1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	23–9 (10–4 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Homer Drew (11th season);
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center

1998–99 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oral Roberts	10	–	4	.714	17	–	11	.607
†	10	–	4	.714	23	–	9	.719
Western Illinois	9	–	5	.643	16	–	12	.571
Youngstown State	9	–	5	.643	14	–	14	.500
Southern Utah	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
IUPUI	6	–	8	.429	11	–	16	.407
Missouri–Kansas City	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
Chicago State	3	–	11	.214	3	–	24	.111

† 1999 Mid-Con Tournament winner Rankings from ^[1]

The 1998–99 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 11th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 2 seed Maryland, 82–60,^[2] to finish with a record of 23–9 (10–4 Mid-Con).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Luboš Bartoň	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
G	11	Milo Stovall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
C	14	Ivan Vujic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr
C	33	Zoran Viskovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr	Croatia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 7, 1998*		vs. South Carolina	W 67–61	1–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 8, 1998*		vs. Seton Hall	W 64–54	2–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
Mid-Con tournament
Feb 28, 1999*		vs. Chicago State Quarterfinals	W 81–43	21–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Mar 1, 1999*		vs. Western Illinois Semifinals	W 77–59	22–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
Mar 2, 1999*		vs. Oral Roberts Championship game	W 73–69	23–8	The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 5 Maryland First round	L 60–82	23–9	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]

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 1970–71 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 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