Valparaiso Beacons basketball
Valparaiso Beacons basketball history
Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN)
Athletics-Recreation Center, aka The ARC
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC)
Current head coach: Roger Powell Jr. (2023-)
- Asst: Pat Baldwin (2023-)
- Asst: Matt Gordon (2023-)
- Asst: A.J. Moye (2023-)
- DBO: Quintin Garrison (2023-)
- Recruiting/DPD: Lubos Barton (2023-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Quintin Garrison (2023-)
- Video/DBO: Sean Taylor (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1998)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 9 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013, 2015)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-9
- NIT Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2016)
- NIT Appearances: 4 (2003, 2012, 2016, 2017)
- NIT Overall Record: 17-11
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2008)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2011, 2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-2
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 5 (1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 7-5
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1938, 1943)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 1-2
Conference Titles (Indiana Collegiate, Summit, Horizon, Missouri Valley):
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 0
- Horizon League Regular Season Championships: 5 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Summit League Regular Season Championships: 9 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
- ICC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 1 (1973)
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 0
- Horizon League Tournament Championships: 2 (2013, 2015)
- Summit League Tournament Championships: 8 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 0
- Horizon League Player of the Year: 2 (last = Alec Peters, 2017)
- Summit League Player of the Year: 5 (last = Luboš Bartoň, 2002)
Valparaiso head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Roger Powell Jr. | 2023-Pres | 7-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Lottich | 2016-23 | 108-117 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Drew | 2011-16 | 124-49 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Homer Drew | 1988-2002, 03-11 | 371-305 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Drew | 2002-03 | 20-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Smith | 1980-88 | 84-138 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Rochlitz | 1976-80 | 31-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Purden | 1970-76 | 86-71 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Gene Bartow | 1964-70 | 93-69 | 0 | 3^ | 0 |
| Paul Meadows | 1958-64 | 64-79 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Kenneth Suesens | 1951-58 | 74-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilbur Allen | 1949-51 | 27-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Warnke | 1948-49 | 8-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emory Bauer | 1947-48 | 8-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loren Ellis | 1941-47 | 87-60 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| J.M. Christiansen | 1929-41 | 102-108 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
| Earl Scott | 1927-29 | 22-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conrad Moll | 1926-27 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millard Anderson | 1925-26 | 6-13 | – | – | – |
| W.P. Shadoan | 1923-25 | 33-9 | – | – | – |
| Earl Goheen | 1921-23 | 29-12 | – | – | – |
| George Keogan | 1919-21 | 31-13 | – | – | – |
| Sidney Winters | 1917-19 | 8-4 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Valparaiso program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; Valpo moved up to Division I prior to the 1976-77 season
OTHER NAMES: Prior to 2021, the Valparaiso athletic programs were known by the nickname “Crusaders”
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
