en.wikipedia.org

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team - Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–12 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center

Seasons

2025–26 →

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris † 15 – 5   .750 26 – 9   .743
Cleveland State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 12   .647
Milwaukee 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Youngstown State 13 – 7   .650 21 – 13   .618
Purdue Fort Wayne 12 – 8   .600 19 – 13   .594
Oakland 11 – 9   .550 16 – 18   .471
Northern Kentucky 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Wright State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
IU Indy 6 – 14   .300 10 – 22   .313
Detroit Mercy 4 – 16   .200 8 – 24   .250
Green Bay 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner
As of March 24, 2025

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.

The 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]

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tevin Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Denver Danville, Illinois
G 1 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Canisius Sandusky, Ohio
G 2 Jalin Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr NE Mississippi Community College Jackson, Mississippi
G 3 Tyler Spratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr North Farmington High School Farmington, Michigan
G 4 Je'Shawn Stevenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lindblom High School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Danny Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Shaker Heights High School Shaker Heights, Ohio
G 6 Ebrima Dibba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr South Carolina Bredäng, Sweden
F 7 Isaac Abidde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Wichita State Albany, Georgia
G 11 Chaz Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Lee's Summit West High School Kansas City, Missouri
F 12 Dylan Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr DePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 15 Reece Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Saint Ignatius High School Cleveland, Ohio
G 20 Cole Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Florida SouthWestern DeSoto, Texas
G 22 Chase Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Illinois–Springfield Matteson, Illinois
F 32 KJ Debrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr John A. Logan College Springfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 pm 		Lourdes W 84–49  –
  18 – Stevenson   6 – Arnett   3 –   Woodling Gym (546)
Cleveland, OH
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan L 53–101  0–1
  7 –    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 –    7 – R. Robinson   4 – Dibba  Bramlage Coliseum (9,928)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso W 75–67  2–2
  19 –    14 – Arnett   6 – Staveskie  Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
November 16, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 71–63  3–2
  24 – Smith   7 –    5 – Franklin  Wolstein Center (1,386)
Cleveland, OH
November 19, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota L 47–58  3–3
  10 – Smith   6 –    3 –   Williams Arena (7,051)
Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 52–68  3–4
  11 –    11 – Arnett   3 – C. Robinson  Wolstein Center (2,019)
Cleveland, OH
November 26, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NJIT
Viking Invitational 		W 56–53  4–4
  13 – Smith   8 – Arnett   2 –   Woodling Gym (403)
Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morehead State
Viking Invitational 		L 69–71  4–5
  18 – Staveskie   7 – Smith   1 –   Woodling Gym (512)
Cleveland, OH
December 5, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee L 67–79  4–6
(0–1) 		 17 – Smith   9 – Arnett   4 – Dibba  UWM Panther Arena (1,828)
Milwaukee, WI
December 7, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 83–61  5–6
(1–1) 		 20 – Stevenson   7 – Arnett   8 – Dibba  Resch Center (2,021)
Ashwaubenon, WI
December 14, 2024*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Brescia W 103–37  6–6
  17 – Stevenson   13 – R. Robinson   8 – C. Robinson  Wolstein Center (868)
Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oakland W 92–75  7–6
(2–1) 		 37 – Smith   11 – Arnett   8 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,205)
Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Midway W 116–60  8–6
  23 – Stevenson   10 –    8 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,089)
Cleveland, OH
December 29, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wright State W 78–64  9–6
(3–1) 		 16 – C. Robinson   7 – Arnett   7 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,692)
Cleveland, OH
January 4, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		IU Indy W 67–61  10–6
(4–1) 		 20 – Staveskie   7 –    4 – C. Robinson  Wolstein Center (1,126)
Cleveland, OH
January 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris W 80–69  11–6
(5–1) 		 16 – Arnett   10 – Smith   5 – Smith  UPMC Events Center (646)
Moon Township, PA
January 11, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State W 80–72  12–6
(6–1) 		 21 – Staveskie   12 – Arnett   7 – Smith  Beeghly Center (1,905)
Youngstown, OH
January 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 76–58  13–6
(7–1) 		 20 – Staveskie   10 – Robinson   4 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,275)
Cleveland, OH
January 19, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at IU Indy W 73–62  14–6
(8–1) 		 16 – Smith   8 – Arnett   8 – Dibba  The Jungle (868)
Indianapolis, IN
January 22, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 65–50  15–6
(9–1) 		 23 – Smith   7 – Arnett   3 –   Wolstein Center (1,623)
Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 81–66  16–6
(10–1) 		 17 – C. Robinson   11 – R. Robinson   5 – Smith  Wolstein Center (1,830)
Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne W 68–58  17–6
(11–1) 		 20 – C. Robinson   15 – Arnett   6 – Dibba  Memorial Coliseum (2,603)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky L 75–85  17–7
(11–2) 		 18 – Smith   6 –    6 – Dibba  Truist Arena (2,380)
Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 77–60  18–7
(12–2) 		 30 – Staveskie   7 – Arnett   4 – Staveskie  Wolstein Center (2,269)
Cleveland, OH
February 12, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Robert Morris L 59–68  18–8
(12–3) 		 16 – Arnett   8 – Arnett   3 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,654)
Cleveland, OH
February 16, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State L 60–68  18–9
(12–4) 		 16 – Arnett   7 – Arnett   3 –   Wolstein Center (2,554)
Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 73–65  19–9
(13–4) 		 22 – Staveskie   5 – C. Robinson   5 – Dibba  Calihan Hall (1,001)
Detroit, MI
February 23, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oakland L 86–91 OT 19–10
(13–5) 		 18 – C. Robinson   8 – Dibba   6 – Dibba  OU Credit Union O'rena (2,187)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2025
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Wright State L 76–82  19–11
(13–6) 		 20 – Arnett   8 – Arnett   7 – Dibba  Nutter Center (3,587)
Fairborn, OH
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 68–57  20–11
(14–6) 		 17 – Smith   10 – Arnett   4 – Dibba  Wolstein Center (1,849)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) (7) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals 		W 68–63  21–11
  16 –    10 – Arnett   4 –   Wolstein Center (1,465)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2025
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		(2) vs. (4) Youngstown State
Semifinals 		L 54–56  21–12
  14 – Smith   7 – Abidde   4 – Dibba  Corteva Coliseum (1,775)
Indianapolis, IN
CBI
March 24, 2025
4:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Queens
Quarterfinals 		      Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State men's basketball advances in Horizon League tourney with 2nd straight win vs. IUPUI". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Youngstown State ousted by Cleveland State 82-70 in the Horizon League quarterfinals". The Vindicator. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "'Whatever it takes': Oakland turns up defense, sits one win from NCAA tourney". The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Teams". College Basketball Invitational. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Enaruna hits jumper at the buzzer to lead Cleveland State over Northern Colorado 51-49 in CBI". AP News. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "Thiam's 27 help High Point defeat Cleveland State 93-74 in CBI". theScore. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  9. ^ "Cleveland State Vikings 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.