2008-09 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode=Basketball
Year=2008-09
Prev year=2007-08
Next year=2009-10
Team=Cleveland State Vikings


Conference=Horizon League
Division=
ShortConference=Horizon League
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=0-0
ConfRecord=0-0
HeadCoach=Gary Waters
AsstCoach1=Jayson Gee
AsstCoach2=Larry DeSimpelare
AsstCoach3=Jermaine Kimbrough
StadiumArena=Wolstein Center
Champion=
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult=2008-09 Horizon League men's basketball standingsThe 2008-09 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is 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 will also be trying to make their first NCAA tournament appearance since their run to the Sweet Sixteen in 1986.

Preseason

Cleveland State started the preseason off by playing games in Barcelona, Spain. It was also announced that Cleveland State will once again be participating in the ESPNU Bracketbuster games. [cite press release|url=http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/090408aae.html|title=All 10 Horizon League MBB teams to play in ESPN BracketBusters|publisher=Horizon League|accessdate=2008-10-04|date=2008-09-04] 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 schedule for December 16, 2008, to November 15, 2008, where it will be the season opener. 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-November 26, 2008. 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. [cite press release|url=http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091508aaa.html|title=Vikings Finalize 2008-09 Basketball Schedule|publisher=Cleveland State University|accessdate=2008-10-04|date=2008-09-15] The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish first. [cite press release|url=http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100907aac.html|title=Horizon League announces 2008-09 MBB Preseason Poll|publisher=Horizon League|accessdate=2008-10-11|date=2008-10-07] J'Nathan Bullock and Cedric Jackson were named to the preseason all-Horizon League 1st team. [cite press release|url=http://horizonleague.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/100908aab.html|title=Horizon League names 2008-09 MBB Preseason Teams|publisher=Horizon League|accessdate=2008-10-11|date=2008-10-09]

Regular Season

chedule

References

External links

*http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/clst-m-baskbl-body.html
*http://csuvikings.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/clst-m-baskbl-sched.html
*http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/cbh
*http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/clubhouse?teamId=325
*http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/CLEVST
*http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/teams/clevst/
*http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/team?statsId=121
*http://www.sportingnews.com/cbasketball/teams/clevelandstate/index.html
*http://www.cleveland.com/sports/csu/
*http://www.usbasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=USA&Team=1052