# 2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, will play their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2023–24 season 21–15, 11–9 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated IUPUI, and Youngstown State, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Oakland in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #9 seed, where they would defeat Northern Colorado in the first round, before falling to eventual tournament runner-up High Point in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2024* 7:00 pm | | Lourdes | W 84–49 | – | 18 – Stevenson | 6 – Arnett | 3 – Tied | Woodling Gym (546) Cleveland, OH |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 53–101 | 0–1 | 7 – Tied | 10 – Arnett | 4 – Smith | Crisler Center (10,334) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Baldwin Wallace | W 91–53 | 1–1 | 19 – Arnett | 10 – Smith | 5 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,179) Cleveland, OH |
| November 9, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 64–77 | 1–2 | 10 – Tied | 7 – R. Robinson | 4 – Dibba | Bramlage Coliseum (9,928) Manhattan, KS |
| November 12, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 75–67 | 2–2 | 19 – Tied | 14 – Arnett | 6 – Staveskie | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| November 16, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 71–63 | 3–2 | 24 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 5 – Franklin | Wolstein Center (1,386) Cleveland, OH |
| November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 47–58 | 3–3 | 10 – Smith | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (7,051) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 52–68 | 3–4 | 11 – Tied | 11 – Arnett | 3 – C. Robinson | Wolstein Center (2,019) Cleveland, OH |
| November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT Viking Invitational | W 56–53 | 4–4 | 13 – Smith | 8 – Arnett | 2 – Tied | Woodling Gym (403) Cleveland, OH |
| November 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State Viking Invitational | L 69–71 | 4–5 | 18 – Staveskie | 7 – Smith | 1 – Tied | Woodling Gym (512) Cleveland, OH |
| December 5, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 67–79 | 4–6 (0–1) | 17 – Smith | 9 – Arnett | 4 – Dibba | UWM Panther Arena (1,828) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 7, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 83–61 | 5–6 (1–1) | 20 – Stevenson | 7 – Arnett | 8 – Dibba | Resch Center (2,021) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Brescia | W 103–37 | 6–6 | 17 – Stevenson | 13 – R. Robinson | 8 – C. Robinson | Wolstein Center (868) Cleveland, OH |
| December 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 92–75 | 7–6 (2–1) | 37 – Smith | 11 – Arnett | 8 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,205) Cleveland, OH |
| December 22, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Midway | W 116–60 | 8–6 | 23 – Stevenson | 10 – Tied | 8 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,089) Cleveland, OH |
| December 29, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 78–64 | 9–6 (3–1) | 16 – C. Robinson | 7 – Arnett | 7 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,692) Cleveland, OH |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IU Indy | W 67–61 | 10–6 (4–1) | 20 – Staveskie | 7 – Tied | 4 – C. Robinson | Wolstein Center (1,126) Cleveland, OH |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 80–69 | 11–6 (5–1) | 16 – Arnett | 10 – Smith | 5 – Smith | UPMC Events Center (646) Moon Township, PA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 80–72 | 12–6 (6–1) | 21 – Staveskie | 12 – Arnett | 7 – Smith | Beeghly Center (1,905) Youngstown, OH |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 76–58 | 13–6 (7–1) | 20 – Staveskie | 10 – Robinson | 4 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,275) Cleveland, OH |
| January 19, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IU Indy | W 73–62 | 14–6 (8–1) | 16 – Smith | 8 – Arnett | 8 – Dibba | The Jungle (868) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 65–50 | 15–6 (9–1) | 23 – Smith | 7 – Arnett | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,623) Cleveland, OH |
| January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 81–66 | 16–6 (10–1) | 17 – C. Robinson | 11 – R. Robinson | 5 – Smith | Wolstein Center (1,830) Cleveland, OH |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 68–58 | 17–6 (11–1) | 20 – C. Robinson | 15 – Arnett | 6 – Dibba | Memorial Coliseum (2,603) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 75–85 | 17–7 (11–2) | 18 – Smith | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dibba | Truist Arena (2,380) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 77–60 | 18–7 (12–2) | 30 – Staveskie | 7 – Arnett | 4 – Staveskie | Wolstein Center (2,269) Cleveland, OH |
| February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 59–68 | 18–8 (12–3) | 16 – Arnett | 8 – Arnett | 3 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,654) Cleveland, OH |
| February 16, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 60–68 | 18–9 (12–4) | 16 – Arnett | 7 – Arnett | 3 – Tied | Wolstein Center (2,554) Cleveland, OH |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 73–65 | 19–9 (13–4) | 22 – Staveskie | 5 – C. Robinson | 5 – Dibba | Calihan Hall (1,001) Detroit, MI |
| February 23, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 86–91 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (13–5) | 18 – C. Robinson | 8 – Dibba | 6 – Dibba | OU Credit Union O'rena (2,187) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 27, 2025 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Wright State | L 76–82 | 19–11 (13–6) | 20 – Arnett | 8 – Arnett | 7 – Dibba | Nutter Center (3,587) Fairborn, OH |
| March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 68–57 | 20–11 (14–6) | 17 – Smith | 10 – Arnett | 4 – Dibba | Wolstein Center (1,849) Cleveland, OH |
| Horizon League tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) Northern Kentucky Quarterfinals | W 68–63 | 21–11 | 16 – Tied | 10 – Arnett | 4 – Tied | Wolstein Center (1,465) Cleveland, OH |
| March 10, 2025 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (4) Youngstown State Semifinals | L 54–56 | 21–12 | 14 – Smith | 7 – Abidde | 4 – Dibba | Corteva Coliseum (1,775) Indianapolis, IN |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 24, 2025 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals | | | | | | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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