The 2018–19 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented

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in the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on Septembe ...

. They were coached by second-year head coach

Dennis Felton Dennis Alan Felton (born June 21, 1963) is an American basketball coach who is the associate head coach at George Mason University. His previous tenure was as an assistant coach at Fordham University. He is also the former head men's basketball c ...

. The Vikings played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 10–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They failed to qualify for the Horizon League tournament. On July 12, 2019, head coach Dennis Felton was fired. He finished at Cleveland State with a record of 22–44.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 12–23, 6–12 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed at the Horizon League tournament, they defeated

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and upset No. 1 seed Northern Kentucky and No. 4 seed

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to advance to the championship game where they lost to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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