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2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

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The 2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, played their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–13, 11–9 in Horizon League play to tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI and Youngstown State before losing to Oakland in the semifinals. The Vikings received an automatic bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), defeating Northern Colorado in the first round before falling to High Point in the quarterfinals, bringing their overall record to 21–15.

ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–15 (11–9 Horizon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Kwanza Johnson (1st season)
  • Travis Lewis (3rd season)
  • Jay Shunnar (2nd season)
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2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–15 (11–9 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kwanza Johnson (1st season)
  • Travis Lewis (3rd season)
  • Jay Shunnar (2nd season)
Seasons
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2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland †15–5 .75024–12  .667
Youngstown State14–6 .70022–10  .688
Green Bay13–7 .65018–14  .563
Wright State13–7 .65018–14  .563
Northern Kentucky12–8 .60018–15  .545
Milwaukee12–8 .60020–15  .571
Cleveland State11–9 .55021–15  .583
Purdue Fort Wayne11–9 .55023–13  .639
Robert Morris6–14 .30010–22  .313
IUPUI2–18 .1006–26  .188
Detroit Mercy1–19 .0501–31  .031
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner
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Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 21–14, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in three-way tie for second place.[1] In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Robert Morris in the quarterfinals[2] and Milwaukee in the semifinals[3] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.[5]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tevin Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrDenver Danville, Illinois
G 1 Tae Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrJohn A. Logan College Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Jalin Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrNortheast Mississippi CC Jackson, Mississippi
G 3 Drew Lowder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrLansing CC Jackson, Michigan
C 4 Dok Muordar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSouth Florida Rumbek, South Sudan
G 5 Danny Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrShaker Heights HS Shaker Heights, Ohio
G 8 TJ Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrDetroit Mercy Memphis, Tennessee
F 11 Jayson Woodrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrScotland Campus Beachwood, Ohio
F 12 Dylan Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoDePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Tristan Enaruna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrIowa State Almere, Netherlands
G 15 Paxton Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoKansas City Cookeville, Tennessee
G 20 Ramar Pryor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSt. Vincent–St. Mary HS Canton, Ohio
G 22 Chase Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrIllinois–Springfield Matteson, Illinois
F 32 KJ Debrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrJohn A. Logan College Springfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: November 14, 2023

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 pm		 Baldwin Wallace W 96–48  –
   –     –     –    Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Duquesne L 77–79  0–1
  27 – Lowder  11 – Williams  4 – Lowder  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,364)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Defiance W 102–41  1–1
  14 – Pryor  7 – Arnett  4 – Smith  Wolstein Center (1,593)
Cleveland, OH
November 11, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Ohio W 82–78  2–1
  22 – Enaruna  6 – Tied  6 – Enaruna  Wolstein Center (2,399)
Cleveland, OH
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Canisius W 71–61  3–1
  19 – Enaruna  10 – Enaruna  3 – Tied  Wolstein Center (1,732)
Cleveland, OH
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan L 62–69  3–2
  17 – Enaruna  9 – Enaruna  3 – Lowder  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,730)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 East Tennessee State
Viking Invitational		 W 72–70  4–2
  28 – Enaruna  7 – Enaruna  3 – Tied  Woodling Gym (1,412)
Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Alabama A&M
Viking Invitational		 W 86–59  5–2
  18 – Tied  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Woodling Gym (1,466)
Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Youngstown State L 69–94  5–3
(0–1)		  17 – Lowder  5 – Arnett  4 – Enaruna  Beeghly Center (2,196)
Youngstown, OH
December 2, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Detroit Mercy W 69–58  6–3
(1–1)		  15 – Enaruna  11 – Enaruna  3 – Enaruna  Wolstein Center (1,395)
Cleveland, OH
December 5, 2023*
10:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Mary's L 57–70  6–4
  19 – Lowder  7 – Williams  4 – Lowder  University Credit Union Pavilion (2,964)
Moraga, CA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kent State L 77–83  6–5
  22 – Enaruna  6 – Williams  3 – Arnett  MAC Center (3,124)
Kent, OH
December 15, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley W 76–69  7–5
  26 – Lowder  9 – Arnett  3 – Williams  Carver Arena (4,842)
Peoria, IL
December 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 90–77  8–5
  32 – Enaruna  10 – Enaruna  4 – Enaruna  Wolstein Center (1,473)
Cleveland, OH
December 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Oakland W 75–67  9–5
(2–1)		  15 – Lowder  8 – Williams  4 – Tied  Wolstein Center (1,397)
Cleveland, OH
December 31, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at IUPUI W 86–77  10–5
(3–1)		  23 – Woodrich  6 – Arnett  4 – Tied  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (816)
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+		 at Wright State L 70–82  10–6
(3–2)		  15 – Tied  7 – Williams  2 – Tied  Nutter Center (3,572)
Fairborn, OH
January 7, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Kentucky W 88–85 OT 11–6
(4–2)		  24 – Enaruna  12 – Enaruna  5 – Enaruna  Wolstein Center (1,548)
Cleveland, OH
January 12, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Milwaukee L 80–88  11–7
(4–3)		  20 – Tied  9 – Enaruna  5 – Enaruna  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,431)
Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay L 71–79  11–8
(4–4)		  22 – Enaruna  6 – Enaruna  5 – Lowder  Resch Center (1,463)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Purdue Fort Wayne W 75–68  12–8
(5–4)		  23 – Lowder  8 – Williams  8 – Enaruna  Wolstein Center (1,738)
Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Wright State L 99–107 OT 12–9
(5–5)		  28 – Enaruna  9 – Williams  3 – Lowder  Wolstein Center (1,864)
Cleveland, OH
January 28, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Robert Morris W 66–64  13–9
(6–5)		  28 – Enaruna  5 – Williams  4 – Lowder  Wolstein Center (1,476)
Cleveland, OH
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Detroit Mercy W 77–65  14–9
(7–5)		  27 – Enaruna  7 – Tied  3 – Lowder  Calihan Hall (420)
Detroit, MI
February 3, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Oakland L 71–83  14–10
(7–6)		  23 – Enaruna  12 – Arnett  6 – Lowder  OU Credit Union O'rena (2,931)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Purdue Fort Wayne W 75–72  15–10
(8–6)		  24 – Enaruna  5 – Tied  4 – Enaruna  Memorial Coliseum (898)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Milwaukee L 68–71  15–11
(8–7)		  20 – Enaruna  8 – Enaruna  4 – Robinson  Wolstein Center (1,281)
Cleveland, OH
February 17, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 Youngstown State W 81–73  16–11
(9–7)		  31 – Enaruna  8 – Enaruna  5 – Lowder  Wolstein Center (2,397)
Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Kentucky L 73–75  16–12
(9–8)		  25 – Enaruna  10 – Williams  4 – Lowder  Truist Arena (2,856)
Highland Heights, KY
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Robert Morris W 73–71  17–12
(10–8)		  24 – Enaruna  12 – Enaruna  4 – Tied  UPMC Events Center (1,555)
Moon Township, PA
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Green Bay L 61–69  17–13
(10–9)		  24 – Enaruna  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Wolstein Center (1,752)
Cleveland, OH
March 2, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 IUPUI W 75–66  18–13
(11–9)		  20 – Enaruna  7 – Williams  3 – Tied  Wolstein Center (2,129)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (7) (10) IUPUI
First round		 W 85–66  19–13
  18 – Woodrich  6 – Arnett  2 – Tied  Wolstein Center (1,333)
Cleveland, OH
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (7) at (2) Youngstown State
Quarterfinals		 W 82–70  20–13
  20 – Robinson  12 – Arnett  4 – Robinson  Beeghly Center (3,102)
Youngstown, OH
March 11, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 (7) vs. (1) Oakland
Semifinals		 L 71–74  20–14
  21 – Williams  14 – Williams  4 – Lowder  Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
CBI
March 24, 2024
11:00 am, FloHoops		 (9) vs. (8) Northern Colorado
First round		 W 51–49  21–14
  22 – Enaruna  10 – Enaruna  3 – Lowder  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2024
12:00 pm, FloHoops		 (9) vs. (1) High Point
Quarterfinals		 L 74–93  21–15
  17 – Lowder  6 – Williams  4 – Lowder  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
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