2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Gary Waters. In 2005–06, the Vikings finished 10–18 (6–10 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State's last winning season was the 2000–2001 season when they finished 19–13 overall and 9–5 in conference play. Their last NCAA tournament appearance was their run to the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. The highlight of the season was arguably when the Vikings went on a four-game winning streak defeating Miami (FL), John Carroll, Delaware, and Kent State. It was the 76th season of Cleveland State basketball.

2006–07 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–21 (3–13 Horizon League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jayson Gee
  • Larry DeSimpelare
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
Home arenaWolstein Center
Seasons
2006–07 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Butler 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
Wright State 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
Loyola (IL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Green Bay 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Youngstown State 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
UIC 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Detroit 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
Milwaukee 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Cleveland State 3 13   .188 10 21   .323
2007 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 1, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish ninth.[1] J'Nathan Bullock was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 2nd team.[2]

Notable players

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Schedule

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Horizon League Standing: 9th [1]
Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference
Exhibition Game
November 7, 2006 Slippery Rock Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 72–51 1–0 0–0
Regular Season Games
November 11, 2006 George Mason Cleveland, OH 3:00 p.m. L 79–74 0–1 0–0
November 13, 2006 Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 88–62 1–1 0–0
November 17, 2006 Buffalo Evansville, IN 9:30 p.m. L 77–73 1–2 0–0
November 18, 2006 Evansville Evansville, IN 6:00 p.m. L 63–49 1–3 0–0
November 19, 2006 Miami Evansville, IN 2:00 p.m. W 78–67 2–3 0–0
November 22, 2006 John Carroll Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 84–65 3–3 0–0
November 26, 2006 Delaware Newark, DE 1:00 p.m. W 59–53 4–3 0–0
November 29, 2006 Kent State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 66–59 5–3 0–0
December 2, 2006 Butler Indianapolis, IN 8:00 p.m. L 70–45 5–4 0–1
December 5, 2006 Kansas State Manhattan, KS 8:00 p.m. L 93–60 5–5 0–1
December 9, 2006 Ohio State Columbus, OH 4:00 p.m. L 78–57 5–6 0–1
December 17, 2006 Central Michigan Mt. Pleasant, MI 2:00 p.m. L 78–76 5–7 0–1
December 19, 2006 Chicago State Cleveland, OH 2:00 p.m. L 82–77 5–8 0–1
December 27, 2006 Illinois Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 72–62 5–9 0–2
December 30, 2006 West Virginia Tech Cleveland, OH 5:30 p.m. W 73–52 6–9 0–2
January 4, 2007 Loyola Chicago Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. L 66–55 6–10 0–3
January 6, 2007 UW–Green Bay Green Bay, WI 8:05 p.m. L 65–53 6–11 0–4
January 11, 2007 UW–Milwaukee Cleveland, OH 8:05 p.m. L 60–48 6–12 0–5
January 13, 2007 Detroit Mercy Cleveland, OH 5:30 p.m. W 63–61 7–12 1–5
January 18, 2007 Wright State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 78–65 7–13 1–6
January 20, 2007 Youngstown State Youngstown, OH 7:05 p.m. L 78–65 7–14 1–7
January 27, 2007 Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 3:00 p.m. W 60–55 8–14 2–7
January 29, 2007 UW–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 8:00 p.m. L 57–56 8–15 2–8
February 1, 2007 Loyola Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. L 61–57 8–16 2–9
February 3, 2007 UW–Green Bay Cleveland, OH 5:30 p.m. L 79–66 8–17 2–10
February 8, 2007 Butler Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 92–50 8–18 2–11
February 14, 2007 Wright State Fairborn, OH 7:00 p.m. L 68–55 8–19 2–12
February 17, 2007 California State Northridge Northridge, CA 7:00 p.m. W 85–76 9–19 2–12
February 21, 2007 Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI 7:05 p.m. L 60–48 9–20 2–13
February 24, 2007 Youngstown State Cleveland, OH 5:30 p.m. W 68–55 10–20 3–13
February 27, 2007 UW–Green Bay Green Bay, WI 8:00 p.m. L 78–59 10–21 3–13
*Rank according to ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. #All times are in EST. Conference games in BOLD.

References

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  1. ^ "Loyola named preseason favorite in Horizon League men's basketball poll" (Press release). Horizon League. October 10, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  2. ^ "Horizon League Announces Preseason All-League Men's Basketball Team" (Press release). Horizon League. October 12, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.