On March 7 , 2017 , head coach Gary Waters retired . He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194 – 172 . On March 24 , the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton . The Vikings finished the 2015 – 16 season 9 – 23 , 4 – 14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place . They lost in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay
Horizon League Tournament
2016 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team