February 22, 201114 yr Last two games at home, I really hope we come through. Ill try to get to one of the last two games
February 22, 201114 yr Also just looked, last time we destroyed Milwaukee 82-59 at their place, and beat Green Bay 83-75 at their place. Hopefully we remain focused and dont pull a lakers. Edit: I looked at Butler and Valparaiso and they seem to have a little tougher finish then us even though ANYTHING could happen. Butler plays Loyola which last time they beat but only by two points. 65-63 Valparaiso also plays Loyola which they beat by ten. 66-56 They also play UIC where they only won by two. 68-66
February 22, 201114 yr Just a friendly reminder that if CSU can win their last two homes games, Downtown Cleveland will be hosting back-to-back-to-back: March 4-8: 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship @ Wolstein Center March 9-12: 2011 MAC Men's a Women's Tournament @ Quicken Loans Arena March 18-20: Opening Round NCAA 2011 NCAA Tournament @ Quicken Loans Arena
February 23, 201114 yr ^ I will post a thread when dates/teams are confirmed. I am going to go to forums of the teams that are coming to town and promote our city and what to do when their teams arent playing. I highly encourage some support from the UO folks as well. This is a chance to showcase our city to folks who would not likely come here otherwise. For the NCAA tourney, people could be coming from as far as the west coast. In the mean time...here is a nice NATIONAL article about norris cole to get your mouth watering for Thursday/Saturday to CLINCH THE HORIZON TITLE!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6146554
February 23, 201114 yr ^ awesome article -- thanks! Here's also a recap if what I posted above. I beat the PD by 3 hours (where did they gets their heads up again? ;) ) http://www.cleveland.com/sports/csu/index.ssf/2011/02/cleveland_state_now_in_the_dri.html
February 23, 201114 yr CSU is hosting the Horizon League Championship for swimming and diving this week: http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/022111aaa.html
February 24, 201114 yr Game tonight at 7pm. Support your Vikings, who wear "Cleveland" across their chest! We win tonight and Saturday, downtown Cleveland will get $$$ next week!
February 25, 201114 yr I think that loss just put us in third place. Milwaukee Butler Cleveland State Valparaiso
February 25, 201114 yr Milwaukee should be in first for the moment since they swept Butler. Butler is second since they swept CSU, which puts the Vikings in third. Not where they want to be. Now they need help from Loyola and Youngstown State on Saturday, not to mention a win over Green Bay.
February 25, 201114 yr As I mentioned b4 it all about the horizon tourney and match ups....they have albsolutely no interior d
February 25, 201114 yr I know there is still one game left but this is not a good way to finish the season. Losing 4 out of the last 6 games. Now we have to hope Milwaukee and Butler both lose their next game and we win ours.
February 26, 201114 yr Horizon League three-way tie for 1st place: Cleveland State University (13-5) 24-7 Butler (13-5) 21-9 Milwaukee (13-5) 18-12 Who hosts the tournament???
February 26, 201114 yr Milwaukee. Best record (3-1) against the other two tied teams. Butler is 2-2, and CSU is 1-3. CSU will host a tourney game Tuesday night, and then have to go to Milwaukee on Friday, then if they win...stay in Milwaukee Saturday. If they win that, the championship will either be in Milwaukee or the highest ranked team left. Blew our chance on THursday night. The team gets too confident when they are feeling good and dont play with the intensity they need to win. Im truly disappointed in the last 1.5 months of the season for this team. Hopefully Waters can get his team re-focused and hungry.
March 1, 201114 yr Horizon League Tournament starts tonight. It's time to forgive them for their loss thursday and cheer them on! http://www.foxsportsohio.com/03/01/11/Cleveland-State-prepares-for-Horizon-run/landing.html?blockID=430233&feedID=3725
March 11, 201114 yr Norris Cole has been named one of the five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award that goes to the top point guard in the nation. The other finalists are from BYU (Fedette), Duke (Smith), Wisconsin (Taylor), UConn (Walker). In other words Cleveland State is the only Mid-major represented. This is a MAJOR feather in the cap of Norris and the CSU program. The winner will be announced April 1st and the presentation is on April 4th at the Final Four.
March 14, 201114 yr CSU will be a #2 seed in the NIT and host Vermont on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $10, $5 for students. It's gonna be a crazy week with at least one game at the Wolstein Center and six games Friday/Sunday at the Q.
March 14, 201114 yr I dont know a lot about college sports, but why doesn't Cleveland State play in the MAC. More Ohio teams and it would also be cheaper travel wise.
March 14, 201114 yr Actually, Im glad they are not in the MAC. THe horizon is significantly better than the MAC. That being said, there is no definite explanation.
March 14, 201114 yr The MAC would be a downward move in basketball at this point. I think at least part of the reason they wouldn't play in the MAC is a lack of football. Every current MAC school has a football program. The only conference I could see being a good fit and an upgrade for CSU is the A-10: no conference football (like the HL) and maybe a few more historically good basketball schools than the HL.
March 18, 201114 yr ^Yes, the MAC would be a downward move. The Horizon League is the 11th ranked league for Division 1 Men's basketball. The MAC is the 20th out of 32 leagues. Horizon League teams played several MAC teams this season and I believe the majority were won by the Horizon League team. CSU beat both Kent State and Akron this year. As for moving up to another league, I personally think that we need to prove that we can dominate this league first. To me that means consistent 20 win seasons and top three finishes in the league. There is also no reason to move if the Horizon League could become a consistent multiple NCAA tourney team source. Now the real reason for my response... Saturday, March 19th is a big day at the Wolstein Center. The CSU Women's basketball team is in the WBI and is playing a second round game against Chicago State at 11am. At 2pm the Men's team will play a NIT second round game against College of Charleston and it will be televised on one of the ESPN channels. Tickets are $20 between the baselines and $10 for the endzone which covers both games. CSU students get in for $5 with their ID card. With the games at the Q on Friday and Sunday, this gives something for those college hoops fans in town to do on Saturday. The Men's game will match two of the best guards in the country. Cleveland State's Norris Cole is one of the five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award which is given to the top point guard in the country. Norris is also one of the 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Player of the Year Award. The College of Charleston's Andrew Goudelock has scored over 2500 points in his career. This will be a very interesting match-up.
March 19, 201114 yr CSU lost today. Kind of a disappointing last couple months of the season for these guys.
October 12, 201113 yr Basketball season is coming. Midnight Madness is Saturday. Check out http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100611aaa.html for details. The incoming freshman class is outstanding. Check this out...
November 13, 201113 yr Cleveland State upsets No. 7 Vanderbilt 71-58 Cleveland State stuns No. 7 Vanderbilt (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) D'Aundray Brown scored 18 points and Cleveland State opened the season Sunday by upsetting No. 7 Vanderbilt 71-58 in a regional game of the Legends Classic. Cleveland State, a veteran team with four seniors back from winning the Horizon League last season, hadn't played since an exhibition Wednesday night. The Vikings looked very fresh, while Vanderbilt (1-1) appeared sloppy and slow after opening Friday night with a late tipoff against Oregon. http://stats.cleveland.com/cbk/recap.asp?g=201111130615&home=615&vis=121&final=true
November 13, 201113 yr Damn what a great win. Good for them. It shows they didn't spend alot of time this week overanalyzing whether or not the renderings of the new dorms on Chester would interact with the urban landscape as to promote a greater responsibility of livability and density....lol.
November 13, 201113 yr Great way to start the season. Looks like the senior leadership of the squad will help make up for the loss of Norris Cole.
November 14, 201113 yr ^It's more than just senior leadership. This freshman group brings it hard and it's pushing the starters. The ESPN announcers kept trying to give Vanderbilt the excuse for losing was the "older" CSU team. When he was saying that there were 3 freshman, one junior and one senior on the floor and they were still beating Vandy. This is the best value in town for sports entertainment. Get on the bandwagon NOW!!!
November 14, 201113 yr NBA players no to deal: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2011-11-14/NBA-players-wont-accept-deal-season-could-be-over/51198288/1 I'm thinking it's time Cleveland completely fills the Wolstein Center every game this year.
November 15, 201113 yr I can't remember the exact wording, but I do recall actually hearing an ad last week on the radio for CSU basketball that made reference to the fact that there was no NBA basketball as of now. So that's how CSU is trying to sell the program. Not a bad idea, especially if these guys keep playing well.
November 18, 201113 yr If you mention "UrbanOhio" at the Viking Outfitters concession stand near Gate A (Time Warner gate), you'll get 20% off any regular priced CSU merchandise on Friday, November 18th. Doors open at 5pm, tip-off at 7pm. See you at the Wolstein Center.
November 21, 201113 yr I realize that it's very early in the season and this particular rating doesn't mean anything right now, but the Vikings are #1 in the RPI rankings. Keeping a high RPI ranking is one of the ways to possibly get an at-large bid to the NCAA tourney.
November 22, 201113 yr Finally getting some local press! :clap: :clap: :clap: Cleveland Leader: http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/17858 Plain Dealer: http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2011/11/cleveland_states_daundray_brow.html Terry Pluto: http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2011/11/with_the_q_dark_cleveland_stat.html Terry Pluto: http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2011/11/can_high-flying_ne_ohio_colleg.html Rankings: Mid Major rankings: #3 http://www.midmajortop25.com/ AP Top 25: #26 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings Big game @ Kent State tonight! Mid Major showdown -- if CSU wins, put them as a lock for the AP Top 25.
November 22, 201113 yr 3 hrs until game time! I still can't believe this game couldn't get televised with the rise of both teams recently and the backyard showdown. What the h*** is STO airing instead? It's a frikin tuesday... Live streaming will be here: http://www.mac-sports.com/Schools/KentState/LiveStreaming.aspx
November 22, 201113 yr Take deep breathes MH! Inhale...exhale.... LOL -No...They want me to do this in a Walmart? Really? NO...NO -Dinner w/Soledad? When again? -Did Marcus S., get back to you about Fussy's BD cake? We need to go over the guest list again. -Confirm dinner at Hotel Belair? Playa? - Lunch with Halle??? -I Simon meeting me at Barney's? -What office are we going to be in W. Hollywood, Santa Monica or Burbank? -add them to my meeting list in LA. L Whitfield, Paula,Will & Jada, Angela & Courtney, Sofia V. -We need to pick out a really special Holiday gift for "driver" and his family. -Tyra - re:casting. - Mario L. - re: health & fitness
November 23, 201113 yr "Fill the Wolstein Center" Facebook page was just created for Dec 10 vs Akron: http://www.facebook.com/events/230027300398460/
November 26, 201113 yr Another win!!! A last second win too! Please get all your friends to the Wolstein Center for the game on December 10, 2pm, against Akron.
November 26, 201113 yr Cleveland State was beat today! http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/325/cleveland-state-vikings
November 26, 201113 yr btw the Plain Dealer coverage still sucks. The coverage for the Boston U victory today was ZERO. The only mention was on Page D9 from the AP...seriously.
November 28, 201113 yr Cleveland State wins again...no online PD article yet...and I don't think there's going to be one: In other coverage: http://narragansett.patch.com/articles/cleveland-state-blows-out-rams Vikes go to 6-1 on the year.
November 28, 201113 yr ^^again, the Plain Dealer literary writes no article on the CSU victory -- ZERO coverage. The paper today only uses the AP write up of the game on the inside pages.
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