2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, play their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	6–5 (1–1 Horizon)
Head coach	Daniyal Robinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kwanza Johnson (1st season) Travis Lewis (3rd season) Jay Shunnar (2nd season)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Purdue Fort Wayne	2	–	0		1.000			10	–	1		.909
Youngstown State	2	–	0		1.000			8	–	3		.727
Northern Kentucky	2	–	0		1.000			6	–	5		.545
Wright State	1	–	0		1.000			4	–	6		.400
Cleveland State	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Oakland	1	–	1		.500			6	–	5		.545
Green Bay	1	–	1		.500			5	–	6		.455
Milwaukee	0	–	1		.000			4	–	7		.364
IUPUI	0	–	2		.000			3	–	8		.273
Robert Morris	0	–	2		.000			2	–	8		.200
Detroit Mercy	0	–	2		.000			0	–	10		.000
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 15, 2023

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 21–14, 14–6 in Horizon League play to finish in three-way tie for second place.^[1] In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Robert Morris in the quarterfinals^[2] and Milwaukee in the semifinals^[3] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.^[4] They received an invitation to the CBI, where they lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 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) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Denver Danville, Illinois G 1 Tae Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr John A. Logan College Chicago, Illinois G 2 Jalin Rice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northeast Mississippi CC Jackson, Mississippi G 3 Drew Lowder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Lansing CC Jackson, Michigan C 4 Dok Muordar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Florida Rumbek, South Sudan G 5 Danny Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Shaker Heights HS Shaker Heights, Ohio G 8 TJ Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit Mercy Memphis, Tennessee F 11 Jayson Woodrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Scotland Campus Beachwood, Ohio F 12 Dylan Arnett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So DePaul College Prep Chicago, Illinois F 13 Tristan Enaruna 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Iowa State Almere, Netherlands G 15 Paxton Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Kansas City Cookeville, Tennessee G 20 Ramar Pryor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Vincent–St. Mary HS Canton, Ohio G 22 Chase Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Illinois–Springfield Matteson, Illinois F 32 KJ Debrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Springfield, Illinois	Head coach Daniyal Robinson (Little Rock) Assistant coach(es) Kwanza Johnson (Tulsa) Travis Lewis (Eastern Michigan) Jay Shunnar (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm		Baldwin Wallace	W 96–48	–	–	–	–	Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 77–79	0–1	27 – Lowder	11 – Williams	4 – Lowder	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,364) Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Defiance	W 102–41	1–1	14 – Pryor	7 – Arnett	4 – Smith	Wolstein Center (1,593) Cleveland, OH
November 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 82–78	2–1	22 – Enaruna	6 – 3 Tied	6 – Enaruna	Wolstein Center (2,399) Cleveland, OH
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 71–61	3–1	19 – Enaruna	10 – Enaruna	3 – Tied	Wolstein Center (1,732) Cleveland, OH
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 62–69	3–2	17 – Enaruna	9 – Enaruna	3 – Lowder	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,730) Ypsilanti, MI
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State Viking Invitational	W 72–70	4–2	28 – Enaruna	7 – Enaruna	3 – Tied	Woodling Gym (1,412) Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Alabama A&M Viking Invitational	W 86–59	5–2	18 – Tied	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Woodling Gym (1,466) Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 69–94	5–3 (0–1)	17 – Lowder	5 – Arnett	4 – Enaruna	Beeghly Center (2,196) Youngstown, OH
December 2, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 69–58	6–3 (1–1)	15 – Enaruna	11 – Enaruna	3 – Enaruna	Wolstein Center (1,395) Cleveland, OH
December 5, 2023* 10:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	L 57–70	6–4	19 – Lowder	7 – Williams	4 – Lowder	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,964) Moraga, CA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 77–83	6–5	22 – Enaruna	6 – Williams	3 – Arnett	MAC Center (3,124) Kent, OH
December 15, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley						Carver Arena  Peoria, IL
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
December 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI						Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wright State						Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
January 7, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 12, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee						UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena  Milwaukee, WI
January 14, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay						Resch Center  Ashwaubenon, WI
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wright State						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
January 28, 2024 1:00 pm		Robert Morris						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy						Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland						OU Credit Union O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne						Memorial Coliseum  Fort Wayne, IN
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
February 17, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky						Truist Arena  Highland Heights, KY
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris						UPMC Events Center  Moon Township, PA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
March 2, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI						Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[6]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
2. "Viking Victory: Cleveland State Men's Basketball Advances to Horizon League Semifinals with Thrilling Win over Robert Morris". Cleveland State University. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
3. "Cleveland State men's basketball tops Milwaukee to reach finals of Horizon League Tournament". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
4. "Norse edge Cleveland State to win Horizon League tourney". AP News. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
5. "Blanton, E. Kentucky beat Cleveland St. 91-75 in OT at CBI". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved September 22, 2023.