2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by second-year head coach Dennis Felton. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Horizon League tournament.

2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record10–21 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Dawkins
  • Bryan Tibaldi
  • Sam Ferry
Home arenaWolstein Center
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 5   .722 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Oakland 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Green Bay 10 8   .556 21 17   .553
UIC 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
IUPUI 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2019 Horizon League tournament winner

On July 12, 2019, head coach Dennis Felton was fired.[1] He finished at Cleveland State with a record of 22–44.

Previous season

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The Vikings finished the 2017–18 season 12–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed at the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Youngstown State and upset No. 1 seed Northern Kentucky and No. 4 seed Oakland to advance to the championship game where they lost to Wright State.

Roster

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2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Rasheem Dunn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
G 1 Tyree Appleby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 2 Kasheem Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 3 Gregory Kolomoisky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Geneva, Switzerland
G 4 Seth Millner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
G 5 Rashad Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 11 Dontel Highsmith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dowagiac, Michigan
F 12 Algebon Eichelberger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Saginaw, Michigan
F 13 Stefan Kenić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
F 22 Jaalam Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
F 24 Dibaji Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
F 25 David Payne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 35 Deante Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F 44 Aleska Popovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Ohio Valley W 102–55 
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 63–83  0–1
John M. Belk Arena (2,663)
Davidson, NC
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
Northeast Ohio Coaches vs Cancer Doubleheader
L 79–83  0–2
Wolstein Center (2,052)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Urbana W 94–65  1–2
Wolstein Center (951)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State
Buckeye Basketball Classic
W 84–69  2–2
Wolstein Center (1,071)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford
Buckeye Basketball Classic
L 60–73  2–3
Wolstein Center (818)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 23, 2018*
5:00 pm, FS1
at No. 23 Ohio State
Buckeye Basketball Classic
L 62–89  2–4
Value City Arena (13,276)
Columbus, OH
Nov 25, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne
Buckeye Basketball Classic
L 79–82  2–5
Wolstein Center (777)
Cleveland, OH
Nov 28, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS2
at DePaul L 73–83  2–6
Wintrust Arena (3,741)
Chicago, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Toledo L 67–80  2–7
Savage Arena (4,636)
Toledo, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 82–64  3–7
Wolstein Center (1,322)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 9, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Notre Dame (OH) W 77–56  4–7
Wolstein Center (724)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Illinois State L 77–88 OT 4–8
Redbird Arena (4,225)
Normal, IL
Dec 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 82–60  5–8
Wolstein Center (1,185)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland L 77–89  5–9
(0–1)
Wolstein Center (1,043)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy L 61–73  5–10
(0–2)
Wolstein Center (885)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 76–83  5–11
(0–3)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,001)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 89–90  5–12
(0–4)
Resch Center (2,470)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 74–90  5–13
(0–5)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,191)
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 56–73  5–14
(0–6)
Credit Union 1 Arena (56–73)
Chicago, IL
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 76–91  5–15
(0–7)
Wolstein Center (866)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State L 66–89  5–16
(0–8)
Wolstein Center (942)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 72–62  6–16
(1–8)
Wolstein Center (1,103)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 64–78  6–17
(1–9)
Calihan Hall (1,805)
Detroit, MI
Feb 2, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 68–83  6–18
(1–10)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,705)
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay L 65–82  6–19
(1–11)
Wolstein Center (1,144)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 9, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 78–68  7–19
(2–11)
Wolstein Center (1,708)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UIC L 77–81  7–20
(2–12)
Wolstein Center (798)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 16, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 89–86  8–20
(3–12)
Wolstein Center (1,567)
Cleveland, OH
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 61–87  8–21
(3–13)
Nutter Center (4,655)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 83–77  9–21
(4–13)
BB&T Arena (5,047)
Highland Heights, KY
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 89–80 OT 10–21
(5–13)
Beeghly Center (4,011)
Youngstown, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Glasier, David S. (July 12, 2019). "Cleveland State fires men's basketball coach Dennis Felton". www.News-Herald.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Cleveland State Men's Basketball Schedule". www.CSUVikings.com. Cleveland State University. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2022.