2026–27 season
Valparaiso
Beacons · MVC
- Record
- 2–1
- Unranked in the AP poll
- Projected seed
- Out
- Outside the projected field
- Efficiency
- +1.1
- No. 147 in Division I
- Head coach
- Roger Powell
- Since 2023–24
- Home
- Valparaiso, IN
- 5,864 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 345 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better: green bars are the top of the country, red the bottom, blue a style (pace, three-point rate) rather than a strength. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 345 Division I teams.
- StrengthGrinds the pace downPace: 65.28th
- StrengthProtects the ballTurnover rate: 13.0%90th
- WeaknessPoor three-point shootingThree-point %: 27.0%12th
Tournament history
Every NCAA tournament appearance since 2002, with who Valparaiso beat and who ended the run.
Appearances
4
Record
0–4
Sweet 16s
0
Final Fours
0
Titles
0
- 201513Round of 64Lost to 4 Maryland 65–62. Bracket
- 201314Round of 64Lost to 3 Michigan St. 65–54. Bracket
- 200415Round of 64Lost to 2 Gonzaga 76–49. Bracket
- 200213Round of 64Lost to 4 Kentucky 83–68. Bracket
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Rakim Chaney
- 22.5 ppg
- Tallest
- Kai Yu
- 7′0″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Justus McNair
- 3 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Rakim ChaneyGuard · Rockford, IL | 6′3″ | 185 | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | 22.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 41.7 | 60.0 | 29.7 |
| 1Justus McNairGuard · Joliet, IL | 6′3″ | 195 | 3 | 2 | 31.5 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 55.6 | 17.3 |
| 7JT PettigrewForward · Lisle, IL | 6′8″ | 230 | 2 | 2 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 61.5 | 28.5 |
| 4Bruno AlocenGuard · Barcelona, Spain | 6′6″ | 195 | 1 | 2 | 25.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 11.0 |
| 13Carter HopoiForward · Tauranga, New Zealand | 6′11″ | 235 | 2 | 2 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.9 |
| 44Sader ServilusGuard · Montreal, PQ | 6′4″ | 230 | 2 | 2 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 6.5 |
| 23Terron Garrett · St. Louis, MO | 6′6″ | 190 | 1 | 2 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 20.5 |
| 0Rajan Roberts · Chicago, IL | 6′3″ | 200 | 1 | 2 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 28.6 |
| 12Kai YuForward · Zhuhai, China | 7′0″ | 250 | 1 | 2 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18.6 |
| 15Kobe WalkerCenter · Normal, IL | 6′9″ | 265 | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 31.3 |
| 14Hudson Scroggins · Lake Bluff, IL | 6′8″ | 215 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 4.4 |
| 32Nick LombardiGuard · Lisle, IL | 6′0″ | 175 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5Camden WebsterGuard · Wheatfield, IN | 6′3″ | 200 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10Justin Curry II · Noblesville, IN | 6′4″ | 170 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3Dylan Moles · Greenfield, IN | 6′3″ | 195 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11George Richardson · Chicago, IL | 6′6″ | 225 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
2–1
ATS as favorite
1–1
ATS as underdog
1–0
ATS neutral court
0–0
ATS vs. tournament teams
1–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
2–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vsW IWestern Illinois | W80–58 | -18.5 | 139.5 | Cover | Under |
| Nov 6 | @PURPurdue9 | W83–80OT | +19.5 | 144.25 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 11 | @south-dakota-state | L69–81 | -1.5 | 141.5 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 16 | vsCALCalumet College | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21 | NTROYTroy | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 22 | NSOUSouthern Miss | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 28 | vsTOLToledo | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | @UICUIC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | @UNCUNC Wilmington | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | vsST St. Xavier (IL) | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 12 | vsCHIChicago State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 18 | vsSIUESIU Edwardsville | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 22 | vsEVAEvansville | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | @BRABradley | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsS ISouthern Illinois | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | @UNINorthern Iowa | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 8 | vsUICUIC | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @DRADrake | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @ILLIllinois State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 18 | vsUNINorthern Iowa | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 21 | vsBELBelmont | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 24 | @S ISouthern Illinois | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 27 | vsINDIndiana State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | @MURMurray State12 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 3 | vsDRADrake | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 9 | vsILLIllinois State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | @INDIndiana State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 15 | @EVAEvansville | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 18 | vsBRABradley | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 24 | @BELBelmont | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | vsMURMurray State12 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |