2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
Conference	Horizon League
Record	23–13 (14–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Daniyal Robinson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kwanza Johnson Jay Shunnar Deshon Parker Steve Payne
Home arena	Wolstein Center

2024–25 Horizon League men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris †	15	–	5		.750			26	–	9		.743
Cleveland State	14	–	6		.700			23	–	13		.639
Milwaukee	14	–	6		.700			21	–	11		.656
Youngstown State	13	–	7		.650			21	–	13		.618
Purdue Fort Wayne	12	–	8		.600			19	–	13		.594
Oakland	11	–	9		.550			16	–	18		.471
Northern Kentucky	11	–	9		.550			17	–	16		.515
Wright State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
IU Indy	6	–	14		.300			10	–	22		.313
Detroit Mercy	4	–	16		.200			8	–	24		.250
Green Bay	2	–	18		.100			4	–	28		.125
† 2025 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated IUPUI, and Youngstown State, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Oakland in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #9 seed, where they would defeat Northern Colorado in the first round, before falling to eventual tournament runner-up High Point in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tevin Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Denver Danville, Illinois G 1 Tahj Staveskie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Canisius Sandusky, Ohio G 2 Jalin Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr NE Mississippi Community College Jackson, Mississippi G 3 Tyler Spratt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr North Farmington High School Farmington, Michigan G 4 Je'Shawn Stevenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lindblom High School Chicago, Illinois G 5 Danny Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Shaker Heights High School Shaker Heights, Ohio G 6 Ebrima Dibba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr South Carolina Bredäng, Sweden F 7 Isaac Abidde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Wichita State Albany, Georgia G 11 Chaz Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Lee's Summit West High School Kansas City, Missouri F 12 Dylan Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr DePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois F 15 Reece Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Saint Ignatius High School Cleveland, Ohio G 20 Cole Franklin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Florida SouthWestern DeSoto, Texas G 22 Chase Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Illinois–Springfield Matteson, Illinois F 32 KJ Debrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr John A. Logan College Springfield, Illinois	Head coach Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Jay Shunnar (Michigan) Deshon Parker (Cleveland State) Steve Payne (Union (KY)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm		Lourdes	W 84–49	–	18 – Stevenson	6 – Arnett	3 – Tied	Woodling Gym (546) Cleveland, OH
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Michigan	L 53–101	0–1	7 – Tied	10 – Arnett	4 – Smith	Crisler Center (10,334) Ann Arbor, MI
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Baldwin Wallace	W 91–53	1–1	19 – Arnett	10 – Smith	5 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,179) Cleveland, OH
November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 64–77	1–2	10 – Tied	7 – R. Robinson	4 – Dibba	Bramlage Coliseum (9,928) Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 75–67	2–2	19 – Tied	14 – Arnett	6 – Staveskie	Athletics–Recreation Center  Valparaiso, IN
November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 71–63	3–2	24 – Smith	7 – Tied	5 – Franklin	Wolstein Center (1,386) Cleveland, OH
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 47–58	3–3	10 – Smith	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (7,051) Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State	L 52–68	3–4	11 – Tied	11 – Arnett	3 – C. Robinson	Wolstein Center (2,019) Cleveland, OH
November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT Viking Invitational	W 56–53	4–4	13 – Smith	8 – Arnett	2 – Tied	Woodling Gym (403) Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State Viking Invitational	L 69–71	4–5	18 – Staveskie	7 – Smith	1 – Tied	Woodling Gym (512) Cleveland, OH
December 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 67–79	4–6 (0–1)	17 – Smith	9 – Arnett	4 – Dibba	UWM Panther Arena (1,828) Milwaukee, WI
December 7, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	W 83–61	5–6 (1–1)	20 – Stevenson	7 – Arnett	8 – Dibba	Resch Center (2,021) Ashwaubenon, WI
December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Brescia	W 103–37	6–6	17 – Stevenson	13 – R. Robinson	8 – C. Robinson	Wolstein Center (868) Cleveland, OH
December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 92–75	7–6 (2–1)	37 – Smith	11 – Arnett	8 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,205) Cleveland, OH
December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Midway	W 116–60	8–6	23 – Stevenson	10 – Tied	8 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,089) Cleveland, OH
December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State	W 78–64	9–6 (3–1)	16 – C. Robinson	7 – Arnett	7 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,692) Cleveland, OH
January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		IU Indy	W 67–61	10–6 (4–1)	20 – Staveskie	7 – Tied	4 – C. Robinson	Wolstein Center (1,126) Cleveland, OH
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 80–69	11–6 (5–1)	16 – Arnett	10 – Smith	5 – Smith	UPMC Events Center (646) Moon Township, PA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 80–72	12–6 (6–1)	21 – Staveskie	12 – Arnett	7 – Smith	Beeghly Center (1,905) Youngstown, OH
January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 76–58	13–6 (7–1)	20 – Staveskie	10 – Robinson	4 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,275) Cleveland, OH
January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IU Indy	W 73–62	14–6 (8–1)	16 – Smith	8 – Arnett	8 – Dibba	The Jungle (868) Indianapolis, IN
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 65–50	15–6 (9–1)	23 – Smith	7 – Arnett	3 – Tied	Wolstein Center (1,623) Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 81–66	16–6 (10–1)	17 – C. Robinson	11 – R. Robinson	5 – Smith	Wolstein Center (1,830) Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 68–58	17–6 (11–1)	20 – C. Robinson	15 – Arnett	6 – Dibba	Memorial Coliseum (2,603) Fort Wayne, IN
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 75–85	17–7 (11–2)	18 – Smith	6 – Tied	6 – Dibba	Truist Arena (2,380) Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 77–60	18–7 (12–2)	30 – Staveskie	7 – Arnett	4 – Staveskie	Wolstein Center (2,269) Cleveland, OH
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 59–68	18–8 (12–3)	16 – Arnett	8 – Arnett	3 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,654) Cleveland, OH
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Youngstown State	L 60–68	18–9 (12–4)	16 – Arnett	7 – Arnett	3 – Tied	Wolstein Center (2,554) Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 73–65	19–9 (13–4)	22 – Staveskie	5 – C. Robinson	5 – Dibba	Calihan Hall (1,001) Detroit, MI
February 23, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland	L 86–91 OT	19–10 (13–5)	18 – C. Robinson	8 – Dibba	6 – Dibba	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,187) Auburn Hills, MI
February 27, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Wright State	L 76–82	19–11 (13–6)	20 – Arnett	8 – Arnett	7 – Dibba	Nutter Center (3,587) Fairborn, OH
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 68–57	20–11 (14–6)	17 – Smith	10 – Arnett	4 – Dibba	Wolstein Center (1,849) Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	(7) Northern Kentucky Quarterfinals	W 68–63	21–11	16 – Tied	10 – Arnett	4 – Tied	Wolstein Center (1,465) Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2025 9:30 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (4) Youngstown State Semifinals	L 54–56	21–12	14 – Smith	7 – Abidde	4 – Dibba	Corteva Coliseum (1,775) Indianapolis, IN
CBI
March 24, 2025 4:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. Queens Quarterfinals	W 88–73	22–12	29 – Staveskie	6 – Arnett	4 – Staveskie	Ocean Center (611) Daytona Beach, FL
March 25, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals	W 72–65	23–12	17 – Stevenson	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Ocean Center (632) Daytona Beach, FL
March 26, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Illinois State Championship	L 68–79	23–13	16 – Smith	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Ocean Center (541) Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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