The 2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, will play their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.
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| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 1–2 (0–0 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Wolstein Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Vikings finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They defeated IUPUI,[2] and Youngstown State,[3] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Oakland in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament.[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #9 seed,[5] where they would defeat Northern Colorado in the first round,[6] before falling to eventual tournament runner-up High Point in the quarterfinals.[7]
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm |
Lourdes | W 84–49 | – |
18 – Stevenson | 6 – Arnett | 3 – Tied | Woodling Gym (546) Cleveland, OH | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 53–101 | 0–1 |
7 – Tied | 10 – Arnett | 4 – Smith | Crisler Center (10,334) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Baldwin Wallace | W 91–53 | 1–1 |
19 – Arnett | 10 – Smith | 5 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,179) Cleveland, OH | ||||
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | L 64–77 | 1–2 |
10 – Tied | 7 – R. Robinson | 4 – Dibba | Bramlage Coliseum (9,928) Manhattan, KS | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||||
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kent State | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
NJIT Viking Invitational |
Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State Viking Invitational |
Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| December 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | UWM Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | Resch Center Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brescia | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Midway | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
IU Indy | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Robert Morris | UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||||
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Kentucky | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at IU Indy | The Jungle Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Green Bay | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||||
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | Truist Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Robert Morris | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Youngstown State | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||||
| February 23, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | OU Credit Union O'rena Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Purdue Fort Wayne | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland State men's basketball advances in Horizon League tourney with 2nd straight win vs. IUPUI". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Youngstown State ousted by Cleveland State 82-70 in the Horizon League quarterfinals". The Vindicator. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "'Whatever it takes': Oakland turns up defense, sits one win from NCAA tourney". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Enaruna hits jumper at the buzzer to lead Cleveland State over Northern Colorado 51-49 in CBI". AP News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Thiam's 27 help High Point defeat Cleveland State 93-74 in CBI". theScore. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland State Vikings 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.