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. The school announced on August 10, 2021, that its athletic teams would officially be known as Beacons effective immediately.
Previous season 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Goodnews Kpegeol 0 G 6'5" 200 RS Sophomore St. Paul, MN Transferred to Gulf Coast State College Sigurd Lorange 1 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Trondheim, Norway Transferred to Converse University Zion Morgan 2 G 6'5" 190 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Steven Helm 3 G 6'2" 180 RS Sophomore Valparaiso, IN Transferred to Indiana Tech Daniel Sackey 4 G 5'9" 175 Junior Winnipeg, MB Transferred to New Orleans Donovan Clay 5 G/F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Alton, IL Transferred to Missouri State Mileek McMillan 22 F 6'8" 230 Senior Merrillville, IN Transferred to Western Michigan Nick Robinson 25 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred to Western Carolina Jacob Ognacevic 34 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Sheboygan, WI Transferred to Lipscomb
Incoming transfers NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious SchoolTrevor Anderson21G6'3"205RS SeniorStevens Point, WIWisconsinJoe Hedstrom32C7'0"240RS JuniorHopkins, MNWisconsinKobe King35G6'4"205SeniorLa Crosse, WIWisconsinThomas Kithier0F6'8"235SeniorClarkston, MIMichigan StateKevion Taylor12G/F6'5"210RS SeniorMilwaukee, WIWinona State
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| MVC tournament
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