Cleveland State

Horizon · Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio

808-801

All-time

0.502

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Cleveland State’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 14, 1986	1986	First Round	Cleveland State 83-79 #16 Indiana JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York	2.30
2	Mar 16, 1986	1986	Second Round	Cleveland State 75-69 St. Joseph's JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York	1.82
3	Mar 21, 1986	1986	Regional Semifinals	Cleveland State 70-71 #17 Navy Izod Center, New York, New Jersey Sweet 16	1.69
4	Mar 20, 2009	2009	First Round	Cleveland State 84-69 #12 Wake Forest Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida	1.50
5	Mar 22, 2009	2009	Second Round	Cleveland State 57-71 Arizona Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida	0.62
6	Mar 19, 2021	2021	First Round	Cleveland State 56-87 #6 Houston Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana	0.14

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Cleveland State	11-22	Horizon	6-14	#315
2025	Cleveland State	23-13	Horizon	14-6	#168
2024	Cleveland State	21-15	Horizon	11-9	#201
2023	Cleveland State	21-14	Horizon	14-6	#200
2022	Cleveland State	20-11	Horizon ★	15-6	#184		NIT
2021	Cleveland State	19-8	Horizon ★ ◆	16-4	#203	15	NCAA tournament
2020	Cleveland State	11-21	Horizon	7-11	#311
2019	Cleveland State	10-21	Horizon	5-13	#263
2018	Cleveland State	12-23	Horizon	6-12	#298
2017	Cleveland State	9-22	Horizon	5-13	#247
2016	Cleveland State	9-23	Horizon	4-14	#272
2015	Cleveland State	19-15	Horizon	11-5	#120
2014	Cleveland State	21-12	Horizon	12-4	#108
2013	Cleveland State	14-18	Horizon	5-11	#257
2012	Cleveland State	22-11	Horizon	12-6	#100		NIT
2011	Cleveland State	27-9	Horizon ★	13-5	#78		NIT
2010	Cleveland State	16-17	Horizon	10-8	#142
2009	Cleveland State	26-11	Horizon ◆	12-6	#79	13	NCAA tournament
2008	Cleveland State	21-13	Horizon	12-6	#114		NIT
2007	Cleveland State	10-21	Horizon	3-13	#219
2006	Cleveland State	10-18	Horizon	5-11	#257
2005	Cleveland State	9-17	Horizon	6-10	#208
2004	Cleveland State	4-25	Horizon	0-16	#271
2003	Cleveland State	8-22	Horizon	3-13	#227
2002	Cleveland State	12-16	Horizon	6-10	#178
2001	Cleveland State	19-13	Midwestern	9-5	#127
2000	Cleveland State	16-14	Midwestern	9-5	#119
1999	Cleveland State	14-14	Midwestern	6-8	#159
1998	Cleveland State	12-15	Midwestern	6-8	#164
1997	Cleveland State	9-19	Midwestern	6-10	#210
1996	Cleveland State	5-21	Midwestern	3-13	#275
1995	Cleveland State	10-17	Midwestern	3-11	#220
1994	Cleveland State	14-15	Mid-Continent	9-9	#189
1993	Cleveland State	22-6	Mid-Continent ★	15-1	#138
1992	Cleveland State	16-13	Mid-Continent	7-9	#164
1991	Cleveland State	12-16	Mid-Continent	8-8	#193
1990	Cleveland State	15-13	Independent		#129
1989	Cleveland State	16-12	Independent		#115
1988	Cleveland State	22-8	Mid-Continent	11-3	#79		NIT
1987	Cleveland State	25-8	Mid-Continent	10-4	#76		NIT
1986	Cleveland State	29-4	Mid-Continent ★ ◆	13-1	#27	14	Sweet 16
1985	Cleveland State	21-8	Mid-Continent ★	11-3	#117
1984	Cleveland State	14-16	Mid-Continent	4-10	#159
1983	Cleveland State	8-20	Mid-Continent	1-4	#258
1982	Cleveland State	17-10	Independent		#180
1981	Cleveland State	18-9	Independent		#95
1980	Cleveland State	18-8	Independent		#141
1979	Cleveland State	15-10	Independent		#187
1978	Cleveland State	12-13	Independent		#209
1977	Cleveland State	10-17	Independent		#193
1976	Cleveland State	6-19	Independent		#228
1975	Cleveland State	13-11	Independent		#144
1974	Cleveland State	6-20	Independent		#207
1973	Cleveland State	9-14	Independent		#177

NBA first-round picks

12 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2011	Norris Cole	2011
2011	Norris Cole	2010
2011	Norris Cole	2009
2011	Norris Cole	2008
1982	Darren Tillis	1982
1981	Franklin Edwards	1981
1982	Darren Tillis	1981
1981	Franklin Edwards	1980
1982	Darren Tillis	1980
1981	Franklin Edwards	1979
1982	Darren Tillis	1979
1981	Franklin Edwards	1978