| 2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball | |
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Horizon League regular season co-champions & Horizon League Tournament champions  | |
NCAA tournament, First Round  | |
| Conference | Horizon League | 
| Record | 19–8 (16–4 Horizon) | 
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| Home arena | Wolstein Center | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020–21 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by second-year head coach Dennis Gates, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19-8, 16-4 in Horizon League play to finish as regular season co-champions. They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne, Milwaukee, and Oakland to be champions of the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Houston.
Previous season
The Vikings finished the 2019–20 season 11–21, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Oakland.
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Toledo | L 61–70 | 0–1 | 
Savage Arena  Toledo, OH  | |||||||
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Ohio | L 46–101 | 0–2 | 
Convocation Center  Athens, OH  | |||||||
| December 13, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN  | 
at No. 22 Ohio State | L 67–71 | 0–3 | 
Value City Arena  Columbus, OH  | |||||||
| December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 63–61 | 1–3 (1–0)  | 
Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN  | |||||||
| December 20, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 89–80 | 2–3 (2–0)  | 
Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN  | |||||||
| December 26, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
Youngstown State | W 87–69 | 3–3 (3–0)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
Youngstown State | W 81–74 | 4–3 (4–0)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at IUPUI | W 65–62 | 5–3 (5–0)  | 
Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN  | |||||||
| January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at IUPUI | W 59–49 | 6–3 (6–0)  | 
Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN  | |||||||
| January 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Northern Kentucky | W 58–44 | 7–3 (7–0)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
Northern Kentukcy | W 74–71 | 8–3 (8–0)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU  | 
at Wright State | W 66-64 | 9–3 (9–0)  | 
Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH  | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Wright State | L 49–85 | 9–4 (9–1)  | 
Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH  | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2  | 
Milwaukee | W 64–53 | 10–4 (10–1)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
Milwaukee | L 80–81 OT | 10–5 (10–2)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
Green Bay | W 74–68 | 11–5 (11–2)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
Green Bay | W 73–65 | 12–5 (12–2)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Oakland | W 80–72 | 13–5 (13–2)  | 
Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI  | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3  | 
at Oakland | W 80–72 | 14–5 (14–2)  | 
Athletics Center O'rena  Auburn Hills, MI  | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU  | 
Detroit Mercy | L 83–89 | 14–6 (14–3)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU  | 
Detroit Mercy | W 71–64 | 15–6 (15–3)  | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | |||||||
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 68–75 | 15–7 (15–4)  | 
Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN  | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 67–55 | 16–7 (16–4)  | 
Hilliard Gates Sports Center  Fort Wayne, IN  | |||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+  | 
(1) | (10) Purdue Fort Wayne  Quarterfinals  | 
W 108–104 3OT | 17–7 | 
Wolstein Center  Cleveland, OH  | ||||||
| March 8, 2021 6:30 pm, ESPN+  | 
(1) | vs. (8) Milwaukee  Semifinals  | 
W 71–65 | 18–7 | 
Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN  | ||||||
| March 9, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN  | 
(1) | vs. (3) Oakland  Championship  | 
W 80–69 | 19–7 | 
Indiana Farmers Coliseum  Indianapolis, IN  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2021 7:15 p.m., truTV  | 
(15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Houston  First Round  | 
L 56–87 | 19–8 | 
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN  | ||||||
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References
- ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State University. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
 
