| 2016–17Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 9–22 (5–13 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Wolstein Center Quicken Loans Arena |
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| Oakland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 19 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 21 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 24 | .314 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2017 Horizon League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team representedCleveland State University in the2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached byGary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at theWolstein Center with two games atQuicken Loans Arena and were members of theHorizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In theHorizon League tournament, they lost toYoungstown State in the first round.
On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired.[1] He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired formerGeorgia andWestern Kentucky head coachDennis Felton.[2]
TheVikings finished the2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of theHorizon League tournament toGreen Bay.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Andre Yates | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Dayton, OH | Playing professional overseas |
| Myles Hamilton | 2 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Junior | Cleveland, OH | Walk-on; transferred |
| Jonathan Janssen | 13 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Freshman | Mountain Creek, Australia | Transferred toHawaii Pacific |
| Khyler Fields | 23 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Massilon, OH | Graduated |
| Aaron Scales | 32 | C | 6'9" | 260 | RS Junior | High Point, NC | Graduate transferred toNorth Carolina A&T |
| Jeron Rogers | 34 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | North Farmington, MI | Transferred toOakland CC |
| Vinny Zollo | 41 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Greenfield, OH | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Gavin Peppers | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Junior college transferred fromLaramie County CC |
| Ravonn Posey | 35 | F | 6'8" | 280 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Transferred fromCal State Bakersfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Posey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Evan Clayborne PF | Dayton, OH | Thurgood Marshall High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 26, 2015 | |
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| Andy Lucien SF | North Olmsted, OH | North Olmsted High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Shawn Christian PG | Garfield Heights, OH | Garfield Heights High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | ||
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
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In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in conference play.[3]Rob Edwards was selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.[3]
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/08/2016* 7:00 pm | Tiffin | W 89–67 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | ||||||||
| Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/2016* 5:00 pm | vs. Kent State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 74–79 OT | 0–1 | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Canisius Bluegrass Showcase | W 67–64 | 1–1 | Wolstein Center (1,149) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 11/18/2016* 8:00 pm | at UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase | L 74–85 | 1–2 | Skyhawk Arena (1,520) Martin, TN | |||||||
| 11/23/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN | at No. 1 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase | L 70–101 | 1–3 | Rupp Arena (22,441) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | at Duquesne Bluegrass Showcase | L 71–78 | 1–4 | Palumbo Center (887) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 51–78 | 1–5 | Convocation Center (1,631) Jonesboro, AR | |||||||
| 12/03/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 73–62 | 2–5 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,227) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 12/07/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Western Michigan | W 85–62 | 3–5 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,313) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 15 Purdue | L 53–77 | 3–6 | Mackey Arena (14,283) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 12/17/2016* 12:00 pm | at Ohio | L 53–71 | 3–7 | Convocation Center (4,463) Athens, OH | |||||||
| 12/19/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | Lake Erie | W 79–62 | 4–7 | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 12/22/2016* 12:00 pm | at Belmont | L 61–88 | 4–8 | Curb Event Center (2,024) Nashville, TN | |||||||
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| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Green Bay | L 75–76 OT | 4–9 (0–1) | Wolstein Center (1,441) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 12/31/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Milwaukee | W 62–53 | 5–9 (1–1) | Wolstein Center (1,013) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Wright State | L 51–55 | 5–10 (1–2) | Nutter Center (3,488) Dayton, OH | |||||||
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | L 75–83 | 5–11 (1–3) | BB&T Arena (2,723) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| 01/12/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | L 54–59 | 5–12 (1–4) | Wolstein Center (1,393) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 01/14/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso | L 67–78 | 5–13 (1–5) | Wolstein Center (1,831) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | at Oakland | W 76–65 | 6–13 (2–5) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,135) Rochester, MI | |||||||
| 01/20/2017 3:30 pm | at Milwaukee | L 62–63 | 6–14 (2–6) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,194) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | at Green Bay | L 73–83 | 6–15 (2–7) | Resch Center (2,349) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | L 64–67 | 6–16 (2–8) | Beeghly Center (4,821) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | Detroit | W 90–73 | 7–16 (3–8) | Wolstein Center (1,543) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oakland | L 51–53 | 7–17 (3–9) | Wolstein Center (1,763) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Valparaiso | L 57–78 | 7–18 (3–10) | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,455) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | at UIC | W 66–63 | 8–18 (4–10) | UIC Pavilion (4,711) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 02/16/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | L 60–62 | 8–19 (4–11) | Wolstein Center (1,247) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 02/18/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Wright State | L 68–74 2OT | 8–20 (4–12) | Wolstein Center (1,297) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | L 83–91 | 8–21 (4–13) | Calihan Hall (1,550) Detroit, MI | |||||||
| 02/25/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Youngstown State | W 69–55 | 9–21 (5–13) | Wolstein Center (1,717) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Youngstown State First Round | L 69–84 | 9–22 | Joe Louis Arena (5,468) Detroit, MI | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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