2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team

2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–12 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach	Roger Powell Jr. (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Baldwin; Matt Gordon; A.J. Moye;
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drake	5	–	1	.833	14	–	3	.824
Indiana State	5	–	1	.833	14	–	3	.824
Murray State	4	–	1	.800	7	–	9	.438
Bradley	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Southern Illinois	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Belmont	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
Illinois State	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Northern Iowa	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Missouri State	2	–	4	.333	10	–	7	.588
Evansville	1	–	5	.167	10	–	7	.588
UIC	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
Valparaiso	0	–	5	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2024 MVC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024

The 2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by first-year head coach Roger Powell Jr., play their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Beacons finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 5–15 in MVC play to finish in tenth place. They lost to Murray State in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[1] On March 23, head coach Matt Lottich was relieved of his duties, after seven years as head coach of the Beacons.^[2] On April 7, Gonzaga assistant coach Roger Powell Jr. was named as Lottich's successor.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaxon Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Murray State	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	1	Jerome Palm	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Hillsborough CC	Almere, Netherlands
G/F	2	Connor Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Loyola Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Anthony Sciarroni (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Alderson Broaddus	Columbus, Ohio
G	4	Sherman Weatherspoon IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Golden State Prep	Bowie, Maryland
F	5	Ola Ajiboye	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Central Michigan	Chicago, Illinois
G	6	Darius DeAveiro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Orangeville Prep	Kanata, Ontario
G	7	Jahari Williamson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown Academy	Pickering, Ontario
F	10	Lucas Scroggins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bosco Institute	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	13	Cooper Schwieger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Link Year Prep	Overland Park, Kansas
G	19	Isaiah Stafford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	John A. Logan College	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	20	Joe Vick (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Kouts HS	Kouts, Indiana
F	21	Kaspar Sepp	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Fairmont Academy	Tartu, Estonia
C	34	Lual Manyang	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Hofstra	Twic, South Sudan
G/F	35	Luke Carroll (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Lake Land College	Westfield, Indiana

Head coach

Roger Powell Jr. (Illinois)

Assistant coach(es)

Pat Baldwin (Northwestern)
Matt Gordon (Illinois State)
A.J. Moye (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods	W 82–71		Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Trinity Christian	W 100–61	1–0	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,900) Valparaiso, IN
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	IUPUI	L 56–66	1–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,809) Valparaiso, IN
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Green Bay	W 64–59	2–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,207) Valparaiso, IN
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at No. 23 Illinois	L 64–87	2–2	State Farm Center (14,894) Champaign, IL
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Illinois	W 73–66	3–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,257) Valparaiso, IN
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern	W 71–59	4–2	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,098) Valparaiso, IN
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drake	L 65–83	4–3 (0–1)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,474) Valparaiso, IN
December 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Belmont	L 68–77	4–4 (0–2)	Curb Event Center (1,532) Nashville, TN
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Central Michigan	L 67–71	4–5	McGuirk Arena (1,193) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023* 11:00 a.m., The CW	at Virginia Tech	L 50–71	4–6	Cassell Coliseum (6,107) Blacksburg, VA
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chicago State	L 62–63	4–7	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,222) Valparaiso, IN
December 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Samford	L 61–79	4–8	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,100) Valparaiso, IN
December 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Elon	L 78–82	4–9	Schar Center (1,620) Elon, NC
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley	L 61–86	4–10 (0–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,328) Valparaiso, IN
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UIC	L 64–70	4–11 (0–4)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,689) Chicago, IL
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois	L 68–77	4–2 (0–5)	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,294) Valparaiso, IN
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State			CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Evansville			Ford Center Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Illinois			Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
January 27, 2024	Missouri State			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
February 3, 2024	Evansville			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Indiana State			Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
February 10, 2024	Belmont			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, NBCSCHI+	at Missouri State			Great Southern Bank Arena Springfield, MO
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
February 24, 2024	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Iowa			McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
March 3, 2024 ESPN+	Illinois State			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
MVC Tournament
March 7–10, 2024	vs.			Enterprise Center St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[4]

References

↑ "MVC Arch Madness Game 3 - Murray State 78, Valpo 50". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "Valpo Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "Valparaiso hires Gonzaga's Roger Powell Jr. as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
↑ "Men's Basketball Schedule". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

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[1] "MVC Arch Madness Game 3 - Murray State 78, Valpo 50". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[2] "Valpo Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[3] "Valparaiso hires Gonzaga's Roger Powell Jr. as coach". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

[4] "Men's Basketball Schedule". ValpoAthletics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

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