2020–21_Valparaiso_Crusaders_men's_basketball_team

2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball
2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	10–18 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach	Matt Lottich (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Luke Gore; Rob Holloway; Matt Bowen;
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2020–21 Valparaiso University men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Valpo, led by fifth-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.^[1]

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In February 2021, the school officially retired the use of the Crusaders name and mascot due to its use by certain hate groups.^[2]^[3]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020* 6:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 71–77	0–1	Memorial Gymnasium (0) Nashville, TN
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at UIC	L 50–66	0–2	Credit Union 1 Arena (0) Chicago, IL
December 4, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 61–68	0–3	Mackey Arena (0) West Lafayette, IN
December 6, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Judson	W 85–45	1–3	Athletics–Recreation Center (66) Valparaiso, IN
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		SIU Edwardsville	W 80–58	2–3	Athletics–Recreation Center (60) Valparaiso, IN
December 12, 2020* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 79–84	2–4	McGuirk Arena (0) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 16, 2020 6:00 pm		Eastern Michigan Canceled due to lack of available scholarship players for Eastern Michigan^[7]			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
December 17, 2020* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		Purdue Northwest	W 89–71	3–4	Athletics–Recreation Center (74) Valparaiso, IN
December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 57–71	3–5	Savage Arena (0) Toledo, OH
December 21, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Mount St. Joseph Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols^[8]			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 68–81	3–6 (0–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 10, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Missouri State	L 68–78	3–7 (0–2)	Athletics–Recreation Center (80) Valparaiso, IN
January 16, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS1		at DePaul	L 58–77	3–8	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 20, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Loyola–Chicago	L 39–75	3–9 (0–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 69–60	4–9 (1–3)	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 24, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 70–66	5–9 (2–3)	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	W 91–85 ^2OT	6–9 (3–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center (77) Valparaiso, IN
January 31, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 52–70	6–10 (3–4)	Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 1, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 51–58	6–11 (3–5)	Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3		No. 25 Drake	L 77–80	6–12 (3–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (123) Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 25 Drake	W 74–57	7–12 (4–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center (119) Valparaiso, IN
February 10, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Bradley	L 52–76	7–13 (4–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (88) Valparaiso, IN
February 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	W 70–57	8–13 (5–7)	McLeod Center (713) Cedar Falls, IA
February 14, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 60–74	8–14 (5–8)	McLeod Center (953) Cedar Falls, IA
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 22 Loyola–Chicago	L 52–54	8–15 (5–9)	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	W 66–65	9–15 (6–9)	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois	L 64–67	9–16 (6–10)	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Indiana State	L 43–58	9–17 (6–11)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	W 70–58	10–17 (7–11)	Athletics–Recreation Center (128) Valparaiso, IN
MVC tournament
March 5, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Missouri State Quarterfinals	L 55–66	10–18	Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Javon Freeman-Liberty	0	G	6'3"	175	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to DePaul
John Kiser	33	G/F	6'5"	205	Senior	Noblesville, IN	Graduated
Ryan Fazekas	35	G/F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Chesterton, IN	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Sheldon Edwards #13 SG	West Palm Beach, FL	Palm Beach Lakes / TLAP Sports Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Sheldon Edwards #13 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jacob Ognacevic #34 PF	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	Sheboygan Area Lutheran	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
Jacob Ognacevic #34 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Connor Barrett #35 SG	Chicago, Illinois	Loyola Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Connor Barrett #35 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Loyola Chicago †	16	–	2	.889	26	–	5	.839
Drake	15	–	3	.833	26	–	5	.839
Missouri State	12	–	6	.667	17	–	7	.708
Indiana State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	10	.600
Evansville	7	–	11	.389	9	–	16	.360
Valparaiso	7	–	11	.389	10	–	18	.357
Northern Iowa	7	–	11	.389	10	–	15	.400
Bradley	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Southern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	12	–	14	.462
Illinois State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	18	.280

† 2021 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll