2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Vikings wordmark.svg 175 Horizon League Horizon 19–15 11–5 Gary Waters 9th Larry DeSimpelare Jermaine Kimbrough Cornelius Jackson Wolstein Center CIT Second round The 2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters in his ninth season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 84th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 19–15, 11–5 in Horizona League play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Valparaiso. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT. Roster 2014 Cleveland State Vikings y 0 Derek Sloan F 6 5 210 FR yes Moreland Hills, OH 1 Andre Yates G 6 2 185 SO Dayton, OH 2 Myles Hamilton G 6 1 190 JR Cleveland, OH 3 Trey Lewis y basketball G 6 2 190 JR Garfield Heights, OH 4 Kenny Carpenter G 6 4 180 FR Detroit, MI 5 Jonathan Janssen y F 6 9 215 FR Mountain Creek, Australia 11 Terrell Hales G 6 4 185 FR Detroit, MI 13 Dave Goodwater G 6 6 210 SR Cleveland, OH 15 Anton Grady G 6 8 225 JR Cleveland, OH 20 Kaza Keane G 6 2 185 JR Ajax, ON, Canada 21 Tim Hasbargen g 6 4 200 FR Munich, Germany 23 Khyler Fields G 6 2 175 JR Massillon, OH 31 Charlie Lee G 5 8 160 SR Milwaukee, WI 32 Aaron Scales C 6 9 260 SO yes High Point, NC 33 Demonte Flannigan F 6 7 240 SO Richmond Heights, OH 41 Vinny Zollo F 6 8 230 JR Greenfield, OH 42 Marlin Mason F 6 6 220 SR Detroit, MI Gary Waters (Ferris State) Larry DeSimpelare (Spring Arbor) Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech) Cornelius Jackson (Marshall) http://csuvikings.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/roster 2014–11–04 Preseason Cleveland State was picked second in the Horizon League preseason poll, with nine first place votes. Preseason poll School Points Green Bay (32) 357 Cleveland St. (9) 335 Detroit 239 Valparaiso 228 Wright St. 186 Milwaukee 182 Oakland 178 Youngstown St. 95 UIC 45 First place votes in parentheses. Schedule no yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov 10 7:00 pm yes no Malone Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH 69–48 929 Lewis 27 Grady 9 2 6 tied |- !colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season Nov 14 7:00 pm yes yes no Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 73–78 0–1 2,008 Mason 16 Grady 9 Lewis 5 Nov 17 7:00 pm yes no Tiffin Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 85–56 1–1 1,529 Grady 26 Mason 8 Keane, Lewis 4 Nov 19 7:00 pm yes no Jacksonville State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH Global Sports Showcase ESPN3 60–46 2–1 1,153 Keane 13 Mason 8 Grady, Lewis 3 Nov 22 4:00 pm yes yes no Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA Global Sports Showcase 83–87 OT 2–2 1,730 Lewis 27 Grady 7 Keane, Lewis 4 Nov 26 7:00 pm yes yes no Louisville 6 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Showcase ESPN3 33–45 2–3 20,887 Lewis 24 Lewis, Mason, Zollo 5 Yates 3 Nov 28 8:00 pm yes yes no Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Global Sports Showcase 68–59 3–3 4,991 Mason 18 Carpenter, Flannigan, Grady, Lewis 4 Lewis 7 Dec 3 7:00 pm yes no Toledo Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 54–59 3–4 1,729 Lewis 21 Lee, Mason 6 Zollo 4 Dec 7 1:00 pm yes no Western Illinois Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 76–54 4–4 1,187 Lewis 21 Grady 6 Yates 4 Dec 13 4:00 pm yes yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 57–67 4–5 2,045 Lewis 14 Lewis 7 Lewis 4 Dec 15 7:00 pm yes no Mount Vernon Nazarene Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 86–40 5–5 1,171 Lewis 32 Grady 7 Lewis 5 Dec 18 7:00 pm yes yes no Virginia 6 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU 54–70 5–6 11,812 Lewis 18 Lee, Zollo 4 Keane, Mason 2 Dec 21 1:00 pm yes no San Francisco Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH STO 69–65 OT 6–6 1,289 Grady 17 Grady, Zollo 7 Lee, Lewis, Zollo 3 Dec 23 2:00 pm yes no Eastern Illinois Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 65–67 6–7 1,169 Lee 15 Grady 7 Lee 4 Dec 29 7:00 pm yes yes no VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA 63–72 6–8 7,637 Lee, Lewis 15 Scales, Zollo 9 Lee 4 Jan 2 7:00 pm no Milwaukee Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH TWCS Ohio 84–57 7–8 (1–0) 1,727 Lewis 27 Grady 8 Lewis 4 Jan 4 4:00 pm yes no UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL STO 74–69 8–8 (2–0) 717 Grady, Lee 18 Fells 11 Harris 7 Jan 8 7:30 pm no Oakland Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 65–61 9–8 (3–0) 1,593 Yates 14 Grady, Mason 8 Lee 7 Jan 10 8:00 pm yes no Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 56–58 9–9 (3–1) 4,155 Grady 19 Lee 6 Lee 6 Jan 14 7:00 pm yes no Wright State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH ESPN3 55–50 10–9 (4–1) 4,891 Grady 16 Grady 10 Lee 6 Jan 17 7:00 pm yes no Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH ESPN3 74–61 11–9 (5–1) 3,385 Lewis 29 Grady 10 Lee 8 Jan 23 7:00 pm no Detroit Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 70–66 12–9 (6–1) 2,803 Lewis 30 Grady 14 Keane 4 Jan 26 7:00 pm yes no Oakland Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI ESPN3 56–59 12–10 (6–2) 2,168 Keane 16 Grady 10 Keane 6 Jan 31 2:00 pm no Green Bay Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH TWCS Ohio 76–62 13–10 (7–2) 3,525 Lewis 25 Lewis 12 Lee 7 Feb 4 7:00 pm no Youngstown State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPN3 73–60 14–10 (8–2) 1,731 Grady 17 Grady 13 Grady, Keane, Lee 4 Feb 7 2:00 pm no Wright State Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH STO 88–72 15–10 (9–2) 2,733 Grady 22 Mason 8 Keane, Lee, Mason 3 Feb 13 8:00 pm yes no Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI ESPNU 65–66 15–11 (9–3) 1,723 Lewis 23 Zollo 9 Lewis 3 Feb 15 3:00 pm no UIC Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ASN 67–59 16–11 (10–3) 2,471 Lewis 18 Grady 13 Lee 8 Feb 17 7:00 pm yes yes no Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC STO Cancelled Western Carolina vs. Cleveland State game cancelled ESPN.com February 17, 2015 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400597745 February 17, 2015               Feb 20 7:00 pm yes no Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI ESPN2 66–61 OT 17–11 (11–3) 4,674 Lewis 21 Grady 11 Lee 6 Feb 22 3:00 pm yes no Milwaukee UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI ASN 60–66 17–12 (11–4) 3,405 Grady 24 Grady, Lewis 10 Lee 3 Feb 27 10:00 pm no Valparaiso Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH ESPNU 53–56 17–13 (11–5) 4,133 Lewis 13 Grady 13 Lee 5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament Mar 6 9:30 pm yes no Detroit Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Quarterfinals ESPN3 70–53 18–13 1,650 Lee 17 Mason 13 Lewis 5 Mar 7 9:30 pm yes no Valparaiso Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN Semifinals ESPNU 55–60 18–14 3,629 Grady 20 Grady 11 Grady 6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT Mar 18 7:00 pm yes yes no Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI First round 86–57 19–14 1,112 Lee 28 Grady 14 Lee 7 Mar 23 7:00 pm yes yes no NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Second round 77–80 19–15 1,404 Grady 26 Grady 11 Keane 4 ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Eastern Time References 2 Cleveland State Vikings Men's Category:Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball seasons Cleveland State Category:2014 in sports in Ohio Category:2015 in sports in Ohio Category:2014 in Cleveland Category:2015 in Cleveland