2013–14 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2013–14 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 83rd season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 21–12, 12–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

2013–14 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–12 (12–4 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
Seasons
2013–14 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Green Bay142 .875247 .774
Cleveland State124 .7502112 .636
Wright State106 .6252115 .583
Valparaiso97 .5631816 .529
Milwaukee79 .4382114 .600
Oakland79 .4381320 .394
Youngstown State610 .3751517 .469
Detroit610 .3751319 .406
UIC115 .063625 .194
2014 Horizon League Tournament winner

Roster

2013–14 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Derek Sloan6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)FrMoreland Hills, OH
G1Sebastian Douglas6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrHouston, TX
G2Bryn Forbes6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoLansing, MI
G3Trey Lewis6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoGarfield Heights, OH
C4Devon Long6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)260 lb (118 kg)SrHighland Park, MI
C5Ismaila Dauda6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg)JrKano, Nigeria
G11Andre Yates6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoDayton, OH
F20Raphael Veira6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrCleveland, OH
F21Marlin Mason6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrDetroit, MI
G23Khyler Fields5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoMassillon, OH
F24Ludovic Ndaye6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrMontreal, Quebec
G31Charlie Lee5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg)JrMilwaukee, WI
C32Aaron Scales6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg)SoHigh Point, NC
F33Demonte Flannigan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrRichmond Height, OH
F35Jon Harris6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)SrTwinsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2013-12-29

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5*
7:00 pm
Lake Erie CollegeW 78–62[2] 1–0
 21  Forbes  9  Mason, Harris  6  Lewis Wolstein Center (1,179)
Cleveland, OH
Regular season
Nov 9*
2:00 pm
IonaW 73–69[3] 1–0
 22  Forbes  11  Grady  5  Lewis Wolstein Center (2,251)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 13*
11:00 pm
at San FranciscoL 82–91[4] 1–1
 15  Douglas, Lee  5  Douglas, Harris  5  Lee, Lewis War Memorial Gymnasium (1,433)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 15*
8:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington
Keightley Classic
W 83–73[5] 2–1
 24  Forbes  5  Forbes, Harris, Lee  3  Lee, Lewis College Park Center (4,824)
Arlington, TX
Nov 18*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan
Keightley Classic
L 69–81[6] 2–2
 22  Forbes  8  Harris, Lewis  3  Douglas, Lee Convocation Center (825)
Ypsilanti, MI
Nov 23*
3:00 pm
Robert Morris
Keightley Classic
W 87–74[7] 3–2
 18  Forbes  7  Harris  4  Grady, Lee, Lewis Wolstein Center (2,755)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 25*
7:00 pm, STO
at No. 3 Kentucky
Keightley Classic
L 61–68[8] 3–3
 22  Forbes  6  Douglas, Harris  4  Lewis Rupp Arena (21,067)
Lexington, KY
Nov 30*
7:00 pm
Ball StateW 78–55[9] 4–3
 23  Lewis  8  Harris  4  Lewis Wolstein Center (1,991)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 4*
7:00 pm
at DrexelL 82–85 3OT[10]4–4
 27  Harris  9  Grady  8  Lewis Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,127)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 7*
2:00 pm
AkronL 61–73[11] 4–5
 14  Lee  8  Harris  3  Lewis Wolstein Center (3,079)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 16*
7:00 pm
Western CarolinaW 66–55[12] 5–5
 16  Douglas  6  Harris, Lewis  3  Lee Wolstein Center (1,163)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 18*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame (OH)W 97–72[13] 6–5
 27  Forbes  6  Grady, Harris, Mason  4  Forbes, Lewis Wolstein Center (1,121)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 21*
2:00 pm
at ToledoL 67–71[14] 6–6
 21  Lewis  6  Lewis  4  Lee Savage Arena (4,207)
Toledo, OH
Dec 23*
3:00 pm
La RocheW 89–42[15] 7–6
 19  Grady  6  Forbes  5  Douglas, Lewis Wolstein Center (1,069)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 28*
7:00 pm
at Kent StateW 78–70[16] 8–6
 16  Douglas, Forbes  7  Douglas  5  Forbes Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (4,553)
Kent, OH
Jan 2
8:00 pm
at Green BayL 55–66[17] 8–7
(0–1)
 11  Lewis, Mason  10  Grady, Mason  4  Lee, Lewis Resch Center (2,298)
Green Bay, WI
Jan 4
8:00 pm
at MilwaukeeW 77–49[18] 9–7
(1–1)
 19  Grady  11  Grady  4  Lee, Lewis U.S. Cellular Arena (2,846)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 8
7:00 pm
DetroitW 73–63[19] 10–7
(2–1)
 18  Harris  8  Grady  9  Lee Wolstein Center (2,153)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 13
7:00 pm, STO
at Youngstown StateL 66–67[20] 10–8
(2–2)
 17  Forbes  7  Grady  4  Grady Beeghly Center (2,855)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 16
5:30 pm, STO
OaklandW 86–76[21] 11–8
(3–2)
 29  Lewis  7  Harris  5  Lee Wolstein Center (1,777)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 19
1:00 pm
Wright StateL 46–49[22] 11–9
(3–3)
 17  Harris  11  Harris  3  Lee, Lewis Wolstein Center (2,023)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 22
8:00 pm
at UICW 74–64[23] 12–9
(4–3)
 20  Forbes  10  Harris  5  Lee, Lewis UIC Pavilion (1,681)
Chicago, IL
Jan 25
2:00 pm
ValparaisoW 69–50[24] 13–9
(5–3)
 17  Lewis  11  Grady  4  Lee, Lewis Wolstein Center (2,331)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 28*
8:00 pm
at Eastern IllinoisW 82–68[25] 14–9
 25  Forbes  9  Lewis  5  Lewis Lantz Arena (582)
Charleston, IL
Jan 31
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at DetroitW 86–78[26] 15–9
(6–3)
 27  Forbes  9  Grady  7  Lee Calihan Hall (2,490)
Detroit, MI
Feb 6
7:00 pm, STO
at OaklandW 92–85[27] 16–9
(7–3)
 31  Lee  9  Grady  6  Lee Athletics Center O'Rena (2,631)
Rochester, MI
Feb 8
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Wright StateW 72–68[28] 17–9
(8–3)
 25  Lee  12  Grady  3  Lee, Lewis Nutter Center (4,981)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 13
7:30 pm
UICW 73–53[29] 18–9
(9–3)
 18  Lewis  9  Harris  7  Lee Wolstein Center (3,079)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 15
3:00 pm, STO
Green BayL 54–68[30] 18–10
(9–4)
 20  Lewis  9  Mason  2  Douglas, Grady, Lee Wolstein Center (4,033)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 22
2:00 pm, TWCS
MilwaukeeW 74–50[31] 19–10
(10–4)
 14  Lee  7  Mason  4  Lewis Wolstein Center (2,079)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 25
7:00 pm
Youngstown StateW 70–69 OT[32]20–10
(11–4)
 15  Forbes  9  Harris  5  Lee Wolstein Center (2,641)
Cleveland, OH
Mar 1
7:00 pm, STO
at ValparaisoW 63–52[33] 21–10
(12–4)
 11  Mason, Lewis  8  Grady  6  Lee Athletics-Recreation Center (3,171)
Valparaiso, IN
Horizon League tournament
Mar 8
6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Wright State
Semifinals
L 63–68[34] 21–11
 16  Lee  13  Grady  4  Kee Resch Center (7,113)
Green Bay, WI
CIT
Mar 19*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
First round
L 62–64 21–12
 20  Forbes  9  Forbes, Mason  6  Lee Convocation Center (3,261)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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