Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball
| Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball | |||||||
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| University | Valparaiso University | ||||||
| Head coach | Roger Powell Jr. (3rd season) | ||||||
| Location | Valparaiso, Indiana | ||||||
| Arena | Athletics-Recreation Center (capacity: 5,432) | ||||||
| Conference | Missouri Valley | ||||||
| Nickname | Beacons | ||||||
| Colors | Brown and gold | ||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| Mid-Continent Conference 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 Horizon League 2013, 2015 | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
| Mid-Continent Conference 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Horizon League 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |||||||
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* at Division II level | |||||||
| Sport | Men's basketball |
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| First meeting | 1934–35 Butler 41, Valparaiso 25 |
| Latest meeting | March 3, 2012 Valparaiso 65, Butler 46 |
| Trophy | none |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 103 |
| All-time series | Butler leads, 67–36 |
| Largest victory | Valparaiso, 85–49 (1945–46) |
| Longest win streak | Butler, 15 (1957–1964) |
| Current win streak | Valparaiso: 4 wins (2011–12) |
The Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball team represents Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. The basketball team competes in the Missouri Valley Conference, having joined that league in 2017 after 10 seasons in the Horizon League. The Beacons play in the Athletics-Recreation Center, which has a nominal capacity of 5,432. The record capacity 5,444 was reached on March 23, 2016, in the NIT Quarterfinal. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2015.
Its sports teams formerly were named the Crusaders, but the university dropped that name and associated mascot and logos in 2021, because of the "negative connotation and violence associated with the Crusader imagery", and because of its use by certain hate groups. On August 10, 2021, the school announced that its sports teams would be known as Beacons.