Valparaiso

Official Name: 
Valparaiso University
Nickname: 
Crusaders
Mailing Address: 

Athletics-Recreation Center (ARC)
Union and University Park Drives
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Website: 
www.valpoathletics.com
Telephone: 
(219) 464-5232
Fax: 
(219) 464-5762
Enrollment: 
3,760
Arena: 

Athletics-Recreation Center
Capacity: 4,500
Year Opened: 1984

School Colors: 
Brown and Gold
Conference: 

Horizon League (since 2008)
Former Member of Mid-Continent (1983-2007)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1966

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2004
2-7 record (.222)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1973
7-5 record (.583)

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2003
0-1 record (.000)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1938 and 1943
1-2 record (.333)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Homer Drew (21 years from 1989-2002 and 2004-10, 347-294, .541)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Bryce Drew (2,142 points from 1995-98)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Chris Ensminger (910 from 1993-96)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bryce Drew (38 points as junior vs. Western Illinois on 1/25/97)

All-American Selections: 

(1) F Bob Dille (1944)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Bob Dille (1944)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bryce Drew* (38 vs. Western Illinois)
January 25, 1997 (junior/19.9 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Valparaiso mark set by Bruce Lindner (51 vs. DePauw, Ind., in 1969-70 season).

1

2

Total

Valparaiso

36

42

78

Western Illinois

43

41

84

Valparaiso

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Artis

0-5

0-3

1-2

1

Bill Jenkins

3-8

0-0

1-2

7

Viskovic

1-5

0-0

3-6

5

Sykes

3-11

0-0

0-0

7

Drew

12-24

0-0

7-7

38

Phifer

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Brunes

2-6

0-0

0-0

6

Bob Jenkins

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Vilcinskas

3-6

0-0

3-4

9

Grimwood

1-1

0-0

0-0

3

Totals

26-68

11-29

15-21

78

Percentages

.382

.379

.714

Western Illinois

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Buckingham

4-5

3-3

3-3

14

Ford

5-8

0-0

3-4

13

Joseph

5-10

0-0

5-8

15

Ackerman

4-5

0-0

2-4

10

Creason

5-8

4-5

4-4

18

Kutcher

2-2

0-0

2-2

6

Kautzor-Schroder

3-7

2-5

0-0

8

Gagle

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

28-45

9-13

19-25

84

Percentages

.622

.692

.760
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Sidney Winters

2

1918-19

8-4

.667

1918

7-2

George Keogan

2

1920-21

31-13

.705

1921

19-5

Earl Goheen

2

1922-23

30-12

.714

1923

15-5

William P. Shadoan

2

1924-25

33-9

.786

1924

24-4

Millard Anderson

1

1926

6-13

.316

1926

6-13

Conrad Moll

1

1927

10-10

.500

1927

10-10

Earl Scott

2

1928-29

22-14

.611

1928

11-4

Jake M. Christiansen

12

1930-41

102-108

.486

1931

16-2

Loren Ellis

6

1942-47

87-60

.592

1945

21-3

Emory G. Bauer

1

1948

8-15

.348

1948

8-15

Donald L. Warnke

1

1949

8-17

.320

1949

8-17

Wilbur Allen

2

1950-51

27-18

.600

1950

15-8

Kenneth G. Suesens

7

1952-58

74-93

.443

1955

13-11

Paul Meadows

6

1959-64

64-79

.448

1962

17-8

Gene Bartow

6

1965-70

93-69

.574

1967

21-8

Bill Purden

6

1971-76

86-71

.548

1973

17-11

Ken Rochlitz

4

1977-80

31-70

.307

1977

13-12

Tom Smith

8

1981-88

84-138

.378

1983

13-15

Homer Drew

22

1989-2002, 2004-11

370-306

.547

1997

24-7

Scott Drew

1

2003

20-11

.645

2003

20-11
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,195-1,129 (.514) from 1918 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Valparaiso (IN) permanently moved up to major-college status in 1977
  • Homer Drew's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Purdue in 1995-96.