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1 Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Oct. 27 St. Joseph s (Ind.) [exhibition] W Nov. 3 Robert Morris (Ill.) [exhibition] W Nov. 9 Georgia Southern W Nov. 13 Northern Illinois W Nov. 15 at Nebraska! L Nov. 18 at Kent State! 1 p.m. Nov. 23 Chicago State! 7:05 p.m. Nov. 24 Bethune-Cookman/Nebraska-Omaha! TBD Dec. 2 at Saint Louis TBD Dec. 5 IPFW 7:05 p.m. Dec. 8 at New Mexico TBD Dec. 15 at Missouri State 7:05 p.m. Dec. 17 at Oakland 6 p.m. Dec. 20 IUPUI 7:05 p.m. Dec. 22 Purdue Calumet 1:35 p.m. Dec. 29 at Murray State 2 p.m. Jan. 2 Loyola * 7:05 p.m. Jan. 4 Cleveland State * 6 p.m. Jan. 9 at UIC * 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Milwaukee * 1 p.m. Jan. 17 at Detroit * 6 p.m. Jan. 19 Wright State * 7:05 p.m. Jan. 23 Green Bay * 7:05 p.m. Jan. 30 at Youngstown State * 6:05 p.m. Feb. 1 Milwaukee * TBD Feb. 5 UIC * 7:05 p.m. Feb. 9 at Cleveland State * TBD Feb. 12 at Wright State * 6 p.m. Feb. 16 Detroit * 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at Loyola * 7 p.m. Feb. 23 TBA (Sears BracketBusters) TBD Feb. 26 Youngstown State * 7:05 p.m. Mar. 2 at Green Bay * 2 p.m. Mar Horizon League Championship (campus sites) All times Central. Home games in bold and played at Athletics- Recreation Center.! Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic (campus sites) * - indicates Horizon League game Valparaiso (2-1, 0-0 Horizon) Game #4: Sunday, Nov p.m. CT at Kent State (2-1, 0-0 MAC) MAC Center (6,327) Next Up in Crusader Basketball: Valparaiso continues play in the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic on Sunday afternoon, as the Crusaders play their second straight road game at Kent State. Last Time Out: The Valparaiso men s basketball team trailed by as many as 14 points before falling against Nebraska at the Devaney Center in Lincoln, Neb. on Thursday night. Senior Kevin Van Wijk paced the Crusaders furious comeback bid, posting 20 points and six rebounds. The Crusaders ended the game on an 11-2 run to get back to within two points, but a last-ditch threequarters court shot fell short at the buzzer. Following the Crusaders: Radio - Valpo Sports Radio Network - WAKE (1500 AM, Valparaiso), WEFM (95.9 FM, Michigan City), WJOB (1230 AM, Hammond) - Todd Ickow (PxP) and Travis Lucian (Color) on the call Video - Through Kent State s website for a fee Links for the audio, as well as live stats, will be available at valpoathletics.com. Head Coach Bryce Drew: Bryce Drew returns for his second season at the helm of the Valparaiso men s basketball program in after leading the Crusaders to the Horizon League regular season title in his first year as head coach. Drew was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year after guiding Valpo to a 22-win campaign, including a 14-4 mark within the league to capture the title by two games. Drew ascended to the head coaching position on May 17, 2011 after spending six seasons as an assistant and associate head coach with the Crusaders. Series Notes: For the second consecutive game and the third time in their first four games, the Crusaders are matching up against a team they have faced just twice in program history. Valpo and Kent State have met just twice on the hardwood, with the Golden Flashes winning both previous meeting. The last matchup came way back in Dec. of 1991, however, a Kent State victory on its home #ValpoGameday #GoValpo Valpo Men s Basketball

2 @ValpoBasketball......and has been picked to win regular season title. - The Crusaders received 40 of the 44 first-place votes in the #HLMBB preseason poll. - This marks the first season since (Mid-Con) has been preseason league favorites. - The Crusaders were the only team to place two players on the #HLMBB preseason First Team All-League as well....nationally has also been tabbed the favorite among others. - The Crusaders were ranked seventh in the preseason Mid-Major Power Rankings by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk (@CBTonNBC). is currently ranked 21st in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll, voted on by mid-major coaches and produced earned 3 points in the poll. - The Crusaders had not received votes in a national poll since a 4- week stretch near the end of the season in the coaches poll. - It was the first appearance in also receiving votes since March of 2002 (5 points)....looking back at last year claimed its regular season title in , winning the crown by two games. - The Crusaders earned the right to host the #HLMBB postseason tournament by winning the regular season and advanced to the championship game. played at Miami in the first round of the postseason NIT, the Crusaders 11th postseason trip in the last 17 years. - The Crusaders won 22 games overall in , their 12th 20- win season in the last 19 years. boasted the #HLMBB Coach of the Year (Drew), Player of the Year (Broekhoff) and a second First Team selection (Van Wijk)....looking ahead will host a four-team pod to close out the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic at the ARC next Friday and Saturday. - Chicago State, Bethune-Cookman and Nebraska-Omaha will all be at the ARC, which will host two games Friday and two games Saturday. - BCU and UNO play Friday at 4:30 - Valpo and CSU Friday at 7 - Friday s losers and winners meet Saturday at 4:30 and 7, respectively. #LockdownDefense has given up just 150 points total through the season s first three games. - The 150 points is the fewest combined given up by a Valpo team in its first three games since moving to Division I. - The Crusaders have limited their first three opponents to just 34.8% from the floor and 30.2% from the 3-point line. - Each of Valpos last two opponents have scored 50 or less, the first time its defense has held consecutive foes to 50 points since Jan Still Have to Score to Win - Despite allowing just 50 points to Nebraska, Valparaiso suffered a two-point loss, It was the fewest has given up in a loss since a loss to Western Illinois on Jan. 16, #WinningBig - Valpo defeated Georgia Southern by 31 points in its opener, its largest season-opening win over a D-I school since moving to D- I. has now won eight straight home openers by double figures dating back to Valpo led by as many as 42 points in the season-opening win over the Eagles. - The Crusaders followed with a 23-point win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday. - It is the 1st time Valpo has won consecutive games by 20+ points since Dec. of 2009 (Toledo by 32, Concordia [Wis.] by 26). #SharpShooters hit 13-of-24 from behind the 3-point line in each of its first two games of the season. - The Crusaders' 13 3-pointers in the opener were their most since hitting 15 in the #HLMBB tournament vs. Detroit in March of 2011.

3 Horizon League Standings (through games of Nov. 16) Overall Horizon Team W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wright State Youngstown State Green Bay Cleveland State Loyola Valparaiso UIC Detroit Milwaukee Around the Horizon League Saturday, Nov. 17 Old Dominion at Cleveland State, 1 p.m. UIC vs. Mercer, 1:30 p.m. Drake at Detroit, 6 p.m. Loyola at South Florida, 6:30 p.m. Davidson at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Green Bay at Nevada, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 Loyola vs. Maryland Eastern Shore, 11:30 a.m. Valparaiso at Kent State, 1 p.m. Green Bay vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 Youngstown State vs. North Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. Cleveland State vs. Alabama-Huntsville, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Arkansas Little Rock, 7 p.m. UIC vs. TBD, TBD Tuesday, Nov. 20 Youngstown State vs. James Madison, 3:30 p.m. Cleveland State at Robert Morris, 6:30 p.m. Green Bay at Idaho, 9:05 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21 Wright State vs. Central Michigan, 6 p.m. Youngstown State at Duquesne, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 Chicago State at Valparaiso, 7:05 p.m. Wright State vs. Idaho State, 8 p.m. - Valpo hit over 50% from behind the arc in consecutive games for the first time since Jan (11-20 vs. IUPUI, at WIU). - The Crusaders regressed to the mean at Nebraska on Thursday, hitting just 2-of-15 (13.3%) from behind the 3-point line. - Despite Thursday s long-range struggles, Valpo still leads the Horizon League with a 44.4% 3-point percentage. #EfficientOffense needed just 61 possessions to rack up 85 points in its season opener against Georgia Southern. - Valpo averaged 1.39 points/possession in the win over the Eagles, the 12th-best single-game performance this year through Friday's games. Connecting From Inside has ranked among the top-5 in the nation in 2-point pct. each of the last 2 years, both years hitting above 55%. - The Crusaders have ranked in the top-5 in the nation in 2-point pct. despite not having a regular taller than 6'8" either season. - Valpo has yet to hit 55% from inside the arc in any of its first three games, although it has shot at least 50% in two of the - Kent State enters Sunday s game at 2-1 on the season, following a victory over Chicago State on Friday. - The Golden Flashes have also defeated Drexel in overtime (66-62) and lost to Temple (80-66) this season. - This will be Kent State s fourth consecutive home game to open the season. - The Kent State-Temple matchup was also part of the ESPN Tip- Off Marathon, tipping off four hours after Valpo-Northern Illinois. - Chris Evans leads the Flashes through three games with 17.3 ppg and 8.0 rpg - Randal Holt adds 14.3 ppg as well. - The matchup will be the second game for both teams as part of the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic. - The Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic is named after the former Huskers head coach from , a 3-time Big Eight Coach of the Year. Media Relations Information Requests to cover home men s basketball games should be made through Aaron Leavitt, Associate Director of Media Relations, by contacting or. Press row seating is available at the ARC for working media only. Updated statistics and notes from both schools will be available in the media room. During the week, all player and coach interview requests should be directed to Aaron Leavitt. Media planning to attend practice should call ahead to confirm practice time. Game-day interviews prior to the contest are not permitted. Coach Drew and requested players will be available following the game in the media room.

4 Valpo All-Time Versus Kent State Date Site W/L Score Dec. 9, 1989 Valparaiso, Ind. L Dec. 14, 1991 Kent, Ohio L All-Time Series: Kent State leads 2-0 At Valpo: Kent State leads 1-0 At Kent State: Kent State leads 1-0 Among the Horizon League Leaders... (Through Games of Nov. 15) Individual Leaders FT Pct. Ryan Broekhoff t-1st Pt. Pct. Jordan Coleman 1st Pt. Pct. Alex Rossi 2nd.800 Rebounding Ryan Broekhoff 4th 8.7 Assists Erik Buggs 4th 5.3 Ast./TO Ratio Erik Buggs 4th 2.67 Blocked ShotsVashil Fernandez t-5th 1.3 Team Leaders Field Goal Pct. 1st Point Pct. 1st.444 Scoring Defense 2nd 50.0 Scoring Margin 2nd Field Goal Pct. Defense 2nd.348 Rebounding Defense 2nd 30.3 Steals t-3rd Pointers Made 3rd 9.3 Among the NCAA Leaders... (Through Games of Nov. 15) Individual Leaders No Leaders Released to Date Bryce Drew - Bryce Drew is entering his second season as head coach and is in his eighth season overall on the coaching staff. - Drew was named #HLMBB Coach of the Year in in his first season as head coach. - Drew was the first Crusader men s basketball Coach of the Year since , when dad Homer won the honor in the Mid-Con. - Drew led the Crusaders to 22 wins and regular season title in his first year at the helm. - Prior to coaching, Drew spent seven seasons playing professionally, including six seasons in the NBA. - Drew was a two-time Mid-Con MVP in his playing days helping the team to three NCAA tournament appearances. - Drew hit The Shot, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the first round of the 1998 NCAA tournament, to lift the Crusaders #DrewFamilyDynasty - Bryce is the third member of the Drew family to serve as head coach - Father Homer was head coach from , and then returned to from Brother Scott (current head coach led the Crusaders during the season after nine seasons as an assistant under Homer. - A Drew has been at the helm for the last 24+ years. #DrewFamilyDynasty - The Drew family has combined to to 415 victories and 11 postseason appearances. #DrewFamilyDynasty - Overall, the trio of Drews owns 844 collegiate victories over a combined 43+ seasons of head coaching. #DrewFamilyDynasty #CoachesWhoCanPlay boasts one of the nation s highest-scoring staffs, as a trio of coaches combined for 4,146 points during their D-I careers. - Head coach Bryce Drew scored 2,142 points during his fouryear career with the Crusaders. - Assistant coach Jake Diebler also suited up for four years scoring 826 points. - Assistant coach Roger Powell Jr. tallied 1,178 points during his four-year career - Assistant coach Luke Gore also played collegiately at NAIA Bethel [Tenn.] College. Team Leaders No Leaders Released to Date

5 Ryan Broekhoff Honors - Ryan Broekhoff was named the #HLMBB Player of the Year in after helping to the regular season title. - Broekhoff was also named an Honorable Mention All-American by - Broekhoff has been picked as a Preseason First Team member entering his senior season. - Broekhoff was chosen as a preseason Third Team Mid Major All-American by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk (@CBTonNBC). - Broekhoff appeared lists of the nation s top-30 under-the-radar players (#6) and top-50 wings (#43). - Broekhoff also was picked as the nation s #28 shooter on his list of top-50 shooters. Playing Overseas - Broekhoff was selected to the Australian Boomers squad, Australia s senior national team, in the summer of Broekhoff was one of 25 players called into the squad to try out for the Olympic team. - Broekhoff was on the 12-man roster for YouYi Games series against China, making his senior international debut. - Broekhoff saw 23 minutes of action in the three-game series, scoring four points and grabbing a pair of rebounds. - Broekhoff was one of 15 finalists for Australia s 12-man Olympic squad. - Broekhoff previously represented Australia in the World University Games (2011) and U19 World Championships (2009). This Season - Broekhoff opened the regular season with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting (2-for-3 from 3-point range) against Georgia Southern. - Broekhoff scored 16 of Valpo s 23 first-half points in the win over Northern Illinois, ending the game with 20 points and 13 rebounds. - Broekhoff struggled shooting at Nebraska, going just 2-of-10 for eight points, but did pull down a game-high 10 rebounds. - Broekhoff currently ranks 12th history in rebounds (627), t-7th in blocked shots (74) and t-4th in 3-pointers (175). Last Season - Broekhoff averaging 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game in Broekhoff led in rebounding and finished fourth in the league in scoring. - Broekhoff s total of 290 rebounds on the year is sixth-highest in a single season in program history. - Broekhoff reached double figures in scoring in all but five games and scored at least 20 points on six occasions. - Broekhoff tallied a team-best 12 double-doubles, all of the scoring/rebounding variety. - Broekhoff was named MVP of the Valparaiso subregional of - Broekhoff became the 31st player history to score 1,000 career points, surpassing the milestone Feb. 17 Kevin Van Wijk - Van Wijk was named a Preseason First Team choice entering the season. - Van Wijk led the Crusaders in scoring in their season opener, scoring 16 points (5-8 FG; 6-7 FT) against Georgia Southern. - Van Wijk paced Valpo for the second time this year with 20 points in the loss at Nebraska (6-12 FG; 8-12 FT). - Van Wijk is coming off a junior season where he was named a First Team All-League selection. - Van Wijk ranked second in scoring (14.1 ppg) in and also averaged 5.2 rebounds per game. - Van Wijk led all #HLMBB players with a 61.7% FG pct, good for fifth in the nation and third-best in a single season in Crusader history. - Van Wijk scored at least 20 points in six games and posted a pair of double-doubles. - Van Wijk was twice Player of the Week (Jan. 16 and Nov. 21). - Van Wijk was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Valparaiso Subregional of Erik Buggs - Buggs opened the season with a career-high nine assists to go with six points in the Crusaders win over Georgia Southern. - Buggs tallied seven more assists in Valpo s victory over Northern Illinois Tuesday morning. - Buggs currently is tied for 10th history with 316 career assists. - Buggs led the Crusaders last year with 103 assists, ranking tenth in - Buggs also ranked among the top-10 of #HLMBB players in ast/ turnover ratio (1.4, 7th) and steals/gm (1.2, 10th). - Buggs hit buzzer-beating coast-to-coast layup, giving Crusaders the win Jan. 6, a play which was nominated for #SCTop10.

6 Matt Kenney - Kenney scored all 16 of his points in the win over Northern Illinois in the second half. - Kenney was a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor (3-for-3 from 3- point range) over a span of 9:31 against the Huskies. - Kenney grabbed six rebounds and handed out three assists last time out at Nebraska. - Kenney currently is ranked 18th history with 238 career assists. - Kenney averaged 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a junior for the Crusaders in Kenney came off the bench for his final 19 games of the season, but still finished second on the team with 27.8 minutes/gm. Will Bogan - Bogan hit a pair of 3-pointers in the Crusaders season-opening win over Georgia Southern. - Bogan started 32 games in his first season in , averaging 7.2 points per game. - Bogan ranked second among Crusaders with 61 3-pointers and hit from downtown at a 40.9% clip. - Bogan s 3-point percentage ranked seventh in the Horizon League and is tied for ninth-best in a single season history. - Bogan was male newcomer of the year by Valpo s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. - Bogan made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points in the Crusaders win at Detroit Jan. 6. Ben Boggs - Boggs connected on back-to-back 3-pointers to give Valpo a double-digit lead for good in its win over Northern Illinois. - Boggs scored 7 points and led the Crusaderswith seven rebounds in the season-opening win over Georgia Southern. - Boggs became eligible after the end of the first semester last year and appeared in 24 games, starting Boggs averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game for the Crusaders, who were 14-6 in his starts. - Boggs shot better than 80% from the free throw line in his first season with Valpo, second-best on the team. Bobby Capobianco - Capobianco has missed the Crusaders first three regular season games due to injury. - Capobianco in scoring in both exhibitions, scoring 19 points against St. Joe s and 21 points against Robert Morris. - Capobianco also grabbed eight rebounds in each exhibition game, leading the Crusaders in the win over Robert Morris. - Capobianco combined to shoot 13-for-20 from inside the arc and 11-for-12 from the free throw line in the two exhibitions. - Capobianco played his first two seasons and sat out last season after transferring - Capobianco has two seasons of eligibility remaining with the Crusaders. Vashil Fernandez - Fernandez recorded a team-high four blocked shots in Tuesday morning s win over Northern Illinois. - Fernandez debuted with a pair of dunks in the regular season opening win over Georgia Southern. - Fernandez is eligible to play this season after sitting out the season and has 3 years of eligibility left. - Fernandez made his senior international debut this past summer for Jamaica (@goteamja) at the FIBA Centrobasket tournament. - Fernandez to a 3rd place finish, its best ever at Centrobasket. - Fernandez debuted in a win over the USVI and also played in the bronze-medal win over Panama. Jordan Coleman - Coleman made his Crusader debut against Georgia Southern, scoring 15 points and grabbing five rebounds off the bench. - Coleman knocked down the first five 3-point attempts of his Crusader career before missing his only try from deep at Nebraska. - Coleman is eligible to play immediately after transferring from Southwestern Illinois College. - Coleman was an All-Conference selection for SWIC last season, finishing second on the team with 10.2 ppg. - Coleman started his collegiate career as a freshman Alex Rossi - Rossi connected on the first five field goals of his Valpo career before missing his only attempt from the floor at Nebraska. - Rossi debuted with 11 minutes of play in the season opener against Georgia Southern, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts for 9 points. - Rossi handed out six assists without committing a turnover in the first exhibition win for Valpo over St. Joe s. - Rossi is eligible to play immediately after spending his first two years - Rossi has three seasons of eligibility remaining with the Crusaders.

7 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School [Prev. School] 2 Jordan Coleman G Jr. North Hollywood, Calif./Calabasas [Southwestern Illinois College/Hawai i] 3 Will Bogan G th /Sr. Boise, Idaho/Vallivue [Ole Miss] 4 LaVonte Dority G Jr.* Chicago, Ill./Foreman [South Florida] 5 Bobby Capobianco F Sr./Jr. Loveland, Ohio/Loveland [Indiana] 10 Alex Rossi G Jr./So. Winnetka, Ill./New Trier [California] 12 Ben Boggs G Sr. Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley [Virginia Tech] 14 Vashil Fernandez F So. Kingston, Jamaica/Princeton Day [Md.] Academy 15 Erik Buggs G th /Sr. Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell 23 Matt Kenney G Sr. Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville 32 David Chadwick F Jr.^ Charlotte, N.C./Hargrave Military Academy [Rice] 45 Ryan Broekhoff F Sr. Frankston, Victoria, Australia/Australian Institute of Sport 55 Kevin Van Wijk F Sr. Hoofddorp, Netherlands/Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Hoofddorp * - must sit out first semester of season due to NCAA transfer regulations; will have two seasons of eligibility remaining ^ - must sit out entire season due to NCAA transfer regulations; will have two seasons of eligibility remaining Head Coach: Bryce Drew (Valparaiso, 1998) 2 nd season Assistant Coaches: Roger Powell Jr. 2 nd season; Luke Gore 11 th season; Jake Diebler 3 rd season Director of Basketball Operations: Will Phipps 2 nd season Playing at home 2-0 Playing on the road 0-1 Playing at a neutral site 0-0 Playing at night (5 p.m. or later local) 1-1 Playing during the day (noon-5 p.m.) 0-0 Playing in the morning (before noon) 1-0 Leading at halftime 2-0 Tied at halftime 0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-1 Playing overtime 0-0 Playing in November 2-1 Playing in December 0-0 Playing in January 0-0 Playing in February 0-0 Playing in March 0-0 Playing on Sunday 0-0 Playing on Monday 0-0 Playing on Tuesday 1-0 Playing on Wednesday 0-0 Playing on Thursday 0-1 Playing on Friday 1-0 Playing on Saturday Valparaiso Men s Basketball Roster Valpo When... Pronunciation Guide Ryan Broekhoff: bro-koff LaVonte Dority: la-von-tay Vashil Fernandez: va-sheel Kevin Van Wijk: VAN VIKE Outrebounding opponents 1-1 Outrebounded by opponents 1-0 Better FG% than opponents 2-0 Worse FG% than opponents 0-1 Better FT% than opponents 2-1 Worse FT% than opponents 0-0 Fewer turnovers than opponents 1-1 More turnovers than opponents 1-0 Scoring 80 or more points 1-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring less than 70 points 1-1 Opponents score 80 or more points 0-0 Opponents score points 0-0 Opponents score less than 70 points 2-1 Game decided by 5 points or less 0-1 Game decided by 6-10 points 0-0 Game decided by points 0-0 Game decided by more than 15 points 2-0 Double Digit Performers Scoring: Valpo - 7. (Broekhoff 2, Van Wijk 2, Boggs 1, Coleman 1, Kenney 1) Opponents - 6. Rebounding: Valpo - 2. (Broekhoff 2) Opponents - 0. Assists: Valpo - 0. Opponents - 0. Double Doubles: Valpo - 1. (Broekhoff 1) Opponents - 0.

8 Bryce Drew Head Coach 2nd Season overall at Valpo Valparaiso, 1998 Head coach Bryce Drew returns for his second season at the helm of the Valparaiso men s basketball program in after leading the Crusaders to the Horizon League regular season title in his first year as head coach. Drew led Valpo to 22 victories in his rookie season at the reins, including a 14-4 mark in Horizon League play to capture the league regular season title by two games. He also guided the Crusaders to the Postseason NIT as the program earned a postseason berth for the 11th time in the last 17 seasons. Drew was honored as the Horizon League Coach of the Year for his efforts on the bench, while he coached two First Team All-League selections in Kevin Van Wijk and Ryan Broekhoff, the latter of whom was named the league Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-American. Valparaiso University director of athletics Mark LaBarbera announced at a press conference on the Valparaiso campus on May 17, 2011 that Drew had been hired as the 21st head coach in the history of the Crusader men s basketball program. Drew, the most decorated player in Crusader men s basketball history, spent the six seasons prior to his hiring as head coach as a member of the Valparaiso coaching staff, including the previous five years as associate head coach. Drew, who helped guide Valpo through their transition into a top-ten league in the Horizon League, became just the fourth new head coach of the Crusader men s basketball program in the last 31 years. Drew joined the Valparaiso coaching staff prior to the season, and over his six seasons on the bench as an assistant/associate helped lead the Crusaders to 102 victories. With Drew on the staff, Valpo moved into the Horizon League in and returned to the postseason with a trip to the College Basketball Invitational, where it won its first-round game at Washington. In his final season as associate head coach, he helped guide the Crusaders to 23 wins and a postseason berth in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament while receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll for four consecutive weeks. Over his tenure as a member of the Crusader coaching staff, Drew has coached 13 players who have gone on to play professional basketball overseas. He has helped coach Valparaiso as it has led the Horizon League in scoring twice, while the Crusaders paced the conference this past season in defensive field goal percentage in league play. Valparaiso also set the Horizon League single-season record for 3-pointers made (330) during the season. Drew was recognized among the league s and nation s top assistant coaches by Hoop Scoop and Jeff Goodman of FoxSports.com and also has been named among the Top Recruiters of Chicago by the Chicago Sun-Times. As a student-athlete, Drew cemented himself as the best player in Valparaiso men s basketball history. Drew, who arrived at Valpo after earning Indiana Mr. Basketball honors and being named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year in 1994, began his career by garnering Mid- Continent Conference Newcomer of the Year and Mid-Con Tournament MVP honors as a freshman. Drew, a four time All-Conference honoree, shined during the conference tournaments, earning All-Tournament Team honors each of his four seasons and picking up three Mid-Continent Conference Tournament MVP awards. He was also twice decorated as Mid-Con Most Valuable Player, one of only four players to be so honored twice in their career. Drew s career culminated as a senior by being named a Third Team All-American by the Basketball Times. In addition to his individual accolades, Drew led the Crusaders to four Mid-Continent Conference regular season championships, four tournament titles and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. Drew, the career leader in points (2,142), three-point field goals (364) and assists (626) at Valpo, etched his name into the American consciousness in 1998 when he hit The Shot in the Opening Round of the NCAA Tournament to beat Ole Miss. The play, in which Drew caught a tip pass from teammate Bill Jenkins off a full-court feed from Jamie Skyes, won Drew an ESPY award and gave Valpo its first NCAA Tournament win in school history, propelling the Crusaders to the Sweet Sixteen. Drew also excelled internationally during his time on the court with the Crusaders, playing for the gold-medal winning Team USA at the World University Games in Following his collegiate career, Drew again made school history when the Houston Rockets drafted him with the 16th pick in the 1998 NBA Draft, the first time a Crusader had been chosen in the first round. Drew s NBA career lasted six seasons with the Rockets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets, with his best season coming in when he started 41 games for the Bulls, averaging 6.3 points and 3.9 assists per game. A prolific shooter, Drew set a Hornet record when he connected on nine consecutive threepoint attempts. Twice as a pro, he competed in the postseason, with Houston in 1999 and again in 2002 as a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Over the course of his NBA career, Drew scored over 1,000 points and made 37% of his three-point attempts. In 1999, he was honored by the NBA with the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Award for sportsmanship. Drew played alongside 12 NBA All-Stars during his time in the NBA, including three players who were named among the Top 50 NBA Players of All Time. He also played under a quintet of head coaches who have combined for five NBA Championship rings. Following his six seasons in the NBA, Drew played professionally overseas for a season, playing for Reggio Calabria (Italian Serie A) and Pamesa Valencia (Spanish Liga ACB) before returning to the States to join the Crusader coaching staff. Drew is twice a member of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame, as he was inducted as an individual in 2003 and as part of the Sweet Sixteen team in He also has been honored as one of the 150 most influential people in Valparaiso University s 150 years. Drew graduated from Valparaiso in 1998 with a degree in sports management and a minor in business. He and his wife Tara currently reside in Valparaiso.

9 #2 Jordan Coleman Guard * 6 4 * 185 lbs. * Junior North Hollywood, Calif. * Calabasas [Southwestern Illinois College/Hawai i] : Impressive in his Crusader debut Nov. 9 in win over Georgia Southern... finished second on the team with 15 points... knocked down all four of his 3-point attempts... also added five rebounds in the win over the Eagles... scored six points off the bench in Nov. 13 win over Northern Illinois... tallied six points in six rebounds Nov. 15 at Nebraska. Southwestern Illinois College: Played in 27 games as a sophomore at Southwestern Illinois Junior College last year an All-Conference honoree... helped team to 21 victories... finished second on the team with 10.2 points per game also averaged three rebounds and three assists per game. Hawai i: Appeared in two games off the bench for the Warriors in the season. Prep: Played at Calabasas High School (Calif.) averaged 19.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during senior season first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation honoree named Player of the Year by the Ventura County Coaches Association... also named league MVP, as well as team MVP. Personal: Jordan is the son of Jennifer Duren Coleman and Hugh and Tanya Coleman... major is education... born September 19, CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo) Points 15, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 5, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Assists 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FG Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) SEASON HIGHS Points 15, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 6, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Assists 2, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) FG Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)

10 #3 Will Bogan Guard * 6 1 * 175 lbs. * 5th/Senior Boise, Idaho * Vallivue [Ole Miss] : Posted six points (on two 3-pointers) and four assists in season-opening win over Georgia Southern Nov : Played in 34 games, including 32 starting assignments averaged 7.2 points per game hit the second most three-point field goals (61) among Crusaders while boasting the team s top three-point field goal percentage (40.9) threepoint percentage good for seventh in the Horizon League added 49 assists and 23 steals scored five points against Arizona in first career regular season game as a Crusader (Nov. 7) contributed a career-high 19 points to go along with a season-high four assists at Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds against IU Kokomo (Nov. 19) opened Horizon League play with an 11-point performance in a win against Butler (Dec. 3) scored 15 points to go along with four rebounds and four steals against IPFW (Dec. 7) posted 11 points in loss to Oakland (Dec. 17) scored 18 points, including 4-of-8 from three, against Northern Illinois (Dec. 20) registered 15 points in game with IUPUI (Dec. 23) scored a season-high and career-high 23 points at Detroit made a career-high seven three-pointers (Jan. 6) 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Youngstown State (Jan. 13) recorded nine points at home against Detroit (Feb. 2) nine points and three assists versus UIC (Feb. 14) 16-point effort against Loyola (Feb. 21) scored 14 points in regular season finale against Butler (Feb. 24) played all 40 minutes and scored six points in loss to Miami in the opening-round of the NIT (March 14)... named Valparaiso athletic department's Male Newcomer of the Year by SAAC. Ole Miss: Appeared in 48 games over his three years... made seven starts as a freshman in averaged 2.3 points per game, including a career-high 16 points at Arkansas, and tied for third on the team with 44 assists as a freshman... played in four games in before suffering injury, for which he was granted a medical redshirt... saw action in 14 games in for the Rebels... was a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll throughout his tenure. Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Falcons... earned 5A State Player of the Year honors from the Idaho Statesman after averaging 16.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.7 steals per game in his final season... led Vallivue to Idaho 5A State championship as a senior... set school record in for most steals in a season named 5A South Idaho Player of the Year and an All-State First Team selection after helping Vallivue to the state consolation championship as a junior named team s Most Valuable Player and also served as team captain also earned two letters in tennis a member of National Honor Society played AAU basketball for Boise Elite made the Top 20 Best of the Best All-Star Game at the Double Pump Elite Camp in Personal: Will is the son of Bill and Janelle Bogan working towards his MBA at Valpo after graduating from Ole Miss in three years with a bachelor s degree in managerial finance born September 6, CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo) Points 23, at Detroit (1/6/12) Rebounds 4, five times (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 4, twice (M.R. 11/9/12) Steals 4, at IPFW (12/7/11) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 2/9/12) FG Made 8, twice (M.R. 1/6/12) 3PT Made 7, at Detroit (1/6/12) FT Made 5, Butler (2/24/12) SEASON HIGHS Points 6, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Assists 4, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks FG Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made

11 #5 Bobby Capobianco Forward * 6 10 * 245 lbs. * Senior/Junior Loveland, Ohio * Loveland [Indiana] : Missed first three games of season due to injury : Sat out last season in accordance with NCAA transfer regulations... has two years of eligibility remaining... spent summer of 2012 traveling with U.S. Eagles men s basketball team on a tour of East Asia, averaging 17 points and nine rebounds per game. Indiana: Appeared in 57 games over two seasons with the Hoosiers... made five starts for IU as a freshman... totaled 96 points and 112 rebounds over his two years... set a career high as a freshman with eight points against Northwestern... pulled down 10 rebounds in win over George Mason... an All-Big Ten Academic Team selection Prep: A four-year letterwinner with the Tigers... earned a top-100 ranking in the Class of 2009 from ESPN.com... finished prep career as Loveland s all-time leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker... named league Player of the Year as a senior... averaged a doubledouble in each of his final three seasons... played in the Ohio North/South All-Star game... also chosen to participate in the NBA Players Association camp played AAU for prestigious Indiana Elite program, which was the national runner-up in Personal: Bobby is the son of Bob and Barbara Capobianco... major is communication... born October 22, Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made CAREER HIGHS SEASON HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made 3PT Made FT Made

12 #10 Alex Rossi Guard * 6 5 * 200 lbs. * Junior/Soph. Winnetka, Ill. * New Trier [California] : Made his Crusader debut Nov. 9 in win over Georgia Southern... came off bench to play final 11 minutes, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts for nine points... played final seven minutes of win over Northern Illinois Nov. 13, hitting both his shots, including a 3-pointer [California]: Came off the bench to play in three games, totaling 16 minutes played four minutes and scored two points against Utah (Jan. 14) hit a three-pointer in seven minutes against Arizona State (Feb. 4) played five minutes against USC (Feb. 9) [California]: Sat out the season at Cal as a medical redshirt. Prep: Named the Central Suburban League Player of the Year at New Trier High School second team all-state as a senior honorable mention all-state as a junior played football and baseball competed on the AAU Rising Stars club team. Personal: Alex is the son of Bill and Lee Ann Rossi major is finance... born Sept. 19, CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo) Points 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 1, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals Blocks FG Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made SEASON HIGHS Points 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 1, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals Blocks FG Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) FT Made

13 #12 Ben Boggs Guard * 6 4 * 185 lbs. * Senior Roanoke, Va. * Hidden Valley [Virginia Tech] : Opened season with seven points and team-high seven rebounds in win over Georgia Southern Nov finished with 11 points in Nov. 13 win over Northern Illinois... knocked down back-to-back 3- pointers in first 45 seconds of second half against the Huskies to push a six-point lead to 12 points... scored five points at Nebraska Nov : Sat out first semester due to NCAA transfer regulations... debuted Dec. 17 against Oakland... eventually played in 20 games, starting each of the Crusaders last 16 contests... averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game... shot over 80% from the free throw line... scored seven points in his Valpo debut against the Grizzlies... tallied six points each in games at IUPUI (Dec. 23) and versus Green Bay (Dec. 31)... pulled down season-best eight rebounds in win over Youngstown State (Jan. 13)... registered first double-digit scoring game at Loyola (Jan. 19), shooting 5-of-6 from floor... hit all three of his 3-point attempts against the Ramblers... posted season-high 17 points to go with seven rebounds at Green Bay (Jan. 26)... was a perfect 5-for-5 from behind the arc and 6-for-7 overall... tallied eight points and six rebounds at Milwaukee (Jan. 28)... pulled down six rebounds against Wright State (Feb. 4) and at Loyola Marymount (Feb. 17)... scored 11 points, including hitting all seven of his free throw attempts, in regular season finale win over Butler (Feb. 24)... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll... member of the NABC Honors Court. Virginia Tech: Appeared in 25 games off the bench for the Hokies as a freshman... played in four games last season before transferring at the semester break totaled 61 points and 35 rebounds for Virginia Tech an ACC All-Academic Team selection. Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Titans... ranked as high as the No. 26 shooting guard nationally in his class by ESPN.com... First Team All-State, All-Region and All-District selection as a sophomore and a junior... also named Metro Player of the Year and Roanoke Times Timesland Player of the Year in 2008 as a junior... missed senior season due to injury ended career as a 1,000-point scorer played AAU basketball for East Coast Fusion. Personal: Ben is the son of John and Sherry Boggs major is sports management born July 12, CAREER HIGHS (at Valpo) Points 17, at Green Bay (1/26/12) Rebounds 8, Youngstown State (1/13/12) Assists 4, at Cleveland State (2/9/12) Steals 2, twice (M.R. 2/21/12) Blocks 1, twice (M.R. 2/2/12) FG Made 6, at Green Bay (1/26/12) 3PT Made 5, at Green Bay (1/26/12) FT Made 7, Butler (2/24/12) SEASON HIGHS Points 11, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Rebounds 7, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Assists 1, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Steals 1, twice (M.R. 11/15/12) Blocks FG Made 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) 3PT Made 3, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FT Made 1, at Nebraska (11/15/12)

14 #14 Vashil Fernandez Forward * 6 10 * 240 lbs. * Sophomore Kingston, Jamaica/Princeton Day [Md.] Academy : Made his Crusader debut in Nov. 9 win over Georgia Southern... registered pair of rim-rattling dunks en route to five points and three rebounds in victory... blocked four shots in Valpo s win over Northern Illinois Nov. 13. International: Made his senior international debut for Jamaica at the 2012 FIBA Men s Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship (Centrobasket)... debuted in win over U.S. Virgin Islands, grabbing a rebound in two minutes of action... played three minutes and pulled down a board in bronze medal win against Panama, Jamaica s top-ever finish at the tournament : Sat out his first season at Valparaiso. Prep: Concluded high school career last season at Princeton Day Academy in Maryland... came on strong later in the season, posting a double-double over the second half of the year while also registering nearly five blocks per game... helped Princeton Day to National Christian Schools Athletics Association (NCSAA) regional title... previously played at Calabar H.S. in Jamaica... averaged nearly a triple-double in points, rebounds and blocked shots... led conference during season in both rebounds and blocked shots... one of the founding players of the Jamaica Basketball Academy academically, ranked first in class in both and Personal: Vashil is the son of Sophia Green major is international business born January 16, CAREER HIGHS Points 5, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 3, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 1, twice (M.R. 11/15/12) Steals 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made FT Made 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) SEASON HIGHS Points 5, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 3, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 1, twice (M.R. 11/15/12) Steals 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) 3PT Made FT Made 1, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)

15 #15 Erik Buggs Guard * 5 11 * 160 lbs. * 5th/Senior Memphis, Tenn. * Mitchell : Opened season with six-point, nine-assist game in Nov. 9 win over Georgia Southern... nine assists markeda new career high... handed out seven assists to go with four points, three rebounds and two steals in win over Northern Illinois Nov : One of two players to start all 34 games for the Brown and Gold led the Crusaders with 103 assists finished tenth in the Horizon League averaging three per game boasted seventh best assist to turnover ratio (1.4) in the Horizon League added 40 steals (1.2/game), placing him tenth in the Horizon League scored six points and snatched five rebounds in season-opening loss to Arizona (Nov. 7) posted nine points and two steals against Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) added six points and five rebounds against IU-Kokomo (Nov. 19) registered a season-high 13 points in overtime triumph against Butler (Dec. 3) contributed five rebounds, a season-high six assists and three steals versus Northern Illinois (Dec. 20) tallied 12 points and four assists against Milwaukee (Dec. 29) hit game-winning coast-to-coast layup at the buzzer to clip Detroit (Jan. 6) matched a season high with six assists against Youngstown State (Jan. 13) posted six rebounds and five assists at Loyola (Jan. 19) eight points and a season-high seven rebounds at Cleveland State (Feb. 9) scored nine points in regular season finale against Butler (Feb. 24) produced 11 points and three rebounds in win against Butler in semifinal action of the Horizon League Championships (March 3) : Appeared in all 35 games as a redshirt sophomore for the Crusaders, starting 34 times... averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and a team-best 3.1 assists per game ranked ninth in the Horizon League in assists and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (1.88) tied for team-high honors with six assists and grabbed four rebounds in season opener Nov. 12 against IU Northwest... pulled down six rebounds and handed out five assists in win over PNC Nov hit first three field goals of season in seven-point effort in win over Texas A&M-CC Nov handed out 12 assists over Lou Henson Award Tournament Dec dished out five helpers in win over Eastern Michigan... set new season high with seven assists in championship game at Oakland Dec also matched season high with seven points against the Grizzlies... grabbed a career-best eight rebounds in win over Ball State Dec. 28, leading all players... chipped in season-best seven points and four assists as well against the Cardinals... matched season high with seven points at Youngstown State in Feb. 5 win... also grabbed five rebounds against the Penguins while not committing a turnover... registered six assists against no turnovers in 32 minutes Feb. 21 at Green Bay... matched season high with seven points and handed out six assists in Feb. 26 win against UIC... scored all seven of his points in first half of HL quarterfinal win over Detroit Mar added five assists while committing just one turnover against the Titans... scored season-best eight points in HL semifinal Mar. 5 at Milwaukee while also chipping in four assists : Played in just six games in for the Crusaders before shutting down for the season due to injury... awarded a medical redshirt and has three years of eligibility remaining... scored season-high five points against IU South Bend Nov also came up with three assists and two steals versus IUSB... grabbed season-best three rebounds in start against Arkansas-Fort Smith Nov tallied four assists versus Troy Nov : Appeared in 29 games for the Crusaders during his freshman campaign... started 23 times, including each of the first eight games of his career... kicked off career with three straight double-figure scoring efforts, the first Crusader to do so in over a decade... opened season with 13-point effort on 6-of-10 shooting in win over Marian Nov scored 11 points, including season-best four free throws, in victory over UCF Nov also registered three steals in win over the Knights... led Valpo with season-best 16 points against San Diego Nov hit 6-of-10 shots from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the 3-point arc against the Toreros... posted season-high eight assists Dec. 22 at UCF... scored ten points on 4-of-5 shooting and hit both of his 3-point attempts in victory over North Park Dec also dished out five assists against the Vikings... connected on 6-of-10 shots from the field for 14 points in win over Milwaukee Jan also pulled down a season-high seven rebounds versus the Panthers... handed out five assists at Detroit Feb came up with three steals in winning effort against Loyola Feb hit all three of his shots from the field, scoring ten points and also tallying three steals against Youngstown State Feb. 28. Prep: Earned four letters in basketball, playing senior season at Mitchell after spending first three years at White Station H.S.... a McDonald s All- American nominee... earned All-State honors as a senior... also was a Tennessee All-Star and Memphis All-Star selection during season at Mitchell... helped Tigers to berth in state championship game with a 30-5 record... named region MVP as a junior while playing for White Station... earned All- District 16 and All-Region 16 AA honors in each of his four seasons of varsity basketball... track and field and played football... earned First Tennessee Academic All- Star accolades... a member of National Honor Society. CAREER HIGHS Points 16, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) Rebounds 8, Ball St. (12/28/10) Assists 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 4, at Loyola Marymount (2/17/12) Blocks 1, ten times (M.R. 2/17/12) FG Made 6, four times (M.R. 12/29/11) 3PT Made 3, vs. San Diego (11/21/08) FT Made 5, twice (M.R. 2/24/12) Personal: Erik is the son of Steven and Katheryn Buggs... has one daughter, Kyleigh... major is sports management... born January 30, team captain as a senior... also ran SEASON HIGHS Points 6, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Rebounds 3, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Assists 9, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 2, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) Blocks FG Made 2, twice (M.R. 11/13/12) 3PT Made FT Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)

16 #23 Matt Kenney Guard * 6 4 * 205 lbs. * Senior Mooresville, Ind. * Mooresville : Opened season with seven points against Georgia Southern in Nov. 9 win... busted out with 16 second-half points in Nov. 13 victory over Northern Illinois... hit all six of his shot attempts in the second half, all within a span of 9:31, after not scoring in the first half... ended game 6-of-8 from the field... tallied six rebounds and three assists Nov. 15 at Nebraska : Played in 33 games as a junior, earning 14 starting assignments started the first 14 games he appeared in led team with 27 blocks on the season averaged 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game shot 48.6 percent from the field third on the team with 35 steals, just over one per contest contributed 12-point, five-rebound effort against Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) added seven points and seven rebounds against Holy Cross (Nov. 14) near double-double (11 points, nine rebounds) against Akron... also added five assists against the Zips (Nov. 18) turned in 10 points against IU- Kokomo (Nov. 19) scored nine points to go along with four rebounds and four assists against Duquesne (Nov. 20) tallied seven points and four rebounds to kick off Horizon League play at Butler connected on three-point play with 32 seconds remaining in overtime to trigger win against the Bulldogs (Dec. 3) scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting against IPFW (Dec. 7) produced 12 points and four boards versus Bowling Green (Dec. 10) added seven points, eight rebounds and matched career-high with seven assists against Oakland (Dec. 17) posted nine points and two steals at Northern Illinois (Dec. 20) balanced effort against IUPUI nine points, five boards, six assists and a season-high four steals (Dec. 23) four points and nine rebounds versus Milwaukee (Dec. 29) came off the bench to score a season-high 21 points against Green Bay (Dec. 31) near doubledouble with 10 points and nine rebounds against Cleveland State (Jan. 15) matched a career high with four blocks at UIC (Jan. 21) registered 11 points and four assists versus Wright State (Feb. 4) scored 14 points to go along with seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks against UIC (Feb. 14) eight-point, six-rebound effort against Loyola (Feb. 21) scored seven points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the Horizon League Championship title game (March 6) : Appeared in 32 games in his sophomore year at Valpo, starting three times... averaged 6.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game... increased averages to 7.6 ppg and 4.7 rpg in Horizon League play... scored eight points and grabbed six defensive rebounds in season-opening win over IU Northwest Nov connected on 4-of-4 from the field en route to 11 points against PNC Nov matched season high with 11 points, including perfect 4-of-4 effort from the foul line, Nov. 26 against Northern Colorado... set new season highs with 16 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench Jan. 16 at Detroit... took advantage of second start of the year, tallying 11 points, six rebounds and tying season high with five assists in Jan. 21 win over Milwaukee... tied his career high with five steals against Green Bay Jan also posted 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists versus the Phoenix... matched season-best with 16 points against Butler Jan played 30 minutes off the bench Feb. 3 at Cleveland State, going for six points, eight rebounds and six assists... set new season high for assists and tied career best in rebounds against the Vikings... reached double figures for fifth time in six games with 10 points in win at Youngstown State Feb paced the Crusaders with seven rebounds Feb. 16 at Milwaukee... posted six boards and a career-high tying seven assists Feb. 21 at Green Bay... scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists in win over Detroit Mar. 4 in HL quarterfinal action : Saw action in all 32 games as a rookie with the Crusaders, starting on five occasions... averaged 5.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 2.3 apg as a freshman... increased averages to 13.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.0 apg in final five games of season... scored in double figures five times during rookie campaign... had a monster game in win over Loyola Feb. 17, hitting on 9-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from behind the 3-point line, and 6-of-7 from the free throw stripe for career-high 27 points... also grabbed six rebounds against the Ramblers... effort against Loyola came one game after then-season best 15 points at Youngstown State Feb had perhaps best all-around effort of freshman year against the Penguins, also tallying season bests of eight rebounds and five steals along with five assists... scored 11 points Nov. 28 versus Troy, Jan. 31 at Green Bay (on 4-of-4 shooting) and Feb. 20 at Bowling Green... registered career-high seven assists in win over Arkansas-Fort Smith Nov blocked season-best four shots in winning effort over Detroit Feb scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in New Year's Eve win over Milwaukee... grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in win over UIC Feb. 8. Prep: A three-year letterwinner for the Pioneers... named an Indiana All-Star following his senior year... scored 19 points over the two-game series against the Kentucky All-Stars... named conference Player of the Year as a senior while also earning All-State accolades... received Indiana Top 40 honors... also named the Metro-West Player of the Year... appeared in North/South All-Star Game as well as Hickory Husker All-Star Game... finished CAREER HIGHS Points 27, Loyola (2/17/10) Rebounds 10, Detroit (3/6/12) Assists 7, twice (M.R. 2/21/11) Steals 5, twice (M.R. 1/23/11) Blocks 4, twice (M.R. 1/21/12) FG Made 9, Loyola (2/17/10) 3PT Made 4, Green Bay (12/31/11) FT Made 6, twice (M.R. 1/16/11) his prep career as a member of Mooresville s 1,000 point club... also earned two letters in football... named to All-State and All-Conference squads on the gridiron as a junior. Personal: Matt is the son of Kevin and Bonnie Kenney... sister Lauren played for the Crusader women's basketball team... major is sports management... born January 14, SEASON HIGHS Points 16, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Rebounds 6, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Assists 3, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Steals 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks FG Made 6, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) 3PT Made 3, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FT Made 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12)

17 #45 Ryan Broekhoff Forward * 6 7 * 215 lbs. * Senior Frankston, Victoria, Australia * Australian Institute of Sport A preseason First Team All-Horizon League selection entering his senior year ; Opened season with efficient performance in Nov. 9 win over Georgia Southern... went 4-for-5 from the floor (2-for-3 from 3-point range) and 4-for-4 from the line for 14 points... scored 16 of Valpo s 23 first-half points in win over Northern Illinois Nov ended the night with 20 points and 13 rebounds, reaching a double-double just 24:32 into the game... led Crusaders with 10 rebounds at Nebraska Nov. 15, but scored just eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. Summer 2012: One of 25 players on the 2012 Australian Boomers basketball squad one of 12 Australian players to be named to the Australian Boomers squad which faced China in the YouYi Games series saw 23 minutes of action over the three games in the series, making his senior international debut while scoring four points and grabbing a pair of rebounds invited to the Melbourne training camp for the Farewell Series against Greece was one of 15 finalists for a spot on the 12-player team which represented Australia in the 2012 Olympic Games : Named Horizon League Player of the Year after being tabbed a preseason Second Team All-Horizon League selection... received Honorable Mention All-American accolades from the Associated Press started all 34 games for the Crusaders led team with 14.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game paced Horizon League in rebounding... reached double figures in points in all but five games tallied six 20-point performances posted 12 double-doubles (points and rebounds) started junior campaign with 18 points and nine rebounds at Arizona (Nov. 7) earned first double-double of the season with 22 points and 13 rebounds against Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) registered double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds) in win against Akron (Nov. 18) scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in win against Duquesne in the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (Nov. 20) MVP of the Valparaiso Subregional of the 2K Sports Classic seven points and 11 rebounds in loss to No. 3 Ohio State (Nov. 25) opened Horizon League play with 13 points and 12 rebounds in overtime victory over Butler (Dec. 3) led all Crusaders with 20 points in loss to IPFW (Dec. 7) totaled 20 points, nine rebounds and four steals against Bowling Green (Dec. 10) contributed a double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) in loss to Oakland (Dec. 17) 19- point, 11-rebound effort at Northern Illinois (Dec. 20) tallied double-double 18 points, 12 boards versus Milwaukee (Dec. 29) 15 points, seven rebounds and a seasonhigh five steals against Green Bay (Dec. 31) posted double-double at Wright State with 18 points (6-of-8 shooting) and 14 rebounds (Jan. 8) matched season-high with six assists versus Cleveland State (Jan. 15) near double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds at Green Bay (Jan. 26) career-high 26 points versus Detroit 6-for-6 from behind the arc (Feb. 2) totaled 24 points, including six three-pointers at Cleveland State (Feb. 9) turned in double-double (12 points, 11 boards) at Youngstown State (Feb. 11) scored 16 points vs. Loyola Marymount and became the 31st player in Crusader basketball history to reach 1,000 career points (Feb. 17) double-double 17 points, 11 rebounds against Loyola (Feb. 21) contributed a double-double (19 points, 16 rebounds) against Butler in the semifinals of the Horizon League Championships (March 3) scored 13 points in losing effort against Detroit in the Horizon League Championship title game (March 6) led all scorers with 18 points in season-ending loss to Miami in the opening round of the NIT (March 14)... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. Summer 2011: Represented Australia at the 26th World University Games this past summer... tied for team-high scoring honors for Australia, averaging 10.9 points per game... scored in double figures on five occasions, including a personal-best 19 points in a win over Hong Kong... ripped down at least five rebounds in each of Australia s last four games, led by an eight-rebound effort against Israel : Appeared in all 35 games as a sophomore, starting 34 times... third on the team in scoring with 10.3 ppg; led squad with 5.2 rpg... led Horizon League, hitting at a 44.8% clip from 3-point range... led the Crusaders with 39 blocked shots on the year; ranked sixth in the HL with 1.1 blocks/game... also ranked among the league s top-10 in 3-pointers made/game (1.8, 7th) and assist/turnover ratio (1.54, 8th)... scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in opener Nov. 12 against IU Northwest... posted team-high totals of 18 points and nine rebounds in win over PNC Nov led all players with a career-high 23 points at Ohio Nov drilled all four of his second-half 3-point attempts en route to 15 points in comeback win over Northern Colorado Nov grabbed 10 rebounds in league win Jan. 7 over Youngstown State... knocked down three triples, the last of which gave Valpo a sixpoint lead with 30 seconds to play, in win Jan. 9 against Cleveland State... went 5-of-6 from behind the arc for 15 points Jan. 23 against Green Bay... tied for team-high honors with 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half and overtime, in Jan. 29 win over Butler... picked up first career double-double Feb. 3 at Cleveland State, going for 15 points and 11 rebounds... followed with another double-double next time out at Youngstown State, recording 11 points and 14 rebounds caroms marked new career high on the glass... filled up the stat sheet in win over Detroit Feb. 10, posting 17 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks... posted second-highest scoring game of career Feb. 16 at Milwaukee, tallying 21 points, including four 3-pointers... scored 10 points and grabbed team-high seven rebounds in Feb. 19 win over Missouri State... went 5-of-6 from behind the arc in 20-point effort at Green Bay Feb narrowly missed a double-double in regular season finale Feb. 26 against UIC, going for nine points and nine rebounds... broke three-game shooting slump with three triples Mar. 4 in HL quarterfinal win over Detroit, scoring 13 points and grabbing nine rebounds : Played in all 32 games as a freshman for the Crusaders, starting six times... averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg on the year... scored in double figures seven times and pulled down double-digit rebounds twice... scored career-high 20 points in just 18 minutes of play at Loyola Jan connected on 6-of-8 attempts from 3-point range in the win over the Ramblers... scored 18 points, including four trifectas, and grabbed nine rebounds Feb. 8 against UIC... went for 17 points and eight rebounds in just 17 minutes against Concordia (Wis.) Dec ripped down season-best 13 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, Feb. 4 versus Wright State... reached double figures in rebounding again just two days later, pulling down 11 total rebounds, including 10 defensive, in Feb. 6 win over Detroit... scored in double figures for the first time Nov. 27 at Georgia Southern, connecting on three 3-pointers en route to 14 points... registered season-best four assists at IPFW Dec went 6-of-8 from the floor in 13-point, eight-rebound, three-block effort in win over Cleveland State Jan ripped down nine boards, including five on the offensive end, in just 14 minutes against Detroit March 2. Summer 2009: Was a fixture in the starting lineup for the Australian squad at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championships in New Zealand... averaged 7.0 points and a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game for Australia, which finished the tournament in fourth place with a 7-2 overall record. CAREER HIGHS Points 26, Detroit (2/2/12) Rebounds 16, Butler (3/3/12) Assists 6, twice (M.R. 1/15/12) Steals 5, twice (M.R. 12/31/11) Blocks 4, #19/18 Purdue (12/7/10) FG Made 9, at Ohio (11/23/10) 3PT Made 6, three times (M.R. 2/9/12) FT Made 13, at Georgia Southern (11/11/11) Prep: Spent two years in the basketball program at the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport... alums from the AIS program include Andrew Bogut, Luc Longley, Patrick Mills and A.J. Ogilvy... named Australian Junior Male Player of the Year on July 10, won gold medals at U20 and U18 national Australian championships... named MVP of the U20 Australian national championship... previously played for The Peninsula School... was named to the Associated Grammar Schools Victoria All-Star team in Personal: Ryan is the son of Jo Toebelman and Kevin Toebelman (step-father) and Wilm Broekhoff (father)... major is exercise science... born August 23, SEASON HIGHS Points 20, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Rebounds 13, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Assists 2, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Steals 2, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Blocks 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 6, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) 3PT Made 4, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FT Made 4, three times (M.R. 11/15/12)

18 #55 Kevin Van Wijk Forward * 6 8 * 240 lbs. * Senior Hoofddorp, Netherlands Katholieke Scholengemeenschap Hoofddorp A preseason First Team All-Horizon League selection entering his senior season : Opened season with team-high 16 points in Nov. 9 win over Georgia Southern... went 5-for-8 from floor and 6-for-7 from the free throw line in just 20 minutes against the Eagles... led Valpo with 20 points at Nebraska on Nov also pulled down six rebounds against the Huskers : Played in 31 games, all starts, for the Crusaders a First Team All-Horizon League selection... second on the team with 14.1 points per game second on the team with 161 total rebounds averaged 5.2 boards per game six 20-point games shot 61.7 percent from the field, good for tops in the Horizon League and fifth in the nation twice named Horizon League Player of the Week (Jan. 16 and Nov. 21) set new career high with 18 points in season-opener against Arizona (Nov. 7) 10 points and seven rebounds at Georgia Southern (Nov. 11) first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds versus Holy Cross (Nov. 14) posted second straight double-double, scoring a new career-high 21 points while matching a career-best with 10 rebounds against Akron (Nov. 18) eclipsed career high with 22 points against Duquesne (Nov. 20) named to the 2K Sports Classic Valparaiso Subregional All-Tournament Team... averaged 14.8 points per game in November opened Horizon League play with 10 points in overtime win against Butler (Dec. 3) registered 15 points and nine rebounds at IPFW (Dec. 7) scored 16 points in 21 minutes against Bowling Green 12-of-14 from the free throw line (Dec. 10) led all Crusaders with 22 points in loss to Oakland (Dec. 17) totaled 19 points on the road against IUPUI (Dec. 23) added 15 points and a season-high three steals versus Milwaukee (Dec. 29) turned in 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Green Bay (Dec. 31) posted 17-point effort against Detroit (Jan. 6), followed by a 13-point game at Wright State (Jan. 8) scored a season-high and career-best 23 points on Jan. 13 against Youngstown State and on Jan. 15 against Cleveland State scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Loyola (Jan. 19) posted a game-high 20 points in victory at UIC (Jan. 21) scored 10 points apiece at Milwaukee (Jan. 28) and versus Detroit (Feb. 2) tallied 13 points and grabbed six boards versus Wright State (Feb. 4) turned in 18-point, five-rebound effort in win against Butler 8-of-9 from the field against the Bulldogs (Feb. 24) scored 11 points and pulled down seven boards in Horizon League Championship semifinals (March 3) point, eight-rebound uprising against Detroit in Horizon League Championship title game (March 6) scored six points and snagged 10 rebounds in loss to Miami in the opening round of the NIT (March 14) placed on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll : Played in 34 games in his first season with the Crusaders, starting once... averaged 5.1 points per game on 53.6% shooting from the floor... made his Crusader debut with five points in 17 minutes off the bench against IU Northwest Nov tied for team-high scoring honors with 10 points at #7/6 Kansas Nov poured in 17 points and also grabbed seven rebounds in win over PNC Nov hit 5-of-7 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe against the Panthers... grabbed four rebounds in just seven minutes of action Dec. 2 at UIC... scored nine points and pulled down four rebounds in the first half of win at Loyola Dec led the Crusaders with 16 points in win over IPFW Dec hit 6-of-8 from the floor while being fouled on five of his six makes... also set a new career best with four blocked shots, all in the second half... set new career high with three assists to go alone with six points Jan. 1 at Butler... scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in league win Jan. 7 over Youngstown State... tallied eight points and pulled down four rebounds, all on the offensive end, in Jan. 14 win at Wright State... hit both his shot attempts and also came up with two steals in Jan. 29 win over Butler... went 3-of-4 from the floor en route to eight points Feb. 21 at Green Bay... scored all eight of his points in the first half in first round win over Youngstown State Mar also blocked two shots and set a season high with three steals... scored six points, including a pair of key buckets midway through the second half, in HL quarterfinal victory against Detroit Mar. 4. Prep: Most recently spent a season in the Post Graduate program at the Canarias Basketball Academy in the Canary Islands... brings experience in both national and continental competition to the Crusaders... led all players at the 2007 Spanish Junior Championships with 13 rpg... was also a member of CAREER HIGHS Points 23, twice (M.R. 1/15/12) Rebounds 10, three times (M.R. 3/14/12) Assists 3, twice (M.R. 2/2/12) Steals 3, three times (M.R. 11/9/12) Blocks 4, IPFW (12/18/10) FG Made 10, Cleveland State (1/15/12) 3PT Made FT Made 12, Bowling Green (12/10/11) the All-Tournament Team while playing for Gran Canaria... led the Netherlands at the 2005 U16 European Championships, averaging 15.6 ppg and 11.7 rpg. Personal: Kevin is the son of Henk and Lydia Van Wijk... major is Spanish... born April 17, SEASON HIGHS Points 20, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Rebounds 6, at Nebraska (11/15/12) Assists 2, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) Steals 3, Georgia Southern (11/9/12) Blocks 1, Northern Illinois (11/13/12) FG Made 6, at Nebraska (11/15/12) 3PT Made FT Made 8, at Nebraska (11/15/12)

19 #4 LaVonte Dority Guard * 6 1 * 200 lbs. * Junior Chicago, Ill. * Foreman [South Florida] Valpo: Will become eligible to play for the Crusaders at the semester break... has two years of eligibility remaining. South Florida: Played in nine games, including seven starting assignments, in before deciding to transfer averaged three points per game shot 45.5 percent from three-point range six-point, three-rebound effort against Florida Southern (Nov. 16) scored career-high eight points in 16 minutes against Georgia Southern (Nov. 23)... appeared in 26 games off the bench for the Bulls as a freshman... tallied season-high seven points against Liberty (Nov. 23) hauled in three rebounds against Texas Tech (Nov. 27) handed out four assists against Notre Dame (Feb. 12). Prep: A product of Edwin G. Foreman High School in Chicago averaged 20 points, six assists and 4.8 rebounds earned First Team All-City honors, as well as All-Conference and All-State accolades... helped the Hornets finish 19-7 in the Chicago Public League rated by ESPN as one of the top 50 point guards in the country... played AAU with Illinois Heat and Chicago Elite. Personal: LaVonte is the son of Lorenzo James and Toya Dority... major is communication... born October 28, #32 David Chadwick Forward * 6 9 * 220 lbs. * Junior Charlotte, N.C. * Hargrave Military Academy [Rice] Valpo: Must sit out season due to NCAA transfer regulations... will have two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning with the campaign. Rice: Appeared in 52 games over his two years with the Owls. Prep: Spent post-graduate season playing at Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Va.) prior to arriving at Rice... started for a Wildcats squad which reached the #1 ranking nationally, finished their season 24-1 and was semifinalists at the National Prep Championships... played his high school basketball at Charlotte Latin School... earned a spot on the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association All- State Team as a senior... also earned First Team All-County honors... averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks per game in his final season with the Hawks... shot 53 percent from the floor. Personal: David is the son of David and Marilynn Chadwick... major is business... born October 29, 1989.