2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Cleveland State Vikings
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:19–15
Conf Record:11–5
Head Coach:Gary Waters
Hc Year:9th
Asst Coach1:Larry DeSimpelare
Asst Coach2:Jermaine Kimbrough
Asst Coach3:Cornelius Jackson
Stadium:Wolstein Center
Bowl:CIT
Bowl Result:Second round

The 2014–15 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters in his ninth season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 84th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 19–15, 11–5 in Horizona League play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Valparaiso. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Western Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.

Roster

Preseason

Cleveland State was picked second in the Horizon League preseason poll, with nine first place votes.

Preseason poll
School Points

Green Bay (32) 357
Cleveland St. (9) 335
239
228
186
182
178
95
45

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| Horizon League tournament|-!colspan=12 style="background:#003300; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT