2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	11–21 (7–11 Horizon)
Head coach	Dennis Gates (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Summers Dru Joyce III Ryan Sharbaugh
Home arena	Wolstein Center

2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State	15	–	3		.833			25	–	7		.781
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Green Bay	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Youngstown State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
UIC	10	–	8		.556			18	–	17		.514
Oakland	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Cleveland State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Milwaukee	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Detroit Mercy*	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
IUPUI	3	–	15		.167			7	–	25		.219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Dennis Gates, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2018–19 season 10–21 overall, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the Horizon League tournament.

On July 12, 2019, it was announced that head coach Dennis Felton was relieved of his duties.[1] On July 26, Dennis Gates was announced as the new head coach.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Tyrese Potoma 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Regina, Saskatchewan G 2 Kasheem Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec, Canada G 3 Craig Beaudion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 4 Franklyn Penn Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hunthum's Ghut, British Virgin Islands G 5 Tre Gomillion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Augusta, Georgia G 10 Hugo Ferreira 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal G 11 Liam Doup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lakewood, Ohio F 12 Algevon Eichelberger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan G/F 14 Anthony Rego 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Westlake, Ohio F 15 Daylen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California G 20 Aria Eskandari 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sanford, Florida G 21 Jeremy Sanchez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Ridgeville, Ohio F 22 Jaalam Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky F 24 Torrey Patton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio F 33 Jalen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Greenville, South Carolina F 35 Deante Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Detroit, Michigan	Head coach Dennis Gates (California) Assistant coach(es) Rob Summers (West Virginia) Dru Joyce III (Akron) Ryan Sharbaugh (Westminster) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		Notre Dame (OH)	L 64–69	–	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN Pluss		at Minnesota	L 50–85	0–1	Williams Arena (8,693) Minneapolis, MN
November 9, 2019* 3:30 pm		Edinboro	W 79–54	1–1	Wolstein Center (3,533) Cleveland, OH
November 12, 2019* 8:00 pm		at Missouri State	L 53–73	1–2	JQH Arena (3,800) Springfield, MO
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	L 63–90	1–3	Colonial Life Arena (10,083) Columbia, SC
November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		FIU D.C. Classic	L 61–107	1–4	Wolstein Center (1,524) Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports		vs. UNC Wilmington D.C. Classic	W 47–46	2–4	Entertainment and Sports Arena (512) Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2019* 3:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Eastern Kentucky D.C. Classic	W 65–51	3–4	Entertainment and Sports Arena (739) Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm		Robert Morris	W 70–59	4–4	Wolstein Center (1,031) Cleveland, OH
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 65–80	4–5	Wolstein Center (1,683) Cleveland, OH
December 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 59–81	4–6	MAC Center (2,176) Kent, OH
December 15, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 58–72	4–7	Stroh Center (1,725) Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		DePaul	L 65–73	4–8	Wolstein Center (991) Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2019* 4:00, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	L 55–80	4–9	Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 66–71	4–10 (0–1)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,489) Chicago, IL
December 30, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 82–80	5–10 (1–1)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (889) Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 82–74	6–10 (2–1)	Wolstein Center (1,537) Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 64–59	7–10 (3–1)	Wolstein Center (973) Cleveland, OH
January 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 55–68	7–11 (3–2)	Wolstein Center (1,561) Cleveland, OH
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State	L 65–72	7–12 (3–3)	Nutter Center (3,153) Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 49–75	7–13 (3–4)	BB&T Arena (4,390) Highland Heights, KY
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	L 74–78	7–14 (3–5)	Wolstein Center (1,033) Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 70–53	8–14 (4–5)	Wolstein Center (1,062) Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 72–62	9–14 (5–5)	Wolstein Center (1,241) Cleveland, OH
February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	L 62–64	9–15 (5–6)	Wolstein Center (1,170) Cleveland, OH
February 8, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 55–67	9–16 (5–7)	Beeghly Center (3,298) Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 74–79	9–17 (5–8)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,919) Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 67–66 ^OT	10–17 (6–8)	Calihan Hall (1,274) Detroit, MI
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 59–73	10–18 (6–9)	Wolstein Center (1,508) Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	L 74–81 ^OT	10–19 (6–10)	Wolstein Center (2,159) Cleveland, OH
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	W 70–68	11–19 (7–10)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,462) Milwaukee, WI
February 29, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 67–74	11–20 (7–11)	Kress Events Center (3,369) Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	at (6) Oakland First round	L 59–80	11–21	Athletics Center O'rena (2,982) Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

1. "CSU Announces Leadership Change in Men's Basketball". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
2. "CSU Names Dennis Gates Head Men's Basketball Coach". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.