2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
# 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Homer Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics-Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in Horizon League play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament to Milwaukee. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Iona.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30* 9:00 pm | | Olivet Nazarene | W 93–58 | — | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| November 6* 5:00 pm | | Aurora | W 98–66 | — | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12* 8:05 pm | | Indiana–Northwest | W 111–64 | 1–0 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| November 15* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 6 Kansas | L 44–79 | 1–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| November 18* 8:05 pm | | Purdue–North Central | W 98–44 | 2–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| November 23* 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 75–78 | 2–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| November 26* 7:00 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational | W 76–61 | 3–2 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 27* 7:00 pm | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Las Vegas Invitational | W 68–62 | 4–2 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 2 8:00 pm | | at UIC | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 (1–0) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| December 4 4:00 pm | | at Loyola Chicago | W 66–56 | 6–2 (2–0) | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL |
| December 7* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Purdue | L 58–76 | 6–3 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| December 11* 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| December 18* 8:00 pm | | IPFW | W 63–47 | 7–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| December 20* 5:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan Lou Henson Award Tournament | W 74–67 | 8–4 | Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI |
| December 21* 7:00 pm | | at Oakland Lou Henson Award Tournament | W 103–102 | 9–4 | Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI |
| December 28* 8:05 pm | | Ball State | W 69–52 | 10–4 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 1 2:00 pm, WNDY/ESPN3 | | at Butler | L 59–76 | 10–5 (2–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| January 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 79–55 | 11–5 (3–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 9 2:35 pm | | Cleveland State | W 64–58 | 12–5 (4–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 14 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State | W 71–60 | 13–5 (5–1) | Nutter Center Dayton, OH |
| January 16 1:00 pm | | at Detroit | W 78–68 | 14–5 (6–1) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| January 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Milwaukee | W 60–43 | 15–5 (7–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 23 2:35 pm | | Green Bay | L 61–63 | 15–6 (7–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 29 2:00 pm | | Butler | W 85–79 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (8–2) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| February 3 7:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 65–76 | 16–7 (8–3) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| February 5 7:05 pm | | at Youngstown State | W 86–78 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (9–3) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| February 10 8:05 pm | | Detroit | W 82–74 | 18–7 (10–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| February 12 8:05 pm | | Wright State | W 58–56 | 19–7 (11–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| February 16 8:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | L 76–79 | 19–8 (11–4) | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| February 19* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Missouri State ESPN BracketBusters | W 80–67 | 20–8 | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| February 21 8:00 pm | | at Green Bay | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 (11–5) | Resch Center Green Bay, WI |
| February 24 8:05 pm | | Loyola Chicago | L 48–68 | 20–10 (11–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| February 26 8:05 pm | | UIC | W 79–65 | 21–10 (12–6) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 1 8:00 pm | (4) | (9) Youngstown State Horizon First Round | W 80–71 | 22–10 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| March 4 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Detroit Horizon Quarterfinals | L 78–88 | 23–10 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| March 5 8:30 pm, ESPNU | (4) | at (1) Milwaukee Horizon Semifinals | L 63–70 | 23–11 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 16* 8:05 pm, FCS Broadband | | Iona CIT First Round | L 77–85 | 23–12 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||
