February 26, 201510 yr Calling all college basketball fanatics and especially those that are CSU Alum or students. Friday, February 27th at 10:00pm, the Men's Basketball team will take on Valparaiso at the Wolstein Center. The winner of this game will host the Horizon League Tournament. There are lots of special deals for this game, the best one being the 216 Hoopy Hour ($2 food items, $1 drafts, $6 tickets - must be purchased in advance). It's the BLACKOUT game. First 1000 fans get a BLACKOUT t-shirt. Wear black anyway or you can purchase black apparel at the Viking Outfitters Merchandise stand near Gate A. Say you saw this post on Urban Ohio and you'll get 20% off any regular priced item. If CSU wins this game, then the Horizon League Tournament would start Friday, March 6th at 7pm at the Wolstein Center.
February 26, 201510 yr ^^10 PM? For real? Yes, 10 PM. It's being shown live on ESPNU, so ESPN dictates when the game will start.
February 26, 201510 yr Calling all college basketball fanatics and especially those that are CSU Alum or students. Friday, February 27th at 10:00pm, the Men's Basketball team will take on Valparaiso at the Wolstein Center. The winner of this game will host the Horizon League Tournament. There are lots of special deals for this game, the best one being the 216 Hoopy Hour ($2 food items, $1 drafts, $6 tickets - must be purchased in advance). It's the BLACKOUT game. First 1000 fans get a BLACKOUT t-shirt. Wear black anyway or you can purchase black apparel at the Viking Outfitters Merchandise stand near Gate A. Say you saw this post on Urban Ohio and you'll get 20% off any regular priced item. If CSU wins this game, then the Horizon League Tournament would start Friday, March 6th at 7pm at the Wolstein Center. Since a Viking win would mean that CSU and Valpo split the season series and have identical conference records, what's the tie breaker for home court advantage in the conference tournament? Valpo has a better overall record--does that play into it at all?
February 26, 201510 yr If the Vikings win, then they would have an identical conference record with Valpo. The next tie-breaker is record with common opponents. CSU swept Green Bay. Valpo split, so we would win that tie-breaker. They wrinkle is that Oakland could end up with an identical won-loss record to CSU if they beat Green Bay. Then the tie-breaker is RPI which right now CSU is ahead by a few points. Overall record does not play into Horizon League Tournament seeding directly. It does when you look at RPI, but that takes into account the strength or weakness of the opponent.
March 1, 201510 yr It was a great turnout Friday. Tons of energy in the arena. Unfortunately the Vikings didn't pull out the win. Next stop is the Horizon League Tournament that will be held at Valparaiso. They need to win the tournament to make the NCAA tourney.
March 1, 201510 yr extreme choke job. Disappointing, they cannot host that tournament for the life of them. I like Waters a lot, I really do. He has our win total around 20 every year, pulls big upsets over major programs and competes against others tooth and nail. But for whatever reason, his downfall is winning big games at home. I have been to the biggest game of the year the last 5 years, including Friday night and sellouts vs Butler and other games that would get us the tournament at home...he cannot win that game, for whatever reason.
March 19, 201510 yr Vikings win CIT opener. http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2015/03/cleveland_state_rolls_past_wes.html
August 26, 20159 yr Cleveland State basketball to play games at Quicken Loans Arena By Tim Warsinskey, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on August 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM, updated August 26, 2015 at 12:47 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State will play five men's basketball game at Quicken Loans Arena beginning this school year. In a new partnership announced Wednesday, The Q will take over booking and ticketing events at CSU's Wolstein Center. Men's games to be played at The Q are Kent State on Dec. 5, Ohio University on Dec. 12, Youngstown State on Jan. 24, Valparaiso on Feb. 16, and Wright State on Feb. 27. A CSU women's game against Bowling Green will be part of a doubleheader Dec. 5. Read More
March 3, 20169 yr Bad couple years for Gary and the Vikes. Bryn Forbes hit 11..11!!! Threes last night for MSU. He got away two years ago and was a huge piece to their final four run. Then last year, Vikings had a shot to clinched hosting the horizon league tourney in Cleveland but choked at home to Valpo. You can only imagine trey Lewis and Grady were sitting and watching Forbes. So Lewis transfers to Louisville and is the second leading scorer there, and Grady goes to Wichita and is 3rd there. Vikings could have been a legitimate mid major making a deep run this year....instead.....sigh
March 6, 20187 yr For all you Clevelanders and CSU fans following this run: Cleveland State Offering Free Ride and Tickets to About 250 People for Tonight's Horizon League Championship Game Vince Grzegorek Mar 6, 2018 10:04 AM https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/03/06/cleveland-state-offering-free-ride-and-tickets-to-about-250-people-for-tonights-horizon-league-championship-game
March 7, 20187 yr And featured on ESPN: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401020093
March 7, 20187 yr Tough loss--but many said they should have never made it that far. Congrats CSU for a great showing!
March 7, 20187 yr Lol I opened that ESPN link and immediately saw the trash talk on how CSU should have never made it this far, and that the Horizon League tournament shouldn't be on a one game bid... Well obviously those teams CSU beat should have played better... Right? I mean they smashed NKU which was the favored team to make it all the way through. The amount of salty tweets I read from my hotel room was hilarious that night. I'm in the pep band so I did plenty of traveling and cheering this past weekend. I literally just got home, but It was quite the rollercoaster ride. What a pleasure it is to be a part of a Cinderella team.
November 5, 20195 yr CSU Vikings Basketball on Ch 43 this upcoming season. https://www.cleveland19.com/2018/12/13/boost-local-coverage-cw-adds-cleveland-state-basketball-lineup-editorial/
January 7, 20214 yr Men’s Basketball has started conference play 6-0: Coach Dennis Gates: "Small victories and trying to win each day" led to Viking's fast start https://www.radio.com/923thefan/sports/coach-gates-small-victories-trying-to-win-each-day?fbclid=IwAR261mlk5bQv8H9OZRtnVJ4rAep-L3jJyPlbHsqAptgFUX6u9sHLvYJKMEw
May 20, 20214 yr Congrats, Dennis. https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2021/05/big-win-for-cleveland-state-coach-dennis-gates-signs-6-year-contract-terry-pluto.html
December 5, 20213 yr Something special could be happening again at Cleveland State – Terry Pluto https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2021/12/something-special-could-be-happening-again-at-cleveland-state-terry-pluto.html?outputType=amp
December 6, 20213 yr got season tix. they look better each game. got a couple scheduled losses coming up tho
December 16, 20213 yr CSU has to cancel Duke and Kent State games due to covid. Apparently looked pretty good against Oklahoma State the other day.
December 29, 20213 yr Free admission to Thursday night game. https://wtam.iheart.com/content/2021-12-29-csu-offering-free-admission-to-thursday-night-game/
January 24, 20223 yr It looks like the Vikings are still playing in front of mostly empty seats at Wolstein Center. 😞
February 22, 20223 yr As the leading team in their conference, csu mens basketball is hosting the horizon league tournament quarter finals on Mar 3. go get your tix online.
April 5, 20223 yr https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2022/04/cleveland-state-to-name-iowa-state-assistant-daniyal-robinson-as-head-coach-terry-pluto.html
April 12, 20223 yr On 4/5/2022 at 5:54 PM, Whipjacka said: https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2022/04/cleveland-state-to-name-iowa-state-assistant-daniyal-robinson-as-head-coach-terry-pluto.html Gates signed a 6-year contract with CSU last year. But I guess that doesn't mean anything.
April 12, 20223 yr means less than 16 million dollars, I guess. this is the way of small programs. Gomillion followed him there, too. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/cleveland-state-defensive-standout-tre-gomillion-follows-dennis-gates-to-mizzou/article_f9d11543-b131-55dc-ae9c-80419c6580e3.html
December 2, 20222 yr vikes win 5 in a row blowing out Oakland tonight by 25. 5-3 (1-0 in conference). they're rounding out and are looking better each game so far.
December 2, 20222 yr 9 hours ago, Whipjacka said: vikes win 5 in a row blowing out Oakland tonight by 25. 5-3 (1-0 in conference). they're rounding out and are looking better each game so far. I follow them pretty closely - and it's wild to watch them pivot from losing to a D2 team, to ripping off 5 in a row against quality opponents
December 2, 20222 yr 15 minutes ago, YABO713 said: I follow them pretty closely - and it's wild to watch them pivot from losing to a D2 team, to ripping off 5 in a row against quality opponents Do you know if they live stream their games on YouTube or anything? I would think making it easy to watch would broaden their fan base pretty quickly.
December 2, 20222 yr 16 minutes ago, Luke_S said: Do you know if they live stream their games on YouTube or anything? I would think making it easy to watch would broaden their fan base pretty quickly. The link is usually on their website when its available. The problem is us, as Clevelanders. The Vikes have had some very good teams in recent years. Ticket prices are affordable, the venue is easy to get to, and the product is good - we just don't show up. I'd love for the new school design to include a 4,000 - 6,000 seat arena that's more intimate and a little easier for students to access (though Wolstein is a 5 minute walk from the 7,000 kids near campus). I think places like Wichita State and Creighton are achievable models for CSU. Small schools, formerly thought to be primarily commuter, with stellar programs that receive robust support. The basketball talent in Northeast Ohio is there - as is the desire for a good college bball program, I'm just not sure why the two haven't clicked yet. From my dad's stories about the 80s CSU teams, Woodling Gym was a REALLY tough place to play.
December 2, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Luke_S said: Do you know if they live stream their games on YouTube or anything? I would think making it easy to watch would broaden their fan base pretty quickly. Just about every game is on ESPN's website. Maybe I can access them because I have an ESPN+ account?? They sync the video feed with the radio announcers (either CSU's or the opponent's).
December 2, 20222 yr yea it's on the radio, too. I think the Gambler or whatever. I'm on my second year of season tickets. it's a fun program to follow. lol the hot dogs stink, tho Edited December 2, 20222 yr by Whipjacka
January 4, 20232 yr https://horizoneroundtable.com/2023/01/04/vikings-head-into-2023-with-league-gold-on-their-minds/ Vikings head into 2023 with league gold on their minds
February 14, 20232 yr Cleveland State is playing Wright State on ESPNU on Friday. They want a good showing for TV. Tickets are $5.00. they're 16-11 and are playing pretty good basketball. https://csutickets.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ACSUWC%3AMBB2223%3AM15%3A&linkID=csuwc&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=MBB&cgc=&dataAccId=649&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_csuwc&gclid=CjwKCAiA_6yfBhBNEiwAkmXy53N7uhj917Nc4QL5a9Crd4L2-iq3Ep-WU3oUPp4PnftUPyBSJn2vhxoCRxYQAvD_BwE
March 7, 20232 yr Congrats to the Lady Vikings. https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/vikings-bb/cleveland-state-womens-basketball-ncaa-tournament-73-61-win-green-bay-horizon-league-finals/95-7c89f48e-8919-400e-a0fb-6657bf9c25cd
May 10, 20232 yr Pluto wrote about CSU and their recruiting efforts. I think they'll be pretty good next year. you should consider season tickets. https://www.cleveland.com/pluto/2023/05/cleveland-state-adds-5-players-as-basketball-program-keeps-looking-up-terry-pluto.html Cleveland State basketball adds 5 players as program keeps looking up – Terry Pluto ABOUT CSU’S ATHLETIC PROGRAM 1. When Garrett took over as Athletic Director on April 8, 2019, CSU’s basketball program was coming off a 10-21 season. It was their third consecutive 20-loss season. 2. In the last three seasons, CSU has had records of 19-8, 20-11 and 21-14. There have been two regular-season Horizon League titles, a trip to the NCAA, NIT and College Basketball Invitational. Before Garrett arrived, the Vikings averaged 996 fans per game. Garrett fired coach Dennis Felton and hired Gates. That began the turnaround. The Vikings averaged 1,890 fans, fifth best in the 11-team Horizon League in 2023. Garrett said nearly all of the season ticket holders have renewed. He’s set a goal of averaging 3,000 fans over the next few years. 3. The CSU athletes over all sports had a cumulative 3.47 GPA. The women’s team went to the NCAA tournament. The men’s soccer team won the Horizon League title. Men’s basketball and women’s tennis finished No. 2 in the Horizon League. Athletic department fund raising went from $436,000 the year before Garrett arrived to $1.2 million this year
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