2007–08 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Vikings wordmark.svg Horizon League Horizon League 21–13 12–6 Gary Waters Jayson Gee Larry DeSimpelare Jermaine Kimbrough Wolstein Center NIT 1st Round vs. Dayton L, 57–66 The 2007–08 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Gary Waters. In 2006–07, the Vikings finished 10–21 (3–13 in the Horizon League). Cleveland State had their first winning season since the 2000–2001 season when they finished 19–13 overall and 9–5 in conference play. It was the 77th season of Cleveland State basketball. Preseason The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish ninth.http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100907aac.html Butler takes favorite's role in Horizon League preseason men's basketball poll Horizon League 2007-11-05 2007-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212231655/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100907aac.html 2007-12-12 dead The Vikings bring in ten newcomers to this year's roster. J'Nathan Bullock was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 2nd team.http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101107aab.html Horizon League Announces Preseason All-League Men's Basketball Team Horizon League 2007-11-05 2007-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20071210031128/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/101107aab.html 2007-12-10 dead Also for the first time since the 1986–1987 season the Vikings are guaranteed to play at least 32 games. At least 17 of those games will be on the road. Regular season On January 5, 2008, Cleveland State matched their win totals from last season (10–21 overall, 3–13 HL), and remain in first place in the Horizon League through 15 games for the first time since the 1999–2000 season. They are the last undefeated team in Horizon League play at 4–0. On January 12, 2008, Cleveland State won its 5th game in conference play. That is its best start in conference play since the 1992–93 season when they won their first 14 conference games.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/preview?gameId=280170325 Butler vs. Cleveland State Preview, January 17, 2008 ESPN 2008-01-17 2008-01-17 The Vikings were 1–26 in games against ranked opponents, with their only win coming on March 14, 1986, against No. 16 Indiana in the NCAA tournament under coach Kevin Mackey until their 56–52 win over No. 12 Butler on January 17, 2008. The 5,352 fans that attended the game marked the largest crowd in the Wolstein Center since the curtain was added four years ago on the west side to trim the capacity of the building to approximately 8,500. The last time CSU had a larger crowd in the Wolstein Center came on November 29, 2003, when 11,534 saw the Vikings drop an 82–76 decision to No. 9 North Carolina (No. 10 ESPN/USA Today; No. 9 AP). On January 21, 2008, Cleveland State received their first point in the AP Top 25 poll for the season, that had them T-43.http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=1&year=2008&week=12 https://web.archive.org/web/20080131140432/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=1&year=2008&week=12 dead January 31, 2008 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings AP Top 25 (Jan. 21) ESPN 2008-01-21 2008-01-21 The lone point came from Keith Sargeant of the Home News Tribune. On March 1, 2008, Cleveland State clinched the 2nd seed in the Horizon League tournament with a win over Youngstown State and a Wright State loss. With the 2nd seed they only need to win two games to make the NCAA Tournament. They will host the championship game with a win and a Butler loss in the tournament. Also with the win Cleveland State reached the 20-win mark for only the six time in Cleveland State history. On March 8, 2008, Cleveland State reached their first Horizon League championship game ever, and their first conference championship game appearance since 1987.http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/030808aaa.html Vikings Outlast Valpo, 78–73, To Advance To Title Game Cleveland State University 2008-03-09 2008-03-08 Schedule Horizon League Standing: 2ndhttp://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/confsked.html Horizon League - Raise Your Sights 2008-01-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080211122050/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/confsked.html 2008-02-11 dead Date Opponent* Rank* Location Time# Result Overall Conference Exhibition Game November 6, 2007 Lake Erie Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 67–46 1–0 Regular Season Games November 9, 2007 South Florida Tampa, FL 7:00 p.m. W 73–70 1–0 November 13, 2007 George Mason Fairfax, VA 7:00 p.m. L 47–56 1–1 November 16, 2007 Georgia Southern Daytona Beach, FL 12:00 p.m. L 70–72 1–2 November 17, 2007 Florida State Daytona Beach, FL 6:00 p.m. W 69–66 2–2 November 18, 2007 Florida Atlantic Daytona Beach, FL 12:00 p.m. W 76–66 3–2 November 24, 2007 John Carroll Cleveland, OH 3:00 p.m. W 67–57 4–2 November 28, 2007 California State Northridge Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 68–78 4–3 December 1, 2007 Geneva College Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 107–51 5–3 December 4, 2007 Chicago State Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. W 76–716–3 December 8, 2007 Youngstown State Cleveland, OH 5:00 p.m. W 77–54 7–31–0 December 18, 2007 Ohio State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 63–80 7–41–0 December 22, 2007 Central Michigan Cleveland, OH 1:00 p.m. W 86–70 8–41–0 December 29, 2007 Kent State Kent, OH 5:00 p.m. L 69–848–51–0 January 3, 2008 Loyola Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 63–55 9–52–0 January 5, 2008 Illinois Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 68–51 10–53–0 January 10, 2008 Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI 7:05 p.m. W 74–64 11–54–0 January 12, 2008 Wright State Fairborn, OH 7:00 p.m. W 65–63 12–55–0 January 17, 2008 #12 Butler Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 56–52 13–56–0 January 19, 2008 Valparaiso Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 69–63 14–57–0 January 24, 2008 UW–Green Bay Green Bay, WI 8:05 p.m. L 50–59 14–67–1 January 26, 2008 UW–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 8:00 p.m. L 71–79 14–77–2 January 31, 2008 Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. L 68–7414–87–3 February 2, 2008 Loyola Chicago Chicago, IL 8:00 p.m. L 53–65 14–97–4 February 7, 2008 Wright State Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. L 49–55 14–107–5 February 9, 2008 Detroit Mercy Cleveland, OH 5:30 p.m. W 60–56 15–108–5 February 11, 2008 UW–Green Bay Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 81–64 16–109–5 February 14, 2008 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN 8:05 p.m. W 71–58 17–1010–5 February 16, 2008 #9 Butler Indianapolis, IN 3:00 p.m. L 46–51 17–1110–6 February 20, 2008 UW–Milwaukee Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 74–64 18–1111–6 February 23, 2008 Marist Cleveland, OH 6:30 p.m. W 59–44 19–1111–6 March 1, 2008 Youngstown State Youngstown, OH 7:05 p.m. W 65–58 20–1112–6 Horizon League tournament March 8, 2008 Valparaiso Indianapolis, IN 4:30 p.m. W 78–73 21–1112–6 March 11, 2008 #12 Butler Indianapolis, IN 9:00 p.m. L 55–70 21–1212–6 National Invitation Tournament March 19, 2008 Dayton Dayton, OH 7:00 p.m. L 57–66 21–13 12–6 *Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. #All times are in EST. 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