Cleveland State Vikings basketball — program history

The Cleveland State Vikings compete in the Horizon League and hold an all-time record of 808–801 (.502 winning percentage) across 53 recorded seasons dating back to 1972-73.

Season-by-season results

SeasonRecordConferenceCoachAP peak
2025-2611-226-14 (Horizon)Rob Summers
2024-2523-1314-6 (Horizon)Daniyal Robinson
2023-2421-1511-9 (Horizon)Daniyal Robinson
2022-2321-1414-6 (Horizon)Daniyal Robinson
2021-2220-1115-6 (Horizon)Dennis Gates
2020-2119-816-4 (Horizon)Dennis Gates
2019-2011-217-11 (Horizon)Dennis Gates
2018-1910-215-13 (Horizon)Dennis Felton
2017-1812-236-12 (Horizon)Dennis Felton
2016-179-225-13 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2015-169-234-14 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2014-1519-1511-5 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2013-1421-1212-4 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2012-1314-185-11 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2011-1222-1112-6 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2010-1127-913-5 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2009-1016-1710-8 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2008-0926-1112-6 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2007-0821-1312-6 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2006-0710-213-13 (Horizon)Gary Waters
2005-0610-185-11 (Horizon)Mike Garland
2004-059-176-10 (Horizon)Mike Garland
2003-044-250-16 (Horizon)Mike Garland
2002-038-223-13 (Horizon)Rollie Massimino
2001-0212-166-10 (Horizon)Rollie Massimino
2000-0119-139-5 (MW Coll)Rollie Massimino
1999-0016-149-5 (MW Coll)Rollie Massimino
1998-9914-146-8 (MW Coll)Rollie Massimino
1997-9812-156-8 (MW Coll)Rollie Massimino
1996-979-196-10 (MW Coll)Rollie Massimino
1995-965-213-13 (MW Coll)Mike Boyd
1994-9510-173-11 (MW Coll)Mike Boyd
1993-9414-159-9 (Mid-Cont)Mike Boyd
1992-9322-615-1 (Mid-Cont)Mike Boyd
1991-9216-137-9 (Mid-Cont)Mike Boyd
1990-9112-168-8 (Mid-Cont)Mike Boyd
1989-9015-13Mid-ContKevin Mackey
1988-8916-12Mid-ContKevin Mackey
1987-8822-811-3 (Mid-Cont)Kevin Mackey
1986-8725-810-4 (Mid-Cont)Kevin MackeyAP #20
1985-8629-413-1 (Mid-Cont)Kevin Mackey
1984-8521-811-3 (Mid-Cont)Kevin Mackey
1983-8414-164-10 (Mid-Cont)Kevin Mackey
1982-838-201-4 (Mid-Cont)Ray Dieringer
1981-8217-10IndRay Dieringer
1980-8118-9IndRay Dieringer
1979-8018-8IndRay Dieringer
1978-7915-10IndRay Dieringer
1977-7812-13IndRay Dieringer
1975-766-19IndRay Dieringer
1974-7513-11IndRay Dieringer
1973-746-20IndRay Dieringer
1972-739-14IndRay Dieringer

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