| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Valparaiso Beacons |
| Sport: | basketball |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 14–18 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Head Coach: | Matt Lottich |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Luke Gore |
| Asst Coach2: | Rob Holloway |
| Asst Coach3: | Matt Bowen |
| Stadium: | Athletics–Recreation Center |
| Prev: | 2020–21 |
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.
Formerly nicknamed 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," and because of its use by certain hate groups.[1] [2] The school announced on August 10, 2021, that its athletic teams would officially be known as Beacons effective immediately.[3]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Valparaiso finished the 2020–21 season 10–18, 7–11 in MVC play to finish a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they lost to Missouri State in the quarterfinals.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodnews Kpegeol | 0 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Gulf Coast State College | |
| Sigurd Lorange | 1 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to Converse University | |
| Zion Morgan | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | |
| Steven Helm | 3 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Indiana Tech | |
| 4 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Junior | Transferred to New Orleans | ||
| Donovan Clay | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri State | |
| Mileek McMillan | 22 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Transferred to Western Michigan | |
| Nick Robinson | 25 | G | 6'5" | 215 | RS Senior | Transferred to Western Carolina | |
| Jacob Ognacevic | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Transferred to Lipscomb | |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Anderson | 21 | G | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Stevens Point, WI | Wisconsin | |
| Joe Hedstrom | 32 | C | 7'0" | 240 | RS Junior | Hopkins, MN | Wisconsin | |
| Kobe King | 35 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | La Crosse, WI | Wisconsin | |
| Thomas Kithier | 0 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Clarkston, MI | Michigan State | |
| Kevion Taylor | 12 | G/F | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Winona State |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition|-|-|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-|-!colspan=12 style=| MVC tournamentSource[5] [6]