
People	Head coaches NBA players
Seasons	1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19

2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bradley	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Drake	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Evansville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Illinois State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola–Chicago	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Missouri State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 MVC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018;