2010–11 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2010–11 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
Horizon League Regular Season Co-Champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference Horizon League
2010–11 record 27–9 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach Gary Waters
Assistant coach Jayson Gee
Assistant coach Larry DeSimpelare
Assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough
Home arena Wolstein Center
2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
*Milwaukee 13 – 5   .722     19 – 14   .576
† Butler 13 – 5   .722     28 – 10   .737
Cleveland State 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
Valparaiso 12 – 6   .667     23 – 12   .657
Wright State 10 – 8   .556     19 – 14   .576
Detroit 10 – 8   .556     17 – 16   .515
Green Bay 8 – 10   .444     14 – 18   .438
Loyola (IL) 7 – 11   .389     16 – 15   .516
Youngstown State 2 – 16   .111     9 – 21   .300
UIC 2 – 16   .111     7 – 24   .226
† 2011 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011; Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 2010–11 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and are members of the Horizon League. It was the 80th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play to share the regular season conference title with Butler and Milwaukee. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament to Butler. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Vermont before falling to the College of Charleston in the second round.

Preseason

The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish third.[1] Norris Cole was named to the preseason all-Horizon League 1st team.[1]

Regular season

On November 29, 2010 Cleveland State received their first point in the AP Top 25 poll for the season, that had them 41st.[2] The lone point came from Steve Deshazo of The Free Lance-Star.[3] The game time of the February 5 game against Butler was changed from 2:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. to accommodate a broadcast on ESPN2. The attendance at the Butler @ Cleveland State game on February 5 was 8,490. That is the 6th largest home attendance ever for a Cleveland State basketball game.

Roster

2010–11 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Wells, AnthonyAnthony Wells style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Shaker Heights, OH
G 2 Mackie, KeithKeith Mackie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Westland, MI
G 3 Harmon, TrevonTrevon Harmon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pasadena, CA
F 4 Long, DevonDevon Long style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 5 Montgomery, JeremyJeremy Montgomery style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
G 11 Douglas, SebastianSebastian Douglas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, TX
G 13 Ware, DariusDarius Ware style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills, MI
F 20 Woods, CharlieCharlie Woods style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Lansing, MI
G 22 McCoy, JoshJosh McCoy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Peters, MO
F 24 Ndaye, LudovicLudovic Ndaye style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Montreal, PQ
G 30 Cole, NorrisNorris Cole style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Dayton, OH
G 32 Brown, D'AundrayD'Aundray Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Youngstown, OH
F 33 Kamczyc, TimTim Kamczyc style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) So Strongsville, OH
F 44 Pogue, AaronAaron Pogue style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Dayton, OH
C 51 Latas, JoeJoe Latas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-11-11

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 8* Baldwin-Wallace W 68–39  Wolstein Center (UNK)
Regular Season
November 12* Bryant
(World Vision Basketball Classic)		 W 71–57  1–0 Wolstein Center (1,450)
November 13* Iona
(World Vision Basketball Classic)		 W 78–68  2–0 Wolstein Center (1,561)
November 14* Kent State
(World Vision Basketball Classic)		 W 69–66  3–0 Wolstein Center (2,805)
November 15* Urbana W 83–49  4–0 Wolstein Center (1,411)
November 19* at Louisiana-Lafayette W 60–55  5–0 Cajundome (3,689)
November 24* at Akron W 64–51  6–0 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,716)
November 27* St. Bonaventure W 69–51  7–0 Wolstein Center (2,214)
November 29* Robert Morris W 58–53  8–0 Wolstein Center (1,841)
December 2 at Green Bay W 83–75  9–0 (1–0) Resch Center (2,305)
December 4 at Milwaukee W 82–59  10–0 (2–0) U.S. Cellular Arena (2,946)
December 7* West Virginia Tech W 94–62  11–0 Wolstein Center (2,011)
December 11* at Sam Houston State W 74–62  12–0 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,195)
December 18* at West Virginia L 63–74  12–1 WVU Coliseum (11,235)
December 22* South Florida W 69–62  13–1 Wolstein Center (4,711)
December 30 Loyola W 73–55  14–1 (3–0) Wolstein Center (4,044)
January 1 UIC W 83–59  15–1 (4–0) Wolstein Center (2,142)
January 7 at Butler L 56–79  15–2 (4–1) Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,071)
January 9 at Valparaiso L 58–64  15–3 (4–2) Athletics-Recreation Center (3,776)
January 15 at Youngstown State W 61–51  16–3 (5–2) Beeghly Center (4,302)
January 20 Detroit W 81–69  17–3 (6–2) Wolstein Center (3,518)
January 22 Wright State W 65–46  18–3 (7–2) Wolstein Center (4,615)
January 27 at UIC W 63–49  19–3 (8–2) UIC Pavilion (3,197)
January 29 at Loyola W 81–70  20–3 (9–2) Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,127)
February 3 Valparaiso W 76–65  21–3 (10–2) Wolstein Center (4,472)
February 5 Butler L 61–73  21–4 (10–3) Wolstein Center (8,590)
February 7 at Detroit L 78–81  21–5 (10–4) Calihan Hall (2,356)
February 12 Youngstown State W 86–76  22–5 (11–4) Wolstein Center (3,875)
February 16 at Wright State W 74–72  23–5 (12–4) Nutter Center (5,768)
February 20* at Old Dominion
(ESPNU Bracketbusters)		 L 63–74  23–6 (12–4) Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,328)
February 24 Milwaukee L 83–87  23–7 (12–5) Wolstein Center (3,449)
February 26 Green Bay W 64–57  24–7 (13–5) Wolstein Center (4,923)
Horizon League Tournament
March 1 UIC
(First Round)		 W 73–61  25–7 Wolstein Center (1,161)
March 4 vs. Wright State
(Quarterfinals)		 W 73–59  26–7 U.S. Cellular Arena (-)
March 5 vs. Butler
(Semifinals)		 L 68–76  26–8 U.S. Cellular Arena (-)
2011 National Invitation Tournament
March 15* #2 VT (#7 VT) Vermont
(First Round)		 W 63–60  27–8 Wolstein Center (1,472)
March 19* #2 VT (#6 VT) College of Charleston
(Second Round)		 L 56–64  27–9 Wolstein Center (2,077)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. VT=NIT-Virginia Tech bracket.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final
AP NR NR NR RV[4] RV[5] RV[6] RV[7] RV[8] RV[9] NR NR NR RV[10] RV[11]
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV[12] RV[13] NR[14] NR[15] RV[16] NR NR RV[17] RV[18] NR
Mid-Major 25[19] 16[20] 7[21] 5[22] 1[23] 1[24] 1[25] 1[26] 1[27] 7[28] 7 2 1 6 9 10 10 11 11 12

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [=2 "Butler Unanimous Favorite, Mack Chosen Player of the Year in Men's Basketball Preseason Poll"] (Press release). Horizon League. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
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