2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Dennis Gates, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Oakland.

2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record11–21 (7–11 Horizon)
Head coachDennis Gates (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State153 .833  257  .781
Northern Kentucky135 .722  239  .719
Green Bay117 .611  1716  .515
Youngstown State108 .556  1815  .545
UIC108 .556  1817  .514
Oakland810 .444  1419  .424
Cleveland State711 .389  1121  .344
Milwaukee711 .389  1219  .387
Detroit Mercy*612 .333  823  .258
IUPUI315 .167  725  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2018–19 season 10–21 overall, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. In turn, they failed to qualify for the Horizon League Tournament.

On July 12, 2019, it was announced that head coach Dennis Felton was relieved of his duties.[1] On July 26, Dennis Gates was announced as the new head coach.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Tyrese Potoma 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Regina, Saskatchewan
G 2 Kasheem Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 3 Craig Beaudion 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Franklyn Penn Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Hunthum's Ghut, British Virgin Islands
G 5 Tre Gomillion 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
G 10 Hugo Ferreira 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
G 11 Liam Doup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Lakewood, Ohio
F 12 Algevon Eichelberger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan
G/F 14 Anthony Rego 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Westlake, Ohio
F 15 Daylen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Los Angeles, California
G 20 Aria Eskandari 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Sanford, Florida
G 21 Jeremy Sanchez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr North Ridgeville, Ohio
F 22 Jaalam Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
F 24 Torrey Patton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dayton, Ohio
F 33 Jalen Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Greenville, South Carolina
F 35 Deante Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame (OH) L 64–69 
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, BTN Pluss
at Minnesota L 50–85  0–1
Williams Arena (8,693)
Minneapolis, MN
November 9, 2019*
3:30 pm
Edinboro W 79–54  1–1
Wolstein Center (3,533)
Cleveland, OH
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm
at Missouri State L 53–73  1–2
JQH Arena (3,800)
Springfield, MO
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina L 63–90  1–3
Colonial Life Arena (10,083)
Columbia, SC
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
FIU
D.C. Classic
L 61–107  1–4
Wolstein Center (1,524)
Cleveland, OH
November 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports
vs. UNC Wilmington
D.C. Classic
W 47–46  2–4
Entertainment and Sports Arena (512)
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2019*
3:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Eastern Kentucky
D.C. Classic
W 65–51  3–4
Entertainment and Sports Arena (739)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2019*
6:00 pm
Robert Morris W 70–59  4–4
Wolstein Center (1,031)
Cleveland, OH
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo L 65–80  4–5
Wolstein Center (1,683)
Cleveland, OH
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 59–81  4–6
MAC Center (2,176)
Kent, OH
December 15, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 58–72  4–7
Stroh Center (1,725)
Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
DePaul L 65–73  4–8
Wolstein Center (991)
Cleveland, OH
December 21, 2019*
4:00, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State L 55–80  4–9
Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149)
Johnson City, TN
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 66–71  4–10
(0–1)
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,489)
Chicago, IL
December 30, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 82–80  5–10
(1–1)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (889)
Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 82–74  6–10
(2–1)
Wolstein Center (1,537)
Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 64–59  7–10
(3–1)
Wolstein Center (973)
Cleveland, OH
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland L 55–68  7–11
(3–2)
Wolstein Center (1,561)
Cleveland, OH
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 65–72  7–12
(3–3)
Nutter Center (3,153)
Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 49–75  7–13
(3–4)
BB&T Arena (4,390)
Highland Heights, KY
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay L 74–78  7–14
(3–5)
Wolstein Center (1,033)
Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 70–53  8–14
(4–5)
Wolstein Center (1,062)
Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 72–62  9–14
(5–5)
Wolstein Center (1,241)
Cleveland, OH
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC L 62–64  9–15
(5–6)
Wolstein Center (1,170)
Cleveland, OH
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 55–67  9–16
(5–7)
Beeghly Center (3,298)
Youngstown, OH
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 74–79  9–17
(5–8)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,919)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 67–66 OT 10–17
(6–8)
Calihan Hall (1,274)
Detroit, MI
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 59–73  10–18
(6–9)
Wolstein Center (1,508)
Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State L 74–81 OT 10–19
(6–10)
Wolstein Center (2,159)
Cleveland, OH
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 70–68  11–19
(7–10)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,462)
Milwaukee, WI
February 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 67–74  11–20
(7–11)
Kress Events Center (3,369)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) at (6) Oakland
First round
L 59–80  11–21
Athletics Center O'rena (2,982)
Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

  1. "CSU Announces Leadership Change in Men's Basketball". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. "CSU Names Dennis Gates Head Men's Basketball Coach". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
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