2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings

2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
5 Tyree Appleby Fr G 6-1 165 Sep 30, 1998 Jacksonville (AR) United States Jacksonville High School
4 Kenny Carpenter Sr G 6-5 180 Jul 7, 1996 Detroit (MI) United States Cass Technical High School
12 Shawn Christian Fr PG 6-0 175 - Garfield Heights (OH) United States Garfield Heights High School
22 Evan Clayborne So PF 6-6 228 Jun 30, 1998 Dayton (OH) United States Thurgood Marshall High School
23 Jamarcus Hairston Sr F 6-8 230 Dec 6, 1994 Danville (VA) United States George Washington High School
11 Terrell Hales Sr G 6-4 190 Jun 30, 1996 Detroit (MI) United States Frederick Douglass Prep
3 Dontel Highsmith Jr G 6-2 200 Dec 10, 1994 Dowagiac (MI) United States Dowagiac High School
13 Stefan Kenic Fr SF 6-9 230 Apr 27, 1997 Belgrade Serbia N/A
25 David Payne Jr F 6-5 215 Mar 19, 1996 Chicago (IL) United States Perspectives Charter Academy
0 Derek Sloan Sr F 6-6 225 Feb 15, 1995 Euclid (OH) United States Saint Ignatius High School
15 Deven Stover RS-Fr SG 6-5 215 - Cleveland (OH) United States Saint Ignatius High School
1 Kasheem Thomas So G 6-0 185 Sep 20, 1996 Quebec City Canada Champlain-Saint Lambert
20 Bobby Word Sr G 6-4 180 - Lancaster (TX) United States Lancaster High School
2 Anthony Wright Sr GF 6-7 200 Jun 1, 1996 Harrisburg (PA) United States Steel Valley High School

Cleveland State Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Algevon Eichelberger So PF 6-8 250 Oct 2, 1997 Saginaw (MI) United States DePaul

Recent Cleveland State Vikings History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 20-14 (11-9) 7th (Horizon) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 21-14 (14-6) 2nd (Horizon) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2021-2022 20-11 (15-6) 1st (Horizon) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 19-8 (16-4) 1st (Horizon) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 11-21 (7-11) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 10-21 (5-13) 9th (Horizon) N/A N/A
2017-2018 12-23 (6-12) 8th (Horizon) Runner Up N/A
2016-2017 9-22 (5-13) 8th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 9-23 (4-14) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 19-15 (11-5) 3rd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 21-12 (12-4) 2nd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 14-18 (5-11) 7th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 22-11 (12-6) 2nd (Horizon) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 27-9 (13-5) 1st (Horizon) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 16-17 (10-8) 4th (Horizon) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 26-11 (12-6) 3rd (Horizon) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 20-14 (12-6) 2nd (Horizon) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 10-21 (3-13) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-18 (5-11) 8th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 9-17 (6-10) 8th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 4-25 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 8-22 (3-13) 9th (Horizon) 1st Rnd N/A

2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tyree Appleby Horizon League All-Tournament Team
Kenny Carpenter Horizon League All-Tournament Team
Tyree Appleby Horizon League All-Freshman Team
Tyree Appleby Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Dec 11, 2017)
Tyree Appleby Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Dec 4, 2017)
Tyree Appleby Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)
Tyree Appleby Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Jan 15, 2018)

2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Appleby B. Word K. Carpenter A. Wright S. Kenic
Rotation K. Thomas     J. Hairston  
Rotation D. Highsmith     E. Clayborne  
Lim PT S. Christian T. Hales D. Sloan    
Lim PT   D. Payne      

2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kenny Carpenter 34 33.7 13.3 5.1 2.4 1.1 0.4 1.2
Tyree Appleby 34 25.7 11.8 2.4 4.0 1.3 0.2 3.4
Bobby Word 35 27.3 10.3 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.3
Stefan Kenic 35 23.3 9.5 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.8
Anthony Wright 28 26.1 8.0 5.8 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.4
Jamarcus Hairston 35 20.7 5.6 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.7
Kasheem Thomas 35 21.1 5.4 1.9 2.3 0.4 0.0 1.4
Dontel Highsmith 26 19.5 4.9 2.2 1.1 0.8 0.1 1.2
Evan Clayborne 24 10.0 3.0 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.0
Derek Sloan 8 7.4 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.9
Shawn Christian 11 4.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Terrell Hales 25 8.5 0.9 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3
David Payne 3 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Cleveland State Vikings Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dennis Felton Head Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Tulsa, 2014 to 2017)
Bryan Tibaldi Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (DePaul, 2015 to 2017)
Drazen Zlovaric Assistant Coach 2017-2018 N/A
Lou Dawkins Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Northern Illinois, 2011 to 2017)
Jarvis Huntley Video Coordinator 2015-2016 N/A
Mike Thomas Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Greg Murphy Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Connor Deckard Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Graduate Assistant (Tulsa, 2015 to 2017)
Renee Adam Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Spencer Kowitz Assistant Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 Assistant Director of Sports Information (Robert Morris, 2014 to 2016)
Mike Staley Graduate Manager 2016-2017 Graduate Assistant (Notre Dame (OH), 2015 to 2016)
Mike Newton Graduate Manager 2016-2017 N/A
Jackie Wise Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Tim Bilbrey Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Max Benton Associate Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 Head Athletic Trainer (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2001 to 2013)