2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
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Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 21–15 (11–9 Horizon) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue Fort Wayne | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IUPUI | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 1 | – | 31 | .031 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, played their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–13, 11–9 in Horizon League play to tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI and Youngstown State before losing to Oakland in the semifinals. The Vikings received an automatic bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), defeating Northern Colorado in the first round before falling to High Point in the quarterfinals, bringing their overall record to 21–15.
Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 21–14, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in three-way tie for second place.[1] In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Robert Morris in the quarterfinals[2] and Milwaukee in the semifinals[3] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm | Baldwin Wallace | W 96–48 | – | – | – | – | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Duquesne | L 77–79 | 0–1 | 27 – Lowder | 11 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Defiance | W 102–41 | 1–1 | 14 – Pryor | 7 – Arnett | 4 – Smith | Wolstein Center (1,593) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Ohio | W 82–78 | 2–1 | 22 – Enaruna | 6 – Tied | 6 – Enaruna | Wolstein Center (2,399) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Canisius | W 71–61 | 3–1 | 19 – Enaruna | 10 – Enaruna | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,732) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | L 62–69 | 3–2 | 17 – Enaruna | 9 – Enaruna | 3 – Lowder | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,730) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | East Tennessee State Viking Invitational | W 72–70 | 4–2 | 28 – Enaruna | 7 – Enaruna | 3 – Tied | Woodling Gym (1,412) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Alabama A&M Viking Invitational | W 86–59 | 5–2 | 18 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Woodling Gym (1,466) Cleveland, OH | ||||
November 29, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Youngstown State | L 69–94 | 5–3 (0–1) | 17 – Lowder | 5 – Arnett | 4 – Enaruna | Beeghly Center (2,196) Youngstown, OH | ||||
December 2, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Detroit Mercy | W 69–58 | 6–3 (1–1) | 15 – Enaruna | 11 – Enaruna | 3 – Enaruna | Wolstein Center (1,395) Cleveland, OH | ||||
December 5, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Saint Mary's | L 57–70 | 6–4 | 19 – Lowder | 7 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | University Credit Union Pavilion (2,964) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 77–83 | 6–5 | 22 – Enaruna | 6 – Williams | 3 – Arnett | MAC Center (3,124) Kent, OH | ||||
December 15, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bradley | W 76–69 | 7–5 | 26 – Lowder | 9 – Arnett | 3 – Williams | Carver Arena (4,842) Peoria, IL | ||||
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Michigan | W 90–77 | 8–5 | 32 – Enaruna | 10 – Enaruna | 4 – Enaruna | Wolstein Center (1,473) Cleveland, OH | ||||
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Oakland | W 75–67 | 9–5 (2–1) | 15 – Lowder | 8 – Williams | 4 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,397) Cleveland, OH | ||||
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at IUPUI | W 86–77 | 10–5 (3–1) | 23 – Woodrich | 6 – Arnett | 4 – Tied | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (816) Indianapolis, IN | ||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ | at Wright State | L 70–82 | 10–6 (3–2) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Williams | 2 – Tied | Nutter Center (3,572) Fairborn, OH | ||||
January 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Kentucky | W 88–85 OT | 11–6 (4–2) | 24 – Enaruna | 12 – Enaruna | 5 – Enaruna | Wolstein Center (1,548) Cleveland, OH | ||||
January 12, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Milwaukee | L 80–88 | 11–7 (4–3) | 20 – Tied | 9 – Enaruna | 5 – Enaruna | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,431) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 14, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Green Bay | L 71–79 | 11–8 (4–4) | 22 – Enaruna | 6 – Enaruna | 5 – Lowder | Resch Center (1,463) Ashwaubenon, WI | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–68 | 12–8 (5–4) | 23 – Lowder | 8 – Williams | 8 – Enaruna | Wolstein Center (1,738) Cleveland, OH | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Wright State | L 99–107 OT | 12–9 (5–5) | 28 – Enaruna | 9 – Williams | 3 – Lowder | Wolstein Center (1,864) Cleveland, OH | ||||
January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Robert Morris | W 66–64 | 13–9 (6–5) | 28 – Enaruna | 5 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | Wolstein Center (1,476) Cleveland, OH | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Detroit Mercy | W 77–65 | 14–9 (7–5) | 27 – Enaruna | 7 – Tied | 3 – Lowder | Calihan Hall (420) Detroit, MI | ||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Oakland | L 71–83 | 14–10 (7–6) | 23 – Enaruna | 12 – Arnett | 6 – Lowder | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,931) Auburn Hills, MI | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–72 | 15–10 (8–6) | 24 – Enaruna | 5 – Tied | 4 – Enaruna | Memorial Coliseum (898) Fort Wayne, IN | ||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Milwaukee | L 68–71 | 15–11 (8–7) | 20 – Enaruna | 8 – Enaruna | 4 – Robinson | Wolstein Center (1,281) Cleveland, OH | ||||
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | Youngstown State | W 81–73 | 16–11 (9–7) | 31 – Enaruna | 8 – Enaruna | 5 – Lowder | Wolstein Center (2,397) Cleveland, OH | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Kentucky | L 73–75 | 16–12 (9–8) | 25 – Enaruna | 10 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | Truist Arena (2,856) Highland Heights, KY | ||||
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Robert Morris | W 73–71 | 17–12 (10–8) | 24 – Enaruna | 12 – Enaruna | 4 – Tied | UPMC Events Center (1,555) Moon Township, PA | ||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Green Bay | L 61–69 | 17–13 (10–9) | 24 – Enaruna | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,752) Cleveland, OH | ||||
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | IUPUI | W 75–66 | 18–13 (11–9) | 20 – Enaruna | 7 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (2,129) Cleveland, OH | ||||
Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) IUPUI First round | W 85–66 | 19–13 | 18 – Woodrich | 6 – Arnett | 2 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,333) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Youngstown State Quarterfinals | W 82–70 | 20–13 | 20 – Robinson | 12 – Arnett | 4 – Robinson | Beeghly Center (3,102) Youngstown, OH | |||
March 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (7) | vs. (1) Oakland Semifinals | L 71–74 | 20–14 | 21 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | |||
CBI | |||||||||||
March 24, 2024 11:00 am, FloHoops | (9) | vs. (8) Northern Colorado First round | W 51–49 | 21–14 | 22 – Enaruna | 10 – Enaruna | 3 – Lowder | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||
March 25, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (9) | vs. (1) High Point Quarterfinals | L 74–93 | 21–15 | 17 – Lowder | 6 – Williams | 4 – Lowder | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | |||
Source[6]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Viking Victory: Cleveland State Men's Basketball Advances to Horizon League Semifinals with Thrilling Win over Robert Morris". Cleveland State University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Cleveland State men's basketball tops Milwaukee to reach finals of Horizon League Tournament". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney". AP News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "Blanton, E. Kentucky beat Cleveland St. 91-75 in OT at CBI". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved September 22, 2023.