2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
CIT, Second round
Conference Horizon League
2014–15 record 19–15 (11–5 Horizon)
Head coach Gary Waters (9th year)
Assistant coach Larry DeSimpelare
Assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough
Assistant coach Cornelius Jackson
Home arena Wolstein Center
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813     28 6   .824
Green Bay 12 4   .750     24 9   .727
Oakland 11 5   .688     16 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 5   .688     19 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 7   .563     14 16   .467
Detroit 7 9   .438     15 18   .455
UIC 4 12   .250     10 24   .294
Wright State 3 13   .188     11 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 14   .125     11 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters in his ninth season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 84th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 19–15, 11–5 in Horizona League play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.

Roster

2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Sloan, DerekDerek Sloan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Moreland Hills, OH
G 1 Yates, AndreAndre Yates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Dayton, OH
G 2 Hamilton, MylesMyles Hamilton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, OH
G 3 Lewis, TreyTrey Lewis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Garfield Heights, OH
G 4 Carpenter, KennyKenny Carpenter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F 5 Janssen, JonothanJonothan Janssen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mountain Creek, Australia
G 11 Hales, TerrellTerrell Hales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 13 Goodwater, DaveDave Goodwater 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cleveland, OH
G 15 Grady, AntonAnton Grady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cleveland, OH
G 20 Keane, KazaKaza Keane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ajax, ON, Canada
G 21 Hasbargen, TimTim Hasbargen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Munich, Germany
G 23 Fields, KhylerKhyler Fields 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Massillon, OH
G 31 Lee, CharlieCharlie Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI
C 32 Scales, AaronAaron Scales 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS So High Point, NC
F 33 Flannigan, DemonteDemonte Flannigan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Richmond Heights, OH
F 41 Zollo, VinnyVinny Zollo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Greenfield, OH
F 42 Mason, MarlinMarlin Mason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014–11–04

Preseason

Cleveland State was picked second in the Horizon League preseason poll, with nine first place votes.

Preseason poll
School Points

Green Bay (32) 357
Cleveland St. (9) 335
Detroit 239
Valparaiso 228
Wright St. 186
Milwaukee 182
Oakland 178
Youngstown St. 95
UIC 45
First place votes in parentheses.

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 10*
7:00 pm
Malone W 69–48 
 27  Lewis  9  Grady  6 tied  2  Wolstein Center (929)
Cleveland, OH
Regular season

Nov 14*
7:00 pm
at Iona L 73–78  0–1
 16  Mason  9  Grady  5  Lewis  Hynes Athletic Center (2,008)
New Rochelle, NY

Nov 17*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tiffin W 85–56  1–1
 26  Grady  8  Mason  4  Keane, Lewis  Wolstein Center (1,529)
Cleveland, OH

Nov 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State
Global Sports Showcase
W 60–46  2–1
 13  Keane  8  Mason  3  Grady, Lewis  Wolstein Center (1,153)
Cleveland, OH

Nov 22*
4:00 pm
at Savannah State
Global Sports Showcase
L 83–87 OT 2–2
 27  Lewis  7  Grady  4  Keane, Lewis  Tiger Arena (1,730)
Savannah, GA

Nov 26*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Louisville
Global Sports Showcase
L 33–45  2–3
 24  Lewis  5  Lewis, Mason, Zollo  3  Yates  KFC Yum! Center (20,887)
Louisville, KY

Nov 28*
8:00 pm
at Marshall
Global Sports Showcase
W 68–59  3–3
 18  Mason  4  Carpenter, Flannigan, Grady, Lewis  7  Lewis  Cam Henderson Center (4,991)
Huntington, WV

Dec 3*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo L 54–59  3–4
 21  Lewis  6  Lee, Mason  4  Zollo  Wolstein Center (1,729)
Cleveland, OH

Dec 7*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Illinois W 76–54  4–4
 21  Lewis  6  Grady  4  Yates  Wolstein Center (1,187)
Cleveland, OH

Dec 13*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 57–67  4–5
 14  Lewis  7  Lewis  4  Lewis  Stroh Center (2,045)
Bowling Green, OH

Dec 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mount Vernon Nazarene W 86–40  5–5
 32  Lewis  7  Grady  5  Lewis  Wolstein Center (1,171)
Cleveland, OH

Dec 18*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 6 Virginia L 54–70  5–6
 18  Lewis  4  Lee, Zollo  2  Keane, Mason  John Paul Jones Arena (11,812)
Charlottesville, VA

Dec 21*
1:00 pm, STO
San Francisco W 69–65 OT 6–6
 17  Grady  7  Grady, Zollo  3  Lee, Lewis, Zollo  Wolstein Center (1,289)
Cleveland, OH

Dec 23*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois L 65–67  6–7
 15  Lee  7  Grady  4  Lee  Wolstein Center (1,169)
Cleveland, OH

Dec 29*
7:00 pm
at VCU L 63–72  6–8
 15  Lee, Lewis  9  Scales, Zollo  4  Lee  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

Jan 2
7:00 pm, TWCS Ohio
Milwaukee W 84–57  7–8 (1–0)
 27  Lewis  8  Grady  4  Lewis  Wolstein Center (1,727)
Cleveland, OH

Jan 4
4:00 pm, STO
at UIC W 74–69  8–8 (2–0)
 18  Grady, Lee  11  Fells  7  Harris  UIC Pavilion (717)
Chicago, IL

Jan 8
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Oakland W 65–61  9–8 (3–0)
 14  Yates  8  Grady, Mason  7  Lee  Wolstein Center (1,593)
Cleveland, OH

Jan 10
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 56–58  9–9 (3–1)
 19  Grady  6  Lee  6  Lee  Athletics–Recreation Center (4,155)
Valparaiso, IN

Jan 14
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State W 55–50  10–9 (4–1)
 16  Grady  10  Grady  6  Lee  Nutter Center (4,891)
Fairborn, OH

Jan 17
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 74–61  11–9 (5–1)
 29  Lewis  10  Grady  8  Lee  Beeghly Center (3,385)
Youngstown, OH

Jan 23
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 70–66  12–9 (6–1)
 30  Lewis  14  Grady  4  Keane  Wolstein Center (2,803)
Cleveland, OH

Jan 26
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 56–59  12–10 (6–2)
 16  Keane  10  Grady  6  Keane  Athletics Center O'rena (2,168)
Rochester, MI

Jan 31
2:00 pm, TWCS Ohio
Green Bay W 76–62  13–10 (7–2)
 25  Lewis  12  Lewis  7  Lee  Wolstein Center (3,525)
Cleveland, OH

Feb 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 73–60  14–10 (8–2)
 17  Grady  13  Grady  4  Grady, Keane, Lee  Wolstein Center (1,731)
Cleveland, OH

Feb 7
2:00 pm, STO
Wright State W 88–72  15–10 (9–2)
 22  Grady  8  Mason  3  Keane, Lee, Mason  Wolstein Center (2,733)
Cleveland, OH

Feb 13
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Detroit L 65–66  15–11 (9–3)
 23  Lewis  9  Zollo  3  Lewis  Calihan Hall (1,723)
Detroit, MI

Feb 15
3:00 pm, ASN
UIC W 67–59  16–11 (10–3)
 18  Lewis  13  Grady  8  Lee  Wolstein Center (2,471)
Cleveland, OH

Feb 17*
7:00 pm, STO
at Western Carolina  Cancelled[1] 
                   Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC

Feb 20
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Green Bay W 66–61 OT 17–11 (11–3)
 21  Lewis  11  Grady  6  Lee  Resch Center (4,674)
Green Bay, WI

Feb 22
3:00 pm, ASN
at Milwaukee L 60–66  17–12 (11–4)
 24  Grady  10  Grady, Lewis  3  Lee  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,405)
Milwaukee, WI

Feb 27
10:00 pm, ESPNU
Valparaiso L 53–56  17–13 (11–5)
 13  Lewis  13  Grady  5  Lee  Wolstein Center (4,133)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament

Mar 6
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Detroit
Quarterfinals
W 70–53  18–13
 17  Lee  13  Mason  5  Lewis  Athletics–Recreation Center (1,650)
Valparaiso, IN

Mar 7
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Valparaiso
Semifinals
L 55–60  18–14
 20  Grady  11  Grady  6  Grady  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,629)
Valparaiso, IN
CIT

Mar 18*
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan
First round
W 86–57  19–14
 28  Lee  14  Grady  7  Lee  University Arena (1,112)
Kalamazoo, MI

Mar 23*
7:00 pm
at NJIT
Second round
L 77–80  19–15
 26  Grady  11  Grady  4  Keane  Fleisher Center (1,404)
Newark, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Western Carolina vs. Cleveland State game cancelled". ESPN.com. February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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