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Valparaiso became a C-USA bowling associate after that league absorbed the SBL. Formerly named the Crusaders, the university dropped that name and associated mascot and logos in 2021, because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", specifically its appropriation by hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. [10]
The Crusaders advanced to the NCAA College Division basketball tournament — the forerunner of both the NCAA Division II tournament and NCAA Division III tournament — for the first time in 1962. In 1964, Gene Bartow took over as head coach at Valpo and led the Crusaders to the greatest stretch of basketball in school history.
The following 44 pages use this file: 1995–96 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team; 1996–97 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
The Valparaiso Beacons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Valparaiso University located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). Valparaiso's first football team was fielded in 1919.
The 2021–22 Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Beacons, led by sixth-year head coach Matt Lottich , played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Missouri Valley Conference .
Valparaiso Beacons – Dropped the longtime "Crusaders" nickname in February 2021 due to negative associations with violence, as well as use of "crusader" imagery by certain hate groups. [171] The new nickname of "Beacons" was announced on August 10 of that year. [172]
The 2010–11 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Homer Drew. The Crusaders played their home games at the Athletics-Recreation Center and are members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–12, 12–6 in Horizon ...
The 2018–19 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Crusaders, led by third-year head coach Matt Lottich, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as second-year members of the Missouri Valley Conference.