The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.
On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired. He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.
Previous season The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Green Bay.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Andre Yates 1 G 6'3" 185 Junior Dayton, OH Playing professional overseas Myles Hamilton 2 G 6'1" 190 RS Junior Cleveland, OH Walk-on; transferred Jonathan Janssen 13 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Mountain Creek, Australia Transferred to Hawaii Pacific Khyler Fields 23 G 6'2" 175 Senior Massilon, OH Graduated Aaron Scales 32 C 6'9" 260 RS Junior High Point, NC Graduate transferred to North Carolina A&T Jeron Rogers 34 F 6'7" 220 Freshman North Farmington, MI Transferred to Oakland CC Vinny Zollo 41 F 6'8" 230 Senior Greenfield, OH Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Gavin Peppers 2 G 6'1" 180 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transferred from Laramie County CC Ravonn Posey 35 F 6'8" 280 Senior Milwaukee, WI Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield. Under NCAA transfer rules, Posey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Preseason In a poll of the League’s coaches, media, and sports information directors, Cleveland State was picked to finish eighth in conference play. Rob Edwards was selected to the Preseason All-Horizon League second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
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