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Cleveland St. hires FSU assistant Gates as coach
Dennis Gates, who has served as an assistant coach under Leonard Hamilton at Florida State for the past eight seasons, has been named the head coach at Cleveland State.
Florida lands ex-Cleveland State PG Appleby
Florida has landed a third transfer in the past three months by signing former Cleveland State point guard Tyree Appleby.
Cleveland State fires Felton after two seasons
Dennis Felton, who went 22-44 in his two seasons at Cleveland State, has been fired along with his entire staff, the university announced.
Appleby, Hill spark Cleveland State to 89-80 win in overtime
Tyree Appleby and Jaalam Hill scored 25 and 22 points, respectively, and Cleveland State defeated Youngstown State 89-80 in overtime on Saturday.
Cleveland St. snaps N. Kentucky's 20-game home win streak
Jaalam Hill had his first career double-double to help last-place Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky 83-77 Saturday night to knock the Norse out of first in the Horizon League and snap their 20-game home win streak.
Wampler leads Wright St. past Cleveland St. 87-61
Bill Wampler came off the bench to score 16 points to carry Wright State to an 87-61 win over Cleveland State on Thursday night.
Appleby scores 26 to lead Cleveland St. over IUPUI 89-86
Tyree Appleby had 26 points and 11 assists as Cleveland St. narrowly beat IUPUI 89-86 on Saturday night.
Ottey scores 20 to lift UIC over Cleveland St. 81-77
Marcus Ottey had 20 points as Illinois-Chicago narrowly defeated Cleveland St. 81-77 on Thursday night.
Appleby lifts Cleveland State over Milwaukee 78-68
Tyree Appleby registered a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lift Cleveland State to a 78-68 win over Milwaukee on Saturday.
Brechting scores 32 in Oakland's win over Cleveland State
Brad Brechting scored 24 of his a career-high 32 points in the first half and Oakland never trailed in beating Cleveland State 83-68 on Saturday for the Vikings' 10th loss in 11 games.
Davis scores 29, leads Detroit Mercy past Cleveland State
Freshman Antoine Davis, second nationally in scoring, had 29 points despite a poor shooting night and Detroit Mercy defeated Cleveland State 78-64 on Thursday night.
Williams scores 20, Cleveland State upends Youngstown State
Rashad Williams scored 20 points, including 6 of 8 3-pointers, and Cleveland State picked up its first Horizon League win of the season, a 72-62 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday night.
Wright State runs away from Cleveland State 89-66
Loudon Love scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Wright State pulled away early to beat Cleveland State 89-66 on Saturday for the Vikings' eighth straight loss.
Northern Kentucky rolls over Cleveland State 91-76
Tyler Sharpe sank five 3-pointers and scored 23 points and Drew McDonald notched his 10th double-double of the season as Northern Kentucky cruised to a 91-76 victory over Cleveland State on Thursday night.
On this date: Cleveland State upsets Syracuse with 60-foot buzzer-beater (0:51)
Jackson's no-look pass gives Wesson easy layup (0:20)
Muhammad nails elbow jumper (0:21)
Wright State hoists Horizon League Championship trophy (0:34)
Nagy and Benzinger reflect on journey to championship (1:59)
Wright State's Benzinger runs over cameraman to save turnover (0:16)
Cincinnati's Clark rocks the rim (0:31)
John Gasaway ESPN Insider
At the half, Cleveland State's shooting 58 percent on threes and 86 percent on twos. Vikings trail by nine at Cincinnati. The road is unkind.
Clark flushes for the Bearcats (0:22)
Felton aims to turn around struggling Cleveland State
New Cleveland State coach Dennis Felton laid out his expectations for a Vikings hoops program that has recently declined, saying he wants the team to achieve the unexpected.
2018-19 Horizon Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Kentucky | 13-5 | - | 26-9 |
| Wright State | 13-5 | - | 21-14 |
| Oakland | 11-7 | 2 | 16-17 |
| Green Bay | 10-8 | 3 | 21-17 |
| UIC | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| IUPUI | 8-10 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Youngstown State | 8-10 | 5 | 12-20 |
| Detroit Mercy | 8-10 | 5 | 11-20 |
| Cleveland State | 5-13 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Milwaukee | 4-14 | 9 | 9-22 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game74.2
Rebounds Per Game35.3
Assists Per Game14.8
Points Allowed78.6330th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 3-2 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 2 |