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1 CRUSADER SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT TIME RESULT Nov. 8 Elmhurst! 7:30 p.m. W Nov. 15 Marian 7:30 p.m. W Nov. 18 Central Florida 7:05 p.m. W Nov. 21 vs. San Diego # 2:30 p.m. L Nov. 22 vs. Iona # 7:30 p.m. L Nov. 24 vs. La Salle # noon L (ot) Dec. 2 at Cleveland State * 6 p.m. L Dec. 4 at Youngstown State * 6:05 p.m. W Dec. 10 IPFW 8 p.m. L Dec. 13 at Miami (Ohio) 3 p.m. L Dec. 20 vs. #1/1 North Carolina $ 1 p.m. L Dec. 22 at Central Florida 6 p.m. L Dec. 28 at #10/15 Purdue 3 p.m. L Dec. 30 North Park 7:05 p.m. W Jan. 3 #25/RV Butler * 7:05 p.m. L Jan. 5 at Milwaukee * 7 p.m. L Jan. 8 Detroit * 7:05 p.m. W Jan. 10 Wright State * 7:05 p.m. L Jan. 15 at UIC * 7 p.m. L Jan. 17 at Loyola * 3 p.m. L Jan. 22 Milwaukee * 7:05 p.m. W Jan. 24 Green Bay * 7:05 p.m. L Jan. 30 at #13/13 Butler * 6 p.m. L Feb. 5 at Wright State * 6 p.m. L Feb. 7 at Detroit * 3 p.m. L Feb. 13 Loyola * 7:05 p.m. W Feb. 15 UIC * 3 p.m. L Feb. 18 at Green Bay * 7 p.m. L Feb. 21 Akron 7:05 p.m. Feb. 26 Cleveland State * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m. Mar. 3, 6, 7, 10 at HL Championships TBA All times Central. Home games in bold and played at Athletics-Recreation Center.! indicates Exhibition game # - at U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) $ - at United Center (Chicago, Ill.) * - indicates Horizon League game CRUSADER ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School [Prev. School] 00 Urule Igbavboa F 6 8" 230 Sr. Oakdale, Minn./Tartan 1 Michael Rogers G 6 5" 215 So. Kingston, Jamaica/Redemption [N.Y.] Christian 2 Benjamin Fumey F 6 8" 235 So. Bremen, Germany/Freie Hansestadt 3 De Andre Haskins G Fr. Long Beach, Calif./La Lumiere [Ind.] School 4 Cory Johnson F Jr.* Duluth, Minn./Duluth East (Iowa State) 5 Cameron Witt F Fr. Launceston, Tasmania, Australia/Launceston 10 Brandon McPherson G 6 2" 210 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North 11 Nick Shelton G Fr. Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth 12 Andrew Ferry G Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Lutheran 14 Howard Little G So. Chicago, Ill./Stoneridge [Calif.] School 15 Erik Buggs G Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell 22 Logan Jones G Fr. Madison, Ind./Madison 33 Jake Diebler G 6 3" 180 Sr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio/Upper Sandusky Head Coach: Homer Drew (William Jewell 66) - 20 th season ( overall; at Valpo) Associate Head Coach: Bryce Drew (Valparaiso 98) - 4 th season Assistant Coaches: Luke Gore (Bethel [Tenn.] 01) - 7 th season; Chris Sparks (Valparaiso 00) - 2 nd season Director of Basketball Operations: Pawel Mrozik (Polish Open 06) - 1 st season * - must sit out season due to NCAA transfer guidelines The Matchup: Valparaiso kicks off a three-game homestand to close out the regular season on Saturday night, hosting Akron in a non-conference matchup. Series History: The Zips and Crusaders have met just four times in program history, all within a two-year span when both programs were members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Akron earned wins in all four matchups, including most recently a victory in Akron on Feb. 22, The Crusaders led by two at the break in that contest, but the Zips scored the first 12 points of the second half and never trailed again. Tracy Gipson registered a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds for Valpo, while Lance Barker scored 15 points and Joel Beesley added 13 off the bench. Last Time Out: Valparaiso was within one point at the half at the Horizon League s second-place team in Green Bay Wednesday evening, but the Phoenix took advantage of ten Crusader second-half turnovers, scoring 19 points off the miscues in the final 20 minutes to pull away for a victory. Urule Igbavboa led the Crusaders with 15 points on just five field goal attempts, knocking down both of his shots from behind the arc, while Michael Rogers added 13 points and six rebounds off the bench. Cameron Witt pulled down a game-high seven rebounds in his fifth start of the year. All five Green Bay starters ended the game in double figures in the scoring column, paced by 17 points from Terry Evans. Following the Crusaders: Today s game can be heard live on the Valpo Sports Radio Network, a three-station entity carrying Crusader athletics all over Northwest Indiana. Originiating from WVUR, 95.1 FM in Valparaiso, the VSRN also includes WEFM, 95.9 FM, Michigan City; and WAKE, 1500 AM, Valparaiso. Veteran broadcaster Todd Ickow returns for his 18th season on play-by-play for the Crusaders, while WVUR s David Schroeder will handle the color commentary. Live audio will also be available online at, which will also have links for live stats and video through the Horizon League Network. SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS Requests to cover home games should be made through Aaron Leavitt, Assistant Director of Sports Media Relations, by contacting (219) Seating is available courtside at the ARC for working media. Media guides, game notes and statistics from both schools will be available to working media. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend practice should call ahead to Leavitt to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the match are not permitted. Coach Drew and requested players, as well as requested visiting personnel, will be available following the game.

2 HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS (as of Feb. 20) TEAM HL OVR #21/22 Butler Green Bay Cleveland State Milwaukee Wright State Youngstown State Loyola UIC Valparaiso Detroit SCHEDULE Saturday, February 21 Northeastern at Wright State, 10 a.m. Butler at Davidson, 11 a.m. Cleveland State at Wichita State, 2 p.m. Bradley at Loyola, 3 p.m. St. Peter s at Youngstown State, 3:35 p.m. Green Bay at Long Beach State, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Tennessee State, 7 p.m. North Dakota State at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Southern Illinois at UIC, 7 p.m., 7:05 p.m. Thursday, February 26 *Milwaukee at Wright State, 6 p.m. *Youngstown State at Butler, 6 p.m. *Green Bay at Detroit, 6:05 p.m. *Cleveland State at Valparaiso, 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 27 *UIC at Loyola, 8 p.m. Saturday, February 28 *Cleveland State at Butler, 11 a.m. *Milwaukee at Detroit, 3:05 p.m. *Green Bay at Wright State, 6 p.m. *Youngstown State at Valparaiso, 7:05 p.m. Homer Reaches 600: Crusader head coach Homer Drew reached a rare milestone last Friday with Valpo s win over Loyola, winning as head coach for the 600th time in his career. Drew became the eighth current Division I head coach (at least five years DI experience) to reach the 600-win milestone, and is just the 32nd Division I coach all-time (at least ten years D1 experience) to reach the plateau. Drew is in his 32nd year as a collegiate coach and his 20th overall at Valparaiso. He earned 252 wins during an 11-year stint to open his head coaching career at Bethel [Ind.], won 17 games in one season at the helm of IU- South Bend, and has won 331 contests to date at Valpo. BracketBuster History: This is the fifth straight year that Valparaiso has been part of the ESPNU BracketBusters pool of teams for the televised event, and if history is any indication, it will be an exciting ballgame. Valpo s previous results in the event include: -Feb. 19, 2005 at Butler - L Feb. 18, 2006 vs. Niagara - W Feb. 17, 2007 at Western Michigan - L (ot) -Feb. 23, 2008 vs. Miami (Ohio) - W (2ot) The Comforts of Home: The Crusader offense has been much more successful at home this year than when it steps away from the Athletics-Recreation Center. Valpo is scoring 67.3 ppg at home vs ppg away from home, and is shooting over five percent better both from the field and from behind the 3-point arc. The offensive output at the ARC is a key reason that the Crusaders are 6-5 at home this year and need just one more win to secure their 16th straight season at.500 or better at home. One Streak Continues, Another Ends: Senior guard Jake Diebler set a new Valpo Division I record last Friday evening, making his 92nd straight start for the Crusaders, surpassing former Crusader great Dan Oppland. The senior has started every single game since the beginning of his sophomore year, now 94 and counting. Diebler also had his streak of consecutive minutes played, believed to be a Crusader all-time record, broken at 278 when he was removed with 1:41 to play against the Ramblers. He had not come off the floor since the end of the UIC game Jan. 15. HORIZON LEAGUE STATISTICS SCORING PPG 1. Josh Mayo - UIC Ryan Tillema - UWGB J Nathan Bullock - CSU Tone Boyle - UWM Matt Howard - Butler 14.1 REBOUNDING RPG 1. Scott VanderMeer - UIC SirLester Martin - YSU J Nathan Bullock - CSU 7.0 Matt Howard - Butler Gordon Hayward - Butler 6.3 ASSISTS APG 1. Cedric Jackson - CSU Spencer Stewart - UIC Rahmon Fletcher - UWGB Shelvin Mack - Butler 3.5 Woody Payne - Detroit 3.5 FIELD GOAL PCT. FG% 1. Matt Howard - Butler Cory Cooperwood - WSU Jack Liles - YSU Rahmon Fletcher - UWGB Urule Igbavboa - Valpo.486 THREE-POINT PCT. 3PT% 1. Gordon Hayward - Butler Howard Little - Valpo Troy Cotton - UWGB Zach Hahn - Butler Ryan Tillema - UWGB.414 FREE THROW PCT. FT% 1. Mike Schachtner - UWGB Josh Mayo - UIC Gordon Hayward - Butler Shelvin Mack - Butler Tori Boyd - UIC.778 National Audience Watches Valpo: After appearing on national television seven times during the campaign, Valparaiso has made three national TV appearances this year. Valpo was featured in a showdown with top-ranked North Carolina on ESPNU on Dec. 20. The Crusaders contest at Purdue Dec. 28 was broadcast on the Big Ten Network, while their game last Friday evening at Butler was shown live on ESPNU as well. Postseason Trips: Valparaiso s trip to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational last season was its first postseason berth since the campaign and extended an impressive streak. 16 consecutive classes of Crusader basketball players have experienced at least one postseason tournament. HEAD COACH HOMER DREW Dr. Homer Drew has built a championship legacy at Valpo and developed a program considered by many to be among the best at the NCAA Division I mid-major level. One of the longesttenured head coaches in the country, the season marks the sixth season in Drew s second stint at the helm of the Crusader program, and 20 th season at Valpo overall. Last season, Drew guided the Crusaders through their transition into the Horizon League and led Valpo back to the postseason for the eighth time in 13 years. Drew ranks eighth among active Division I head coaches in career victories with 600 wins; a number which places him 32 nd all-time among coaches with at least 10 years of Division I coaching experience.

3 CRUSADER ALL-TIME LEADERS POINTS NAME YEARS POINTS 1. Bryce Drew , Tracy Gipson , Dan Oppland , Lubos Barton , Raitis Grafs , Bruce Lindner , Dick Jones , Harry Bell , David Redmon , Jim Ford , John Wolfenberg , Jeff Simmons , Mike Jones , Milo Stovall , Chuck Kriston , Darryl Ashby , Lance Barker , Scott Anselm , Vern Curtis , Urule Igbavboa 2005-pres. 1,133 REBOUNDS NAME YEARS BOARDS 1. Chris Ensminger Raitis Grafs Dan Oppland Lubos Barton Joaquim Gomes John Wolfenberg Jeff Simmons Urule Igbavboa 2005-pres Darryl Ashby Harry Bell Jim Ford Ken Rakow Wally Schultz Bill Jenkins Zoran Viskovic Joel Oberman Jon Robisch Jim Stueve Donald Bielke Max Kipfer STEALS NAME YEARS STEALS 1. Lubos Barton Bryce Drew Ali Berdiel Scott Anselm Milo Stovall John McIlvain Jamie Sykes Raitis Grafs Tracy Gipson Jake Diebler 2005-pres. 124 Igbavboa Leads the Way: Senior forward Urule Igbavboa led Valpo in scoring last time out against Green Bay, going for 15 points. Previously, he paced the Crusaders in all five major offensive categories against UIC, tallying 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two blocked shots and two steals. It continues a trend for Igbavboa, who has always excelled in the scoring and rebounding departments for Valpo, but has added the role of offensive distributor to his resume this year. He currently leads the Crusaders in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg). He also paces Valpo in league play in assists (2.9 apg) and is tied for seventh in the Horizon League in league games in the category. Little Getting it Done: Sophomore guard Howard Little has now scored in double figures in eight of Valpo s last ten games after his team-leading 17 points last Friday against Loyola and putting up 13 points versus UIC. He just missed reaching double figures again last time out at Green Bay, scoring nine points. Second on the team in scoring (9.7 ppg) and rebounding (4.9 rpg), Little ranks second in the league in 3-point percentage (.429) and eighth in field goal percentage (.463). Rogers Produces Off the Bench: Sophomore guard Michael Rogers has made an impact in the last three games coming off the bench for the Crusaders. While at this point as a freshman he was inserted into the starting lineup, he has been rejuvenated this year by moving to a sixth-man role recently, averaging 14.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game over the last three games. Overall, he is third on the team in scoring (9.4 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) Next Year s Newcomers: Valparaiso will have six new players on the roster next year, four of whom are freshmen, one junior college transfer and one transfer. The six newcomers are: - Ryan Broekhoff, a 6 6 guard from Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Broekhoff was named Australian Junior National Male Player of the Year earlier this year and was the MVP of the U20 Australian national championship. - Chris Halvorsen, a 6 8 forward out of Henry Sibley [Minn.] H.S. Halvorsen helped lead the Warriors to a state championship appearance last year and was selected to the All-Tournament Team. He also has twice earned All-Conference honors. - Beas Hamga, a 7 0 center who transferred to Valpo from UNLV. Hamga started classes in the spring semester, making him eligible to play at the end of the fall semester next year. The native of Cameroon was ranked 26th in the country in his high school class by Rivals.com, where he was rated a five-star recruit. - Matt Kenney, a 6 3 guard out of Mooresville [Ind.] H.S. Kenney was an honorable mention All-State honoree last year, while also earning All- Indianapolis Metro West First Team accolades and All-Conference honors. - Tommy Kurth, a 6 1 guard out of Penn [Ind.] H.S. Kurth was also an honorable mention All-State honoree last year and has been ranked as the #54 point guard in the Class of 2009 by ESPN.com. He has been among the top-25 scorers in the area the last two years. - Brandon Wood, a 6 3 guard from Kokomo, Ind. Wood is playing this year at Highland [Ill.] C.C. after playing just six games last year at Southern Illinois. Wood took part in the Indiana North/South All-Star Classic following his senior year and is projected as the top incoming point guard in the Horizon League next year by Rivals.com. CRUSADER ALL-TIME LEADERS ASSISTS NAME YEARS ASTS 1. Bryce Drew John McIlvain Ali Berdiel Jarryd Loyd Todd Smith Scott Anselm Lubos Barton Jamie Sykes Rob Cavanaugh Tracy Gipson Milo Stovall Jared Nuness Tim Hostetler Greg Tonagel Ron Howard Mike Jones Brandon McPherson 2005-pres Darryl Ashby Randy Okrzesik David Redmon FIELD GOAL PCT. NAME YEARS FG% 1. Zoran Viskovic % 2. Ivan Vujic % 3. Raitis Grafs % 4. Urule Igbavboa 2005-pres. 53.9% 5. Chris Ensminger % 6. Morris Smith* % 7. Dan Oppland % 8. Jeff Simmons % 9. Bill Jenkins % 10. Anthony Allison % Minimum 500 field goal attempts * - Failed to meet min. attempts requirement, but retains position when given minimum THREE-POINT PCT. NAME YEARS 3PT% 1. Samuel Haanpää % 2. Bryce Drew % Shawn Huff % 4. Lance Barker % 5. Seth Colclasure % 6. Rob Cavanaugh % 7. Casey Schmidt % 8. Mike Jones % Brandon McPherson 2005-pres. 40.9% 10. Scott Anselm % Minimum 150 career attempts

4 TEAM COMPARISON VALPO AKRON Record Points Scored Points Allowed First Half Pts Second Half Pts FG% 41.6% 42.1% Opp. FG% 42.8% 39.3% 3-pt. % 33.0% 32.0% Opp. 3-pt. % 36.1% 30.4% Free Throw % 61.1% 71.4% Total Rebounds Offensive Rebs Reb. Margin Assists Turnovers TO Forced Steals Fouls Home Attendance 3,105 2,936 GAME-BY-GAME OPPONENT DATE SCORE W/L FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB ASST TO MARIAN 11/ W UCF 11/ W vs. San Diego 11/ L vs. Iona 11/ L vs. La Salle 11/ L(ot) at CSU * 12/ L at YSU * 12/ W IPFW 12/ L at Miami 12/ L vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ L at UCF 12/ L at #10/15 Purdue 12/ L NORTH PARK 12/ W #25/RV BUTLER * 1/ L at Milwaukee * 1/ L DETROIT * 1/ W WRIGHT ST. * 1/ L at UIC * 1/ L at Loyola * 1/ L MILWAUKEE * 1/ W GREEN BAY * 1/ L at #13/13 Butler *1/ L at Wright St. * 2/ L at Detroit * 2/ L LOYOLA * 2/ W UIC * 2/ L at Green Bay * 2/ L TEAM MILESTONES Most points 87, Marian Fewest points 42, at Cleveland State Most points allowed 85, twice Fewest points allowed 41, Detroit Highest FG percentage.559, Marian Lowest FG percentage.288, vs. Iona Highest opponent FG percentage.633, at UCF Lowest opponent FG percentage.294, Milwaukee Most three-pointers made 13, twice Most three-pointers attempted 32, UIC Most three-point makes allowed 14, Green Bay Fewest three-point makes allowed 0, at Detroit Most free throws made 17, vs. North Carolina Most free throws attempted 27, twice Most free throw makes allowed 30, vs. La Salle Fewest free throw makes allowed 4, North Park Most rebounds 48, UCF Most offensive rebounds 16, Detroit Fewest rebounds 22, twice Most rebounds allowed 50, vs. San Diego Fewest rebounds allowed 23, North Park Most assists 23, Marian Fewest assists 6, vs. San Diego Most turnovers 25, vs. North Carolina Fewest turnovers 5, UIC Most turnovers forced 26, North Park Fewest opponent turnovers 7, at Green Bay Most fouls 30, twice Fewest fouls 13, North Park INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES Most points, game 28, Little, Green Bay Most points, half 23, Little, Green Bay (2nd) Highest FG percentage.833, Witt, at UCF Highest 3-pt. percentage.833, Haskins, vs. La Salle Highest free throw percentage 1.000, eight times Most rebounds 15, Rogers, Wright State Most assists 8, Buggs, at UCF Most turnovers 7, Buggs, at Green Bay Most steals 5, Little, Milwaukee Most blocks 4, Igbavboa, at Butler Most minutes played 40, seven times VALPO S RECORD WHEN... Shooting better than opp. 7-3 Shooting worse than opp Leading at halftime 6-3 Trailing at halftime 1-16 Outrebounding opp. 7-7 Outrebounded by opp Scoring 75+ points 2-2 Scoring points 1-1 Scoring points 4-5 Scoring less than Committing more TOs 1-12 Committing fewer TOs 6-8 Game decided by 5 or less pts. 0-2 Game decided by 6-10 pts. 0-5 Game decided by pts. 2-6 Game decided by 16+ pts. 5-7 Making more threes than opp.3-6

5 #00 Urule IGBAVBOA Forward * Senior * 6 8 Oakdale, Minn./ Tartan - Leads team in scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) - Paced Valpo across the board with 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists Feb. 15 against UIC - Registered second double-double of the year Feb. 5 at Wright St., pacing team with 21 points and 14 rebounds - Led Crusaders in points (15), rebounds (8), assists (5) and blocks (4) Jan. 30 at #13/13 Butler - Became the 28th player in Valpo basketball history to reach 1,000 career points against Detroit - Tied for team-high scoring honors against topranked UNC Dec. 20, scoring 16 points - Tallied a career-best 27 points at Youngstown State Dec. 4, connecting on a career-high nine field goals - Preseason Second Team All-Horizon League selection #1 MICHAEL ROGERS Guard * Sophomore * 6 5 Kingston, Jamaica/ Redemption [N.Y.] Christian - Ranks third among Crusader regulars in scoring (9.4 ppg) and second in rebounding (4.9 rpg) - Has scored in double figures in each of the last four games - Went for 19 points off the bench on 6-of-10 shooting last time out against UIC - Registered double-double Feb. 13 vs. Loyola off the bench with 12 points and ten rebounds - Posted third career double-double Jan. 10 against Wright State, scoring 12 points and pulling down career-best 15 rebounds - Matched Igbavboa with 16 points against top-ranked UNC Dec. 20, connecting on six of eight shot attempts - Tallied first double-double of season vs. UCF on Nov. 18, scoring ten points and pulling down 11 boards - Set new career high with 23 points in season opener Nov. 15 against Marian, hitting 11-of-14 from the field MARIAN 11/15 * UCF 11/18 * vs. San Diego 11/21 * vs. Iona 11/22 * vs. La Salle 11/24 * at Cleveland St. 12/2 * at Youngstown St.12/4 * IPFW 12/10 * at Miami 12/13 * vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 * at UCF 12/22 * at #10/15 Purdue12/28 * North Park 12/30 * #25/RV Butler 1/3 * at Milwaukee 1/5 * Detroit 1/8 * Wright St. 1/10 * at UIC 1/15 * at Loyola 1/17 Did Not Play - Injured Milwaukee 1/ Green Bay 1/24 * at #13/13 Butler 1/30 * at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/7 * Loyola 2/13 * UIC 2/15 * at Green Bay 2/18 * Points 27, at Youngstown St. (12/4/08) Rebounds 14, twice (M.R. 2/5/09) Assists 5, at Butler (1/30/09) Steals 2, three times (M.R. 2/15/09) 4, at Butler (1/30/09) FG Made 9, at Youngstown St. (12/4/08) 3Pt Made 2, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) FT Made 10, at Wright St. (2/5/09) Points 27, at Youngstown St. (12/4/08) Rebounds 15, twice (M.R. 2/7/08) Assists 10, at Chicago St. (2/5/07) Steals 3, Ball State (12/1/07) 4, twice (M.R. 1/30/09) FG Made 9, at Youngstown St. (12/4/08) 3Pt Made 2, three times (M.R. 2/18/09) FT Made 12, Green Bay (3/4/08) MARIAN 11/15 * UCF 11/18 * vs. San Diego 11/21 * vs. Iona 11/22 * vs. La Salle 11/24 * at Cleveland St. 12/2 * at Youngstown St.12/4 * IPFW 12/10 * at Miami 12/13 * vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 * at UCF 12/22 * at #10/15 Purdue12/28 * North Park 12/30 * #25/RV Butler 1/3 * at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/8 * Wright St. 1/10 * at UIC 1/15 * at Loyola 1/17 * Milwaukee 1/22 * Green Bay 1/24 * at #13/13 Butler 1/30 * at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/7 * Loyola 2/ UIC 2/ at Green Bay 2/ Points 23, Marian (11/15/08) Rebounds 15, Wright St. (1/10/09) Assists 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) Steals 3, North Park (12/30/08) 1, three times (M.R. 2/15/09) FG Made 11, Marian (11/15/08) 3Pt Made 3, twice (M.R. 2/15/09) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 2/15/09) Points 23, Marian (11/15/08) Rebounds 15, Wright St. (1/10/09) Assists 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) Steals 3, North Park (12/30/08) 2, Wright St. (3/1/08) FG Made 11, Marian (11/15/08) 3Pt Made 5, Wright St. (3/1/08) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 2/15/09)

6 #2 BENJAMIN FUMEY Forward * Sophomore * 6 8 Bremen, Germany/ Freie Hansestadt - Reached double figures for the second time in his career Jan. 8 against Detroit, knocking down five field goals en route to ten points and seven rebounds - Posted six points and five rebounds, including three on the offensive end, Dec. 22 at UCF - Made first career start Dec. 13 at Miami, scoring six points and pulling down four rebounds - Stood out in overtime loss against La Salle on Nov. 24, pouring in a career-best 17 points off the bench on 7-of-11 shooting - Also matched his career high with seven rebounds against the Explorers - Chipped in eight points and seven rebounds in first career game Nov. 15 versus Marian - Did not see any action last season in his first year on campus #3 De ANDRE HASKINS Guard * Freshman * 6 4 Long Beach, Calif./ La Lumiere [Ind.] School - Started first three career games as a true freshman - Matched career-high with seven rebounds in just 14 minutes off the bench Feb. 5 at Wright State - Reached double figures for the fourth time this year Jan. 10 against Wright State - Picked up career-best three steals to go with a pair of triples Jan. 8 versus Detroit - Knocked down five 3-pointers on his way to career-best 20 points Nov. 24 against La Salle - Scored 19 points, including a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe, Nov. 22 versus Iona - Also pulled down six rebounds against the Gaels - Put up ten points, five rebounds and four assists in first collegiate game Nov. 15 against Marian MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/ vs. San Diego 11/ vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/ at Cleveland St. 12/ at Youngstown St.12/ IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/13 * vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/ North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/ at Milwaukee 1/5 * Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/ at UIC 1/15 Did Not Play - Injured at Loyola 1/17 Did Not Play - Injured Milwaukee 1/22 Did Not Play - Injured Green Bay 1/24 Did Not Play - Injured at #13/13 Butler 1/30 Did Not Play - Injured at Wright St. 2/5 Did Not Play - Injured at Detroit 2/7 Did Not Play - Injured Loyola 2/13 Did Not Play - Injured UIC 2/15 Did Not Play - Injured at Green Bay 2/18 Did Not Play - Injured Points 17, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) Rebounds 7, three times (M.R. 1/8/09) Assists 2, North Park (12/30/08) Steals 3, Marian (11/15/08) FG Made 7, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) 3Pt Made 1, UCF (11/18/08) FT Made 3, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) Points 17, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) Rebounds 7, three times (M.R. 1/8/09) Assists 2, North Park (12/30/08) Steals 3, Marian (11/15/08) FG Made 7, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) 3Pt Made 1, UCF (11/18/08) FT Made 3, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) MARIAN 11/15 * UCF 11/18 * vs. San Diego 11/21 * vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/ at Cleveland St. 12/ at Youngstown St.12/ IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/ vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/ #25/RV Butler 1/ at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/ at UIC 1/ at Loyola 1/17 * Milwaukee 1/ Green Bay 1/ at #13/13 Butler 1/ at Wright St. 2/ at Detroit 2/ Loyola 2/13 * UIC 2/15 * at Green Bay 2/ Points 20, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/5/09) Assists 4, Marian (11/15/08) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 1/30/09) 2, at Cleveland St. (12/2/08) FG Made 6, twice (M.R. 11/24/08) 3Pt Made 5, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) FT Made 5, vs. Iona (11/22/08) Points 20, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/5/09) Assists 4, Marian (11/15/08) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 1/30/09) 2, at Cleveland St. (12/2/08) FG Made 6, twice (M.R. 11/24/08) 3Pt Made 5, vs. La Salle (11/24/08) FT Made 5, vs. Iona (11/22/08)

7 #5 CAMERON WITT Forward * Freshman * 6 9 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia/Launceston - Has seen action in all 27 games as a true freshman, including at least ten minutes 16 times - Scored six points and matched season-high with seven boards in start last time out at Green Bay - Set career highs for minutes played (34), rebounds (7), assists (4) and blocks (2) while scoring ten points Jan. 17 at Loyola - Made first career start and played 28 minutes Jan. 15 at UIC, scoring ten points - Connected on 4-of-5 shots Dec. 30 on his way to ten points against North Park - Hit five of his six shots from the floor Dec. 22 at UCF to finish with ten points; also grabbed four boards - Kicked off career by knocking down 8-of-11 shots from the field for 16 points in 21 minutes of playing time Nov. 15 versus Marian #10 BRANDON MCPHERSON Guard * Senior * 6 2 Indianapolis, Ind./ Lawrence North - Will sit out remainder of season due to injury - Stood out with valiant effort off the bench Jan. 3 against #25/RV Butler, scoring 22 points, just two off of his career high - Knocked down six of his ten shots from the field against the Bulldogs and went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe - Made his season debut Dec. 20 against top-ranked UNC, playing eight minutes - Led Crusaders in scoring Dec. 22 at UCF, hitting three triples on his way to 12 points - Missed the first nine games of the campaign while recovering from offseason surgery - Ranks eighth in Valpo history in career 3-point percentage (.409) and 17th in career assists (215) MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/ vs. San Diego 11/ vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/ at Cleveland St. 12/ at Youngstown St.12/ IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/ vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/ North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/ at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/ at UIC 1/15 * at Loyola 1/17 * Milwaukee 1/22 * Green Bay 1/ at #13/13 Butler 1/ at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/ Loyola 2/ UIC 2/ at Green Bay 2/18 * Points 16, Marian (11/15/08) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) Assists 4, at Loyola (1/17/09) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) 2, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) FG Made 8, Marian (11/15/08) 3Pt Made 1, twice (M.R. 12/2/08) FT Made 3, vs. North Carolina (12/20/08) Points 16, Marian (11/15/08) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) Assists 4, at Loyola (1/17/09) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 2/18/09) 2, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) FG Made 8, Marian (11/15/08) 3Pt Made 1, twice (M.R. 12/2/08) FT Made 3, vs. North Carolina (12/20/08) MARIAN 11/15 Did Not Play - Injured UCF 11/18 Did Not Play - Injured vs. San Diego 11/21 Did Not Play - Injured vs. Iona 11/22 Did Not Play - Injured vs. La Salle 11/24 Did Not Play - Injured at Cleveland St. 12/2 Did Not Play - Injured at Youngstown St.12/4 Did Not Play - Injured IPFW 12/10 Did Not Play - Injured at Miami 12/13 Did Not Play - Injured vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/22 * at #10/15 Purdue12/28 Did Not Play - Injured North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/ at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/8 Did Not Play - Injured Wright St. 1/10 Did Not Play - Injured at UIC 1/15 Did Not Play - Injured at Loyola 1/17 Did Not Play - Injured Milwaukee 1/22 Did Not Play - Injured Green Bay 1/24 Did Not Play - Injured at #13/13 Butler 1/30 Did Not Play - Injured at Wright St. 2/5 Did Not Play - Injured at Detroit 2/7 Did Not Play - Injured Loyola 2/13 Did Not Play - Injured UIC 2/15 Did Not Play - Injured at Green Bay 2/18 Did Not Play - Injured Points 22, Butler (1/3/09) Rebounds 2, Butler (1/3/09) Assists 2, twice (M.R. 1/3/09) Steals 1, three times (M.R. 1/5/09) FG Made 6, Butler (1/3/09) 3Pt Made 3, twice (M.R. 1/3/09) FT Made 7, Butler (1/3/09) Points 24, twice (M.R. 12/23/06) Rebounds 6, twice (M.R. 2/1/07) Assists 9, Marquette (11/27/06) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 12/22/07) 1, ten times (M.R. 3/8/08) FG Made 8, at Evansville (12/5/06) 3Pt Made 5, twice (M.R. 2/7/08) FT Made 8, twice (M.R. 12/23/06)

8 #11 NICK SHELTON Guard * Freshman * 5 11 Frankenmuth, Mich./ Frankenmuth - Walk-on has seen action in 12 games this year for the Crusaders - Corraled rebound Jan. 15 at UIC - Hit both of his free throw attempts Jan. 8 against Detroit - Pulled down defensive board at Milwaukee - Scored first career point on a free throw Dec. 30 against North Park - Grabbed a rebound against top-ranked UNC Dec Recorded first career steal Dec. 10 against IPFW - Picked up first career rebound Nov. 22 versus Iona #12 ANDREW FERRY Guard * Freshman * 6 2 Milwaukee, Wis./ Milwaukee Lutheran - Walk-on has taken to the court 18 times this year for Valpo - Hit third career triple and grabbed a rebound last time out at Green Bay - Played a career-high 11 minutes Feb. 13 against Loyola, going for a career-best seven points - Connected on first career 3-pointer Jan. 8 against Detroit; also registered a rebound and an assist - Corraled first career rebound Dec. 20 against topranked UNC, also registering a steal and hitting a free throw - Scored first career basket in first game, Nov. 15 against Marian, in eight minutes of action while also handing out an assist - Registered first career steal Dec. 10 against IPFW MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/18 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision vs. San Diego 11/21 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/24 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Cleveland St. 12/2 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Youngstown St.12/4 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/13 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/28 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/3 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/10 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at UIC 1/ at Loyola 1/ Milwaukee 1/22 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision Green Bay 1/24 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at #13/13 Butler 1/30 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Wright St. 2/5 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Detroit 2/7 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision Loyola 2/ UIC 2/15 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Green Bay 2/ Points 2, Detroit (1/8/09) Rebounds 1, five times (M.R. 1/15/09) Assists Steals 1, twice (M.R. 12/30/08) FG Made 3Pt Made FT Made 2, Detroit (1/8/09) Points 2, Detroit (1/8/09) Rebounds 1, five times (M.R. 1/15/09) Assists Steals 1, twice (M.R. 12/30/08) FG Made 3Pt Made FT Made 2, Detroit (1/8/09) MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/18 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision vs. San Diego 11/ vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/24 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Cleveland St. 12/ at Youngstown St.12/ IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/13 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision vs. #1/1 UNC 12/ at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/28 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/3 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/ at UIC 1/ at Loyola 1/ Milwaukee 1/22 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision Green Bay 1/24 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at #13/13 Butler 1/30 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision at Wright St. 2/ at Detroit 2/7 Did Not Play - Coach s Decision Loyola 2/ UIC 2/ at Green Bay 2/ Points 7, Loyola (2/13/09) Rebounds 1, six times (M.R. 2/18/09) Assists 1, three times (M.R. 1/8/09) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 12/20/08) FG Made 2, Loyola (2/13/09) 3Pt Made 1, three times (M.R. 2/18/09) FT Made 2, Loyola (2/13/09) Points 7, Loyola (2/13/09) Rebounds 1, six times (M.R. 2/18/09) Assists 1, three times (M.R. 1/8/09) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 12/20/08) FG Made 2, Loyola (2/13/09) 3Pt Made 1, three times (M.R. 2/18/09) FT Made 2, Loyola (2/13/09)

9 #14 HOWARD LITTLE Guard * Sophomore * 6 3 Chicago, Ill./ Stoneridge [Calif.] School - Second among regulars in scoring (9.7 ppg) and rebounding (4.9 rpg) - Has reached double figures in eight of the last ten games - Led Crusaders with 17 points Feb. 13 versus Loyola, knocking down all three of his 3-point attempts - Scored career-high 28 points Jan. 24 vs. Green Bay on career-best nine FGs and six 3-pointers; also grabbed seven rebounds and handed out three assists - Paced Crusaders with then career-high 16 points Dec. 30 against North Park - Saw career-high 37 minutes of action Dec. 28 at #10/15 Purdue, pulling down team-best ten rebounds - More than doubled previous career best for rebounds in first start of season Nov. 22 against Iona, ripping down 14 caroms, including eight offensive #15 ERIK BUGGS Guard * Freshman * 6 0 Memphis, Tenn./ Mitchell - True freshman started first eight games of career - Scored in double figures in each of his first three career games, the first Valpo freshman to do so since Bryce Drew in Leads team with 68 assists on the season - Returned to the lineup with 14 points and a careerhigh seven rebounds Jan. 22 versus Milwaukee - Put up ten points on 4-of-5 shooting Dec. 30 against North Park - Dished out career-best eight assists at UCF Dec Scored career-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including three triples, Nov. 21 versus San Diego while also grabbing season-best five rebounds - Debuted with 13 points and four assists against Marian Nov. 15 MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/ vs. San Diego 11/ vs. Iona 11/22 * vs. La Salle 11/24 * at Cleveland St. 12/2 * at Youngstown St.12/4 * IPFW 12/10 * at Miami 12/13 * vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 * at UCF 12/22 * at #10/15 Purdue12/28 * North Park 12/30 * #25/RV Butler 1/3 * at Milwaukee 1/5 * Detroit 1/8 * Wright St. 1/10 * at UIC 1/15 * at Loyola 1/17 * Milwaukee 1/22 * Green Bay 1/24 * at #13/13 Butler 1/30 * at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/7 * Loyola 2/13 * UIC 2/15 * at Green Bay 2/18 * Points 28, Green Bay (1/24/09) Rebounds 14, vs. Iona (11/22/08) Assists 4, four times (M.R. 2/15/09) Steals 5, Milwaukee (1/22/09) 1, at Loyola (1/17/09) FG Made 9, Green Bay (1/24/09) 3Pt Made 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 1/24/09) Points 28, Green Bay (1/24/09) Rebounds 14, vs. Iona (11/22/08) Assists 4, four times (M.R. 2/15/09) Steals 5, Milwaukee (1/22/09) 1, three times (M.R. 1/17/09) FG Made 9, Green Bay (1/24/09) 3Pt Made 6, Green Bay (1/24/09) FT Made 4, three times (M.R. 1/24/09) MARIAN 11/15 * UCF 11/18 * vs. San Diego 11/21 * vs. Iona 11/22 * vs. La Salle 11/24 * at Cleveland St. 12/2 * at Youngstown St.12/4 * IPFW 12/10 * at Miami 12/ vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 * at UCF 12/ at #10/15 Purdue12/28 * North Park 12/30 * #25/RV Butler 1/3 * at Milwaukee 1/5 * Detroit 1/8 * Wright St. 1/10 * at UIC 1/15 Did Not Play - Injured at Loyola 1/17 Did Not Play - Injured Milwaukee 1/22 * Green Bay 1/24 * at #13/13 Butler 1/30 * at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/7 * Loyola 2/13 * UIC 2/15 * at Green Bay 2/18 * Points 16, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) Rebounds 7, Milwaukee (1/22/09) Assists 8, at UCF (12/22/08) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) 1, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) FG Made 6, three times (M.R. 1/22/09) 3Pt Made 3, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) FT Made 4, UCF (11/18/08) Points 16, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) Rebounds 7, Milwaukee (1/22/09) Assists 8, at UCF (12/22/08) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) 1, twice (M.R. 2/13/09) FG Made 6, three times (M.R. 1/22/09) 3Pt Made 3, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) FT Made 4, UCF (11/18/08)

10 #22 LOGAN JONES Guard * Freshman * 6 2 Madison, Ind./ Madison - Scored a career-high ten points at #13/13 Butler Jan. 30, knocking down five free throws in the process - Matched then season-high with eight points Jan. 17 in 29 minutes at Loyola - Handed out career-best seven assists in careerhigh 30 minutes of action Jan. 15 at UIC - Scored five points and dishing out four assists without a turnover Jan. 3 against #25/RV Butler - Filled up stat sheet at Youngstown State Dec. 4, scoring four points while tallying three rebounds, three assists and three steals - Posted career-best eight points while also registering three steals against San Diego Nov Pulled down game-high eight rebounds in debut versus Marian Nov. 15 #33 JAKE DIEBLER Guard * Senior * 6 3 Upper Sandusky, Ohio/ Upper Sandusky - Has started last 94 games dating back to start of sophomore season, a new Valpo D-I record - Consecutive minutes played streak ended Feb. 13 vs. Loyola at Hit a career-best six 3-pointers Feb. 15 against UIC to score 18 points - Connected on five 3-pointers for the second straight game Jan. 24 against Green Bay, going for 17 points - Set new career highs for points (19) and field goals (7) in leading Crusaders to win Jan. 22 versus Milwaukee - Had streak of 206 minutes without a turnover snapped in second half Jan. 10 vs. Wright State - Scored 15 points Jan. 8 against Detroit, all in the game s first 18 minutes - Connected on four 3-pointers on way to 15 points Dec. 4 at Youngstown State MARIAN 11/ UCF 11/ vs. San Diego 11/ vs. Iona 11/ vs. La Salle 11/ at Cleveland St. 12/ at Youngstown St.12/ IPFW 12/ at Miami 12/ vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 Did Not Play - Suspension at UCF 12/22 Did Not Play - Suspension at #10/15 Purdue12/ North Park 12/ #25/RV Butler 1/ at Milwaukee 1/ Detroit 1/ Wright St. 1/ at UIC 1/ at Loyola 1/ Milwaukee 1/ Green Bay 1/ at #13/13 Butler 1/ at Wright St. 2/ at Detroit 2/ Loyola 2/ UIC 2/ at Green Bay 2/ Points 10, at Butler (1/30/09) Rebounds 8, Marian (11/15/08) Assists 7, at UIC (1/15/09) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 12/4/08) 1, at Milwaukee (1/5/09) FG Made 3, twice (M.R. 1/17/09) 3Pt Made 1, six times (M.R. 2/5/09) FT Made 5, at Butler (1/30/09) Points 10, at Butler (1/30/09) Rebounds 8, Marian (11/15/08) Assists 7, at UIC (1/15/09) Steals 3, twice (M.R. 12/4/08) 1, at Milwaukee (1/5/09) FG Made 3, twice (M.R. 1/17/09) 3Pt Made 1, six times (M.R. 2/5/09) FT Made 5, at Butler (1/30/09) MARIAN 11/15 * UCF 11/18 * vs. San Diego 11/21 * vs. Iona 11/22 * vs. La Salle 11/24 * at Cleveland St. 12/2 * at Youngstown St.12/4 * IPFW 12/10 * at Miami 12/13 * vs. #1/1 UNC 12/20 * at UCF 12/22 * at #10/15 Purdue12/28 * North Park 12/30 * #25/RV Butler 1/3 * at Milwaukee 1/5 * Detroit 1/8 * Wright St. 1/10 * at UIC 1/15 * at Loyola 1/17 * Milwaukee 1/22 * Green Bay 1/24 * at #13/13 Butler 1/30 * at Wright St. 2/5 * at Detroit 2/7 * Loyola 2/13 * UIC 2/15 * at Green Bay 2/18 * Points 19, Milwaukee (1/22/09) Rebounds 6, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) Assists 5, UCF (11/18/08) Steals 3, four times (M.R. 1/17/09) FG Made 7, Milwaukee (1/22/09) 3Pt Made 6, UIC (2/15/09) FT Made 4, twice (M.R. 1/8/09) Points 19, Milwaukee (1/22/09) Rebounds 7, twice (M.R. 2/5/08) Assists 6, twice (M.R. 3/8/08) Steals 4, four times (M.R. 12/22/07) 2, vs. UMES (11/23/07) FG Made 7, Milwaukee (1/22/09) 3Pt Made 6, UIC (2/15/09) FT Made 6, three times (M.R. 12/6/07)