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Cleveland State Vikings Men's Basketball School History

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Coverage: 52 seasons (1972-73 to 2023-24)

Record (since 1972-73): 774-766 .503 W-L%

Conferences: Horizon, MW Coll, Mid-Cont and Ind

Conference Champion: 6 Times (Reg. Seas.), 3 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 3 Years (3-3), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

NCAA Champion:

Ranked in AP Poll: 1 Time (Preseason), 0 Times (Final), 1 Week (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
* Indicates season for which the school's overall and/or conference record has been adjusted by penalty. See our database of forfeits and vacated games.

52 Seasons

SRS back to 1949-50

52 Seasons Table
			Overall			Conference
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
1	2023-24	Horizon	21	15	.583	11	9	.550	-3.47	-4.44	75.5	72.8						Daniyal Robinson (21-15)
2	2022-23	Horizon	21	14	.600	14	6	.700	-2.60	-5.05	71.8	68.7						Daniyal Robinson (21-14)
3	2021-22	Horizon	20	11	.645	15	6	.714	-1.78	-5.64	75.4	69.9						Dennis Gates (20-11)
4	2020-21	Horizon	19	8	.704	16	4	.800	-5.12	-4.82	70.9	71.2				Lost NCAA Tournament First Round	15	Dennis Gates (19-8)
5	2019-20	Horizon	11	21	.344	7	11	.389	-11.16	-2.45	64.2	71.8						Dennis Gates (11-21)
6	2018-19	Horizon	10	21	.323	5	13	.278	-7.96	-1.52	74.2	78.6						Dennis Felton (10-21)
7	2017-18	Horizon	12	23	.343	6	12	.333	-10.82	-3.64	68.6	74.7						Dennis Felton (12-23)
8	2016-17	Horizon	9	22	.290	5	13	.278	-6.73	-1.53	67.2	71.7						Gary Waters (9-22)
9	2015-16	Horizon	9	23	.281	4	14	.222	-9.17	0.09	60.8	67.8						Gary Waters (9-23)
10	2014-15	Horizon	19	15	.559	11	5	.688	3.07	-0.78	67.5	61.7						Gary Waters (19-15)
11	2013-14	Horizon	21	12	.636	12	4	.750	4.38	-0.52	73.0	66.2						Gary Waters (21-12)
12	2012-13	Horizon	14	18	.438	5	11	.313	-7.33	-0.16	64.1	69.6						Gary Waters (14-18)
13	2011-12	Horizon	22	11	.667	12	6	.667	5.27	0.12	66.0	60.1						Gary Waters (22-11)
14	2010-11	Horizon	27	9	.750	13	5	.722	7.59	1.74	71.0	63.6						Gary Waters (27-9)
15	2009-10	Horizon	16	17	.485	10	8	.556	0.57	2.12	69.2	68.3						Gary Waters (16-17)
16	2008-09	Horizon	26	11	.703	12	6	.667	6.97	2.12	66.4	59.5				Lost NCAA Tournament Second Round	13	Gary Waters (26-11)
17	2007-08	Horizon	21	13	.618	12	6	.667	3.38	1.69	67.1	63.6						Gary Waters (21-13)
18	2006-07	Horizon	10	21	.323	3	13	.188	-6.59	1.31	63.7	68.7						Gary Waters (10-21)
19	2005-06	Horizon	10	18	.357	5	11	.313	-8.20	-0.08	64.4	69.3						Mike Garland (10-18)
20	2004-05	Horizon	9	17	.346	6	10	.375	-4.64	0.58	68.2	72.0						Mike Garland (9-17)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
21	2003-04	Horizon	4	25	.138	0	16	.000	-10.32	0.46	64.5	73.5						Mike Garland (4-25)
22	2002-03	Horizon	8	22	.267	3	13	.188	-6.95	0.62	65.6	73.2						Rollie Massimino (8-22)
23	2001-02	Horizon	12	16	.429	6	10	.375	-2.28	-1.46	67.2	68.0						Rollie Massimino (12-16)
24	2000-01	MW Coll	19	13	.594	9	5	.643	2.06	1.56	68.5	67.7						Rollie Massimino (19-13)
25	1999-00	MW Coll	16	14	.533	9	5	.643	3.19	-0.16	75.5	72.2						Rollie Massimino (16-14)
26	1998-99	MW Coll	14	14	.500	6	8	.429	-1.74	0.26	70.6	71.3						Rollie Massimino (14-14)
27	1997-98	MW Coll	12	15	.444	6	8	.429	-2.62	3.27	64.6	70.5						Rollie Massimino (12-15)
28	1996-97	MW Coll	9	19	.321	6	10	.375	-6.70	0.69	64.7	72.1						Rollie Massimino (9-19)
29	1995-96	MW Coll	5	21	.192	3	13	.188	-14.77	-2.08	61.0	73.7						Mike Boyd (5-21)
30	1994-95	MW Coll	10	17	.370	3	11	.214	-8.60	-2.52	73.8	78.3						Mike Boyd (10-17)
31	1993-94	Mid-Cont	14	15	.483	9	9	.500	-4.82	-1.82	72.0	74.7						Mike Boyd (14-15)
32	1992-93	Mid-Cont	22	6	.786	15	1	.938	-0.08	-5.51	76.4	70.9						Mike Boyd (22-6)
33	1991-92	Mid-Cont	16	13	.552	7	9	.438	-2.43	-2.64	70.3	69.1						Mike Boyd (16-13)
34	1990-91	Mid-Cont	12	16	.429	8	8	.500	-5.26	-1.70	71.6	74.1						Mike Boyd (12-16)
35	1989-90	Mid-Cont	15	13	.536				0.75	-0.65	83.1	80.8						Kevin Mackey (15-13)
36	1988-89	Mid-Cont	16	12	.571				1.94	-1.35	85.9	79.2						Kevin Mackey (16-12)
37	1987-88	Mid-Cont	22	8	.733	11	3	.786	5.08	-1.44	84.0	76.2						Kevin Mackey (22-8)
38	1986-87	Mid-Cont	25	8	.758	10	4	.714	5.86	-2.98	83.5	72.5	20	20				Kevin Mackey (25-8)
39	1985-86	Mid-Cont	29	4	.879	13	1	.929	13.72	-2.48	88.9	69.6				Lost NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal	14	Kevin Mackey (29-4)
40	1984-85	Mid-Cont	21	8	.724	11	3	.786	1.71	-4.90	81.5	71.5						Kevin Mackey (21-8)
Rk	Season	Conf	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	SRS	SOS	PS/G	PA/G	AP Pre	AP High	AP Final	NCAA Tournament	Seed	Coach(es)
41	1983-84	Mid-Cont	14	16	.467	4	10	.286	-2.73	-4.80	73.6	70.4						Kevin Mackey (14-16)
42	1982-83	Mid-Cont	8	20	.286	1	4	.200	-14.41	-7.33	70.3	76.3						Ray Dieringer (8-20)
43	1981-82	Ind	17	10	.630				-4.26	-7.42	75.3	70.6						Ray Dieringer (17-10)
44	1980-81	Ind	18	9	.667				2.36	-4.31	77.4	66.4						Ray Dieringer (18-9)
45	1979-80	Ind	18	8	.692				-1.62	-5.52	81.3	73.7						Ray Dieringer (18-8)
46	1978-79	Ind	15	10	.600				-6.69	-6.47	75.3	71.7						Ray Dieringer (15-10)
47	1977-78	Ind	12	13	.480				-10.35	-5.80	70.8	70.6						Ray Dieringer (12-13)
48	1976-77	Ind	10*	17*	.370				-9.15	-2.90	72.1	76.8						Ray Dieringer (10-17)
49	1975-76	Ind	6	19	.240				-19.12	-1.34	68.4	81.0						Ray Dieringer (6-19)
50	1974-75	Ind	13	11	.542				-3.92	-2.74	73.8	72.9						Ray Dieringer (13-11)
51	1973-74	Ind	6	20	.231				-12.69	-1.69	72.4	82.4						Ray Dieringer (6-20)
52	1972-73	Ind	9	14	.391				-10.67	-0.03	72.1	77.8						Ray Dieringer (9-14)

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