2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 82nd season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 14–18, 5–11 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to UIC.

2012–13 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record14–18 (5–11 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry DeSimpelare[1]
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
  • Cornelius Jackson
Home arenaWolstein Center
Seasons
2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso133 .813268 .765
Detroit124 .7502013 .606
Wright State106 .6252313 .639
Green Bay106 .6251816 .529
UIC79 .4381816 .529
Youngstown State79 .4381816 .529
Loyola Chicago511 .3131516 .484
Cleveland State511 .3131418 .438
Milwaukee313 .188824 .250
2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Josh IvoryGuard6–2200FreshmanAlexandria, Louisiana
1Sebastian DouglasGuard6–4210SophomoreHouston, Texas
2Bryn ForbesGuard6–3175FreshmanLansing, Michigan
3Trey LewisGuard6–2180SophomoreGarfield Heights, Ohio
4Devon LongCenter6–7260JuniorHighland Park, Michigan
11Junior LomombaGuard6–5185FreshmanMontreal, Quebec, Canada
15Anton GradyForward6–8215SophomoreCleveland, Ohio
20Raphael VeiraForward6–5200JuniorCleveland, Ohio
21Marlin MasonForward6–6210SophomoreDetroit, Michigan
24Ludovic NdayeCenter6–9240JuniorMontreal, Quebec, Canada
31Charlie LeeGuard5–9160SophomoreMilwaukee, Wisconsin
32Aaron ScalesCenter6–9260FreshmanHigh Point, North Carolina
43Samuel SteinmillerGuard5-10225SophomoreCleveland, Ohio

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2012*
7:00 pm
MaloneW 79–70 
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Regular season
11/09/2012*
7:30 pm
Grambling StateW 92–49 1–0
Wolstein Center (4,127)
Cleveland, OH
11/12/2012*
6:00 pm
vs. Bowling Green
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 79–73 OT2–0
Crisler Center (8,412)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/13/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Michigan
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 47–77 2–1
Crisler Center (8,622)
Ann Arbor, MI
11/17/2012*
2:00 pm
Old Dominion
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 67–55 3–1
Wolstein Center (1,289)
Cleveland, OH
11/19/2012*
5:00 pm
vs. Alabama–Huntsville
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–69 4–1
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,044)
Coraopolis, PA
11/20/2012*
7:30 pm
vs. Robert Morris
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 62–71 4–2
Charles L. Sewall Center (230)
Coraopolis, PA
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm
at Ball StateW 69–63 5–2
Worthen Arena (3,147)
Muncie, IN
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm
ToledoW 78–73 6–2
Wolstein Center (1,549)
Cleveland, OH
12/08/2012*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 25 NC StateL 63–80 6–3
PNC Arena (7,234)
Raleigh, NC
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm
at St. BonaventureL 53–87 6–4
Reilly Center (3,223)
St. Bonaventure, NY
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame CollegeW 77–66 7–4
Wolstein Center (1,169)
Cleveland, OH
12/23/2012*
2:00 pm
at AkronL 57–87 7–5
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,240)
Akron, OH
12/28/2012*
7:00 pm
Rio GrandeW 79–59 8–5
Wolstein Center (1,107)
Cleveland, OH
01/02/2013*
6:00 pm
Kent StateL 55–72 8–6
Wolstein Center (2,847)
Cleveland, OH
01/04/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at ValparaisoL 50–74 8–7 (0–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,676)
Valparaiso, IN
01/07/2013
6:00 pm
UICW 60–50 9–7 (1–1)
Wolstein Center (1,367)
Cleveland, OH
01/09/2013
7:00 pm
at Wright StateL 53–69 9–8 (1–2)
Nutter Center (4,048)
Fairborn, OH
01/12/2013
4:30 pm
DetroitW 74–62 10–8 (2–2)
Wolstein Center (4,101)
Cleveland, OH
01/17/2013
8:00 pm
at MilwaukeeL 57–69 10–9 (2–3)
Klotsche Center (2,017)
Milwaukee, WI
01/19/2013
2:00 pm
at Green BayL 50–77 10–10 (2–4)
Resch Center (3,803)
Green Bay, WI
01/23/2013
7:00 pm
Loyola–ChicagoL 55–67 10–11 (2–5)
Wolstein Center (1,565)
Cleveland, OH
01/26/2013
2:05 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown StateL 59–73 10–12 (2–6)
Beeghly Center (N/A)
Youngstown, OH
02/02/2013
8:00 pm
at UICW 77–66 11–12 (3–6)
UIC Pavilion (2,516)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown StateW 66–60 12–12 (4–6)
Wolstein Center (2,041)
Cleveland, OH
02/09/2013
4:00 pm, ESPN2
ValparaisoL 72–80 12–13 (4–7)
Wolstein Center (2,403)
Cleveland, OH
02/12/2013
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at DetroitL 62–92 12–14 (4–8)
Calihan Hall (2,056)
Detroit, MI
02/15/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Green BayL 59–66 12–15 (4–9)
Wolstein Center (1,813)
Cleveland, OH
02/17/2013
2:00 pm, ESPN3
MilwaukeeW 88–67 13–15 (5–9)
Wolstein Center (2,839)
Cleveland, OH
02/20/2013
7:00 pm
Wright StateL 41–50 13–16 (5–10)
Wolstein Center (2,115)
Cleveland, OH
02/23/2013*
8:00 pm
at Western Illinois
ESPN BracketBusters
W 60–54 14–16
Western Hall (4,259)
Macomb, IL
03/02/2013
3:00 pm
Loyola–ChicagoL 60–87 14–17 (5–11)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,317)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
03/05/2013
8:00 pm
at UIC
First Round
L 59–82 14–18
UIC Pavilion (948)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

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