Bryce Drew Autographed Valparaiso Crusaders 8x10 Photo (Press Pass)

Bryce Drew Autographed Valparaiso Crusaders 8x10 Photo (Press Pass)

Bryce Drew Autographed Valparaiso Crusaders 8x10 Photo (Press Pass)

Career highlights and awards:

As player:

2x Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year (1997, 1998)

Indiana Mr. Basketball (1994)

As coach:

2x Horizon Regular season championship (2012, 2013)

Horizon League Tournament championship (2013)

"The Shot"
During the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 13-seed Valparaiso was facing 4-seed Ole Miss in the first round. Valparaiso was down 69-67 with 4.1 seconds remaining in the game and Mississippi's Ansu Sesay at the free throw line. After Sesay missed both shots, the Crusaders came up with possession 94 feet (29 m) from their basket, and 2.5 seconds remaining in the game. On the inbound, the Crusaders used a play known as "Pacer". Jamie Sykes inbounded to Bill Jenkins, who passed the ball to Bryce Drew. Drew made a 23-foot 3-point shot, giving him his 22nd point of the night, and clinching the Crusaders' 70-69 upset and advancing them in the tournament. Drew proceeded to lead the defeat of 12-seeded Florida State 83-77 in overtime, with a 22-point game. Drew and the Crusaders fell to 8-seeded Rhode Island by a score of 74-68, with Drew scoring 18 points.