2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
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.
2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball | |
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CIT, Second round | |
Conference | Horizon League |
2014–15 record | 19–15 (11–5 Horizon) |
Head coach | Gary Waters (9th season) |
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Home arena | Wolstein Center |
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner |
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Preseason
Cleveland State was picked second in the Horizon League preseason poll, with nine first place votes.
Preseason poll | |
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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 | ||||
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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 | 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. |