2011-12 Vikings 2008-09:
Cleveland State returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 23 seasons, advancing to the second round of the tourney after routing Wake Forest in the opening round. CSU finishes the year with a 26-11 record, posting the second-highest win total in school history. The Vikings, the No. 3 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, earn the Horizon League’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after becoming the first team in league history to win four games to claim the tournament title. CSU dispatches Detroit, UIC, Green Bay and Butler to win its first Horizon League Tournament crown and its second league tournament championship ever. CSU wins 20 games for the seventh time in school history and in consecutive seasons for the first time in 22 years. The Vikings go 3-1 against ranked opponents. J’Nathan Bullock earns first team allleague honors for the second straight year after becoming just the third player in program history to lead the team in scoring four times. Cedric Jackson is named to the All-Horizon League second team for the second straight year and becomes the first Viking to earn Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year kudos. Jackson also becomes the fifth player in league history to lead the loop in both assists (5.4) and steals (3.0). Aug. 14-24, 2008: Vikings make hoops tour to Spain, going 3-1 in games played in Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona.
Dec. 15, 2008: Cedric Jackson connects on a 60foot shot as time expired to give CSU a 72-69 win over 11th-ranked Syracuse. Dec. 27, 2008: CSU defeats Notre Dame College to become the first team in school history to win 10 games before the new year. Feb. 18, 2009: J’Nathan Bullock grabs seven rebounds vs. Youngstown State to become the first Viking to score 1,500 points with 750 rebounds in a career. March 3, 2009: CSU defeats Detroit, 56-43, to end the year with a Wolstein Center record 13 wins (13-2 overall). March 10, 2009: In his 100th game as CSU head coach, Gary Waters leads the Vikings past 17th-ranked Butler, 57-54, in the Horizon League Championship game in Indianapolis. March 20, 2009: The Vikings score the first nine points and are never seriously threatened, defeating 12th-ranked Wake Forest, 84-69, in the first round of the NCAA Championship. March 22, 2009: Cedric Jackson makes five steals vs. Arizona to finish the year with a nation best 112 total steals.
Cedric Jackson prepares to launch the 60-foot shot that defeated 11th ranked Syracuse as time expired in 2008-09.
2008-09 Clev elan d St at e Vikin gs
NCAA Second Round Front Row (L-R): Strength & conditioning coach Derek Millender, Eric Schiele, Norris Cole, D’Aundray Brown, Renard Fields, Cedric Jackson, head coach Gary Waters, J’Nathan Bullock, Chris Moore, George Tandy, Joe Latas, Daitwan Eppinger, life skills specialist Lisa Hehman. Back Row (L-R): manager Brandon Moultrie, manager Zach Zigler, graduate manager Kevin Sapara, assistant coach Larry DeSimpelare, associate head coach Jayson Gee, Josh McCoy, Tim Kamczyc, Ethan Anderson, Aaron Pogue, Charlie Woods, Jeremy Montgomery, Trevon Harmon, assistant coach Jermaine Kimbrough, director of basketball operations Bill Buck, head athletic trainer Eddie Benion, graduate manager Bobby Bossman, manager Javier Collins, manager Mike White. 76 C l e v e l a n d Stat e U n i v e r s i t y
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