2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
Quicken Loans Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735
Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727
Green Bay 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Northern Kentucky † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
Wright State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
UIC 7 – 11   .389 17 – 19   .472
Detroit 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 21   .382
Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 11 – 24   .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.

On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired.[1] He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.[2]

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andre Yates 1 G 6'3" 185 Junior Dayton, OH Playing professional overseas
Myles Hamilton 2 G 6'1" 190 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Walk-on; transferred
Jonathan Janssen 13 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Mountain Creek, Australia Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Khyler Fields 23 G 6'2" 175 Senior Massilon, OH Graduated
Aaron Scales 32 C 6'9" 260 RS Junior High Point, NC Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Jeron Rogers 34 F 6'7" 220 Freshman North Farmington, MI Transferred to Oakland CC
Vinny Zollo 41 F 6'8" 230 Senior Greenfield, OH Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Gavin Peppers 2 G 6'1" 180 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC
Ravonn Posey 35 F 6'8" 280 Senior Milwaukee, WI Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Posey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Clayborne
PF 		Dayton, OH Thurgood Marshall High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 26, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andy Lucien
SF 		North Olmsted, OH North Olmsted High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 20, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shawn Christian
PG 		Garfield Heights, OH Garfield Heights High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in conference play.[3] Rob Edwards was selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.[3]

Roster

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Derek Sloan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Saint Ignatius High School Moreland Hills, Ohio
G 1 Kenny Carpenter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan
G 2 Gavin Peppers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Laramie County Community College Brookeville, Maryland
G 3 Rob Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan
G/F 4 Anthony Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Harcum College Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 5 Jibri Blount 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Vincent–St. Mary High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 11 Terrell Hales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Douglass Academy for Young Men Detroit, Michigan
G 12 Kasheem Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
G 13 Nelson Maxwell (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fishburne Military School Orange Village, Ohio
G 20 Bobby Word 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Oral Roberts Lancaster, Texas
G 21 Tim Hasbargen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nymphenburger Schulen Munich, Germany
F 22 Evan Clayborne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Thurgood Marshall High School Dayton, Ohio
F 23 Jamarcus Hairston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Louisburg College Danville, Georgia
F 33 Demonte Flannigan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Richmond Heights, Ohio
C 35 PJ Posey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Cal State Bakersfield Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 41 Andy Lucien (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Olmsted High School North Olmsted, Ohio
G 55 Daniel Levitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So New Hampton School Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016*
7:00 pm 		Tiffin W 89–67 
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Non-Conference regular season
11/12/2016*
5:00 pm 		vs. Kent State
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		L 74–79 OT 0–1
 Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Canisius
Bluegrass Showcase 		W 67–64  1–1
 Wolstein Center (1,149)
Cleveland, OH
11/18/2016*
8:00 pm 		at UT Martin
Bluegrass Showcase 		L 74–85  1–2
 Skyhawk Arena (1,520)
Martin, TN
11/23/2016*
1:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 1 Kentucky
Bluegrass Showcase 		L 70–101  1–3
 Rupp Arena (22,441)
Lexington, KY
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Duquesne
Bluegrass Showcase 		L 71–78  1–4
 Palumbo Center (887)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas State L 51–78  1–5
 Convocation Center (1,631)
Jonesboro, AR
12/03/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Bethune-Cookman W 73–62  2–5
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,227)
Cleveland, OH
12/07/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Western Michigan W 85–62  3–5
 Quicken Loans Arena (1,313)
Cleveland, OH
12/10/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 15 Purdue L 53–77  3–6
 Mackey Arena (14,283)
West Lafayette, IN
12/17/2016*
12:00 pm 		at Ohio L 53–71  3–7
 Convocation Center (4,463)
Athens, OH
12/19/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lake Erie W 79–62  4–7
 Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
12/22/2016*
12:00 pm 		at Belmont L 61–88  4–8
 Curb Event Center (2,024)
Nashville, TN
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Green Bay L 75–76 OT 4–9
(0–1) 		Wolstein Center (1,441)
Cleveland, OH
12/31/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee W 62–53  5–9
(1–1) 		Wolstein Center (1,013)
Cleveland, OH
01/05/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Wright State L 51–55  5–10
(1–2) 		Nutter Center (3,488)
Dayton, OH
01/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Kentucky L 75–83  5–11
(1–3) 		BB&T Arena (2,723)
Highland Heights, KY
01/12/2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		UIC L 54–59  5–12
(1–4) 		Wolstein Center (1,393)
Cleveland, OH
01/14/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Valparaiso L 67–78  5–13
(1–5) 		Wolstein Center (1,831)
Cleveland, OH
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Oakland W 76–65  6–13
(2–5) 		Athletics Center O'rena (2,135)
Rochester, MI
01/20/2017
3:30 pm 		at Milwaukee L 62–63  6–14
(2–6) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,194)
Milwaukee, WI
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Green Bay L 73–83  6–15
(2–7) 		Resch Center (2,349)
Green Bay, WI
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Youngstown State L 64–67  6–16
(2–8) 		Beeghly Center (4,821)
Youngstown, OH
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Detroit W 90–73  7–16
(3–8) 		Wolstein Center (1,543)
Cleveland, OH
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oakland L 51–53  7–17
(3–9) 		Wolstein Center (1,763)
Cleveland, OH
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Valparaiso L 57–78  7–18
(3–10) 		Athletics–Recreation Center (2,455)
Valparaiso, IN
02/11/2017
4:00 pm 		at UIC W 66–63  8–18
(4–10) 		UIC Pavilion (4,711)
Chicago, IL
02/16/2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Kentucky L 60–62  8–19
(4–11) 		Wolstein Center (1,247)
Cleveland, OH
02/18/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Wright State L 68–74 2OT 8–20
(4–12) 		Wolstein Center (1,297)
Cleveland, OH
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Detroit L 83–91  8–21
(4–13) 		Calihan Hall (1,550)
Detroit, MI
02/25/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Youngstown State W 69–55  9–21
(5–13) 		Wolstein Center (1,717)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) vs. (9) Youngstown State
First Round 		L 69–84  9–22
 Joe Louis Arena (5,468)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "Gary Waters retires as coach at Cleveland State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State hires Dennis Felton as men's basketball coach". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Awards | Horizon League". www.horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.