1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Conference	Indiana Collegiate Conference
Record	13-13 (4-4 Indiana Collegiate)
Head coach	Bill Purden (1st season);
Home arena	Hilltop Gym

The 1970–71 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		John Wolfenberg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Head coach

Bill Purden

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3	at Purdue	L 61–80	0–1	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
December 5	MacMurray	L 68–78	0–2	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
December 7	at Air Force	L 80–91	0–3	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 11	Luther	W 78–76	1–3	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
December 12	Saint Olaf	W 109–79	2–3	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
December 15	Wabash	W 83–79	3–3	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
December 19	at Northwestern	L 49–76	3–4	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
December 28	vs. Long Island	L 52–73	3–5	Springfield, Massachusetts
December 29	vs. American International	W 78–61	4–5	Springfield, Massachusetts
December 30	at Springfield	L 49–54	4–6	Springfield, Massachusetts
January 2	Harvard	W 82–79	5–6	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
January 6	Saint Joseph’s (IN)	L 85–90	5–7	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
January 9	at Evansville	L 73–77	5–8
January 13	at Ball State	L 72–89	5–9
January 23	Indiana State	L 70–87	5–10	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
January 30	Tulane	W 66–65	6–10	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
February 3	at Butler	L 86–91	6–11
February 6	DePauw	W 97–75	7–11	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
February 10	Evansville	L 80–89	7–12	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
February 13	Lakeland	W 78–53	8–12	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
February 15	at Notre Dame	L 75–100	8–13	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
February 17	at Loyola	W 71–60	9–13
February 20	Butler	W 95–82	10–13	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
February 23	at DePauw	W 84–65	11–13
February 27	Indiana Central	W 69–58	12–13	Hilltop Gym Valparaiso, Indiana
March 1	at St. Joseph’s	W 79–76	13–13
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

[1] "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

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Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
Venues	Hilltop Gym (1939–1984) ARC (1984–present)
Culture & lore	"The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25