2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	8–6 (2–1 Horizon)
Head coach	Daniyal Robinson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kwanza Johnson Jay Shunnar Deshon Parker Steve Payne
Home arena	Wolstein Center

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Youngstown State	3	–	0		1.000			8	–	5		.615
Milwaukee	2	–	0		1.000			9	–	4		.692
Northern Kentucky	2	–	0		1.000			7	–	6		.538
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	1		.667			9	–	5		.643
Cleveland State	2	–	1		.667			8	–	6		.571
Wright State	1	–	2		.333			7	–	7		.500
Detroit Mercy	1	–	2		.333			5	–	9		.357
IU Indy	1	–	2		.333			5	–	9		.357
Oakland	1	–	2		.333			4	–	8		.333
Robert Morris	0	–	2		.000			8	–	5		.615
Green Bay	0	–	3		.000			2	–	12		.143
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

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.

Previous season

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]

Roster

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 Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Jay Shunnar (Michigan) Deshon Parker (Cleveland State) Steve Payne (Union (KY)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

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 – 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	W 75–67	2–2	19 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (7,051) Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 52–68	3–4	11 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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	7–2 (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 – Tied	8 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,089) 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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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.