2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2016–17 record	1–5 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Gary Waters (11th year)
Assistant coach	Larry DeSimpelare
Assistant coach	Jermaine Henderson
Assistant coach	Cornelius Jackson
Home arena	Wolstein Center Quicken Loans Arena

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Valparaiso	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wright State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Green Bay	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Northern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
UIC	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Youngstown State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Milwaukee	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cleveland State	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Detroit	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167


† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner As of November 20, 2016;

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Gary Waters in his eleventh season. The Vikings play their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and are members of the Horizon League. It is the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 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.

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.

Recruiting class of 2016

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
Evan Clayborne PF	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
Andy Lucien SF	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.

Recruiting class of 2017

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)
Shawn Christian PG	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.

Roster

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Sloan, DerekDerek Sloan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Moreland Hills, OH
1.5 !G	1	Carpenter, KennyKenny Carpenter	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	2	Peppers, GavinGavin Peppers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brookeville, MD
1.5 !G	3	Edwards, RobRob Edwards	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Detroit, MI
2.5 !G/F	4	Wright, AnthonyAnthony Wright	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Harrisburg, PA
3.5 !F	5	Blount, JibriJibri Blount	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountain Creek, Australia
1.5 !G	11	Hales, TerrellTerrell Hales	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	12	Thomas, KasheemKasheem Thomas	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Châteauguay, QE
1.5 !G	13	Maxwell, NelsonNelson Maxwell (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Orange Village, OH
1.5 !G	20	Word, BobbyBobby Word	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lancaster, TX
1.5 !G	21	Hasbargen, TimTim Hasbargen (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Munich, Germany
3.5 !F	22	Clayborne, EvanEvan Clayborne	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dayton, OH
3.5 !F	23	Hairson, JamarcusJamarcus Hairson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Danville, VA
3.5 !F	33	Flannigan, DemonteDemonte Flannigan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Richmond Heights, OH
5.0 !C	35	Posey, P. J.P. J. Posey (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	41	Lucien, AndyAndy Lucien (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Olmsted, OH
1.5 !G	44	Levitt, DanielDaniel Levitt	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Montreal, QE

Head coach

Gary Waters (Ferris State)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry DeSimpelare (Spring Arbor)
Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)
Cornelius Jackson (Marshall)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016–10–17

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	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			Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
12/03/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Bethune-Cookman			Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
12/07/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Western Michigan			Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
12/10/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/17/2016* 12:00 PM	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
12/19/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	Lake Erie			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
12/22/2016* 12:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Green Bay			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
12/31/2016 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Milwaukee			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	at Wright State			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
01/07/2017 1:00 PM	at Northern Kentucky			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
01/12/2017 7:45 PM, ESPN3	UIC			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
01/14/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Valparaiso			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
01/16/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	at Oakland			Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
01/20/2017 3:30 PM	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
01/23/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	at Green Bay			Resch Center Green Bay, WI
01/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Youngstown State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Detroit			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Oakland			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/09/2017 8:00 PM	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
02/11/2017 4:00 PM	at UIC			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
02/16/2017 7:45 PM, ESPN3	Northern Kentucky			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/18/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Wright State			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	at Detroit			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
02/25/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Youngstown State			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/03–07/2017	vs.			Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball

Venues	Woodling Gym (1973–1991) Wolstein Center (1991–present)

Culture & lore	Retired numbers

People	Head coaches

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