(AP) — Markus Golder scored all of his 16 points in the second half and Valparaiso rallied late to beat Bradley 77-64 on Saturday night.

Very sorry to see it, but I like the rotation as it stands. .

Luke McDonnell had 13 points for Northern Iowa (14-15, 9-7 Missouri Valley... Valparaiso (14-14, 7-8) vs. Northern Iowa (13-15, 8-7), McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST. Aundre Jackson added 12 points, Donte Ingram 11 and Cameron Krutwig 10. 8 seed Indiana State (15-15, 7-11), Missouri Valley Conference Tourney First Round, Enterprise Center, St. Louis; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST. Tremell Murphy added five assists. Seems like a waste of a scholarship when we could have gone after other transfers.

“He’s straight-forward.

In a first appearance, I saw an upside.

“That helps me. ). He doesn’t beat around the bush,” Smits said. With Derrik Smits and Markus Golder both injured, the Valparaiso University men's basketball team suffered a 70-59 loss at home to Drake. Ingram and Krutwig each had seven rebounds. Butler's first exhibition is Oct. 26 against IU-Kokomo.

Brownsburg’s Pierce Thomas, a prospect in the 2021 class and also a state long jump champion, attended Butler’s practice Wednesday. Smits was 10 of 14 from the field for the Crusaders (15-16, 6-12 Missouri Valley Conference), who finish last in conference and will not see tournament play.

Valparaiso (5-3) has won three of its last four and has scored at least 72 points in those games. “Having the humility to say that comes with maturity and experience," Jordan said. Valpo is off to its best start since the 1966-67 squad won seven in a row. I haven’t paid to much attention if Coles will be a college 4 or 5. Golden won’t play like he did last night every night but we know he will play hard every night reminding us of butler bigs of the past. As a youth, Smits attended summer camps at Butler. NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Phil Fayne tied his career high with 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine boards to help Illinois State beat Valparaiso 76-65 on Saturday night. When is Smits going to be ready to play and is he expected to start?

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrik Smits is showing his age. Special for IndyStar.

Smits said he will have more freedom at Butler than at Valparaiso, where he was not encouraged to stray from the post. “It helped sell me,” Smits said Wednesday during media day at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Fazekas was 7 of 12 from the field including five from distance for the Crusaders (7-6).

(AP) — Brandon Kamga hit a jumper with a second left to give High Point a 55-53 win at Valparaiso on Tuesday night.

The Panthers bounced back from a 70-69 loss at Eastern Kentucky on a last-second 3-pointer Saturday.

He probably knows as much about Butler basketball as anyone on the team, including roommate and former club teammate Sean McDermott, another fifth-year senior. Drew Favakeh.

VALPARAISO, Ind. I say roll with golden and Nze the whole year and next year we will have a monster two man combo down low, 3 man, JMM is a very quick learner and High IQ, he's only going to get stronger as well.

He was definitely slowed by injury in his second appearance. Walker was 8 of 9 from the field, and Peters was 5-of-15 shooting from the field and has scored in double-figures in every game this season for the Crusaders (11-3).

We’ve got a lot of players who can go off every night.”. Also the old guy.

The 7-foot-1 center will be eligible immediately. Valparaiso had 13 steals contributing to 25 UNLV turnovers.

(AP) — Ryan Fazekas scored 19 points with five rebounds and led five players in double-figure scoring as Valparaiso beat Division II Purdue Northwest 97-61 on Saturday. .

Lesson learned. CHICAGO (AP) — Tevonn Walker scored 23 points, and Alec Peters added 18 points and 11 rebounds as Valparaiso beat Illinois-Chicago 70-59, its 16th straight win over the Flames, in a Horizon League opener on Friday. During the Pacers' second pre-draft workout, Butler center Derrik Smits -- the son of Pacers legend Rik Smits -- had the opportunity to show off his skills.

Latest on Butler Bulldogs center Derrik Smits including biography, career, awards and more on ESPN So when the 7-1 Smits announced he was leaving Valparaiso as a graduate transfer, the pitch by Butler coach LaVall Jordan was simple: Better late than never.

He isnt better than Bolden? LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derrik Smits scored 20 points with 12 rebounds and Valparaiso beat UNLV 72-64 on Wednesday night.

(AP) — Joe Burton scored 18 points and missed just three of 11 shot attempts, Bakari Evelyn scored 14 points and Valparaiso drubbed Southeastern Louisiana 83-50 on Sunday.

We were warned, but, most of us (me) didn't listen.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Derrik Smits scored a career-best 22 points and grabbed six rebounds and Valparaiso closed out the regular season with a 69-64 win over Drake on Saturday. He would later become an assistant coach for the Washington Bullets from 1994 until his death.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Alec Peters had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Shane Hammink added 15 points to help Valparaiso beat Youngstown State 78-62 on Thursday night. VALPARAISO, Ind. "I love his attitude every day as much as his game," Jordan said.

Bakari Evelyn added 13 points, five assists and four steals before fouling out and Markus Golder had 10 points.
INDIANAPOLIS – Derrik Smits is the new guy. Smits is hurt. VALPARAISO, Ind. VALPARAISO, Ind. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Esa Ahmad and Sagaba Konate lit up in the second half and combined for 56 points to lift West Virginia over feisty Valparaiso 88-76 on Saturday afternoon.

More of a team attack here.


So it’s less on my shoulders.

Keyshawn Evans had three 3-pointers and scored 17. (AP) — Tevonn Walker scored 18 points and Markus Golder added 17 to help Valparaiso beat NAIA Trinity Christian 83-46 on Monday night. When he comes back, we'll see. We'll be pretty solid down low next year with the combo of Golden, Nze, JMM, David and Coles, MW should be comfortably RS'd and have a very, very high upside. SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Tevonn Walker scored 19 points, Bakari Evelyn had 13 points and seven assists, and Valparaiso beat Kent State 77-67 on Friday night for its sixth straight win. (You must log in or sign up to reply here.

Markus Golder added 13 and Derrik Smits 11. I think he’s an awesome person, awesome coach.”. (AP) — Javon Freeman tossed in 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor to lead six players in double figures and added four assists and three steals to propel Valparaiso to a lop-sided 121-65 victory over Division III-member Concordia (Illinois) on Tuesday night. Jordan said they have discussed what Smits did at Valpo so the two better understand each other. (AP) — Tevonn Walker scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds as Valparaiso ended Drake's five-game win streak with a 77-60 victory Wednesday night. Smits and Brad Stevens both played for Zionsville High School, and Stevens once tried to recruit him before leaving Butler for the Boston Celtics. He is a month past his 23rd birthday, making him the Butler Bulldogs’ eldest.

He isnt good enough? Valparaiso had 13 steals contributing to 25 UNLV turnovers.

Obviously, they want me to score the ball. It's literally two schollies being given to ghosts. Markus Golder added 13 points and nine rebounds and Tevonn Walker had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Deion Lavender had 16 points and six rebounds for the Crusaders (13-14, 6-8). BOTTOM LINE: Bradley seeks revenge on Valparaiso after dropping the first matchup... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — AJ Green had 22 points as Northern Iowa beat Valparaiso 64-53 on Saturday night. Golder made 6 of 9 from the field and Derrik Smits had 10 points, on 5-of-5 shooting, and eight rebounds for Valparaiso (2-0).

Nick McGlynn had 16 points and nine rebounds for Drake (20-7, 9-5 Missouri Valley Conference). (AP) — Derrik Smits scored 18 points with six rebounds and Markus Golder scored 16 and Valparaiso beat UC Riverside 82-73 on Sunday. Smits was 8 of 16 from the field for the Crusaders (4-3). Derrik Smits bowed his head, lowered the mic, and wiped his eyes.

Bakari Evelyn hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and added 14 points for the Crusaders (10-7, 1-3 Missouri Valley Conference). (AP) — Clayton Custer scored 18 points with five assists and four steals and Loyola-Chicago pulled away from Valparaiso in the second half for a 70-54 win on Sunday.

The team is fine as is. Javon Freeman added 15 points and five steals.

Also the old guy. He looked toward his family — his fiancee, Felicia, his parents Candice and Rik — shook his head, and let the words trickle out.

He was impaired for several weeks by an injury to his right knee, but he said he is close to 100% now. (AP) — Markus Golder put up a leaping, one-handed shot from half court , the ball snapping through the net at the buzzer as Valparaiso completed a wild last-minute comeback to defeat Illinois State 58-56 in a Missouri Valley Conference opener Wednesday night. Elijah Childs had 18 points and eight rebounds for Bradley (17-13,... Valparaiso (14-15, 7-9) vs. Bradley (16-13, 8-8), Carver Arena, Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST. VALPARAISO, Ind.

This being home now is better than I imagined,” he said.

When I got the call from him, I was ecstatic.”. Frankly, half the time I forget he even exists. Why exactly do you say that? Smits said the coach has made transition to a new team easy. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy.

After starting the game with only two points, both coming from the foul line, Konate lit up the second half for the Mountaineers (3-2) with a career-high 26 points, including a career-high five three-pointers, and earned a double-double with 10 rebounds.

He won a national championship with the Louisville Cardinals in 1980, and spent nine years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a career shortened by a knee injury.

VALPARAISO, Ind. 1 seed Loyola of Chicago (19-12, 12-6), Missouri Valley Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Enterprise Center, St. Louis; Friday, 1 p.m. EST, No. Former Butler forward Kelan Martin, coming off a recent injury, scored six points in 12 minutes of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 119-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Heard he was possibly dressing last night then obviously not. Follow him on Twitter: @DavidWoods007.

He won a national championship with the Louisville Cardinals in 1980, and spent nine years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a career shortened by a knee injury.

Smits’ arrival allows the Bulldogs to play two bigs simultaneously – Smits and 6-7 Bryce Nze, also a transfer – or to have depth at center. VALPARAISO, Ind. Jordan acknowledged it is unusual to have someone join the program and already know so much about it. “Here, we have a lot of options,” he said.