2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Gary Waters (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry DeSimpelare Jermaine Henderson Cornelius Jackson
Home arena	Wolstein Center Quicken Loans Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oakland	14	–	4		.778			25	–	9		.735
Valparaiso	14	–	4		.778			24	–	9		.727
Green Bay	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Northern Kentucky †	12	–	6		.667			24	–	11		.686
Wright State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
UIC	7	–	11		.389			17	–	19		.472
Detroit	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Cleveland State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Youngstown State	5	–	13		.278			13	–	21		.382
Milwaukee	4	–	14		.222			11	–	24		.314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired.^[1] He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.^[2]

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andre Yates	1	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Dayton, OH	Playing professional overseas
Myles Hamilton	2	G	6'1"	190	RS Junior	Cleveland, OH	Walk-on; transferred
Jonathan Janssen	13	F	6'9"	215	Freshman	Mountain Creek, Australia	Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Khyler Fields	23	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Massilon, OH	Graduated
Aaron Scales	32	C	6'9"	260	RS Junior	High Point, NC	Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T
Jeron Rogers	34	F	6'7"	220	Freshman	North Farmington, MI	Transferred to Oakland CC
Vinny Zollo	41	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Greenfield, OH	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Gavin Peppers	2	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC
Ravonn Posey	35	F	6'8"	280	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Posey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Clayborne PF	Dayton, OH	Thurgood Marshall High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 26, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Andy Lucien SF	North Olmsted, OH	North Olmsted High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 20, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shawn Christian PG	Garfield Heights, OH	Garfield Heights High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	164 lb (74 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.

Preseason

In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in conference play.^[3] Rob Edwards was selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.^[3]

Roster

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Derek Sloan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Saint Ignatius High School Moreland Hills, Ohio G 1 Kenny Carpenter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan G 2 Gavin Peppers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Laramie County Community College Brookeville, Maryland G 3 Rob Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan G/F 4 Anthony Wright 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Harcum College Harrisburg, Pennsylvania F 5 Jibri Blount 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. Vincent–St. Mary High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania G 11 Terrell Hales 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Douglass Academy for Young Men Detroit, Michigan G 12 Kasheem Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Champlain College Saint-Lambert Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada G 13 Nelson Maxwell (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Fishburne Military School Orange Village, Ohio G 20 Bobby Word 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Oral Roberts Lancaster, Texas G 21 Tim Hasbargen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Nymphenburger Schulen Munich, Germany F 22 Evan Clayborne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Thurgood Marshall High School Dayton, Ohio F 23 Jamarcus Hairston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Louisburg College Danville, Georgia F 33 Demonte Flannigan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School Richmond Heights, Ohio C 35 PJ Posey (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr Cal State Bakersfield Milwaukee, Wisconsin F 41 Andy Lucien (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Olmsted High School North Olmsted, Ohio G 55 Daniel Levitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So New Hampton School Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Head coach Gary Waters (Ferris State) Assistant coach(es) Larry DeSimpelare (Spring Arbor) Jermaine Henderson (Miami (OH)) Cornelius Jackson (Marshall) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 7:00 pm		Tiffin	W 89–67		Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
Non-Conference regular season
11/12/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. Kent State Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	L 74–79 OT	0–1	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius Bluegrass Showcase	W 67–64	1–1	Wolstein Center (1,149) Cleveland, OH
11/18/2016* 8:00 pm		at UT Martin Bluegrass Showcase	L 74–85	1–2	Skyhawk Arena (1,520) Martin, TN
11/23/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 Kentucky Bluegrass Showcase	L 70–101	1–3	Rupp Arena (22,441) Lexington, KY
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		at Duquesne Bluegrass Showcase	L 71–78	1–4	Palumbo Center (887) Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Arkansas State	L 51–78	1–5	Convocation Center (1,631) Jonesboro, AR
12/03/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Bethune-Cookman	W 73–62	2–5	Quicken Loans Arena (1,227) Cleveland, OH
12/07/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Western Michigan	W 85–62	3–5	Quicken Loans Arena (1,313) Cleveland, OH
12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 15 Purdue	L 53–77	3–6	Mackey Arena (14,283) West Lafayette, IN
12/17/2016* 12:00 pm		at Ohio	L 53–71	3–7	Convocation Center (4,463) Athens, OH
12/19/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Lake Erie	W 79–62	4–7	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
12/22/2016* 12:00 pm		at Belmont	L 61–88	4–8	Curb Event Center (2,024) Nashville, TN
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	L 75–76 OT	4–9 (0–1)	Wolstein Center (1,441) Cleveland, OH
12/31/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 62–53	5–9 (1–1)	Wolstein Center (1,013) Cleveland, OH
01/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 51–55	5–10 (1–2)	Nutter Center (3,488) Dayton, OH
01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	L 75–83	5–11 (1–3)	BB&T Arena (2,723) Highland Heights, KY
01/12/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3		UIC	L 54–59	5–12 (1–4)	Wolstein Center (1,393) Cleveland, OH
01/14/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Valparaiso	L 67–78	5–13 (1–5)	Wolstein Center (1,831) Cleveland, OH
01/16/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Oakland	W 76–65	6–13 (2–5)	Athletics Center O'rena (2,135) Rochester, MI
01/20/2017 3:30 pm		at Milwaukee	L 62–63	6–14 (2–6)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,194) Milwaukee, WI
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Green Bay	L 73–83	6–15 (2–7)	Resch Center (2,349) Green Bay, WI
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	L 64–67	6–16 (2–8)	Beeghly Center (4,821) Youngstown, OH
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 90–73	7–16 (3–8)	Wolstein Center (1,543) Cleveland, OH
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	L 51–53	7–17 (3–9)	Wolstein Center (1,763) Cleveland, OH
02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso	L 57–78	7–18 (3–10)	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,455) Valparaiso, IN
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		at UIC	W 66–63	8–18 (4–10)	UIC Pavilion (4,711) Chicago, IL
02/16/2017 7:45 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	L 60–62	8–19 (4–11)	Wolstein Center (1,247) Cleveland, OH
02/18/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Wright State	L 68–74 2OT	8–20 (4–12)	Wolstein Center (1,297) Cleveland, OH
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	L 83–91	8–21 (4–13)	Calihan Hall (1,550) Detroit, MI
02/25/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 69–55	9–21 (5–13)	Wolstein Center (1,717) Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (9) Youngstown State First Round	L 69–84	9–22	Joe Louis Arena (5,468) Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:

References

1. "Gary Waters retires as coach at Cleveland State". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
2. "Cleveland State hires Dennis Felton as men's basketball coach". Retrieved July 12, 2017.
3. "Horizon League Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Awards | Horizon League". www.horizonleague.org. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.