2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

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.

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
2024–25 →
2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 15 5   .750 24 12   .667
Youngstown State 14 6   .700 22 10   .688
Green Bay 13 7   .650 18 14   .563
Wright State 13 7   .650 18 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 8   .600 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 12 8   .600 20 15   .571
Cleveland State 11 9   .550 21 15   .583
Purdue Fort Wayne 11 9   .550 23 13   .639
Robert Morris 6 14   .300 10 22   .313
IUPUI 2 18   .100 6 26   .188
Detroit Mercy 1 19   .050 1 31   .031
2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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2023–24 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) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Denver Danville, Illinois
G 1 Tae Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr John A. Logan College Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Jalin Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northeast Mississippi CC Jackson, Mississippi
G 3 Drew Lowder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lansing CC Jackson, Michigan
C 4 Dok Muordar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Florida Rumbek, South Sudan
G 5 Danny Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Shaker Heights HS Shaker Heights, Ohio
G 8 TJ Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit Mercy Memphis, Tennessee
F 11 Jayson Woodrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Scotland Campus Beachwood, Ohio
F 12 Dylan Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So DePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Tristan Enaruna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Iowa State Almere, Netherlands
G 15 Paxton Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Kansas City Cookeville, Tennessee
G 20 Ramar Pryor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Vincent–St. Mary HS Canton, Ohio
G 22 Chase Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Illinois–Springfield Matteson, Illinois
F 32 KJ Debrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Springfield, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

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.

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Viking Victory: Cleveland State Men's Basketball Advances to Horizon League Semifinals with Thrilling Win over Robert Morris". Cleveland State University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cleveland State men's basketball tops Milwaukee to reach finals of Horizon League Tournament". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney". AP News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Blanton, E. Kentucky beat Cleveland St. 91-75 in OT at CBI". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved September 22, 2023.