2016 – 17 Cleveland State Vikings men 's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season . The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League . It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball . They finished the season 9 – 22 , 5 – 13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place . In the Horizon League Tournament , they lost to Youngstown State in the first round
Horizon League Tournament
2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team