Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball explained

Cleveland State Vikings
Current:2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
University:Cleveland State University
Conference:Horizon League
Location:Cleveland, Ohio
Tenure:3rd
Arena:Wolstein Center
Capacity:13,610
Nickname:Vikings
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Ncaasweetsixteen:1986
Ncaaroundof32:1986, 2009
Ncaatourneys:1986, 2009, 2021
Conference Tournament:1986, 2009, 2021
Conference Season:1985, 1986, 1993, 2011, 2021, 2022

Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball is the men's college basketball team that represents Cleveland State University. Prior to rebranding from Fenn College, they were known as the Fenn College Foxes. Cleveland State has been in Division I since 1972. They are a member of the Horizon League (1994–present) Cleveland State was formerly in the Mid-Continent Conference (1982–1994). Prior to 1982, Cleveland State was an independent program. The Vikings have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, most recently in 2021. In 1986, Cleveland State advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.

History

The 1985–86 season is arguably the most memorable in Vikings history, as they achieved the improbable in becoming the first ever 14th seeded team to make it to the Sweet Sixteen of the 1986 NCAA tournament. Coach Kevin Mackey's squad, led by Ken 'Mouse' McFadden and Eric Mudd, upset Bobby Knight's 3rd seeded Indiana Hoosiers, by a final of 83-79. Following a 75-69 second round win against 6th seeded St.Joseph's, the Vikings would ultimately lose to Navy 71-70 on a clutch basket in the waning seconds by future Hall of Famer, David Robinson. Cleveland State would qualify for the NIT Tournament the following two seasons, but went 23 seasons until returning to the NCAA Tournament.On Monday, December 15, 2008, Cleveland State had their biggest regular season victory in school history, upsetting the #11 Syracuse Orange, 72-69, on a last-second, three-quarter court shot from senior guard Cedric Jackson. It was CSU's third-ever win over a Top 25 ranked opponent, and first ever on the road.[1] [2] They would pick up their fourth and fifth wins over Top 25 opponents later that same season when they won at #17 Butler in the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament 57-54, and then in the first round of the 2009 NCAA tournament when, as the 13th seeded team in the Midwest bracket, they routed 4th seeded and #12 Wake Forest by a final score of 84-69.

Records

Record versus Horizon League

Records vs. Horizon League schools as of the end of the 2020–2021 school year.

RivalRecord (W-L)Win %
Detroit27–45
Green Bay32–51
UIC48–40
IUPUI6–4
Milwaukee26–31
Northern Kentucky6–7
Oakland11–11
Purdue Fort Wayne6–2
Robert Morris10–7
Wright State35–42
Youngstown State53–44

Record versus Ohio schools

Records vs. Ohio schools as of the end of the 2015–2016 school year.

Rival Record (W-L) Win %
Akron 31–37
Ashland 5–26 .161
Baldwin Wallace 1–11 .083
Bowling Green8–10
Case Tech3–12.200
Case Western Reserve1–01.000
Cedarville 5–8
Central State3–6.333
Cincinnati0–11.000
Dayton3–3.500
Defiance0–1.000
Denison1–01.000
Findlay1–10.091
Heidelberg1–11.083
Hiram29–35.453
John Carroll15–31.326
Kent State20–28
Kent State-Canton4–01.000
Kenyon8–20.286
Malone9–2
Marietta2–1.667
Miami (OH)0–5.000
Muskingum2–01.000
Rival Record (W-L) Win %
Mount Union1–20.048
Mount Vernon Nazarene 1–0
Notre Dame (OH)4–0
Oberlin3–13.188
Ohio2–11
Ohio Chiropody3–01.000
Ohio Dominican1–01.000
Ohio Northern4–6.400
Ohio State1–7.125
Ohio Wesleyan2–01.000
Otterbein0–2.000
Rio Grand3–01.000
Tiffin3–0
Toledo5–9
Urbana1–01.000
Walsh6–1.857
Western Reserve9–29.237
Wilberforce3–01.000
Wilmington (OH)1–01.000
Wooster2–7
Wright State33–33
Xavier (OH)8–5.615
Youngstown State 44–39

Individual career records

See main article: Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball statistical leaders.

Cleveland State wins vs. the AP Top 25

YearOpponentDateScoreSite
1985-86
  1. 16 Indiana
3-14-86W 83–79Neutral
2007-08
  1. 12 Butler
1-17-08W 56-52Home
2008-09
  1. 11 Syracuse
    #17 Butler
    #12 Wake Forest
12-15-08
3-10-09
3-20-09		W 72-69
W 57–54
W 84-69		Away
Away
Neutral
2011-12
  1. 7 Vanderbilt
11-13-11W 71-58Away

Awards

AMCU/Mid Continent Player of the Year

AMCU/Mid Continent Coach of the Year

AMCU/Mid Continent Newcomer of the Year

Horizon League Player of the Year

Horizon League Newcomer of the Year

Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year

Horizon League Sixth Man of the Year

Horizon League Coach of the Year

HoopDirt.com Division I Coach of the Year

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Attendance

Year-by-year

YearRankGamesTotalAverage
19782481315,3381,180
19792001122,8392,076
19802131529,1471,943
19811771434,7812,484
19822171325,7441,980
19832361015,8081,581
19842431825,0711,393
19852081632,3492,022
19861711537,2112,481
19871581443,3473,096
19881521550,8683,391
19891981331,3702,413
19902511524,7301,649
19912251326,5742,044
19921301560,6814,045
19931291250,9604,247
1994?1447,4003,386
1995?1136,0373,276
1996?1323,0131,770
1997?1255,0704,589
1998?1353,9124,147
1999?1453,8383,846
2000?1450,6853,620
2001?1341,8843,222
2002?1648,9683,061
2003?1323,6941,823
2004?1332,3272,487
2005?1229,0162,418
2006?1632,1972,012
2007?1436,6622,619
2008?1436,8882,635
2009?1535,9182,395
2010?1739,9682,351
2011?2062,2423,112
2012?1445,6403,260
2013?1430,3322,167
2014?1533,545 2,236
2015?1629,943 1,996
2015-16?1014,0931,409
2016-17?1318,1951,400
2017-18 [5] ?1416,0661,148
2018-19 [6] 2961718,9561,115
2019-20 --1421,0141,501
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Largest Crowds

Wolstein Center
AttendanceOpponentDate
13,055MichiganDecember 7, 1991
11,534North CarolinaNovember 29, 2003
10,123MichiganNovember 30, 1996
9,568GeorgetownNovember 23, 1996
9,106ValparaisoFebruary 20, 1993
8,490ButlerFebruary 5, 2011
8,106CincinnatiJanuary 13, 1993
7,333ButlerFebruary 10, 2001
7,163Michigan StateDecember 7, 1993
6,912XavierJanuary 5, 1995
6,203Michigan StateDecember 6, 1997
6,109TempleDecember 27, 1999
Woodling Gym
AttendanceOpponentDate
3,688Eastern IllinoisFebruary 24, 1986
3,599Southwest Missouri StateFebruary 22, 1986
3,429ValparaisoMarch 2, 1985
3,355Illinois StateFebruary 23, 1981
3,333ValparaisoFebruary 1, 1981
3,302Western IllinoisJanuary 20, 1986
3,282Illinois ChicagoFebruary 22, 1988
3,262Southwest Missouri StateFebruary 15, 1988
3,252Northern IowaJanuary 18, 1986
3,247Northern IowaMarch 2, 1987
Public Auditorium
AttendanceOpponentDate
7,443Illinois StateMarch 16, 1987
7,441MarquetteJanuary 29, 1981
5,424Illinois StateMarch 18, 1988
4,437Michigan StateDecember 12, 1983
4,132WilberforceJanuary 28, 1978
4,130Southwest Missouri StateJanuary 28, 1989

NBA draft history

Regular Draft

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerTeam
1965 11 ?? 87 Weldon KytleSt. Louis Hawks
1977 7 11 142Dave KyleBoston Celtics
1978 6 14 124Dave KyleMilwaukee Bucks
1981 1 22 22 Philadelphia 76ers
1981 9 4 187 Paul RobaCleveland Cavaliers
1982 1 23 23 Boston Celtics
1986 5 4 97 Golden State Warriors
2011 1 28 28 Chicago Bulls

Record by year

School Season Record (Conf. Record) Postseason Coach
Fenn College5-5 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1930–31 8-7 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1931–32 7-7 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1932–33 4-6 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1933–34 5-11 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1934–35 5-12 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1935–36 4-11 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1936–37 8-9 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1937–38 6-10 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1938–39 3-13 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1939–40 4-11 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1940–41 4-11 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1941–42 2-12 (N/A) -- Bruce T. Brickley
Fenn College1942–43 0-13 (N/A) -- Aaron L. Andrews
Fenn College1943–44 (N/A) (N/A) -- (N/A)
Fenn College1944–45 (N/A) (N/A) -- (N/A)
Fenn College1945–46 1-8 (N/A) -- George McKinnon
Fenn College1946–47 5-10 (N/A) -- George McKinnon
Fenn College1947–48 10-8 (N/A) -- George McKinnon
Fenn College1948–49 4-14 (N/A) -- George McKinnon
Fenn College1949–50 9-8 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1950–51 6-11 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1951–52 4-12 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1952–53 2-15 (N/A) -- Homer E. Woodling
Fenn College1953–54 1-18 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1954–55 2-15 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1955–56 3-15 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1956–57 3-15 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1957–58 6-13 (N/A) -- George Rung
Fenn College1958–59 7-12 (N/A) -- Bill Gallagher
Fenn College1959–60 0-19 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Fenn College1960–61 4-15 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Fenn College1961–62 6-13 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Fenn College1962–63 9-9 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Fenn College10-9 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Fenn College1964–65 10-9 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Cleveland State1965–66 4-14 (N/A) -- Jim Rodriguez
Cleveland State1966–67 8-13 (N/A) -- John McLendon
Cleveland State1967–68 7-15 (N/A) -- John McLendon
Cleveland State1968–69 12-14 (N/A) -- John McLendon
Cleveland State1969–70 5-21 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1970–71 5-20 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1971–72 8-18 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1972–73 9-14 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1973–74 6-20 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1974–75 13-11 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1975–76 6-19 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1976–77 10-17 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1977–78 12-13 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1978–79 15-10 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1979–80 17-9 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1980–81 18-9 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1981–82 17-10 (N/A) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1982–83 8-20 (1-4) -- Ray Dieringer
Cleveland State1983–84 14-16 (4-10) -- Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1984–85 21-8 (11-3) -- Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State29-4 (13-1) Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1986–87 25-8 (10-4) Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1987–88 22-8 (11-3) Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1988–89 16-12 (N/A) -- Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1989–90 15-13 (N/A) -- Kevin Mackey
Cleveland State1990–91 12-16 (8-8) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1991–92 16-13 (7-9) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1992–93 22-6 (15-1) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1993–94 14-15 (9-9) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1994–95 10-17 (3-11) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1995–96 5-21 (3-13) -- Mike Boyd
Cleveland State1996–97 9-19 (6-10) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State1997–98 12-15 (6-8) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State1998–99 14-14 (6-8) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State1999–00 16-14 (9-5) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State2000–01 19-13 (9-5) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State2001–02 12-16 (6-10) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State2002–03 8-22 (3-13) -- Rollie Massimino
Cleveland State2003–04 4-25 (0-16) -- Mike Garland
Cleveland State2004–05 9-17 (6-10) -- Mike Garland
Cleveland State10-18 (5-11) -- Mike Garland
Cleveland State10-21 (3-13) -- Gary Waters
Cleveland State21-13 (12-6) Gary Waters
Cleveland State26-11 (12-6) Gary Waters
Cleveland State16-17 (10-8) -- Gary Waters
Cleveland State27-9 (13-5) Gary Waters
Cleveland State22-11 (12-6) Gary Waters
Cleveland State14-18 (5-11) -- Gary Waters
Cleveland State21–12 (12–4) Gary Waters
Cleveland State19–15 (11–5) Gary Waters
Cleveland State9–23 (4–14) -- Gary Waters
Cleveland State9–22 (5–13) -- Gary Waters
Cleveland State12–23 (6-12) -- Dennis Felton
Cleveland State10–21 (5–13) -- Dennis Felton
Cleveland State11–21 (7–11) -- Dennis Gates
Cleveland State19–8 (16-4) Dennis Gates
Cleveland State20–11 (15-6) Dennis Gates
Cleveland State21–14 (14-6) Daniyal Robinson
Cleveland State21–15 (11-9) Daniyal Robinson
Fenn College34 years 167–386 (0–0) 0 Postseason bids
Cleveland State59 years 824–879 330–329 11 Postseason bids
Total93 years 991–1265 330–329 11 Postseason bids

Conference tournaments

AMCU

Date Seed Location Round Result
March 9, 1984[10] [11] 7th Quarterfinal W 93-79 OT over (2) Northern Iowa
March 10, 1984 Springfield, Missouri Semifinal W 59-58 over (3) Southwest Missouri State
March 11, 1984 Springfield, Missouri Final L 73-64 to (5) Western Illinois
March 6, 19851st Quarterfinal W 85-67 over (8) Wisconsin-Green Bay
March 8, 1985 Woodling Gym • Cleveland, Ohio Semifinal L 79-76 to (4) Southwest Missouri State
March 6, 19861st Springfield, Missouri Quarterfinal W 73-68 over (8) Northern Iowa
March 7, 1986 Springfield, Missouri Semifinal W 100-84 over (5) Illinois-Chicago
March 8, 1986 Springfield, Missouri Final W 70-66 over (3) Eastern Illinois
March 5, 19872nd Springfield, Missouri Quarterfinal W 60-53 over (7) Eastern Illinois
March 6, 1987 Springfield, Missouri Semifinal W 94-78 over (3) Illinois-Chicago
March 7, 1987 Springfield, Missouri Final L 90-87 to (1) Southwest Missouri State
Date Seed Location Round Result
March 3, 19914th Quarterfinal L 79-75 to (5) Northern Iowa
March 8, 19927th CSU Convocation Center • Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinal W 80-77 OT over (2) Akron
March 9, 1992 CSU Convocation Center • Cleveland, Ohio Semifinal L 83-59 to (3) Illinois-Chicago
March 7, 19931st Quarterfinal W 64-53 over (8) Western Illinois
March 8, 1993 Dayton, Ohio Semifinal L 96-68 to (4) Illinois-Chicago
March 6, 19944th Quarterfinal W 70-67 over (5) Wright State
March 7, 1994 Rosemont, Illinois Semifinal L 93-63 to (1) Wisconsin-Green Bay

Horizon League

Date Seed Location Round Result
March 1, 19977th Dayton, Ohio Quarterfinal W 67-63 over (2) Detroit
March 2, 1997 Dayton, Ohio Semifinal L 76-42 to (3) Illinois-Chicago
February 28, 19985th Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena • Green Bay, Wisconsin[13] Quarterfinal L 82-53 to (4) Wisconsin-Green Bay
February 27, 19995th Chicago, Illinois Quarterfinal W 65-59 over (4) Loyola-Chicago
February 28, 1999 Chicago, Illinois Semifinal L 80-65 to (1) Detroit
March 4, 20002nd Chicago, Illinois Quarterfinal L 70-54 to (7) Illinois-Chicago
March 3, 20013rd Dayton, Ohio Quarterfinal W 62-61 over (7) Illinois-Chicago
March 4, 2001 Dayton, Ohio Semifinal L 91-81 to (2) Detroit
March 2, 20027th CSU Convocation Center • Cleveland, Ohio[14] Quarterfinal L 67-63 to (2) Detroit
March 4, 20039th Joseph J. Gentile Arena • Chicago, Illinois[15] First L 69-57 to (4) Loyola-Chicago
March 2, 20049th Calihan Hall • Detroit, Michigan[16] First L 62-36 to (4) Detroit
March 1, 20058th UIC Pavilion • Chicago, Illinois[17] First L 84-65 to (5) Illinois-Chicago
February 28, 20068th Calihan Hall • Detroit, Michigan[18] First L 92-58 to (5) Detroit
February 27, 20079th Resch Center • Green Bay, Wisconsin[19] First L 78-59 to (4) Wisconsin-Green Bay
March 8, 20082ndHinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Indiana Semifinal W 78-73 over (6) Valparaiso
March 11, 2008 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Indiana Final L 70-55 to (1) Butler
March 3, 20093rd Wolstein Center • Cleveland, OhioFirst W 56-43 over (10) Detroit
March 6, 2009 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IndianaSecond W 67-64 over (7) Illinois-Chicago
March 7, 2009 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IndianaSemifinal W 73-67 over (2) Wisconsin-Green Bay
March 10, 2009 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IndianaFinal W 57-54 over (1) Butler
March 2, 20105thWolstein Center • Cleveland, Ohio First W 80-66 over (8) Loyola-Illinois
March 5, 2010 Hinkle Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Indiana Second L 82-75 to (4) Wisconsin-Milwaukee
March 1, 20113rdWolstein Center • Cleveland, Ohio First W 73-61 over (10) Illinois-Chicago
March 4, 2011 U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, Wisconsin Second W 73-59 over (6) Wright State
March 5, 2011 U.S. Cellular Arena • Milwaukee, Wisconsin Semifinal L 76-68 to (2) Butler
March 3, 20122nd Semifinal L 63-58 to (3) Detroit
March 5, 20138th UIC Pavilion • Chicago, Illinois[20] First L 82-59 to (5) Illinois-Chicago
March 8, 20142nd Resch Center • Green Bay, Wisconsin[21] [22] Semifinal L 68-63 to (3) Wright State
4th Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, Indiana[23] Second W 70-53 over (5) Detroit
March 7, 2015 Athletics–Recreation Center • Valparaiso, Indiana[24] Semifinal L 60-55 to (1) Valparaiso
March 5, 20169th Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan[25] First L 65-53 to (4) Wisconsin-Green Bay
March 3, 20178th Joe Louis Arena • Detroit, Michigan[26] First L 84-69 to (9) Youngstown State
March 2, 20188th Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan[27] FirstW 72-71 over (9) Youngstown State
- style="background:#fdd;"March 3, 20188th Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan[28] QuarterfinalsW 89-80 over (1) Northern Kentucky
March 5, 20188th Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan[29] SemifinalsW 44-43 over (4) Oakland
March 6, 20188th Little Caesars Arena • Detroit, Michigan[30] FinalL 74-57 to (2) Wright State
Date Seed Location Round Result
March 3, 20207th O'rena • Rochester, Michigan First L 80-59 to (6) Oakland
March 2, 20211st Wolstein Center • Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinals W 108-104 (3OT) to (10) Purdue Fort Wayne
March 8, 20211st Indiana Farmers Coliseum • Indianapolis, Indiana Semifinals W 71-65 to (8) Milwaukee
March 9, 20211st Indiana Farmers Coliseum • Indianapolis, Indiana Final W 80-69 to (3) Oakland
March 3, 20221st Wolstein Center • Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinal W 83-67 to (10) Robert Morris
-March 7, 20221st Indiana Farmers Coliseum • Indianapolis, Indiana Semifinal L 82-67 to (4) Wright State

Postseason history

NCAA Division I Tournament history

Cleveland State has made three appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, having a record of 3–3.

1986
  1. 14
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 3 Indiana
    #6 Saint Joseph's
    #7 Navy
W 83–79
W 75–69
L 70–71
  1. 13
First Round
Second Round
  1. 4 Wake Forest
    #12 Arizona
W 84–69
L 57–71
  1. 15
First Round
  1. 2 Houston
L 56–87

NIT results

Cleveland State has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament six times, with the Vikings having a record of 3–6.

N/A First Round
Second Round 		Tennessee-Chattanooga
Illinois State 		W 92–73
L 77–79
N/A First Round
Second Round 		Illinois State
Ohio State 		W 89–83OT
L 80–86
  1. 6
First Round
  1. 3 Dayton
L 57–66
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
  1. 7 Vermont
    #6 College of Charleston
W 63–60
L 56–64
  1. 6
First Round
  1. 3 Stanford
L 65–76
-- First Round
  1. 2 Xavier
L 68–72

CBI results

The Vikings have received two College Basketball Invitational (CBI) berth. Their record is 1–2.

First Round L 75–91OT
First Round
Second Round
Northern Colorado
High Point 		W 59-41
L 74–93

CIT results

Cleveland State has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament twice, having a combined record of 1–2.

First Round OhioL 62–64
First Round
Second Round 		Western Michigan
NJIT 		W 86–57
L 77–80

Retired numbers

See main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers. Cleveland State has retired four numbers in program history.

Cleveland State Vikings retired numbers
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10 1985–1989 1989 [31]
14 1977–1981 1981
30 2007–2011 2016
44 Clinton Ransey 1983–1987 2022 [32]

Head Coaching History

1Homer E. Woodling1929–194163–112
2Bruce T. Brickley1941–19422–12
3Aaron L. Andrews1942–19430–13
4George McKinnon1945–194920–40
5George Rung1949–195219–31
6Homer E. Woodling1952–19532–15
7George Rung1953–195815–76
8Bill Gallagher1958–19597–12
9Jim Rodriguez1959–196643–88
10John McLendon1966–196927–42
11Ray Dieringer1969–1983150–210
12Kevin Mackey1983–1990142–69
13Mike Boyd1990–199679–88
14Rollie Massimino1996–200390–113
15Mike Garland2003–200623–60
16Gary Waters2006–2017194–172
17Dennis Felton2017–201922–44
18Dennis Gates2019–202250–40
19Daniyal Robinson2022–42-29

Championships

Cleveland State has won six regular season championships (1985, 1986, 1993, 2011, 2021, 2022) and three conference tournaments (1986, 2009, 2021).

1985Mid-Continent ConferenceRegular season21–8 (11–3)
1986Mid-Continent ConferenceRegular season
Conference tournament		29–4(13–1)
1993Mid-Continent ConferenceRegular season22–6 (15–1)
2009Horizon LeagueConference tournament26–11 (12–6)
2011Horizon LeagueRegular season27–9 (13–5)
2021Horizon LeagueRegular season
Conference tournament		19–8 (16–4)
2022Horizon LeagueRegular season20–11 (15–6)

Alumni in the National Basketball Association

Seven Cleveland State alumni have played in the NBA,[33] including:

Media

The flagship station for CSU men's basketball is WARF 1350 AM, with announcer Al Pawlowski. Any CSU games WARF can't air due to conflicts slide over to sister station WTAM 1100 AM/106.9 FM.[34]

Notes and References

  1. http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/121508aaa.html Jackson's Half-Court Shot Sends Vikings Past No. 11 Syracuse, 72-69 - Cleveland State Official Athletic Site
  2. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap?gid=200812150553&prov=ap Cleveland State stuns No. 11 Syracuse 72-69 - College Basketball - Rivals.com
  3. Web site: 2021-04-14 . Dennis Gates Named HoopDirt.com Coach of the Year . 2023-02-27 . Cleveland State University . en.
  4. Web site: 2020–21 . Cleveland State Men's Basketball . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419130329/https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/e/2/1hy517yycge4et/2020-21_Media_Guide.pdf . 19 April 2022 . 26 February 2023.
  5. Web site: Cleveland State University. 2020-09-13. Cleveland State University. en.
  6. Web site: 2019-08-22. Horizon League College Basketball Attendance and Ticket Sales Data From 2018-19. 2020-09-13. Stadium. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2017-18 CLEVELAND STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE (History and Records) Page 93. Cleveland State University . Cleveland State University . 2017 . 2019-04-26 .
  8. https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/draft.cgi?college=clevst Cleveland State NBA draft history
  9. Web site: 2010-11 Vikings . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110523/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBK_Guide_91-131.pdf . 4 March 2016 . 26 February 2023 . cstv.com.
  10. Web site: Record Book Men's Basketball . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071948/https://admin.xosn.com/fls/3900/RecordBook/MensBasketball.pdf . 4 March 2016 . 26 February 2023 . The Summit League.
  11. Web site: 2012 . Part7.pdf . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180819214301/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clst/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/Part7.pdf . 19 August 2018 . 26 February 2023.
  12. Web site: recordbook.pdf . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419130329/http://s3.amazonaws.com/hln/sports/recordbooks/2/recordbook.pdf . 19 April 2022 . 26 February 2023.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/19980124091100/http://www.csuohio.edu/athletics/mbball/ms1.html CSU - Men's Basketball
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20030306071807/http://csuvikings.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030202aaa.html Men's Basketball Falls To Detroit In Horizon League Tourney Quarterfinal, 67-63 :: Jamaal Harris nets 29 and Pape Badiane adds 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Vikings
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20030609152437/http://csuvikings.ocsn.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/030403aaa.html Loyola 69, Cleveland State 57 ::
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  22. Web site: Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Central – The Official Site of Green Bay Athletics . Greenbayphoenix.com . 2015-07-10.
  23. Web site: Detroit vs. Cleveland State - Box Score - 3/6/2015 .
  24. Web site: Cleveland State vs. Valparaiso - Box Score - 3/7/2015 .
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  31. https://d2o2figo6ddd0g.cloudfront.net/v/6/aechi2msygzdfb/1718_MBB.pdf Retired numbers
  32. https://www.ideastream.org/sports/2022-02-09/clinton-ranseys-30-year-journey-from-cleveland-state-basketball-star-to-college-graduate Clinton Ransey's 30-year journey from Cleveland State basketball star to college graduate
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  34. https://csuvikings.com/sports/m-baskbl/2022-23/schedule 2022-23 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Schedule - CSU Vikings.com

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