2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	3–4 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Daniyal Robinson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Kwanza Johnson; Jay Shunnar; Deshon Parker; Steve Payne;
Home arena	Wolstein Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Robert Morris	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Detroit Mercy	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Purdue Fort Wayne	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Milwaukee	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Wright State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Green Bay	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
IU Indy	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Oakland	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Northern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	.000

† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner As of November 22, 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	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						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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "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.

[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.

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