2011–12 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2011–12
Team:Cleveland State Vikings
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:22–11
Conf Record:12–6
Head Coach:Gary Waters
Asst Coach1:Jayson Gee
Asst Coach2:Larry DeSimpilare
Asst Coach3:Jermaine Kimbough
Stadium:Wolstein Center
Bowl:NIT
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2011–12 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represents Cleveland State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters. The Vikings play their home games at the Wolstein Center and are members of the Horizon League. It was the 81st season of Cleveland State basketball.

Previous season

Last year's team finished the season 27–9, 13–5 in Horizon League play to share the regular season conference title with Butler and Milwaukee. They played in the NIT, advancing to the second round.

Preseason

The preseason Horizon League Coaches' Poll picked the Vikings to finish third with two first place votes behind Butler and Detroit, with 28 and 19 first place votes, respectively.[1]

Regular season

In the preseason rankings Cleveland State received no points or votes in the AP or ESPN/USA Today coaches poll.[2] On November 7, 2011 Cleveland State received 43 points in the AP poll for 29th overall and 13 votes in the coaches poll for a ranking of 35th.[3] On November 14, 2011 Cleveland State received 94 points in the AP poll for a ranking of 26th. In the coaches poll Cleveland State received 20 points for a ranking of 34th.[4]

Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

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Coaches NR[24] RV[25] RV[26] RV[27] RV[28] NR[29] NR[30] RV[31] NR[32] NR[33] NR[34] NR[35] NR[36] RV[37] NR[38] NR[39] NR[40] NR[41] NR[42]
Mid-Major22435[43] 5[44] 4[45] 4[46] 5[47] 8[48] 8[49] 101010[50] 1015[51] RV[52] RVRV

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Potter. Bill. Butler Chosen Favorite for Third Straight Year; Detroit's McCallum Voted Player of the Year in Preseason Poll. HorizonLeague.com. Horizon League. 20 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111116025723/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/butler-chosen-favorite-for-third-straight-year-detroits-mccallum-voted-player-of-the-year-in-preseason-poll.html. 16 November 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 1.
  3. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 2.
  4. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 3.
  5. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason.
  6. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 2.
  7. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 3.
  8. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 4.
  9. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 5.
  10. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 6.
  11. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7.
  12. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8.
  13. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 9.
  14. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 10.
  15. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 11.
  16. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 12.
  17. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 13.
  18. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 14.
  19. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 15.
  20. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 16.
  21. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 17.
  22. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 18.
  23. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason.
  24. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Preseason.
  25. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 2.
  26. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 3.
  27. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 4.
  28. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 5.
  29. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 6.
  30. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 7.
  31. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8.
  32. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 9.
  33. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 10.
  34. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 11.
  35. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 12.
  36. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 13.
  37. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 14.
  38. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 15.
  39. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 16.
  40. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 17.
  41. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 18.
  42. Web site: 2011-12 Men's College Basketball Rankings for Week 4.
  43. Web site: Murray State Enters CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 . 2011-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125919/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/11/murray-state-enters-collegeinsidercom.html . 2011-12-27 . dead .
  44. Web site: Murray State Moves Up to No. 10 in Mid-Major Top 25 AllKyHoops.com . 2011-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113143329/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/12/murray-state-moves-up-to-no-10-in-mid.html . 2012-11-13 . dead .
  45. Web site: Murray State Move Up to No. 2 in the Mid-Major Top 25 AllKyHoops.com . 2011-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113234506/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/12/murray-state-move-up-to-no-2-in-mid.html . 2012-11-13 . dead .
  46. Web site: Murray State Remains No. 2 in Mid-Major Top 25 AllKyHoops.com . 2011-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113213257/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/12/murray-state-remains-no-2-in-mid-major.html . 2012-11-13 . dead .
  47. Web site: Murray State Remains No. 2 in Mid-Major Top 25 AllKyHoops.com . 2012-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114024643/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2011/12/murray-state-remains-no-2-in-mid-major_26.html . 2012-11-14 . dead .
  48. Web site: Murray State Takes Over Top Spot in Mid-Major Top 25 AllKyHoops.com . 2012-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121114044118/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2012/01/murray-state-takes-over-top-spot-in-mid.html . 2012-11-14 . dead .
  49. Web site: Murray State Still Tops Mid-Major Top 25 Poll . 2012-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204015754/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2012/01/murray-state-still-tops-mid-major-top.html . 2012-02-04 . dead .
  50. Web site: Murray State Remains On Top of Mid-Major Top 25 . 2012-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120203194834/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2012/01/murray-state-remains-on-top-of-mid.html . 2012-02-03 . dead .
  51. Web site: Murray State Remains on Top of Mid-Major Top 25 After Loss . 2012-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219210806/http://www.allkyhoops.com/2012/02/murray-state-remains-on-top-of-mid.html . 2012-02-19 . dead .
  52. Web site: Griz ranked 18th in Mid-Major Top 25 | KTVQ.com | Q2 | Billings, Montana . 2012-03-04 . https://archive.today/20120909013643/http://www.ktvq.com/news/griz-ranked-18th-in-mid-major-top-25/ . 2012-09-09 . dead .