2008–09 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Vikings wordmark.svg Horizon League Horizon 26–11 12–6 Gary Waters Jayson Gee Larry DeSimpelare Jermaine Kimbrough Wolstein Center Horizon League Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament second round The 2008–09 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Gary Waters. In 2007–08, the Vikings finished 21–13 (12–6 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. They made their first NCAA tournament appearance since their run to the Sweet Sixteen in 1986. It was the 78th season of Cleveland State basketball. Preseason Cleveland State started the preseason by playing games in Barcelona, Spain. It was also announced that Cleveland State would once again be participating in the ESPNU Bracketbuster games.http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090408aae.html All 10 Horizon League MBB teams to play in ESPN BracketBusters Horizon League 2008-10-04 2008-09-04April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Cleveland State also made several changes to the schedule. Cleveland State added Syracuse to the schedule, along with moving the former season-opening game against John Carroll to November 10, 2008, from November 14, 2008, and making it the only exhibition game of the year. Next they moved the Oakland game originally scheduled for December 16, 2008, to November 15, 2008, where it will be the season opener.April 2017 They also moved the site of the three-game CBE Classic from Ft. Myers, Florida (Florida Gulf Coast), to Miami, Florida (Florida International). That meant that Cleveland State will now play Florida International, Toledo, and Tennessee Tech from November 24, 2008, to November 26, 2008.April 2017 Lastly Cleveland State added La Roche College and Notre Dame College to the schedule, which completed the home scheduling for the year. Cleveland State will play nine teams that made the postseason in total this year. Cleveland State also has no less than 15 home games this year, with 14 of them being regular-season contests.http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091508aaa.html Vikings Finalize 2008–09 Basketball Schedule Cleveland State University 2008-10-04 2008-09-15 2008-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20080927160538/http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091508aaa.html dead The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish first.http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100907aac.html Horizon League announces 2008–09 MBB Preseason Poll Horizon League 2008-10-11 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20071212231655/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100907aac.html 2007-12-12 dead J'Nathan Bullock and Cedric Jackson were named to the preseason all-Horizon League first team.http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100908aab.html Horizon League names 2008–09 MBB Preseason Teams Horizon League 2008-10-11 2008-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20081015135844/http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100908aab.html 2008-10-15 dead On October 27, 2008, Cleveland State announced that head coach Gary Waters was given a contract extension through the 2012–13 season.http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102708aaa.html Gary Waters Receives Contract Extension Cleveland State University 2008-11-01 2008-10-27 2012-07-08 https://archive.today/20120708182100/http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102708aaa.html dead Also on October 27, 2008, Cleveland State received its first votes of the year, with two points in the AP Top 25 poll, with a ranking of T-50.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?poll=1&year=2009&week=1 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Nov. 10) ESPN 2008-11-01 2008-10-27 Regular season Cleveland State participated in the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic November 24–26. They won the tournament defeating Saint Leo, Toledo, and Florida International. On December 15, Cleveland State defeated #11 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, marking the third time that the Vikings defeated a ranked opponent, and the first time it happened on the road. On February 18, 2009, Cleveland State posted its first back-to-back 20 win seasons since 1988. From 1984 to 1988 Cleveland State won 20 games or more each season. The February 28, 2009 contest against Butler start time was changed from a 2:00 p.m. start to a 12:00 p.m. start to accommodate an ESPN2 broadcast. Postseason After clinching a #3 seed in the Horizon League tournament, the Vikings went on to defeat Detroit Mercy, Illinois Chicago, Wisconsin Green Bay, and Butler on the way to their first Horizon League tournament championship, and second tournament championship in school history. On March 15, 2009, it was announced Cleveland State would face Wake Forest in the NCAA Tournament. The Vikings received a #13 seed. On March 20, 2009, Cleveland State defeated Wake Forest 84–69 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Cleveland State was eliminated in the second round by losing to Arizona 71–57. Roster 2 United States G So David Constantine 4 United States G Fr Trevon Harmon 5 United States G Fr Jeremy Montgomery 11 United States G Sr Cedric Jackson 20 United States F Fr Charlie Woods 21 United States F Sr George Tandy 22 United States G Fr Josh McCoy 23 United States F Fr Daitwan Eppinger 30 United States G So Norris Cole 32 United States G So D'Aundray Brown 33 United States F Fr Tim Kamczyc 35 United States F Sr J'Nathan Bullock 42 United States C Sr Chris Moore 44 United States F So Aaron Pogue 45 United States F Sr Renard Fields 50 United States F Fr Ethan Anderson 51 United States C Fr Joe Latas Schedule Horizon League Standing: T-3rd DateOpponent*Rank*LocationTime#ResultOverallConference Exhibition Game November 10, 2008 John Carroll Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 81–33 1–0 Regular Season Games November 15, 2008 Oakland Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 58–55 1–0 November 18, 2008 Washington Seattle, WA 10:00 p.m. L 78–63 1–1 November 22, 2008 Kansas State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 69–59 1–2 November 24, 2008 Saint Leo Miami, FL 5:00 p.m. W 72–62 2–2 November 25, 2008 Toledo Miami, FL 4:00 p.m. W 77–54 3–2 November 26, 2008 Florida International Miami, FL 7:30 p.m. W 66–58 4–2 December 2, 2008 Valparaiso Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 66–42 5–2 1–0 December 4, 2008 Butler Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. L 50–48 5–31–1 December 6, 2008 West Virginia Morgantown, WV 1:00 p.m. L 53–43 5–41–1 December 13, 2008 Marist Poughkeepsie, NY 7:30 p.m. W 66–47 6–41–1 December 15, 2008 #11 Syracuse Syracuse, NY 7:00 p.m. W 72–69 7–41–1 December 20, 2008 La Roche Cleveland, OH 1:00 p.m. W 72–46 8–41–1 December 23, 2008 Kent State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 67–41 9–41–1 December 27, 2008 Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH 1:00 p.m. W 91–40 10–41–1 December 30, 2008 Wright State Fairborn, OH 7:05 p.m. L 71–62 10–51–2 January 3, 2009 Detroit Mercy Detroit, MI 4:00 p.m. W 53–44 11–52–2 January 8, 2009 Loyola Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 76–50 12–53–2 January 10, 2009 Illinois Chicago Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 79–69 13–54–2 January 16, 2009 Wisconsin–Green Bay Green Bay, WI 8:00 p.m. L 80–65 13–64–3 January 17, 2009 Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 8:00 p.m. L 77–75 13–74–4 January 24, 2009 Youngstown State Youngstown, OH 9:00 p.m. L 64–60 13–84–5 January 29, 2009 Detroit Mercy Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 66–49 14–85–5 January 31, 2009 Wright State Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 59–50 15–86–5 February 5, 2009 Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois 8:00 p.m. W 66–63 16–87–5 February 7, 2009 Loyola Chicago Chicago, Illinois 4:00 p.m. W 83–70 17–88–5 February 12, 2009 Wisconsin Milwaukee Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 70–61 18–89–5 February 14, 2009 Wisconsin–Green Bay Cleveland, OH 7:30 p.m. W 83–75 19–810–5 February 18, 2009 Youngstown State Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 58–54 20–811–5 February 21, 2009 Wichita State Wichita, KS 3:05 p.m. L 70–59 20–911–5 February 26, 2009 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN 8:30 p.m. W 71–64 21–912–5 February 28, 2009 #24 Butler Indianapolis, IN 12:00 p.m. L 56–58 21–1012–6 Horizon League tournament March 3, 2009 Detroit Mercy Cleveland, OH 7:00 p.m. W 56–43 22–10 12–6 March 6, 2009 Illinois Chicago Indianapolis, IN 8:00 p.m. W 67–64 23–10 12–6 March 7, 2009 Wisconsin–Green Bay Indianapolis, IN 9:00 p.m. W 73–67 24–10 12–6 March 10, 2009 #17 Butler Indianapolis, IN 9:00 p.m. W 57–54 25–10 12–6 NCAA tournament March 20, 2009 #12 Wake Forest Miami, FL 9:40 p.m. W 84–69 26–10 12–6 March 22, 2009 Arizona Miami, FL 2:50 p.m. L 57–71 26–11 12–6 *Rank according to AP Top 25 Poll. #All times are in Eastern. 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