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
Conference	Horizon League
Record	10–21 (3–13 Horizon League)
Head coach	Gary Waters
Assistant coaches	Jayson Gee Larry DeSimpelare Jermaine Kimbrough
Home arena	Wolstein Center
Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

• Carlos English

Schedule

Horizon League Standing: 9th
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
Horizon League tournament
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

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.