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BASKETBALL INITIATIVES
HEALTH + HOOPS
Following a two-year hiatus, Cleveland State brought back its annual Kids Day, offering a day of educational programming along with a women’s basketball game - both free of charge. The re-branded Health+Hoops Day welcomed 2,600+ local area children to the Wolstein Center and featured pregame health and wellness stations, interactive wellbeing in-game activities, activity booklets, giveaways, and more.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
The men’s and women’s basketball teams continued their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives during the 2022-23 season by partnering with Rising Coaches for a week-long celebration in support of their DE&I campaign, in addition to hosting their annual John McLendon weekend.
For the #EqualityandInclusionGames, both teams wore exclusive Equality shooting shirts to support the unite. change. impact. philosophy of the Rising Coaches group, while the Vikings once again took part in the Horizon League-wide initiative to honor John McLendon’s work as a coach, educator and leader.
Challenge Of The Deans
The Vikings once again hosted their annual Challenge of the Deans competition, in which Deans from different colleges across campus, along with a student representative, competed at halftime in a free throw shooting contest. Capturing their second straight title were Dean Lee Fisher and Robert Harwood from the College of Law.
In conjunction, the selected game also served as Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night with a pre-game reception open to all Cleveland State faculty and staff.
2022 VIKINGS BLOCK PARTY & BASKETBALL SHOWCASE
Cleveland State hosted its annual Basketball Showcase event prior to the 2022-23 campaign, offering an exclusive sneak peek of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. In addition to meeting the student-athletes who took part in 3-point shootouts, dunk contests and skills competitions, fans had the opportunity to participate in on-court promotions to win prizes, while giveaways and raffle drawings took place throughout the event.
