2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons

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2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Ola Ajiboye So PF 6-7 200 - Evanston (IL) United States Evanston Township High School
2 Connor Barrett Sr GF 6-6 210 - Wilmette (IL) United States Brewster Academy
35 Luke Carroll So FC 6-4 235 - Arcadia (IN) United States Hamilton Heights High School
6 Darius DeAveiro Jr PG 6-0 170 Mar 29, 2002 Brampton Canada Orangeville Prep
0 Jaxon Edwards So F 6-5 195 - Indianapolis (IN) United States Cathedral High School
34 Lual Manyang Fr C 6-10 210 - Doha Qatar Blair Academy
1 Jerome Palm Jr C 6-10 230 - Almere Netherlands N/A
13 Cooper Schwieger Fr F 6-9 210 - Overland Park (KS) United States Blue Valley Southwest High School
3 Anthony Sciarroni Sr G 6-0 195 - Columbus (OH) United States Findlay High School
10 Lucas Scroggins Fr F 6-9 190 - Woodbridge (VA) United States C.D. Hylton High School
21 Kaspar Sepp Fr F 6-7 220 Jun 29, 2003 Tartu Estonia Fairmont School
19 Isaiah Stafford Jr G 6-2 175 - Bolingbrook (IL) United States Crispus Attucks High School
20 Joe Vick So F 6-2 195 - Kouts (IN) United States Kouts High School
4 Sherman Weatherspoon IV Fr G 6-2 180 - Hyattsville (MD) United States DeMatha Catholic High School
7 Jahari Williamson Fr G 6-1 165 Sep 2, 2004 Toronto Canada Royal Crown Academic School

Recent Valparaiso Beacons History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 7-25 (3-17) 12th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 11-21 (5-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 14-18 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-18 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 19-16 (9-9) 6th (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2018-2019 15-18 (7-11) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 15-17 (6-12) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 24-9 (14-4) 1st (Horizon) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 30-7 (16-2) 1st (Horizon) 3rd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2014-2015 28-6 (13-3) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 18-16 (9-7) 4th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 26-8 (13-3) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 22-12 (14-4) 1st (Horizon) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 23-12 (12-6) 4th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2009-2010 15-17 (10-8) 4th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 9-22 (5-13) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 22-14 (9-9) 4th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 16-15 (9-5) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 17-12 (8-8) 4th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 14-16 (10-6) 3rd (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 18-13 (11-5) 1st (Summit) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 20-11 (12-2) 1st (Summit) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd

2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 22, 2024)
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 12, 2024)
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Week (Nov 27, 2023)
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Week (Mar 4, 2024)
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 15, 2024)
Jahari Williamson MVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 2, 2024)
Cooper Schwieger MVC Freshman of the Year
Cooper Schwieger MVC All-Freshman Team
Isaiah Stafford MVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 20, 2023)

2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. DeAveiro I. Stafford S. Weatherspoon IV C. Schwieger J. Palm
Rotation   J. Williamson J. Edwards K. Sepp  
Rotation     C. Barrett    
Lim PT A. Sciarroni J. Vick   O. Ajiboye L. Manyang

2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Isaiah Stafford 29 32.0 16.9 3.7 2.1 1.6 0.2 1.5
Cooper Schwieger 31 29.9 13.2 5.4 1.0 0.4 0.9 1.6
Darius DeAveiro 32 33.2 7.9 3.2 5.3 1.2 0.0 2.6
Jahari Williamson 30 19.7 7.9 1.9 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.8
Jaxon Edwards 31 24.8 7.3 4.9 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.1
Sherman Weatherspoon IV 31 16.5 5.0 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.8
Jerome Palm 27 14.9 4.7 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.7
Kaspar Sepp 28 19.6 4.0 4.1 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.3
Ola Ajiboye 31 14.2 3.7 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6
Connor Barrett 15 10.7 1.9 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.1
Anthony Sciarroni 12 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Joe Vick 6 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lual Manyang 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Valparaiso Beacons Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Roger Powell Jr. Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Gonzaga, 2019 to 2023)
A.J. Moye Assistant Coach 2023-2024 N/A
Matt Gordon Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Oklahoma, 2021 to 2023)
Patrick Baldwin Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Georgetown, 2022 to 2023)
Quintin Garrison Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Trinity International, 2019 to 2023)
Sean Taylor Video Coordinator, Director of Basketball Operations 2023-2024 N/A
Charles Small Athletic Director 2023-2024 N/A
Bob Brooks Director of Strength and Conditioning 2021-2022 N/A
Vijay Blackmon Strength and Conditioning Coach 2022-2023 N/A
Ashley Whitcraft Athletic Trainer 2023-2024 N/A