The 2022–23 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented the Cleveland State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by first-year head coach Daniyal Robinson, played their home games at the Wolstein Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 19–12, 16–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Robert Morris and Milwaukee before losing to Northern Kentucky in the conference championship game. The Vikings received an automatic bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), where they lost in the first round in overtime to Eastern Kentucky.
Previous season The Vikings finished the 2021-22 season as Horizon League regular season co-champions with a record of 20–11, including 15–6 in conference play. They won in the opening round of the Horizon League tournament against tenth-seeded Robert Morris before losing to fourth seed Wright State. They received an invite to the 2022 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to second-seeded Xavier.
Offseason
Departures Cleveland State departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departureCraig Beaudion3G6'3"170SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to UMBCAlgevon Eichelberger12F6'8"250SeniorSaginaw, MIGraduatedAria Eskandari20G6'3"190SeniorSanford, FLTransferred to Southern WesleyanBroc Finstuen23G6'4"200SeniorPine Island, MNGraduatedTre Gomillion5G6'4"215SeniorAugusta, GATransferred to MissouriChris Greene13F6'8"210SeniorNewport News, VATransferred to Arkansas–Pine BluffD'Moi Hodge55G6'4"180SeniorTortola, British Virgin IslandsTransferred to MissouriNathanel Jack0G6'5"195SeniorMississauga, OntarioGraduatedMabor Majak50C7'2"230SophomoreBiemnom, South SudanTransferred to MissouriAnderson Mirambeaux15F6'6"305JuniorSanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicTransferred to Miami (OH)Torey Patton24G6'5"195SeniorDayton, OHGraduatedJeremy Sanchez21G6'0"170JuniorNorth Ridgeville, OHTransferred to Saint LeoBen Sternberg31G6'0"152SeniorCleveland, OHTransferred to MissouriDemetrius Terry1G6'0"175SophomoreCleveland, OHTransferred to Lamar CC
Incoming transfers Cleveland State incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolTristan Enaruna13F6'8"220JuniorAlmere, NetherlandsIowa StateDrew Lowder55G6'1"175JuniorJackson, MILansing CCPaxton Payne15G6'2"190JuniorCookeville, TNKansas CityJaMir Price5G6'3"170SophomoreRock Island, ILMineral AreaChase Robinson22G6'1"JuniorMatteson, ILIllinois SpringfieldTae Williams1G/F6'7"205JuniorChicago, ILJohn A. Logan
2022 recruiting class
Preseason The Vikings were picked to finish in seventh place in the Horizon League in the coaches' poll, receiving a total of 188 points.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League tournament
!colspan=12 style=| College Basketball Invitational
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