2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Horizon League regular season co-champions & Horizon League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Horizon League
Record	19–8 (16–4 Horizon)
Head coach	Dennis Gates (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Summers; Dru Joyce III; Ryan Sharbaugh;
Home arena	Wolstein Center

The 2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Dennis Gates, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19-8, 16-4 in Horizon League play to finish as regular season co-champions. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, Milwaukee, and Oakland to be champions of the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Houston.

2020–21 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	16	–	4	.800	18	–	6	.750
Cleveland State †	16	–	4	.800	19	–	8	.704
Detroit Mercy	10	–	6	.625	12	–	10	.545
Northern Kentucky	11	–	7	.611	14	–	11	.560
Oakland	10	–	10	.500	12	–	18	.400
Youngstown State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	12	.556
IUPUI	7	–	9	.438	8	–	10	.444
Milwaukee	7	–	10	.412	10	–	12	.455
Green Bay	8	–	12	.400	8	–	17	.320
UIC	6	–	10	.375	9	–	13	.409
Purdue Fort Wayne	6	–	14	.300	8	–	15	.348
Robert Morris	3	–	12	.200	4	–	15	.211

† 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.

Roster

2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Alec Oglesby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Gainesville, Florida
G	1	Demetrius Terry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	2	Yahel Hill	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	3	Craig Beaudion	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Franklyn Penn Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Hunthum's Ghut, British Virgin Islands
G	5	Tre Gomillion	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Augusta, Georgia
F	11	Jayson Woodrich	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Beachwood, Ohio
F	12	Algevon Eichelberger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Saginaw, Michigan
F	13	Chris Greene	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Newport News, Virginia
G	20	Aria Eskandari	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Sanford, Florida
G	21	Jeremy Sanchez	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	North Ridgeville, Ohio
G	23	Hugo Ferreira	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
F	24	Torrey Patton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Dayton, Ohio
G	31	Ben Sternberg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Jr	Cleveland, Ohio
F	35	Deante Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
C	50	Mabor Majak	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	South Sudan
G	55	D'Moi Hodge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Tortola, British Virgin Islands

Head coach

Dennis Gates (California)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Summers (West Virginia)
Dru Joyce III (Akron)
Ryan Sharbaugh (Westminster)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 61–70	0–1	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 46–101	0–2	Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 13, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 22 Ohio State	L 67–71	0–3	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 63–61	1–3 (1–0)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
December 20, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 89–80	2–3 (2–0)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
December 26, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 87–69	3–3 (3–0)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 81–74	4–3 (4–0)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 65–62	5–3 (5–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 59–49	6–3 (6–0)	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 58–44	7–3 (7–0)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentukcy	W 74–71	8–3 (8–0)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Wright State	W 66-64	9–3 (9–0)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Wright State	L 49–85	9–4 (9–1)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Milwaukee	W 64–53	10–4 (10–1)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 80–81 ^OT	10–5 (10–2)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 74–68	11–5 (11–2)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 73–65	12–5 (12–2)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 80–72	13–5 (13–2)	Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 80–72	14–5 (14–2)	Athletics Center O'rena Auburn Hills, MI
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Detroit Mercy	L 83–89	14–6 (14–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Detroit Mercy	W 71–64	15–6 (15–3)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 68–75	15–7 (15–4)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	W 67–55	16–7 (16–4)	Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN
Horizon League tournament
March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	(10) Purdue Fort Wayne Quarterfinals	W 108–104 ^3OT	17–7	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
March 8, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Milwaukee Semifinals	W 71–65	18–7	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	vs. (3) Oakland Championship	W 80–69	19–7	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021 7:15 p.m., truTV	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Houston First Round	L 56–87	19–8	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

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[1] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

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